The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-18

having taken an e n to stippor,t nna
nvn eohscestlosy don b. e.
iasIe Tor Tie SENATE to 'iadvlsa'' tRe
s wSSS n2hpd g pSa sssaH
S %, snbssee !. 'woSid hays heen eass.
4 " uppronrntc for t,n Senate, i, deflnnce
/ "resolvcd'' I5 thnt1sthe Court of Appeals
sitting as d court shall select i,s officers
i from n particular section OF the state. 5
n Rotl.-CAL1.s.
Under The new Constitution, the most
a a,,,f' rofl.eaI Here A We're ofsn from
/ three 10 seven l-cals aon one biIl..-tllo
vote OH tic ct,,grossinent and fnnl pas ass-
sqfo e often hs h SfS from S s yetns Sshen
4 present, because neither nor my con.
stlluents hud the reinptest Interest IN tlo
way wa Moin II
courts during the session OF THO senn,ie.
was q member q ,he senatSS Gom en,,l
fnittec had In charge the conforming 70
/ lhe new Constitution thlrty.twSo q ", t|,o
flfty-scvon titles" of..thc code q, vir:
eighty sections, 1wero assigned. to mo q! as
II subcommittee Of one and also tho
whole of the Negotiable instruments i.aW.
With Tic approval q Gnar,,anh o M WIKI
nssIyiicd nc. I do not know nov many
roll-tnls l missed during my !nbo .r,,, az
home on the work assigned me. Dllt
| do know TINT no important measure nj
| feeling my District was voted upon 5l9
lmy nbsoncc. ! Is q courtesy always ,ex,
tended to absent Senators. not 70 enact
rs nj nb sen WIS the first . fnish
my task and report to the Committee
The Chairman and every member OF tho
Committee cornpImentcd me on being th he
manner In which tho work: was done.
Mr.'Duke, Chairman of the House Com.
mittee OF Courts offJustlcc. BY whom my
| the Senate Chamber TO express TO me
his approval OF the excellent and nccu-
ratio piece Of work Ind accomplished.
utcs, which bills tequrcd more than ono
week Of ny time 70 examine an ID, cn ne *
My Circuit Judge, Hon. w. J, Henson,
having called my attention 70 serious
conflicts, in the jury statutes, was ap-
pointed BY the Gnlrnan Ito. TO loo kip ln.o .ne
amendments us ~ found TO pc necessary
| to bring these statutes into harmony
This required another week or more OF
minded that l .thqNZht this work moro
Important than sitting around answering
roil-calls. AS 10 how did the work on
Pearlsburg.. Va. Feb. 26th, 1901.
l"IIon. y. N; Harmnn. Senate Chamber
RI, Rlchtnond, Va: o,,r ,vor !, thc am
rcc esat enc enclosing various bills in re-
gard 10 jury system. They are In per:
| feet harmony. and all4rIght.,. %. II
viii viii sH have mo no Contradiction and conflict
"fou have done. your State good SER
| vice. t'YoMr friend. ~. 7, ),
These are few OF thcHmany important
duties imposed upon mo during my lcsis-E
lla,ivc career. which accounts ~ some
measure at least. for my fallure@to re-
sl''nu = TIE IiIs WHARTON WI. LAW.
+, L voted for the repeal OF the Wharton
law upon the statements MADE ,s. ~ ~ nun
or Its operation many large establish
ments, were unable to secure adequate
insurance from companies doing lbuslness
| In Virginia; %and upon the assurance by
|agents ofTfIre Insurance companies that
! rates would not be increased. and that
many large companies would plant
agencies III Virginia lf&Sth!s law were
My PROHIBITION BILL"
This bill closed quite q number OF dis,
| tIlIorles III Glles, TnzeEell, Buchanan and
Dlckenson coun ties. y 90 .not affect AFFECT
Council and the LIQUOR men were oppos-
| ing Its passage. and TO have provoked y
| fight With their attorney on inc ground
! VINO was sent to Richmond BY them.
would have meant the certain defeat of
| the whole bill.
sTHE CHILD LABOR BILL.
In 1885, when I was eleven years old,
my father returned from the Confeder-
ate Army. broken down both In {, kenltn
| =, t,, Gov, a
/ at that age child laborer ut 20 per
month, In order to aid In the support OF
my invalid father and OF my mother ana
1t from the standpoint OF a child laborer
who recognized that he owed his lirst
and highest duty 10. his parents. ola
not know At that Time, nor 90 :, ! Is xnI ~,
State which demanded the passage OF such
a measure; nor have yet heard Or any
4 great Increase In school enrolment or
any other great benefits accrulng 70 any.
4 body fromits passage. Besides THIS, i
seemed to me that the bill pointed rather
too strongly In tho direction Of pnternal-
ism to commend !tielf 10 my Democratic
THE DOG LAW.
(, My recollection Is that tlis law vas s;as
passed at the session Of ,lgel.2. ana t stat
ola not vote for " At the next on ssnslgn
jet Of larceny, on which license taxes s
had been paid. think 7 voted l. for, th NJ
I amendment. 81 really have not time 10 eH-
anime the senate Journal and md see ere h1 IN
3 desired on this momcntous piece Of leg
slatIon VIII for the purpGp.e q, fhai
Voted for the dog law, and IN support OF
I ag1a T Too9sSA R s1fi reS9adb CHARTER
The benefits resulting from what The
calls ,a,, Senator Hy9Gf
Ciladeville Railroad charter doth not
YET appear 70 my constituents u nuG ~
fear that their patience Is being soreiy
taxed BY the long delay IL beginning az, 70
oppose the granting Of this charter and
favored tho g & O. chagtar ~ upon ltle
ham and other high Officials OF the G, y
o road that It would build INTO my on a.ss
! was not retarded by tho granting OF
Senator nruees charter the argrn tSn
the G. 4 O. Railroad would put, up any
sum OF money required as a guhlanteee
"a Ia" n r.