The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
MIR. DUKE HOT
ON SENATE T:
Says Finger Prints Of Corpora
5 ton Lawyers Could Easily be 4
Detected III Certain Laws.
[MR. coGBlLL FlLlBUsrERs
Makes sly Fight Against Ander-
son Bill Relating to Extension
Of Corporate Limits.

The expected happened yesterday, when
che House OF Delegates voted non-concur-
renee in the Senate amendments IN reia-
zion to the right OF eminent domain.
The consideration OF the amended bill
furnished Mr. Duke an opportunity TO
make a vigorous speech In opposition to
The amendments, into which he inter-
polatcd some caustIc criticisms Of the
Z action OF tho Senate and OF the influence
or corporations in shaping Legislation
which, he charged, was encroachng moro
aud more on the rights OF tho people.
In the course Of his speech Mr.. DUKE s
declared that no had found nothing ~
the amendments under consideration !, !, :
which he believed straight and se''s ~ II
man would endorse. The speaker phiu
y his respects to the lobbyists, and de-
oiared that the finger prints Of the cor !,
4 noration lawyers could easily be detected
on tho laws relating to corporat'ollIl';;
\ FINALLY Mr.. Duke declared that ne Wo ,ll
= rather have no law at all on the auhlect
ar cnlnent domain than one which nu-
thor,zed corporations to desecrate the
graves OF the dead In tho name OF pro
4 rrexs when that progress. 80 called "
Waived discrimination In rates against oul
avn people and In favor of INC a. san BY.
cities. After some further discussion y
tho amended bill the House yotca not}
concurrence In the Senate ain .,,..
n an, asked for a conference. ne se
v : -. ahnI 4 io,rned when this action vfs
taken and hence 1t could not De cq''s
in'the senate Mr.. Cogbll resumAed!n.s
y f,ih,,ster against the Anderson Dill III
slaticm 10 the extension OF corporhItef ,ho
!. Its az cities and towns ne consul''y IA
ZINE OF the body In readlhs ie,su. l.inc
e snrmenting upon the bill and IN sptt IA.as
s,.,,iA = / motion to adjourn was eAs s,'
agreed TO- with the unders 49,
~. .he, the speaker did not yield y ~
when the bill again came UP -
seyeral bills were passed In Y ~ t'' f,r.
v ono designed II require treasurg e. ara Tin
nish lists OF the quaa !is..,.,tment OF.
,owns. Another related TO 'nys's narsons
.o"n .,,nds ~ MINORS and insae person ~
a h,,l was offered III the 'ena.e e ~
,.anr,at,nr 500 br carpet i,r .ne Pen ~
ata chamber. Both houses - Is
noon on Monday,
The Senate
1,he Senate OF Virginia So u a,h,np De.
vosierday, but accunplisht nUa e, the
s,i,a tho fact that the fltpe.s ~
c:ourts OF Justice Csrnmtstu rs "I ,hcrs was
IN g committee room upa1ss'' .
aGuuOrum OF tins booJ. ao,o-& offered
Mr. Wickham. OF Il On 'rn,,ch there
i. blu Apron. ~ ~ for the purchase
81 OF as lnay W $3.50" gate chamber. The
BIZ went over wltho asso -, ,.s.d Nv
ne caAenu 49, tho House biI In
unt! hlonua, - sengion of corporate
e'atioii - towns was reached.
linus =. Id this up, and MI.
l5H MI H tuo. ST. Held. an opponent OF
IcspHi, y. - ~ recognized to resume
We Heasu,e, ~, mapeech on the BILL Mr.
& MS inte.in,.h talked In leisurely
&C go1ll l..'>e The sake OF further time
strain ui!,.', ayailed himself Of his
cohsu'np'.on, -inS the bill at length and
prNlssv - ,ttua.ing it with explana-
a. ie'su tpuions. He was repeatedly
. .'ois 49, "a points Of order. but al
H... ... PIE .ta,s,h that he would not yiesa to
"sys sa.urtion II thereby he yielded
any n n!ee thhc senator moved from
lne W.. Il until MIR. Anderson made
paSo ,,. Itordcr that he was not speak
~ trnr, seat. Thereupon he returned
NC LIT and resumed his deliberate
tsulns,y made a suggestion which re-
,tndad senator that this was his vale
a,.tor,y the Senate, and he launched
49, reminiscent vein and was pro-
n..ne.Gi,nto tell tho Senate how much
he joyed his association with the
rmems and how, in some senses, fa
nesrsd severlng those ties and re-
tu7n to his important duties ms a pri-
i, vatr tizen, when Mr.. Anderson made
no Int OF order that his remarks were
nnt ermane to the amendment under
dnlsion. Apologlzing for his digres-
s;nthe speaker resumed his reading.
I farce was kept up until the Presl-
doruled that the speaker might yic'a
III motion to adjourn without yielding
decor. Thereupon tho motion to
adiouIwas made and carried. there be-
III ,nr ray n quorum present at the time.
At resolution was communicated
f,onBy House, proposing that on and
nfteTaturday December 9th, no4new
bnsiIs should be introduced ond. that
notg. should be considered bqve the
h,lIbn the calendar. Before tho Sem
at,}ull act on this resolution the Sem
ntfdjourned until Monday at noon,
President vacated the chair iong
e,gh to sign number Of bills which
+, passed both houses.
The House. Il
he House was called to order at noon