The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-12
cealed himself a great hurrah had been

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raised about kidnapping.
Senator Tyler and Senator Nlcllwalnc
took issue with the statement OF the
senator from Halifax that no one had
been kidnapped and cited the case or
Luna Joyner as an instance OF the Klo -
mapping Of children
! The pending question was ordered ana
tho bill passed, there being just enough
affirmative votes after MIR. Barksdale had
changed his vote from aye to no. s9enh-
tor Hartman was designated as present
and not voting, and explained that ne
was opposed to capital punishment anu
hence he preferred not to vote on meas
.uro making It's imposition posslo le.' be
ms, designHtedi however, ne was ~
corded in the negative.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
These bills were taken up ana passeu'
rro authorize the University OF Y frglnla
10 send property to 81. l-e' - -. - #
ton purposes.
,ro authorize and require the board OF
s,nerylsors Of any county wherein the
hoard Of trustees of any school olstrlcl
%ot such county has, priol to the passage
~ this act issued bonds under any5sp
ciai act Of the General Assembly, to lazy
n sufficient tax on the property IN rsucn
district. in addition to the levy authorized
81 law to be laid for general district
school purposes. to pay the interest On
and principal Of such bonds as the same
shall become due.
no authorize and empower the board or
s,,ncryisors OF the county of Isle OF Wight
to locate and define the metes and
bounds Of the corporate property OF the
said county of Isle Of Wight Courthouse,
and to purchase such addttionas prop
erty adjacent thereto as may be neces-
sary for county purposes.
To amend and re-enact an act emitted
an act regulating the transportation OF
bodies dead OF contagious or infectious
diseases. approved March 2, 1882 as
amended subsequently.
TO amend and re-enact section So16
of tho Code, in relation to kidnapping,
and the punishment therefor
This Senate bill was passed:
To authorize and direct the Register
OF the Land Office to make certain Inn
proyements to the hall Of the Senate of
Virginia. and to provide therefor.
The bill carries an appropriation OF sooo.
NY The House.
The House was called to order tnoon
b., Speaker Ryan, and there was no
prayer.
Mr.. Lcako offered the Following reso-
sution, which was referred:
.Resolved by the House Of Delegates
nhe Senate concurring). That the mem-
bers of the Senate Of the United States
Fl ON Virginia be instructed to vote for
the treaty OF the United States with
the Panama Republic, now pending In the
United States Senate"
Mr.. Fulton offered n bill, which was
referred, amending tho charter OF the
town of Gladeyile, in Wise county.
Mr.. BIscoe offered q resolution calling
upon the Virginia representatives in Con-
gress to vote for tho Brownlow bils APP
propratIng 1924 100000 for good roads In
the various States, Under the law Yr-
g,na would get s53s,0o0 for her share.
Mr.. Whitehead opposed the resolution,
and declared that the Erownlow bill was
offered to help tho political fortunes Of
all East Tennessee representative who
vas not OF his political faith
Mr.. Mort inquired. amid great laughter.
what was the political faith of the gen.
tlenan from Norfolk. and the latter re-
piled that Mr.. Mort was defending his
Republican representative from the Bris-
tol, Tennessee. district Fsg
Mr..lBiscoe offered a copy OF tho Brown
low bill, and asked that 1t BIO read at the
desk for the information OF thu mem-
el,trs, Tho bill was read and the resolu-
ton was favored by Messrs. Biscoe,
Lassiter and Mort. and opposed by
NSCsSIS' N1ICCI OVN w VIZ SLbNSI
declaring that the Virginia representa-
t!yes and senators already knew the
sentiment OF thu people on the subject
OF good roads
Mr.. Read offered an amendment to pro-
tect the right OF the State In controlling
its highways, and Mr., Davis, OF Peters,
burg, thought the Legislature should go
slow In committing tho State to any
policy relating to public highways with
out maturely studying Its provisions,
Mr.. Davis made an extended speech
against the resolutions He thought the
Legislature should not bind the State to
any particular bill,
At Mr.. Davis suggestion the resolution
was so amended as to leave /, discra-
tlonary with the Virginia delegation to
support the BIN II In their Judgment they
find 1t for the best interests of tha
State
rho resolution was adopted on this
ground.
EMlNENT DOMAIN .cOEFEREEs.
| The Chair named Messrs. Duke. Cum
ming and Read as conferees ON the part
of the House on the dlsagreeing voIes
between the House and Senate on the
eminent domain bill