The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-09
Bill went over uTtii to-day, when MI.
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RIGHT or EMINENT b DOMAIN;
The House bill III relation to- the right
Of ctt1ileiit totnaiil, reported = from @tiie
Committee. for Courts Of jtistiec SAt tile
days session was. called Up and the re-
ir7alnder OF the session devoted to- con-
adetatlon OF It. Oh Mr. Alcllwnine' 3 t m.
ttoi1 tile bill had been i1inde a s.ecial
order for 1880 and vas then taken up,
With the twenty-six amendments, ht,d oc-
cupied tho senate Until adjournment.
sg Tho bill MS passed retains the principle
Of the old bill and makes only s., cl,
changes as are necessltnted ~ the Con-
stitution Mr. McIlwalne, chairman W the
Committee for Courts OF Justice. hnd
charge OF the bill on the floor Of the
Il House and explained the amendments.
Mr. Anderson, of Richmond,gs oppos u
several OF them and roll calls were t'or-
dered on some Of Theses but tho COM
$mittee report went through uns catl1ed.
In fact the majority Of the Senate ,Sl ' we're
llstless listeners upon the session.. ard
took very little part In the proceedings
4, vi MIR. aWICKHANt's VOTE. 4
Mr.. Wickham, rising to a question OF (
personal privilege stated that in the
morning issue Of THE Times Dispatch, re-
porting the proceedings IN the Senate
in reference TO the bill requiring grind
jurors to Investigate all elections which 4
bill was known as the grand jury nd
junct Of thef Barksdalo pure, elections
law, IT was stated that he advocated the
passage offtho grand Jury bill upon the
floor Of the Senate. and 1t was further
stated iii another column that Messrs.
BArksdale and NNickham aioneavoted for
1t. A.'This,".& he said, us incorrect The
journal shows that I voted against the
lhIll.,f and am confident tho senator's
understood that opposed the bill III 4
tho remarks which | submitted IN refer-
cree to it'',& \.
( Mr.. Barksdalo denied that the bill de-
feate was an adjunct to the BarRsdale
pure elections law, and the senators MAD 5
n bit OF fun over the informal discussion
tint ens,led. 1t should have been stated
that Mr.. Whitehead. OF Pittsylvan,a
voted with Mr.. Bntksdale for the grand
Jury bill and not. Mr.. Wickham, whose
name comes next on tho roll. The prox-
Unity Of tile two names on the senate
roster accounts for the error
Mr.. Keezell;S by leave, presented bill
to provide for furnishing by the coui y
Jtreasurers lists of qualified voters N
towns, the bill being des5 en-
cr to- cure ar omission or defect IN me
statute on the subject. Tho matter was
taken IN under suspension Of the rules
Its reading dispensed with and tho meas
iure PASSED. v TWAS then too late to COM
municate tho bill the House having adj \
journed,+b@ s!,. "a '5;;{.i VII. ".
i Leave OF absence was asked and
granted Clerl: Joseph Button,#of the
Senate, and the leave made Indefinite,
1t being on account Of the serious Illness
OF Colonel Buttons mother. &,
The Senate at 8 p. NJ, adjourned until u
noon to-day after voting down two reso-
buttons looking to adjournment until Mon
day
@ The Senate passed bill to allow the
clerk or the courts of Petersburg to col
lectt transfer fees.
The House.
The House was called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan and there was no
prayer.
that his answer to Senator Mcllwaine
Of, the questions relating to final sad-
io,1rnmcnt. was in the current ISSUE or
tho charlottesville, Progress, copies OF
which had been placed on the desks /. O.
the members.
Mr. .Lnsslter secured the discharge OF
the Courts Committee from the consid
Grafton Of the Senate bill amending the
law so as to allow the clerk and Com
nonwealths attorhey 70 apply TO the
Governor for Judge 70, sit In cases I
where for. any: reason the Incumbent
IS unable to make such II request, as IN
case Of desperate illness, and the BIZ was as
finally passed.
Mr.. Edmondson moved further con-
ference on the road law offered BY him
self, and 1t was ordered and the same
conferees, Messrs Ednonndson, c az, We Z
and Green. were named on the part Lt OF. OF
the House. a.
under suspension of It's rules, passed
Senate bill extending the sessions OF
the County Courts at the January terms.
the Finance Committee was. OH motion
of Mr. Tolkcs. discharged from the CON
slderatlon of Senate bills relating to the
duties and compensation OF sherlffs ana
they we're placed on the calendar The
bills are designed to restore the old law
and to correct an error fallen into by the
Revision Committee. They were finally
passed.. s.T9
RATE OFsINTEREsT.
Mr.. Whitehead moved to recommit
House bill 1868, forbidding building and
lean associations to charge higher rate
OF interest than per cent, and the mo-
ton prevailed, and ttfe same action was
tahen. with reference, to House bill 40,