The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-24
SPEAKS !. TO
LAWMAKERS,
Visit Bryan Puts E .,nt1d-Ttt
Days Business iii the Gem.
4l crals Assembly.
En- r.55 Of CAPITOL.
Ibis almportatitf Measure Under Under.
3Co11sidcra tionsNN'llen Mr.. Bryan
Came Shepherd Inquiry.

ING visit fof Hon. William jennings
Bryan to tho Capitol yes tcrday and ms
speecl, before the General Assembly
sndded ynrictySnnda Interest to the days
session. " There was very little legislaa- =.
StiolI lilo bill FOR he enlargement und
}repairaof the Capitol was under consid-
GRAFTON In the Senate, and that providing
for the annexation Of adjacent territory
to cities In the 1Iouso. when Mi Bryan
arrived and Il recess was takers that no.
might be welcomed. No action was taken
on either measure. Va ~,
\ ~ number of bills were introduced III
both branches. :nnd the House adopted
ai'esol,ition, offered by Mr.. Griffith. call
Ing upon the auditor5for a statement Cow "
{cring tho Ssirrcgulatitles OF Joscph8 HI.
Shepherd while a5clerk in the auditors
5otllce.$nn forSinformntion as to whether
ol. not any legal proceedings had been
Instituted against the s,lrcties Of Shep-
herd. i5 II,
The Senate.
rho5ulrival 4ots Hon. William J. Bryan,
iii response to an Invitation By Joint res
olution toSSvist tho State Capitol yester-
day. cut short the reconsideration of5tho
special order In the Senate, tho Anderson
bill approprlatfng 100000 for the enlarge
lnent and improVemelit}of The State Cap
itOl. X III 4, lux " h 5s6
There were nearly thirty senators pres
ent when President PRO Tonporc Henry
r.. yNickham called the body to order.
1T proceeded to business without delay
The Senate conc,lrred IN a minor amends
mcntsto tho Senate bill in relation to per
cmptory challenge 81 Jurors, and referred
to committees Stwcnty-onc House bills
from that cody. ss
Mr.. Mann, fromt5the Committee Tor
Privileges and Elections. reported to The
Senate the Recommendation Of that COM
lnittee in tho contested election case Of
Keen KS. Turner, from the district COM
posed Of the counties sof Franklin aud
Floyd Tho report is In favor The sit
ting member "a Republican and while
exoIlerating Mr.. Turner from atiy re-
sponsibility for the use and Indulgence
sin LIQUOR. by the voters ut his home pre-
cinct. it condemns In strong terms such
practices. .rlle report appears IN fun
elsewhere.
Tho House comlnunlca ted the passage
Of {, join resolution inviting the Hon.
Villa nj vi Bryan to visit the General
|Assembly. "a F}s'2s5
Mr.. Barksdale, Of Halifax, moved con.
c,irrence& In the resolution
Mr. ALcIlwaine cited tho fact That the
II Two houses WcIC 80
the General Assembly and. proposed to
amend tile Joint resolution by providing
for three membela from each House t.
/ wait upon Mr.. Bryan and convey to him
modification or the action Of the General
4 Assembly. This was agreed TO-
| Mr.. Shnckelford moved reference of the
Joint resolution to the Committee for
| Privileges and Elections
| Mr. Barksdnlo opposed this, and Mi
| Shackclford withdrew the motion. The
|resolutlon was then concurred IN and
| the chair named Messrs, Barksdale, Mas
| sic and Holt as tie committee.
CAPITOL. IMPROVEMENT BILL.
At 1880 p NJ. the special order was
laid before the Senate. it being the An
4 derson bill for the enlargement aud re-
/ pair of the State CAPITOL.
/ AS soon as the bill was laid before the
Senate. Mr.. Wickham, chairman of tbs
Finance Committee, arose and moved thf
postponement Of the special order Until
4 next Tuesday, and spoke at some Length
In advocacy OF his motion, or rathcl
4 In general opposition to the proposition
/, embodied In the bill, IIc commended tina
1.-The States financial condition was no
| such as. to mako such an appropriation