The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-10

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to Il commission to Investigate tho area
within tho Baylor goodetc survey. Ho
spDks briefly for tho motion to take
the hllgup out OF It's order.
Tho motion to take tito bill Tip out'or It's
order required twenty-sevcn votes, 50
that $tH Adoption, was foredoomed. The
viva voco clearly showed the failure Of
the notion but MIR. 9Fulton called for Il
division, with tho result that but four or
i've liniids went UP. He called for the
ayes aud noes, but there wero not enough
sustaining tho Gull. This definitely de-
carcd tho death OF tho bill. which has
occupied sucii q prominent place IN public
attention for tho past two years.
CAPITOL COMMISSION.
Licutenant-C Governor Willard announced
as the mem bers Of the Capitol joint COM
mission on .uo part OF the Senate Sena-
tors Anderson (patron of the bilD, See-
zell and Rhlegar
IA communication from the House OF
Delegates by Mr.. Boaz announced the
passage by that body OF a bill to reduce
tile ratc Off state taxation by I'VE cents
on the one hundred dollars OF value.
Mr.. Boaa n,nde Sarcastic all,istion to
the measure in communicating 1t, which
was received by the Senate with laugh
ter. "a SIS I. s ~
THE House communicated It's refusal to
concur in the Senate amendments to the
general appropriation Bill. whereupon the
Senate declined to rccede and asked FOR
a Committee of Conference. Z he House
communicated It's acauiescence, and Lieu
>tcnant-Governor Willard tllercupon nn-
.nounced the following conferecs on the
part OF the Senate: Messrs. Wickham.
Chapman and Phlcgar. rs
The chair was then vacated until 81
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Night Session.
Tho night session OF tho Senate last
night was business from the drop Of the.
gnyel shortly after S until about IL
o'clock. All the minority senaors were
absent but there were moro than thirty
Democrats present and they made the
calendar thin by passing about thirty 10
cal bills. Practically all tho uncontested
and tho local and private bills were dis
posed OF, thus almost clearing up the
formidable calendar. 1t5
There were no debates and little UNI
necessary talking. It was business from
the start 10 the finish. a great many
OF the bills passed were amendments to
the Code. many Of them consequential
upon tho now constitution.
The Senate adjourned to meet at 10
a. n. to-day.
The House.
The f,rst matter OF interest after the.
calling Of the House to order at II O'clock
by Speaker Ryan. was tho offering OF a
resolution by Mr.. Stewart, Of Ports
mouth which was adopted, providing for
three sessions OF the body daily for the,
Of the week. 1 sgi
Mr.. Smith, OF Clarke. offered q joint
resolution, which went by for the present.
extending tieSsession for seven days. and
fixing March 18th at noon as the time for.
final adjournment. MI
Mr.. Ryan (Nfr. Cardwell IN tho chair1
called up his, bill reducing State taxes on
real and personal property FIVE cents
on tho one hundred dollars, to become
effective January !, 1907 &. f71;
He spoke at some length III explanation
Of the bill, and asked that it be passed.
) Tho Speaker desired to fix the matter
now, 80 as to invoke economy at the
hands OF the next Legislature. He was
sure the treasury could stand the re-
duction, and he thought the people would
welcome the change In the rate.
The bill was passed upon roll call.
ayes. q; noes, 1: Mr.. Willeroy. OF King
William. alone voting In the negative.
The Courts Committee reported the
Griffith resolution. calling upon the At
torney- General to proceed against the
auditor in the Shepherd defalcatlon mat
ter with an amendment instructing the
Attorney General to examine into the
matter, and to report to the Governor
IL 1t,,nf 1,or
and his sureties are liable, and ii SO the
Governor to direct proceedings to be In
stitutcd.
METHODS OF ACCOUNTING X
Mr.. ould called Up his bill to- direct
a joint committee Of the legislature N
Va ca ton. to look into the methods enl-{
nloyed for accounting by the State offs
GERS. The question was to rcconsfderft the
vote by which the bill was defeated. and
Mr.. Ould was supported by Mr.. Thonla-S
son OF Richmond. Tho vote was recon-
sidered, and Mr.. Cardwcll opposed the
bill. Ii 55I 55 IL
He thought in It's present shape 1t was
not a good ono, and Mr.. Stubps moved
10 recommit, !,
Mr.. Boaz favored the bill. and said It
was Imperative under section 6S of5the
Constitution to have an auditing COM
mittee for tho examination of the fiscal
offices 1T the seat OF government.
In speaking for the bill. Mr.. Boaz said
that when tho travelling auditors meas
Irc was up few years ago, the treas
.,,rer Of ono OF the most conspicuous OPP
poncnts Of tho bill failed for 10000 the
worry next year. sl
THE chief argument then was that the
officers had had no notice and We're not
ready for the change.
4 Mr.. Read favored tho bill. and 1t was
rejected.
Mr.. Bowman opposed tho senato's re-
quest for conference ON the bill In re-
lutjon to State Repositories, but the re-
quest was agreed to-
Tho chair appointed NIessrs. Rosencgk,g
Bowman and Smith, of Clarke on the
Committee. of Conference on the bU. In
relation to State repositories.