The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-11

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At o O'Clock, tho chair was vacated until
Night Session.
N The chair was resumed at 8 clock
and whertthe calendar. had been proceeded
WITH tor few moments. every light III
the Capitol Suddenly went out. and u q q
fotv candles we're employed to bridge over
the emergency. II was 3 q clock whet, the
lights flashed Up again amid applatises
though whi1o they were out business
was not suspended. G 81 WA n Il u *,
+ The first BIZ which caused discussion,
was that OF Mr.. Onld. to- establish eff
Client high schools In the cotin ties Messrs.
iOuld ana Harrison advocated the bill and
IL was passed amid applause. At OILS
o'clock. tho lights went out again. but
bv the dim light ofi d lone fllckeritig
candle, Reading Clerk Harry 3. Owen
kept Up the smonotony Of roll calls. and
Under all these difficulties the body pro.
ceetled to conduct Its business.
n Dr. snead moved TO adjourn, but the
members wanted to work, and voted his
motion down. I'll 3fs ,j 81 IS 8
Mr.. Cardwell said he knew. OF no better
way 70 celebrate the occasion than to
take tip out OF Its order the bill to es-i
tablish h heat and light plant at the
Capitol and pass It. He thought no one
would oppose It, unless he did so In tho
interest Of the company having the con-
tract to furnish the lights.
lS5 The House declined to depart from tho
regular order, and business was proceed.
cd with. is3 it5ls .8t Il ii
g5 HAD no GO by FAITH.
Newspaper mon adjusted their glasses
and lowered about the little Pickering
candle ana did their best to correctly
record the proceedings, though when a
member would take the floor It was with
difficulty that his identity was discover
ed la q 4 y! 81 Isl ie RI e.
The lights flashed ZIP again at $40
O'clock, and there was great applause.
@s AZ $3.50 O'Clock the lights again went
out: amid the criticisms OF the members,
but as soon as Harry Owen s candle could
kiss match. he proceeded with3th roll
cali. which had just been cut short.
The lghtsScame back In a few moments
and. the candle was extinguished.
~. OPPOSE REDIsTR1CT1NG
when the House l1od passed allSthe bills
appearing on the cal endar on their third
s11eacline, 3 those on their second reading
were taken UP and that from the Senate.
designed to reapportion the State into
congressional district was passed by.on
motion Of MIR. Row, OF hccomac, the First
and Eighth District cations and ON
ers being opposed i . Its passag sf
34g The bill requiring county trcasurer5 to
deposit balances in banks was advocated
4 BY Nressrs. Boaz and Wthers and opposed
by Nfessrs. Gunn. Fl arrison. N1oncure. and
Z Jordan. sff IA III iS5E
Mr.. VTithers laid down the proposlt ion
that more money had been lost to the
than from any other source. and he spoke
at some length for the bill which was re- %
ported adversely from the Committee on
Counties cities and Towns. Mr.. Ed :
$mondson opposed the bill and said there
was no necessity for It's passage. The bill
wan engrosed and q motion to az 1ourn
was elected # III Z, IA issitt
"a THLEPHO ONE BILL BEATEN
XIII MI. Duke offered a substitute for House
bill Rl51, requiring physic connection be-
tween telephone companies the supstt-- 4
$tute directing the Corporation Commits
sion to require these connections MIR.
Churchman raised the point that the sub =
ystitute was not germane to tho subject.
but. acting Speaker Cardwell 9 overruled
tho point and Mr. Duke proceeded to- az :
3yocate the substitute. lHS IA S{4 995
III he read a letter from the commission
endorsing theE bill and MI. Green opposed
It and declared that It would be q re-
Election upon the comnl ssion y to sinstruct
them, upon "A O Z question OF this sort. N
which N they now had @ full Mi authority.
M i. Gum and Duke favored I the bill
and Mr.. C,hurchman moved to dismiss the
| bill an Flo spoke for this motion earnestly
and was often interrupted by Mr.. D Duke.
Mr. Churchman was Just across the
| aisle from Mr. Duke and at times they
wore shaking. their hands In spirited drlt
| mannerine ath other 8 face.
LETTER FROM COMMISSION.
Mr. Churchman, too. read a letter from
the commission on the subj Land It was
as follows: 4 tf.85 !. Z. 43ss
| f{8 Richmond Va, Marc 4, 1904
Hon. A. c. Braxton, Richmond, Va: 9s
Dear Slr,-In reply to your letter OF TINS
date beg to state on behalf ai a Or the COM
mission that there was no question raised
| BY Mr.. Dukes inquiry, except the power
Of the commission under the Constitution
to prescribe the particular regulations
which were sought to be imposed by his
hill and it was this, and only this that
We felt doubtful OF. We did not under
! tax e to pass one way or the other on the
power of the Legislature to clothe the
commission with additional authority IN
the premises, believing that the Logs slfl
t,,re was amply competent to decide that
| question for itself. 81
Yours very truly, "a
fstenedI BEyERLEYfT. CRuA1P,
Chairman.
Mr., Duke replied and earnestly appeal
ed for the adoption of his substitute. al
though I'll was midnight when he TOOK
the floor. IL q /, Z,
Mr.. Churchman had his inning and he
quoted the Constitution to the mem b. Der
from Albemarle
Mr., Duke replied again, and he was ll
vigorous In his language, q claring th llt
lie proposed to make the fight here an
Tissue In State politics hereafter s.
rho bill was dismissed. and at 12 az
o'clock the House adjourned until ~
o'clock to-day. 4y .le8 IL Il I,
/ 9l TN n BILLS PASSED. S,ai
amend and "a. az rs act nr sn6eoffs op
| The establishment, alteration. discontinu g
working ana Keeping IN ap raptr s obs
sirI,ctions OF the road commissioners In tha
discharge of their duties. and also 70 n Mn!sat
i ofYic of Giles county Tor any. nCRleCt