The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-03
81 u glory ii tho holy cause 81

Ml, Sdtlier was Informed tliht THO bill
ld,i passed te he nih1iondlhent stage, t II.
that he could only offer lis nn,enangf ~
uh1 asltihg Unanimous CONSENT There ",
tins course 81 which Mi snder s statsd nv 1i5
Sol w Was II i purposo q tho
pfeprlatluii, and Was as willing TO be es ~
REVERENCE and honor OH tho girayef' Of IN ,,s
valiant dead as any mail , pnt RI n money
fSr tliis pu i.t,e i by tie General Assembly
was III cehtraventon Of Tic state G 10, s,,i
luton. Ho proposed TO SO aineniu ~ INC IA "a
to permit ZIG cot1f1i o,,s s't, for te
itiii tena,,c t,'s.t and cnro Of cemeteries
wherein tiio Gonfedcrate dead !, ,v,,,,
buried Mr.. sader made nron nr3I ion.
MI sadlo riii'i hs eonstfurtion 81 tho Con-,
sttntion contendng nat inc npo RHYTHM.
10 nal but iinpolitic and bad pr,e &c in;
In the co,rso or his argument nc 1io uS St
tions designed to slioW tll't. Ill, liz
bn ono to buy poodle dogs for tho ladies'.
MIR. THOMAS spoke with his cllarnc teristlc
clrnrress and Vlgor ,,,,,,,,,i
Messis anderson. Sin'u r. I iwn Int
Noel ana j.. N. Hartman, inc, wv" ILL, nsn.
,ln,r ed being 2epublcans spoke. pli ~ !.
FIR tho BILL, all contcndlng That the iah1
guagc OF the Constitution did mot !. 1o tl,n1
whatever the ladies' Of Virginia asked was
entitled to consideration.
JUDGE tpIrIlEGAR OPPOSES.
Mr.. Thlegar, o. Montgomery, one q !. Q OF 4
spoke briefly in opposition to the ap os
pratlo,,4 mnk,F |, e" onstctiom Of tic
Cohsuu,tion.all He expressed /, sympathy YIN IT., y
with the PURPOSE Of the bill bill a nat cn Mns
Convinced tint TIC apprGGprT}inunreeti ntil1
Fl Mr.. p Sale ofaNcrfolk city, spoke for
the passage of the bill. putting himself
Oh record MS fnvoring the APPROXIMATION:
th Mr: mafxnan 81 t'S Which reported
ths bill, and WHO led the opposition 70 l INC
mot sure, asked S;thc Senate to give MI w.
SaGIer unanimous consent 10 ollcr i ~.
appoaled to the Senate 10 vote down. Z
Ihe pending question was ordered an, ann
the amendment was voted doWn w ilhuu.
division. the result neins oppia '' =
tho ladies present.
PLEAS TOR TIE BILL.
Tho debate was resumed and con ~ H.,
imrassionuted, fcrvid style advocated, t .,,t
passage Of tho bill and controversies. inc
arguments urged, against us cons ut..lo ~,
'ali.. In the course OF his speech nc
sharply arraigned the opponents of tho
bill on their nntagonism or. tne 1 .a, ~,
and mado an earnest appeal 1or t .l
cats for, which It was offered; ,.,,,,o Il
tho rescue OF the bill. but contented,, nm r.,
SELF with merely declaring himself IN II,
favor Of the; bill and ready to unite IN
tile holy cause it was designed to iild.
AR McIlwainc, OF Petersburg, ono OF
TIL, best known constitutional lawyers ~
the Senate. made a close compacI ar II.
mtnt against Mr.. Phlegars and Mr:
tho organic law. He also took Issue with
Mr. iIhiegar in his contention that love
and charity were SYNONYMS, quotins inc ,'.
l5lhic and the Iexicons IN support Of {; n.
coi;tention.$Th ,estaking the Constitu-
tin, he took tile language of the statue
and argued that 1t specifically lorpa ,I.
appropriations to sectarian purposes pnt
that the prohibition charged by the gen
tletnen OH the other side did not Apply
Mi. sadler, OF Powhatan, followed with
brief but ,, r9m pa iesa avcp nrg tes
Interrupted by MI. Wickham, but was
ISL ely ready In ills response 70 question::
lis commended for q strict construction OF
the. Constitution, as MI. phlesar nag lna
Mr. Iohlegar3 closed the debate In q
| brief argument designed chiefly to dcllne
the distinctions he had already made ana
| to defend his position aud his motives
against any n1sconstruction.. 1t was
! Il clear. consecutive argument Tor a. strict
construction Of THE Constitution. ~ ne
course of his, remnrksTilef maintained his
&C, ,structlon1 Of tic words charity and
love, and quoted numerous authorities
including leNicograpl1ers and lawyers
TIC pending question was called and
| ordered and the bill passed by a vote
rs to g. Those fayorlng the blli were
Nleacrs Anderson, Barksdale. Bryant
] Bye Campbell, Cromwell, Ford. Fulton,
Hthhs, Machen, Mann, Massic, Mcil-
! wainc Noel, Opic, Pattcson. ltlson, sale
| Scals. Stands Tavenncr, Turner, wal
lace and Wicklam-S. -,
These voting against the bill were
Messrs Greear, Holt, Plie2ar, Sadier,
! InCn'as and Walker. 5re
The Senate soon afterwards adjourned
70. the day.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
| These bills were introduced and referred;
| by Mr.. Byars; a bilS to amend ana rc-cnHct
! section 2SS of the Code OF Virginia, to pre-,
! scribe the duties Of the Register OF the Land
| Office. e. 55s.,
! section 1888 of tho Code of Virginia, cdltipn
Of 1887, in reference to- the jurisdiction OF inc
/! probate of wills. as amended by IN iist ap-
1 proved December Il, 1907 entitled AN act 70
/, amend and rc-cnact section 1888 OF tn CODE
I of Virginia, alnerlded by an act approved
4 March 7 1894" and to amend ana re-cnact
sections 1884 and s53S of tile Code OF virginia
and to amend section .s,t7 of the Code OF E'r-
+ Ginia as amended by an act approved Fep