The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-05
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Bill is 5 LAW Nv.
The Anderson Measure Tor 1sx-3
tension OF City Limits Has
i Passed the Senate. u
THE INsURAN CE BILL IS DEAD .
The Measure Passed by House
Last Session Fails This Time.
"a Week Left.

The Senate yesterday passed the House
Bill provitlnE the method and conditions
OF the extension of the corporate limits OF
cities aud towns, which has been hanging
on for two sessions. The bill was the ALI
derson bill with Il few immaterial amend
1rcnts, tucked on by the House. II Was
first passed By that body, and now WI
70 back to 1t for concurrence In tho SEN
ate amendments. There Is re doubt that
the amendments will be agreed to or ti'at
conference report Will be framed a>io
accepted in the event OF a failure 70 gree
The House having already declared lor
the bill anu realizing the necessity q
soIne law OH this subject before adjourn
mcnt, will In all probability agree TO Inc
amendments without delny
The House voted down the bill to create
n bureau Of insurance and banking, thus
putting an end to he measure when
has occupied considerable attention this
and last session Tho bill passed tne
House In the recent Assembly. but me
Senate refused to pass 1t. There was Sc
rious question rs to the constitutonality
OF the bill ms drawn. 3
H The Governor sent TO the senate Slo y
confirmation number Of appointment
OF members of boards Of the public IN
situations.
The Senate. NJ
Promptly at Il O'clock the gavel OF
the Lieuterant.G Governor fell and q, tne
| Rev John Moncurc led In PRAYER me ~.
enrly attendance OF senators was better
than on the day previous showing that
as the egislative session wares the Ia w
makers arc most anxious to do business
and wind up with good record
A resolution reported from the House
requesting Virginia representatives IN
Congress to vote for any proper nea sules
that may como UP in that BODY giV.ns
national MD to the Improvement OF inc
country roads. vas readily agreed TO-
Mr.. sadler, Of Powhntan made an ef-
fort to call up out OF its order and pass,
under a suspension of the rules senate
bill No. o5,, but he was opposed. ana tfe
effort failed. The bill duplicate, WIN
slight amendment, Of bill that mas IL
ready failed in the House. us ooJect -
to give the Commissioner OF LABOR 'lu-
thorlty to 70 into factories ard shops
in search of information, submitting en-
blowers to examination and cross que
tioning. to ascertain if the laws resa ru-
ing child labor, etc., are belhs Vloiateu'
Mr. Barksdale. Of Halifax, opposed sus-
pension OF the rules. bnsing his obJec-
tor principally to the absence OF Mr..
Garrett, Of Henry county. who,4he said,
opposed tho bill, and, for certain reasons,
should he heard Mr.. I3arlsdale took oc-i
caslon to declare his oppoilt ton to some
Of the demands of the labor organ "a
tons. The Senate refused to suspend
! tho rules. ana the bill went over.
| ANNEXATION BILL.
After some parleyng for position or.
tho calendar by the advocates Of a num-
Der Of measures. tho regular order was
taken Up. The Anderson annexation bill,
to nrovide for the extension of the corpo-
rate limits OF cities and towns, was taken
up. The question came up or the amend-
ment offered BY Mr.. Sadler, Of Pow
hatnn, tho object or which Is to give the
people or the territory sought to be an
nexed the initiative. their views to be OBJ.
tained by vote ordered by the circuit
court judge.
The discussion which followed was In
teresting, and was indulged in by Mr.
sadler in favor Of the amendment ard
Messrs. Anderson, Of Richmond, and
Chapman. of CREME in opposition. AIR.
Anderson made a strong argument III
favor of his pet scheme, the annexation
bill. The Sndler amendment was defeated
by q vote or 2a to IL.
Various minor amendments looking to
the perfection Of the bill were, adopted;
a substitute for the whole, Offered by
Mr. Rison. of Pittsylvana, was voted
down, and then the Anderson annexation
bill was passed by vote Of 20 ayes to
noes Messrs BarkSdale HutcheSon