The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-09
SYMPATHY
!. OF STATE ! !. \. | | }:
vi i IA b., $93s&7f '3l . y 7T7E
General Assembly Extends It to
Fire-swept Baltimore. g iii Its
Terrible Visitation.
the |. OYSTER BILL {. |. IS up
First skirli1is1, OH the Jordan Bill
Results ii. Dclayy.Bl3ills
Introduced.

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The sessions Of tho two houses OF tho
Generai Assembly, while devoid OF really
important action yesterday, were made
/ Interesting by the adoption Of q Joint
resolution expressing sympathy Of the
state with the peop:or Of Bal thore. and !
By the first skirmish Of the opposing
forces on the oyster bill In tho House.t
A number or resolutions OF various kinds
were offered III the House, and many
new bills were presented and referred
SAs a result OF the skirmsho the oyster
bill of Mr.. Jordan 1t was determined to
( pass tho bill and substitute by and have
them printed. rho discussion on the bill
also developed to some. extent the
strength q the opposition and tho names
OF those who awlll lead tho fight against
the enactment of the measure Mr..
stubbs OF Gloucester, an sold fighter
and Mr.. Rev, of Accomac, q new member
led the opposition to- tho jordan bib yes
to-day. It has developed that the
strength OF the opposing forces is as.
great or grenter than In the last General
Assembly and that sthe contest over tho
bill is going TO- ba q stubborn one, With
Ia probability that filibusterng against;
tho measure may be resortcd o. II 4ac-
ton on tho Baylor survey matter be
STAYED off units tho present session nd
5ouurns, about March 14th there can be
no legislation on the subject until 1906
The Senate.
There were Tower than quorum of
senators present yesterday at noon when
lieutenant Governor Willard raped the
sScnate,.to order. Consequently no I'M
portant business could be transa cd
\ rho feature OF the session was the in-s
f,r ttcy tprt npia n n1 ia ~.
age OF a Joint resolution BY both houses
expressing tho sympathy OF the people
OF the State fsEIrglnia with the citizens
Of Baltimore In the ca.lmity incident.
to the great conflagration there The res
olution follows: 5 "a III
..swhcreas, the Genera Assembly has
heard with profound regret Of the, terri
BILE disaster which has fals,n npon. II our
neighborIng city OF Baltimore, therefore,
be It 81 u NJ W Is s,5s
''Resolved by the Senate (the House,
OF Delegates concurringr That the Leg
lslatura OF Virginia hereby tenders It's
heartfelt sympathy toSftte citizens of
Baltimore and of the State OF Maryland
In this their great caSlmity.
The bills on the calendar were advanc ed2
as far as possible without quorum,
but there was little that could be done.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
4 Several bIl.,Sof interest were introduced
and referred. Among them were these;
10 BY Mr. Ri cIlwaine: Making 1t a $mlsde-
meanor to desert without Just cause Or,
!. To- vii fullx sglect IT, provide = for-4 the !,
snpp;a6;rt ana n itenafce 81 any person
OF his wife or minor children in destitute
or necessitous circumstances and to pro-
vide a penalty therefor
BY Mr., Stands: TO provide a punish
: .Fo,. 4 y f}ub tpr n =.
veyances, passenger trains or steamboats,
in which the pubHc travel
After an hours session, In which little
was accomplished. the Senate adjourned
Until noon to-day $s &5E 81
Some House Features.
There were two features OF the House
session yesterday. and they both came
shortly after the body had been raped
to order at noon and prayer had been
offered by Delegate Thomson, of FS,oyd
One was the adoption of Joint reso-t
luton extending the sympathies OF. the
people OF the State to the fire stricken
citizens OF Baltimore. and the other was
the first brush on the Jordan oyster bill
TO break the Baylor survey. Messrs.
Stuhbs and Row made a fiery but unsuc-=
cessful BATH In favor OF rccommittlng
& the whole matter to the Committee on
The chesapeake dUQG1t6. I1E1putdIles htuH6
with a substitute offered by the patron,
which, the latter said did not change
the principles Of the bill. Tho House
finally agreed to- pass he matter by
until to-day, and to have the bill and
the.substltute printed. 5s3
IN THOSE IN DISTRESS,
Il Mr.. Jennings offered q resolution,
which was agreed to. extending the SYM
pathies OF tho body to Delegates Lacy,
Griffith and Hunley. who have recently
had deaths in their respective families
Mr.. Boaz Offered one. which was alsof
adoped instructiDg tho auditor to- pay
certain parties for extra work ut Tho lsst
session, and charge the same toHcontin.
gent EXPENSES, .-l4 ( az y
The House agreed to q Senate Joint
resolution extending the sympathes Of
the General Assembly and the people OF
the State to the citizens OF Baltimore in
their great distress resulting from the