The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-03
DOES
MUCH. WORK.
tDlsposes Sof a Long List Of
BINS u.s.
SENATE 81. SESSION IS SHORT ii u 7
Only one Bill offered il Upper.
Branch. and None are Passed-lM
slpe Presents Bill for Oompos-
Ito Confederate Monument.
SENATE SESSION SHORT.

Sipe Presents Bill TOR ComPos-
Ito Confederate Monument,
Tho Legislature started In upon tho
week yesterday BY putting in q good
days work
THE most interesting matter which
came UP In the House was bill offered
by Mr.. Blpe (Republican). OF Rocking
ham. to provide for the erection on the
Capitol Square Of d composite statue Of
Lee and his generals Mr.. slpe's
speech in Offering the bill was gem
Of eIoquence, and was loudly applauded
BY the House. Tho bill was referred
to the Finance Committee, along with
ono offered by Mr.. Toney, OF Manches-
ter. to allow cities and towns 20 levy
an additional capltation tax Of 81 for
street improvements. 81 The House re-
fused to make tho cong rcsslonal reappor-G
Btionment bill special order Ind this Is
taken to mean that chances are largely
against Its passage.
a large number OF House and senate
bills were passed h
y Anort, the latter was the measure pro-
sviding for the payment Of the costs Of
prosecuting certain criminal cases re-
moved from the courts of Patrick and
Wythe counties to the United States Cir
cult Court
no authorize the county OF Campbell
- erect Confederate monument
TO provide for the appointment OF
hail commissioners for the several coun-
,ro regulate the manner in which fran
Echiscs shall be granted by cities ana
towns.
tional rights in tho matter OF controiling8
and regulating the sale OF lnto :- Luz :
liquors. 10, 80, n,aat
Errhe session OF the Senate was short
and no bills were passed. But one was
offered, and that was by Mr. Claytor,
Of Bedford, designed to have through
passenger trains stop at stations near
est to the various county cous hon'e''
The Senate
rho senate proceedings were opened
THE" ''Thera was barely a quorum Of the sena-
tore present. No bills we're passed and
M one was offered. The session lasted
only thirty-fiye minutes.
When the House bill to proyide loF
election and appointment OF the commas
sioners OF the Revenue for the couh'les
81 The State came up in the senate, e,
liveIv d ebate ensued The House 5pill
nrovides that the commissioners shall pc
elected BY the people next fall and tnere-
after appointed BY tho judges OF the
Circuit Courts. This Is what was recon
mended by the conference OF Donocr a, 9
members OF the General Assembly. Ihe
Senate Committed recommended Z. ~ :
amendment providing for the election OF
ia Scommissioners all the time. It was
ai,onted before very many OF the Sena-
tora knew It's purport. There was such
small attendance OF Senators, MI
Barksdalo moved that the a1nendmeent 20 70
reconsIdered, and passed by until there IS
larger attendance.
r. Nearly all the Senators VINO expressed
themselves were Of opinion that the !, ac-
f5tion OF the conference was not llnal e.
Mr.. Barksdale's motion to RECONSIDER 81,
uaa adopted unanimously and the 8 Dill
WAS fixed as the special order for We'd
nesday. March Ith.
3 The same action was taken IN refer
ence to the bill to provide for the cleo.
ton or appointment Of Commissioners OF
venue OF the cities Of the common
wealth. -,
Mr.. clayton introduced bill to require
MESSENGER trains to stop at the station
naa rest the courthouse Of each county
il the state, and to prescribe who sinai!
establish such stations and to Tx pen
altles for tho violation Of such require
ments.
The House.
The House was called to order at 10
o,c,nck Nv Speaker Ryan and prayer was
offered by Rev. P. B. Prlce. OF tNe = res es--
Church
The following bills were offered and re-
ferred:
yisors Of Page county to borrow money
BY Mr.. sipe:+ TO provide for the cree.
ton OF composite monument TO Leo ana
his generals on the Capitol square,
BY Mr.. Stearncs: To allow the New
nortr News District of Warwick county
to borrow money for road purposes.
Rv Mr. Touey: To allow cities and
towns to impose additional capltatlon ta@
for street improvements
Mr., n Cardwell. rising to- question OF
privilege, desired to correct an article
which had appeared In an Ashland paper,
puttlng him in the position OF seeming to
reflect ,upon the medical profession In a
recent speech in the House on the phar-
mocv bill. He spoke of the doctors In
a very happy vein. and declared that he
had not meant to reflect in any remote
way upon them.
The calendar was then taken W ana
a number of bills passed,
Slcolonel s, M. Newhouse. OF Culpeper.
nresided for while and no displayed
s s.e tact and skill in welding the gayel,
Mr. cardwell moved that the congress!on-
al reappointment bill be made spe-
cial order for March 10th. and the mo-
| ton was opposed by Mr. Ryan Ont, West
| In the chair) and others, and me moton
was lost. only five members Vot'hs ~ 'ne
ALTERNATIVES. ~,
came up on Its engrossment II was ex-
plained at some length by the patron,
The bill was advocated by Mr. HURLEY
and 'I he.and Mr Christian were asked a
NUMBER Of questions by Messrs Settle,
Newhouse and others The bill was IL