The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-31

Referred Quest @ stloI 70 ~
Committee esterday. II
PRIMARY BILL, OFFERED ]. ! T ]! ] y
sMr. Barksdale Would Legalize Party,
Elections g onmls sion 3 esolu,-''5si
tlons Il Senate io use
ss5 8 Session.

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\ tcrday ana disposed OF 81 good deal Of
business of more or less irnportIa nee.
y The Cabell House resolut Ion, providing
q Tor q recess OF the General Assembly
Il from May 18th to November 10th, earn e
q over, ana d tier b number of amendments
s9 we're proposed the entire matt was re-
] ferred to the Committee for Courts Of
n u lstice. Mr.. 13yars amen dment was 4 for g,
VI gir, die adjournment on May 18th, and ~
s Mr.. Wcki,am wanted mn equal number!
spf members on the part sof each house t'is'
!, on tho proposed commissi sion I. Gft
sa3E Senator Barksdal g b prop osed o. pr tnary
ntcct Ion bill, which was cferred, u proyi g
& Ing for delegated conventions. the dele
II Ratcs to BIO chosen In prin aries.
Tho Boaz University Dill wat passed
k by, n ana ii number Of II ousc BILL were ere
81 ID ssed B mono OF which were Of sweeping
The House me- t9at Il Jon and d lsposed of
is;lty zeal endnr. The only interesting meas
Y ,,ro Il alt8 was that confirmln g leases
e 10 certain oyster toms IN w tmore-s
4 land county, which was erlgrossed.
.8a,ss IA The s enate. 81 81.
23R8Sa There was nm unusually large attend
rance Of the Soma tors for NJ ond ~ ne
&;proceedirlgs3 were opened without pray
Il When the CIabell resolut ton, passed by
IN the HOUSE, in Srclnti Ion to 81 polntng 8 g
conn ion to revise the code laws and
to report to ad journed session OF the Leg
4fslature, a came up, Mr.. w ckhnm @ feredS
an amendment to ma kes the commission Ms a
At "a consist OF three members from eac
bra n Oh OF the General g5 Assembl Tho
p%8 Eabell resolution provides for two senars
4 Tor and three delegates 70 serve upon the ;tl
I 7pmratss on. III III. Ss5 HE
d mont 5sss3. RI Us Ss3S
u; Ss7 1T mt the General Assembly adjourn #s
sina-die OF, the 18th day Of May 1909.
I'm Section q, II in the fourth line from 98l
yIthellast, trikc out NIL aof said ton $#
tn the word "posslbl and Insert:
aid report tho result OF their work N.
ssE bY bill ITO the next regu Lar session OF 81
TIT General ASSENT ly.l
s8s$ ia NDTRSOrJ tAAfENDAIENT.5 q
G$Sf SD Mr.. "a ndcrson presented the follow
Il Aitg: w
I,"strike out all relating to! duties and #
sSsSs Insert whose duty It shall be to as 8{5
SSSEs5g Certain and report I'LL 2contrad ctions. @
}6missions arjl n1perf tons In The $
SE general statues passed Mt this lsessi on r..
as compared with enc b. other and pre-
Ii rs existing statutes, n and to draft and ss
SIf. report such bills as may be GLOSSARY
to reconcile; per feet and 81 pply 4 ne S8
|tf%l same. az well as such Of her bills MS 5$
be necessary to put the new Con-
&, stitntion In full and ,ccomplctc opera a
4x:s ton.
t8s 4The, II ouse resolution and all the amend
M men tsS were eferred to the Committee
\ for Courts OF Justice. 3$ s62,S ~
As TO PRIMARIES.
%8i| Mr.aBarksdale offered a bill In reference;
4. 70 ,I1rlmary5 elections. The act makes the
county tho unit and provides for the 8el ec=5
s tipn$ Of delegates to- a Stat conv ton
IT Is optional with the party organiza-5
Il ton as to whether It will take advantage
nv
81 lelectlon Of Judges and the ascertaining
~ te the result shall BIO governed by the
election laws OF the State. J@.63
slsss Under its provisions any county or city
q mayivote on the United States Senatorship
BY and the resultashall be construed as de-
8ltermining the wishes OF n the people 9iof3
q said county as to the position their Soma
# tor or delegate shall take on that q ues-
q I ionf In the event Of his election to the!
a Legslature. e Il is "a 3sy
he Same 4 lay and Il the vote a canyassed
sE and, as In the case of q regular election
sS held under the general election laws Of
5athe State In the case OF candidates
e for Congress It provide s for the election
Il of delegates from each county and city
ITO q district convention. 8 G8
553Ss }l3il5 UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT.
XXX Tho Boaz bill providl Ing for the election
81 OF a president for the uniYersity of Vtr-
II ginin by the Board & OF Visitors and for
1.-the ~l5Oaru 10 prescribe AL!e uulteS VI ttlos
VI president, was jected. but the vote was
reconsidered on motion Of Mr.. NJ cIlwatneS
and 1 the reconsideration OF the measure
passed by on Mr. Chapman 8 mot ton. A
f quorum was not voting and d Mr., Nell
II swaine thought very few Senators were
ID cquainted with the prov visions A 81 4 he
Cd measure & 5s
GENERALS OPINION. s
The Lieutenant C Governor presented the
4 Following communication: \
i58 sist ssG March, q. 1908. s|
y Opinion OF the At torney- General. in re-
I. Spouse to resolution Of tho Senate In re-
d gard to the terms Of office and election
ID of school trustees, "a Si 4. st ", Z
II EIon..3 Joseph H. Willard. Presl dent NJ Of
8ss the Senate OF Virginia: Il 81
s;J Sir,-The resolution of tho Senate, OF
Il which the following is a copy has rea CHI
ii cd me: II isi X ls &;
Ss'6s BE It resolved blythe Senate OF Y ginia,
II h That the Attorney General be. and he is
= hereby. directed to enquire, ascer tain and
kep9i this bod wi " ether, under Sec
m 80 Me schedule OF the NV Constl-
ton, sci u. trustees nc W In office Will
emain in q ~ until the General Assem-.
~ has PROV by law forlthe cleo ton
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