The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-02
Resolution to Spin Out 7, the 'F''
Session or Legislature.
THE CAPITOL IN DANGER Y j: ! !
Scare About the Overloaded Upper!
Floor Comes TO the Front Once
More Mr.. F uIton After d III !! I'll sb
4 pilatory COMMITTEES

Il oral Assembly yesterday was the = auop'
ton by both houses OF q Joint resol ton
! offered by Senator 1Nickham, Of Hanover.
+ providing for q Joint committee OF fyey
4 to examine and report forthwith as to
y the condition OF lie attic of the .Capi toll.
II Mr.. Wickham declared that he had Jus
examined the attic and had found II N
d dangerous condition, owing to the Pill
+ Ing OF tons Of old books on the the y iloor,
which had sprung and saggcd as o. re-
suit OF the weight. Another rosol Ton
OF Importance was that OF Mr.. Opie,s
suggesting Juno 10th us the date fol- LAX LAX
INK q recess, Instead OF May 10th, g wing
to the great amount Of work yet TO pc
done In tho resolution call Of the roll roll
and the enforcement OF the attendance
OF members Is suggested as % means OF
z disposing OF the work now nccumulaL ted
by the two bodies.
IN the House, Mr.. Fuiton,6 OF III w Use,
moved to discharge the Courts OF y us
Stice Committee from consideration OF the IN
memorial to Congress as to Eslect.on OF
4 Senators By popular vote. Il and proposing
a constitutional amendment in8 relation
thereto. q He accused the committee OF
s m u attempt to smother tho resol utton.S
A Mr.. Duke replied with soma yehemence
10 the attack OF tho gentleman 9s from
Wise on tho committee, and the q Gus ousse,f
by5a large ma jorit declined to discharge
7 +f,e committee, The rest OF the session
B ~ the Fl o,,se was consumed In discussing
tho bill In relation to enticing away ser
& wants The House ad journed "l ia'tlL q
lnnl vote on the bill, but test vote 20 Z on
q motion to pass by Is regarded a af iore.-s
Il casting the defeat Of the bill IN It's us pres pres
a. rhe Il ouse. .s
The session q the H o.. s 9penTsa
9Rs shH hoalb VT pssua
n9 on sehalt Of The fqr Courts
q Jqstiee DqNH nssop as *
benefit OF the memb y, In the op,n n,'}a
IS Of Mr.. sipe at least 500 copies y, WouI 10
Sc needed for distribution throug hout Il ,
state No measure in tho legislature ITO to-
n fession than the Torrens bill and many an
Y we're anxious 10 get copies o. ": Inc M
4 motion to have 600 pies printed Il pre- 'r'e
vA''su.A ASSAULT ON co MM1TTEB. J
session came In early with ra a1sa ,,non
f Ths'e e:ommittee Tor Courts OF Justice for
failure TO report the joint resolution car <
4 Ing upon Congress- h tor q convention 3to
4 fionHof 4 United States Senators by direct
vote OF tho people. , ! -, - vitae r-,s,p
Ae eommIftee to
this resolution in the passage e., o. %h en-
MI the people are inter est !, 10 zoo he
had desired to, nppear before the CON- m
l& mittee but was unable to do 50 3hec q. use .
u only seven members we're .prese ,r,3 taa
thought, to consider 50 important q mat a.
Ter. Once or twice SINCE that time ne ne
ad the de-
'aK W aty asserted Mo Sor Ealt9n
Il rpij lsae tho resolution and smother
TO dea tn. The reason for not repor ting.
it was stated to be because ~ would
create long and pnp Prom VIE saw no
such obstacle as this. In his Judgment
the !. members Of the H0use knew hoW
they Tsh Mshed q Be aP gwen ehe
view e these t M,g = s make MT
wGi1on 70 w move that tho COMMITTEES for
Courts OF Justice DO dismissed from the
the tho hs s
t tlGn; an trbun ai' al ask is the
be e House Of
, .atss n and sa1r be to smooth
Z or bills in its own discretion
4 MR. DUKES REPLY. $
RrIef but vigorous, response was made
by Mr.. Duke, one Of me meMDe -, %
declared. to defend Us action. lie az
1,ed the charge Of trying to smother ta
resolution had been nd thoronsny d 81
1pinion 'i had been that 1t would .preelpta;te
4 a discussion which would consume the
remainder Of the session OF the house 3a,e,
fourteen days are left and there IS ,muchi
work yet to be done Mr. Duke express
TIE earnest ne h9pe an0
y nraton Of the resolution DIS. ", !. !,
$50 far as smothering is concerned, !.
ss5d NJ Ws Du kss sheWs IS
siblo to s 'n'' l THI GIN i'To ,1
S$ Tho motion to dismiss was LOST Dy an
p pSisea pont Of order and Insisted upon
an aye and no vote with the following
4 'e For dismissal; Charles T BLAND, bell.
AZ, overly Read Wallace Wallace Weaver and and
steans S assassAt heshs% assssss
ls9rg win Grsen aTmsh aees
>son, Leake, Mort. Nottlngham. Quisen-
etaff ford, Taylor, Turpn, Walker and IND
YVES ~ n r. TO 8INYEsTIGA ATE.
The qnt sol frgm otta as sena ZIG
4 condition Of theInttic vas received and
/ adopted. A COMMITTEE Of five Will be ap-
4 pointed, two from the Senate and three
4 from the House. Z, =, \, ID , III .
4 r' Thls was Offered by Mr.. Whitehead, OF
Il Norfolk, a resolution directing. tho House
Il Committee on Finance and the Senate
\ Committee on Finance and Books to re-
port whether t the e. State should proceed
g, pairs and improvements to the Capitol.
and i 50 to consider pla:'s to that end,
asTfaYorlng the expenditure Of only so
much q the approP FSa e IL rs s 81 be
oee9pan;Sy =, Upon molten ,atEaa Mr. spe
Il BIG EIGHT OVER SI1RVANTs' BILL.
A prolonged fight developed ovorl SEN
ate biz N Z 265 to prevent any nerson
1.-THE servant 81 another 10 leave hls eInE-
i age of the Boaz substitute. gis