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

Inn Ia vote for d. decrease in the salary
M pr. w. Il. Drowry, who Is ore or the
greatest nliensts III the South, ana WIS
reiiaining d t his post ut q personal sacfl.
iIec, when lie could get moro elsewhere.
MIR. McIlwaine commended III. DrcWfy
for his executive ability and bis econom-
aca ara Intelligent administrator OF ~
fairs 1T the Central Hospital.
Mr.. opic endorsed the tribute TO Dr..
prewry,' but added that. like Or. Johnson,
lie was fortunne In having IN the senator
from Petersburg Boswell.
Mr.. Mcrlwnlnc retortcd thaa pr. Drew.
~ had Il history; otherwise he would not
need a. historian. II any one desires
Ia 40 into comparisons. lie added. ! am
rcniy to meet him, added tho senator,
with Impressive emphasis. lie thus threw
down the gauntlet, challenging compare
son OF the records OF the various super
i,itcndcnts with TINT Of pr. $DreWry. 4, me
challenge was not accepted and the Incl
dent ended. "a KS n
LIBRARY PLAN i DEFEATED.
Mr.. Walker sought to secure the e =. .1'
ilishmcnt OF d system OF travelling llb IRA
rcs In connection with State hpfarlos'
and proposed 10 ameEd tie bill by APP,
GrronriatinE $4,000 for travelling llbraries,
4 81 ,oyD for an assistant lbrarian: 5000 for
n stenographer, and $3.50 for electric
lights. lgE II ., ~
contendlng that the proposed appropria,;-.
ton would put the library on q basis
where It would be n great public beneiit.
He briefly outlired the scope { o. th u
proposed extension and the purpose OF
+ the appropriations asked.
Mr.. Anderson. Of leichmord spoke IN
opposition to the plan as proposed. anu
cited the experience OF this city, which
for two years paid for keeping the La
brary open at rlGhts. The BILL was az
ea1ed by vote Of 16 to 16. Later the
body agreed to an amendment providing
Il stenograpller TO assist IN catnloBulne
tho Library, a tea salary OF SUD- am
to All appropriation OF $3.50 Tor electro
lights. prhis defeats the travelling library
scheme for the next two years. at least.
E5 An amendment was offered to the gei'-f
eral appropriation bill, proposing 20 ap-'
propriate 5000 for the publication, under
tho auspices ofSthe department. OF agri-
culture. OF a hand book of Virginia, Dc
scriptiva OF the States resources It was
designed TO be, distributed widely at the
ST. Louis ard Jamestown exposlttoo'
and was advocated BIZ Mr.. Chapman,
Mr. Sadler and others. and opposed by
Messrs. Keezcll, BarEsdale anu olherst
and rejected-16 to H.
A1CcCQOOIl OCSSlOll.
The features Of the afternoon sess!oll
we're the passage OF the Machert gen
seral primary bill BY a vote OF 10 to 10,
and the refusal of the Senate to take UP
the bill in relation to the Baylor survey,
and providing for commissions 70 airVe ca
tigate and report as to the haerel. ex
hausted or depleted oyster rocks, beds
and shoals therein, IA 4 1, 53
With the approprln Ton bill disposed %;
Mr.. Maci1er called Up the next ss'eclas
order. Y the general primary bill. OF which
he is the patron, Mr.. Barksdales sought
to induce him to refrain from speaking
on tho bill in order to expedite considera"
ton Of other matters, and offered to
vote for the bill II Its patron would not
sneak. Mr.. hachcn declined 10 accedc,
and Mr.. Barksdale served notice ll.at he
would vote against the bill. lie did SO.
4 MACHEN PRIMARY BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Machen briefly explained the pro-
visions OF the measure. 1t leaves the
expense of primaries on the parties con-
Quoting them: providing for appointing
The judges and clerks by an electoral
board CHOSEN by The candidates; leaves
IT optional with the party authorities
whether q primary or convention shall
be had but provides for electing dele
gates to convention by primary. and
requires voting to be by ballot. lie
pointed out the advantages OF the bill,
and appealed to the Senate to- pass IT,
There were no other speakers. and the
bill was put or, It's engrossment and en-
crossed A parliamentary tangle cnsued
as to whether the measure was displaced as
a special order by the vote to cngross it.
The chair (a1r. .McIlwaine) decided that
1t was not displaced by such action. and
that 1t required no further suspension
OF the rules to put the bill on Its pas
sage. The bill was thereupon put upon
Its passage ard passed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Afessrs Anderson, Ford, Fulton,
.Grecar, Gunter,A. c. Hartman. Hutche-
son, Nlachen. Mann. &A1cllwaine, Phlegar,
Rcvercomb, Sadler. Sale, Sears, Stands,
Thomas. Turner and Walkcr--19.
Nocs-M essrs Barksdale Bryant, By
ars Campbell. Chapman, Cromwell, Gar-
.rett. Hobbs. Keezell. Masste. R!son.
Shackelford, ST. Clair, Tavenner and
sNyallace-15. s 8. a
The passage Of the bill was communi-
Gated to the House. but there Is little
prospect Of Its being taken up there
before the session ends,
TTLD OYSTER BILL SLEEPS.
Then It was that Mr. Fulton moved
to tako up House bill No. SO, In relation