The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-05
LEGISLATURE
PULLING UP.
Tie Senate Had a Quorum Yes
terday--TIousc Gaining
Ground Slowly. III
GOVERNOR USES VETO POWER
Would Save Privilege Of Issu-
ancc Of Notes Of Circulation
to State Banks.

The General Assembly rcconyencd yes
terday. but with quorum lacking In
the House and but twenty-five senators
present. Neither house disposed Of any
business, and but little attempt was made
10 do SO. The Senate adjourned to give
tho Committee for Courts OF Justice OPP
portunity to act there being nothing be-
FORE the body.
with but forty-cight members present
In tho House, as developed by the ROY
call, nothing could be taken up, and that
body also adjourned until to-day.
lin the Senate u joint resolution was was
Z offered proposing to elect judge Tor thc
County Court OF Essex, but oaaction was
taken thereon
The prospectus good for a large attend
nnt.e OF both houses to-day and the trans
action OF considerable business.
The House.
rho House was called to order at noon
BY Speaker Ryan, and prayer was olleled
by Hon L. r. Christian, me1roer from
tie city of Richmond.
Mr., Duke was nbsent from his seat,
and having been dligcnt IN the mater ,.s
ut securing q quorum heretofore, NJ /.
Green, of tnuqu,er, in 81 spirit OF leStt.s,
asked that tho House give the fnembcr
one days leave OF absence. ~
'rhc following veto message was re-
ceivcd from tho Gorcrnor.and read py TIE
clerk: ,oo,
.ro tho House OF Delegutes: ,,,, ~,
sa t eaiiied T a. act o rpea ne os ths
General Assemble OF virsna an,i.lea an a., a e
s Sank Rsoy of cl h9a Tho apovoa
1894, as amended by an act cnt.tel az =. !.
ans s a en, lsIsn a a at to poya
State banks OF circulation approved iia' Gu o'''
Tho reasons constraining my dlsapproyal OF
this repeal that do not th,nn !, IN , "a.
eosH % VIII, ,5s soc Rom our Suite banks
privilege OF Issuance OF notes OF circulasion,
true that this pri.iess ms ., ,ne ver
large tax imposed BY the national soverl',le..;
Yet no one can foresee wsn ~ s,n nay ~ II hory
Tho cx!R,ence OF the law coniefrine a pu oesa
unayaileG Of is harmless ana ,u,e
tate the exercise OF such privilege IN the inter-
"a Would W therefore suggest that II the presen:
statute au,h?rizins STATE banks qn aW the
he be nS ro Tt any sut %
70 preserve the fun pnwes q i M1NTAGuE.
MEAIBEli, FIlEao D.,1.
Tho roll call developed the absence OF
q quorum, only forty-cight members an
:Wering to tLclr names. :.
Tho presence OF the following IncfHoeIs
was recorded:
Allen ANGEL, Baker pl Banks "a n nn5-
ham, Charles 4. bland. l'onL bruce. Aa't'a
day. Cardwell Garter. Cation Christian, - Da .a
iey. Folkes, Futon, Gardner. Goodwin. isn ,s.
4 " Green, Hartman, Heernans. Jones, kolley.
Lacy, Leskt. Il. t. Lee. Jr.. Lewis. Murre!i'
NeYhouse CrEa.n Owen, Quiscnberry, iteaa'
Reynolds. Rice. Robson Snehd, stan sofu, Iay-
Tor, Toney, Waddy, Walker. Wallace west,
whitehead and Mr.. Speakers.
Inc Senate.
When tho Senate convened at noon yes
tcrday, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Willard pre-.
siding, there was not quite quorum
present, as developed by roll call.
Ihereupon q recess OF fifteen minutes
was mad at the end OF which time twenty
TWO senators wcie counted as present
rs fellows: Senators George Wayne An
derson ". Z. Barksdale. r. p. Bruce
julian Bryant, John S. Chapman, T: v.
Cogblll s. X. Donohoe, George I. Ford.
j. n Hartman, A. r. Hobbs, S. L. Lup-
ton W. FL Mann. w. 3. McIlwalrc. j. n.
OPP! ". w. Sale J. Boyd Sears. George
s. Sluckeltord, William Stands. 7. +. &c
Car, C. II. Wallace. Il. d. Watkins and
Joseph Whitehead.
There being no quorum Of the House
and no calendar before the Senate for
it's consideration, the latter body, after
sitting less than an hour, including the
lntermisson, adjourned until TO-DAY "A
order that the Committee for Courts OF
Justice might sit and consider the impor-
tant bills before that committee.
During tho brief business session OF the
Senate. Mr.. Sale, OF Norfolk city, offered
a joint resolution, proposing to elect a
judge for the County Court Of Essex, As
the House could not act on the resolution,
1t was passed By In the Senate.