The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
by speaker Ryan, and there YES no

by speuker Ryan, and there wes no
prayer.
b a Joint resolution was offered by Mr..
r,oaz and adopted, providing That after
ltlis day no iii Should Id considered ~
either branch which IL not now on the
calendar of oiie Of. the othet house, Or
d part Of tho report Of the Revision Com-
inittec. i
5STThe House passed a Bill requiring the
treas,lrers Of cities and towns, Six months
prior to elections, to furnish tn, clerks
With lists Of hose who have paid their.
pol taxes.
Mr.. Enrly's bill authorizing the u'ivcr. !.
sity Of Virginia to send property 10 the
st. Louis Exposition, was passed. and the
I'LL relating 10 tie right or eminent u TO-
innit1 came III. with Senate amendments,
and Mr.. 1ouko made stirring speech
nEninst concurrence and he took occa-
sion 10 subtiit some data designed 20
show that step BY step the corporations M,
llud encroacted by legislation upon me y,
rights of thu people, until nov u ,,a ra,.r
road could 10 through u mans mousse
without paying the damages
HAND ON SENATORS.
.lg1n ansXer;to Il ,icstion by. Mr.. cum :
ming Mr.. luke declared that he had
found nothing lii the amendments under
consideratlos which he believed straight
I aud sensible man would endorse.
MIR. Cumming said no was to q certain
extent With Mr.. Duke. anc nc wanted
to know d the latter favored any OF
| ito amend nents. 81 that the issao might
| be narrowed.
NJ. 1oukci proceeded With his remarks,
and he rrased the Constitutional Con-
yention or requiring roll calls on t il
massage il bills, declaring that under th i,
| ni,1 systm measures had oeen rushed
through when nearly all the members pei =
Ind lcf! The member had much 20 cay
| about Ibbying, and declared that INC M y
| uar rdnts OF the corporation lawyers
1 .vnrc Easily detected upon the laws re-
4 ,latinp to corporations.
'NS SPIRITED COLLOQUf.
i nj ynnr W pr became involved In spir-
1 ,,ed |coi,,auy with Mr. ChrdWcll, aitar
| thcsfsrmcr had declared that the coz
! noAtlons could not only take I've nome
I'D the school house. but could nov
4 ,Isecrate the cemeteries Of fhe sta,e.
sl1Mr. Card well denied that there could or
i wuid be any Dissertation OF grave yuras'
l AID Mr.. Duke, Will, ,upltfted hands,
.lionteud,.d for his point, and said that
|by the hep OF God he wodul never con
}scnt that there should be any such pro-
cceding under forms OF law.
The speaker said all the inroads alleged
lShnd been made In the name OF progress
ana yet the people had been al along
suffered at the hands OF corporations.
He ga!d that progress that caused his
pcople to pay as much freight to Rich
nnond on their produce as It cost 70 Ne"
York was not such progress as ne
desired for his people. Mr.. DUKE de-
clu-ed, In conclusion. that he would pre-
a.r no bin at all on the subject 70 an
Improper and unfair one. ard he asked
| that the amendments OF the Senate be
rejected.
Mr.. Folkes moved that the House nom
| concur and ask for a conference, but Mr.
Whitehead thought some Of the Senate
amendments should be agreed to.
MIR. Cumming took the same view, and
he and Mr.. Whitehead earnestly urged
that the usual course be followed
rhe clerk read the various amendments
for the information OF the House.
The motion OF Mr.. Folk.es prevailed
ana Mr.. Cardwcll called up his bili re-
|Slntlng TO the Improvement Of the, prop
ctty Of infants. so as to allow 1t 10 be
encountered by borrowing money upon
II. end 1t was opposed by Mr.. Duke.
Mr.. Cumming advocated the bill, and
h, was questioned at come length by
Nc. srs Whitehead and Charles T. Bland.
Mr. Angel spoke against the bill. and
said the proposition was an extremely
dangerous one. III