The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-09
The SENATE /:
AS;;SED#lT
Housc Bill iii Relation to Emil
i1ci1t Domain Gets Through III
Materially Amended Form
Mr.. CoGBlLL's F ! |. { R
Chesterfield Senator Will Talk
Anderson City Extension Bill a
to Deaf 1-Legislative Doings.

The General Assembly put In long
session yesterday the Senate sitting for
three hours and the House for two and
half hours Both branches are round
Ing lip the work of the. long session, pro-
paratory to adjournment next week.
TIE most Important action In the Sem
ilte was the reporting with sundry amend
inents by the Committee for Courts OF
Justice Of the House bill in relation to
the right Of eminent domain. This bill
was passed by The House two months
ngo with the amendments BY Mr.gDukc,
making important changes in the, old
law. The bill, as passed py the Senate
with sixteen amendments. many Of them
CONSEQUENTLY makes o $iilumbere OF
changes in the House billstSIt WIS too
late to communicate the PASSAGE q the
bill with Senate amendments, I but the
measure will go over to the House for
concurrence to-day. 1t is prnc ticnlly GER
tar that the House will decline TO- con-
cur, and ask O conference DyonGwith
conference report there Is no assurance
! OF Its adoption, the House having de-
clincd to adopt the conference report on
tho general road bill, which has since
hcen rcconmitted to conference. s.,
Mr.. Cogbill inaugurated Na@%flllbustcr
against the Anderson substitute for tho
Gardner bill, In relation to the extension
Of the corporate limits of cities and
towns, and was speaking for hlsEumend.
ment, designed to defer the operation Of
tho act If the bill be enacted, when the
Senate displaced the bill by taking up tho
special order. q.
Tho House passed the Senate bill IN
relation to fees Of sheriffs for attend
nnce upon courts incidentally increasing T!'
The compression of the sheriff, John H.
Epps, of Richmond city, and slightly In.
creasing the remuneration of I'LL other
skerlffs,
Tho Fulton antitrust bill was put
alseep by the House and finally dis
posed Of. A further conference on tho
general road bill was ordered and tho
speaker Of the House named the same
ccnferees, and the House bill In relation
to the rate Of Interest," chargeable by
building and loan associations was recon-
nlittcd. iE4 -tGN
The Senate.
The session of the Senate was opened
with prayer for the first time In many
days. the Rev. George Fl. Spooner. offer
ing the invocation. 4. y IA u l,,s5s
THE greater portion Of the three hours
session was consumed In cons. derntion
OF tho Senate amendments to tleieminent
domain ill. These were finally concluded
ana the Dill. us ulnelueu, teiSSGd. Wy Is
Tho House communicated 1.-The passa sc
OF a bill originating In that body, and
having for Its purpose they amendment
Of, the charter OF the town of Waynas-
boro. In the absence OF Senator Ople. the
bill was called up by one OF his col
leagues and passed.
Tho House bill making an nppropria tion
Of $500 to pay for the new carpet in the
hall of the House OF Delegates was
taken UP and passed. Ell Isl .it
A Senate bill to amend section 262O OF
tho Code in relation to the sale Or invest
mont OF tho property OF insane persons
or infants BY the courts was called up
and passed.
Mr. Anderson. Of Richmond. called UP
his substitute for House bill No. 10 In
relation to the extension of the corporate
limits of cities and towns Tho substi-
tutc was read In full, and Mr.. Anderson
amended 1t so us to make It effective
after February 1. 1904. H
Mr.. Cogbill. Of Chesterfield. the chief
opponent OF the Anderson bill, proposed
to amend so as 10 make It operative on
ana after March l. 1910, and lnaugurated
n fllbustcr against the bill. When Mr.
Cogbill gave way to the special order he
still retained the floor. and at tho con.
cluslon of the special order resumed IT,
but yielded temporarily to motion re-
lating to adjournment. and then only
after being assured that he would not
thereby yield the floor. In this way the