The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-15
THE SESSION /.
ENDS lO-:.D||[.A|'I.Y'|I'
General AsscirblySof 1904 Passes sS's&=I
Unto F1istos'y48 this 8.5
.H Morning.
QUESTIONS Mr.. BARks 5: /: 4 I, I:
.SeilatorPllle Ref 's e setl i1-.
tor Martin and Primary Plai,.
,SNNillarcl Commended. I.

tor Martin and Primary l'lai1.
}4Nvilard Commended.
I The last session Of the General ASSEM-
! hly Of Virginia within tho Wills OF the
present ct,pitol Of Virginia will como
lSto3 a clososwith brief formal session
Eto.day.5 Practically the last business ses.
sion of tho body was held on Saturday,
lsbu.geu Sitting Of tliroe-duarters Of m
hour was liud In the Senate yesterday at
which a few speeches were made as priv
sileged questions and q resolution adopt
ed. Tho session OF the House was very
brief. and outside Of q personal cSplann-
tiof, was devoid Of features.
The Senate. Il: X X
When the Senate convened there wcro
present besides Lieutenant Governor WIZ.
lard Senators Anderson, Barksdalc.
Campbell, Cromwell, Fulton. Harnull.
Nachcn, Nlnssle. Phlcsar Sadler, Sale
and Sears; Clerk Joseph Button and lie!
assistants and committee clerks, tho
pages ind the newspaper writer's made
lEup the remainder Of the slender attend
anrc. "a * AZ IA S. VI i53
AS soon MS tho body was called to or
der Linutenant-G overnor Willard mn.
ncunccd that Mr.. Barksdale. OF Halifax,
was entitled to the floor. ID In the course
OF his speech he referred to ccEtain stutc.
ments in a Richmond letter to the Wash.
ington Post wherein 1t was minated that
tho amendments placed on the Machen
iabill by the House of Delegates were Of
fered for the purpose Of comprising tho
defeat Of the bill This he denied direct
|.ly and emphatical'y and further stated
that Senator Martin knew nothing OF the
vote on the bill and had never OK
pressed himself on 1t in any way SO far.
us he was aware, and he believed lie
would have knowniif Senator Martin had
desired totdefeat the bill.
SENATOR PHLEGAE's QUESTION.
Mr.. Phlegar, referring 10 the statement
by Mr.. Barksdale o: Senator Martins
position with rel gard to q primary. asked
lEif3it was not true that Mr.. Martinlcould
I'll nothing else than su bmit to any plan
the party might promnlgatc without In
refusing to SO submit placing himself
beyond the party pal Mr. Barksdltalle
replied that lit was. The question was
Significant only as indicating Mr.. Pile
Ear's position on tho sena,orsiiip.
Mr.. BarksdsIe, still retaining the floor.
yielded to Mr.. Sale to speak to a qucs-
ton OF privilege Mr.. Sale asked and
was granted unanimous consent to take
up the House joint resolution IN relation
to concurrent legislation by the States OF
Virginia and Maryland IN relation; to oys-5
tel legislation speaking in support {
Igthe resolution, the senator from Norfolk
city stated that Mr., Walker had done
the Senate Committee anFinjustice, I'M.
intentionnly,&n doubt, In /, his reference
to that resolution. and in5 misunderstanding
the conference of committees Of the two
Legislatures US ~ jlnket lie then ex-
planned tho purpose, OF he resolution IN
xi>A hat 7.
tended to secure the adoption Of a uni
form Gull law. to shorten the season for
taking oysters and for the pursuit Of
violators OF the law who fled from one
State into another to escape punishment.
The fInc imposed on riolators Of the law
has often operate! as q license, mas
muchas the pirates were allowed to keep
their catch OF oysters IN case Of appre-
hension by tho police boats It was pro-
1josed to recommend a law in both States
confiscat ting oysters of those caught vio-
ldting the law. The resolution was de-
signed to perfect oyster legislation. He
asked the Senate to agree TO the reso-
luton.
Without dissent the resolution was con-
Cured in and the presiding officer so an
nounced. n # 5 $
Mr.. Sale moved that when the Senate
adjourned, 1t be to meet ut $50 a. NJ.
to-day. Adopted.
5IvARAILYtSCOMME WILLARD.
Senator Anderson, Of Richmond, city,
then offered and read this resolutions:
| "Resolved by the Senate, That tho
thanks Of this body arc due and are
heartily extended to the president Of the
| Senate for the conspicuous ability with
which 5hc has discharged the ardlions
duties OF his high otilce-duties more diff
| cult ard delicate than usually fall to the
lot of:thc chair by reason OF the Intricate
constitutional lions arising under the
new organic law which we're frequently
involved in the decisions to be given by
| the chair "a II z
Is.4"This body freely puts on record It's
sense Of the promptnrss ability. Impair
l.tiality and lirlnness exhibited on every
| occasion by President Willard md It's
l4higll opinion OF him, both as q man nd
as an officer. s ~ 5,6,
Resolved further That the thanks Of
| tho Senate arc also rendered to its cle,k,
who has again displayed his high fit
l5nass for the office he SO ably fills, and
Ito his capable and courteous assistants;
to the courteous doorkeeper, sergcant-at-
arms and librarian and the pages, all OF
whom have discharged their duties to the
entire satisfaction Of the Senate,
Realizing the embarrassing position OF
president and clerks, Mr., Barksdnle put
tie resolution upon it's passage and de-
clarcd 1T unanimously adopted
President Willard. with apparent feeling
of gratitude. very happily acknowledged
| the handsome tribute to him, stating that
| in years to como no would look bnck
upon, the associations AS presiding oif-
Ger Of the Senate as one of the pleas
ATTEST Of his life. He spoke OF tho uni
| formly courteous and friendly relations
| existing between himself and every mem
her. of the body and expressed his appre-
citation Of tile courtesy and kindliness
shown him. The response was In tho ma