The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16
LEGISLATORS.
HAVE. GONE N !.
The General Assen1bl Ad Joy -s'5
.5t and Members Leave for l15
ssS Their Homes. M
Mr.. SIT BBs's "REMINISCENCES.
Tie Veteran \ Members Va al '5il;-
tory Il Reviewed the History
ri 9sof the Capitol.

Tho General Assembly of 1868 ~ g 10 81
G4ourned sine die shortly after 10 o'clock
ycsterdny morning. formally concludln e
tsthe first slxty-day session req uired1 under,
the now Constitution. The final session non
was a merely perfunctory, formal affair.
absolutely devoid OF any results anu put
a compliance with the requirements OF
law and custom. The Senate and ID Hon s
did nothing more than name The commit
tees to communicate with the Governor
and inform him that the body was ready e
ia adjourn. and after these forn>a.lllttliecss
had pecil complied With tho sessions were t
formally declared ntsnn end. the senate
ad1ourning to the second \ Vedne sdaygs
In january, 1906, and the = orse s9a
jourllng sine die, Tho ON e "a, o.
the Senate session was n; speecl1 by MI ~
Bnrksdale on$t tho primary matte and TIE
news nnperi d discussion Incident thereto In
the cotrse.of which he INDUCED In some s'f
characteristic criticisms Of this pa per. s@
l.5 The Senate. M
There were but eight sena tors present,
lust one fifth Of tho &memb ership OF Inc
body, when Ilentenant- g overnot willard "a
called the body to order. and fter55 the
opening sformnlities announced, $ g MAJ
ter OF course, that the scila Tor rom / llall.
fax had tho floor. The senators present +
we're Alessrs l3arksdalc.. Campbell. GROIN
veil Hnrmar, AIachcn ollegar, Sadlerst
rand Sa lie. vi 55i {$ !! lis. .355 VIZ.
The usual resolution from the Il otlse,
providing for naming committees 70 walt
on { he Governor and inform linl5tllit mo
General Assembly was ready to adjourn,
was received and passed. :, &S
Mr.. Burksdae resumed speaking, Dc
tending the JUROR senator from Virginia
against tho ntin,ation&inE y The press tf1 az
he was III any way responsible tfof&the
defeat OF the Machen bill and oeca 81 - y
that he spoke for himself alone, and not
for Senator Martin. The press, he said,
had done the senator from y lrginias a
serious Injustice in attriDuting the&jd
feat Of the Nluchen bill to him. stl Al y II
Barlsdale then INDUCED In some Il crltli-
cisms OF this paper. charge. that " was
inconsstent.s and that lit had changed
fror.t on the very bill concerning the
defeat OF which it was tndulglng IN
structures on the General Assembly. ne
declared that the agitation over the
failure Of the primary bill had had tho
effect Of unmasking the position of one
of the city papers with regard to the
| senat orship contest. He charged that
| Tho Tlmcs-Dispalchi had devoted consld-
erablo space to ttacking him and MS
| position in the primary matter. Net8tWo
| weeks ago It had stated Its own $obJcc-
! tons and opposition to the NJ acl1en h'll.
i In concluding. ho stated that ne was was
entitled to and was willing to accept all
the rcsponslbility,the praise or the blame
for the defeat OF the amended Machen
| bill M 3, ss.
Mr.. Machen took the floor II. Directing
TO Mr. FIarmnn's motion to pass by. ma
| In doing so spoke in a. somewhat face
tous vein. lie declared that It was
rather unusual and unnecessary to pass
by a corpse. The bill had met death In
a cruel and unusual way, beirg talked 10
1 death by Tho scnatornfrom Halifax.
Lieutenant Governor Willard announced
| the appointment of Mr.. N1achen as q
| member OF the Joint committee to confer
! with Il similar committee from the Mary
/ land Leg stature ir. the matter OF recon-
/ ending concurrent oyster legislation by
the two States.
The committees from the Governor re-
! turned at this point, announcing mat
4 the Governor had no further commuEca-
| ton 10 make. but expresses his GOOD
/ wishes for the members Of the Assembly.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Willard recognized
/ tho senator from Halifax to make his
! usutl m ot!on.-tliat the Senate do now adj
/ iourn. The motion was adopted and the
President Of the Scrate formally de-
4 clared it,
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