The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-05
involved They thought the Senate was
perfectly competent under the rules TO

| involved They thousnt tlie ''e'' s,
perfectly competent under the rulcs TO
| take up the bill. ,,,r>-
Mr. Cc.gblll yielded the point but sug-
r,,e.sted several amendments TO the
| nhraseology Of the bill, which were
| adopted. Later, he offered the llouse
bill on the subject known as the card
uer bill, as "a substitute for the calehaar
| Fill, and spoke in advocacy OF II. ne
Chesterfield senator vigorously ahu lorGe'
| fully antagonized the Senate plll us
scctng 1t and pointing out what ne coh.
ceiyed to be It's defects lie charged thut
While ostensibly u general bill, the meas
uro was really a local one IN the Interest,"
q, The city of Richmond, which desired
| 4 annex part OF the county OF hen
RICO. He thought that matter OF sucn
grave Importance should be voted upon
h, the people of the district TO be an
nexcd, The senator sharply arralglleu
tho pending measure and adVocatoo we
Gardner bill. which he declared 70 De ~
thc interest Of justice to the people most
| concerned.
MIR. ANDERsON'S ARGUMENT,
NTrl Anderson. of Richmond, then took
| ,hc f,oor in advocacy Of the bill, and
smoke FOR nearly half an hour making
| Il strong argument for the measure when
| elected the congratulations OF his fello"
| senator's even those who had opposed tho
BILL MIR. Anderson commended that tllere
! were three parties to sucn q movement ;l
i tc. extend the corporate limits or u c'.y
! or town; The people Of the Guy, Ing pep
! n,e ri tie whole county, and the people
| of the section proposed to be annexed,
| and he thought 1t was but fair ana
equitable that the people OF each should
! have q voice In the decision or the qles'
I ton, mo method proposed i'll the bill he
| was advocating was such Dill ehat
gaye the court the right to decide, n1ter
hearing ali the parties IN interest,", ana
With provision for appeal to the supreme.
Court Of Appeals ofsV1rgtnla. any o.
| the PARTIES Tho courts already were en-
rrnsied by the laws with the custody OF
| our lives and property and he sa" no
! reason why they should not be allowed
to decide this matter in which there were
conflicting interests. He denied that the
! hill was Il special bill designed IN the
interest of Richmond. Attaching the
Gardner bill, Mr.. Anderson characte-
r!zed 1t as a measure that would permit
and even foster boom extension ana the
unhealthy growth incident thereto, lie
citcd numerous instances where cities
had been burdened with added territory
sparsely populated, and not adapted 10
he natural growth Of the city The Dill
lie was advocating prevented such boom
extension and the addition OF undesirable
territory to cities. He cited the hperal
flaws Of other states on this subject, all
ir favor of the municipality, and urged
a more liberal policy. virginia, by rea'
son of Il narrow policy, which practically
prohibited urban extension mad tnleh DO.
hind other States. This State once sc
influential and which had given the COM
tr, SO much of greatness, was now lag
cling in the march Of progress through
this very policy Richmond city PAID
one. eighth of tho revenues Of the state
into the treasury, yet 1t was not permit
ted her to extend her corporate limits
although thousands of people llVea on III
suburbs and were to all intents and pur
| poses citizens of the city. MI. Anderson
made a very strong appeal TO the Sen
otc In adoptythe committee bill, and re
,cct the Gardner bill. offered as sub
b Sttutc.
g MIR. COGBlLL CLOSES DEBATE.
e Mr.. Cogbil, closing the discussion II
y behalf Of Ills substitute. denied some Q
the contentious of Mr., Anderson as T
G provisions of the Gardner bill, ana Nisor
: orsly and earnestly advocated It's adop
ton. He ventured the assertion ina
y there were more people who lived IN IN
cty and worked in the country than VIII
y lived In the country and worked IN w
l. city. The sena>pr appealed for the r!sh
!, of people of annexed territory to q vo!c
q in the question of annexation, and op
u posed the delegation OF the power TO dc
= eide the question absolutely 70 the courts
'. The pending questio. was called an
ordered It being on the ensrossMeht Q
the substitute offered by Mr., CoSpll, IN
: substitute was lost ny n vote OF twcnt
y noes To eight ayes Those voting for tn
y substitute we're Senator's Barhsdalc, E3rS
o ant C,oebllL Cromwell DmWiddle, Gal