The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-15
LAWMAKERS
ARE ABOUT
TO LEAVE
The Session is Likely to
Close To-Day.
SENATE WISHES TO
KEEP ON LONGER
But the House Will Probably
Refuse to Agree.
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COMMON CARRIER
MEASURE is PASSED
Also Bill Increasing Annuity Of the State
Normal School at Farmvile-De-
murrage Bill, and Number
Which Are of Lesser
Importance Are
Agreed To.
COMMON CARRIER
MEASURE is PASSED

some hour tonight, though It may be in
the wee small hours Of morning.
Fortunately the hands Of the clocla
work both ways" said prominent House,
member last night in discussing the props
osltion Of adjournment, "and IL our clerk
shall measure UP to his promise to get all,
the bills in shape, there Is no doubt about
our getting away ..5,,5. 5,5sss
This fifty expresses the temper OF tho
House on the proposition and 1t looks as
if 1t Is safe to predict that the lower
branch will not agree to the Senate re-8
solution sent over yesterday to prolong
until Tuesday. Everybody on the House
side wants to get home and they ara
going and that is the whole story.
REACHING FINAL STAGES.
The Legislature is rapidly reaching its
final stages and will, according to pres
ent indications adjourn for its long re-
cess tonight. s5s
Two long sessions Of both Houses We're
held yesterday and q large amount Of
important business was, transacted. The
House went into the business of dis
charging committees and 1t relieved tho
Grafton of q great many measures, but
only a few of them were passed
The two Houses agreed to the confer-
ence committees report on the bill .relat-
ing to the government of cities and towns
and the House discharged the Roads
bill requiring railroad companies receiv-
Ing freight to become responsible for itS
safe delivery. @S
TO REMOVE REMAINS.
The House passed Senate bill provide
Ing for removing the remains OF the wife
and daughter OF President Monroe from
IJoudoun to Richmond and the body
agreed to Senate amendments to great
many heretofore passed
The feature Of the Senate session was
the defeat Of the University appropriation
bill, which failed by a vote of 20 to 40.
The ANGEL demurrage bill was passed pY
the Senate as was also that making res-
istrars conservators OF the peace.
The Senate and House passed greae
many local bills and the closing hours OF Z
the days session in both Houses We're
characterized by the utmost confusion.
The bill increasing the annuity to the
State Normal School at Farmvil1e, was
passed by the House late in the evening
and that making appropriation to Blacks-
burg failed, but on a motion to reconsider
which was passed by 1t Will come up
later. /,
Both Houses IhiSSeu piit s6is. stAit3
the conduct or electlonS unuer I'S HoWl
The The military bill, heretofore passed BY
the Senate, was agreed to by tho House.
The Senate
The Senate began Its session at o,aI 10 a.
Lieutenant- Governor Willard in the char.
There vas orE no Pray,ffEE anq preIainares ehs
hjI raj
municated nun. from the House; ,..,,.
to Cities an towns: the Senate refused
to concur IN the House amendmep9ts 9ts,nss ana
s aepdea bin vas erdspea Il
ths senas The eoprsrefs aMa sss daHi and
made s' to ths Senate at the first session SSH a.
The feature Of the session was s the ae de-
psston sf Of tbi BIZ wheh Sed s far q
necessary ,s number OF votes, The II resu.s ,,,a
but when the
It was defeated-ayes ~ noes 10; To- ,dlsa Thlg
alis sn gms S, Ion Of Msasrs Chap,
ms man apa and shaokelford spoke in advocacy
of the bill and made Win an earnese nsa ena ea
Says t9rs pressad ppsssd iaa but Ss Savhs Wee failed
Nf f'DEAIURRAGU BILL PASSES.
The Senate passed the Houssr Dill
known as the Angel demurrage bill. 70
reuuire ths State Corporation Commis-
mprrase slGl = Hn and ca car service charges with
rules and regulations governing the same.
The bill was amended by Mr.. w ickham
so as 10 allow the owner OF freight TO
waive the demurrage charges and claim
actral damages as he may prefer Tho
amendments was accountable to the patron
Of Of the Bill. and It Will pass the Honsss
The passage OF the bill was com,nuni-
cateds .,,a
resolution in relation to the purchase or
copies OF Pollard's Annotated Acts OF ASS 4
sembly. This now goes TO the House for
'gstoia House eii biii No. lso. to amend certain
sections OF the Code. making resatgars
conseryators OF the peace, was amended
by Mr. Harman 80 as TO prevent what
the registrars. When the .amendea. Bill
came tp on its passage sufficient Seaa-
tors voted fos the bill 10 pass it. but be.
fore the vote was announced: several
Senators changed their votes. from aye
to no, and soon a stampede followed 70
change from aye to no, until the bill Waa y
lost when the vote Tas annohnceSiT7aSea
13 noes Ii.