The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-09
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Phlegar. sadler. Sears, STROBE. Thomas

and Walker-1o.
Noes-Anderson, Chapman. Dicker.son,
Echos. Fulton, Garrett. Greear, Hartman.
Hobbs, Holt. Kerns. Lassiter, Lincoln.
Machen. Mann. Niemeyer. Noel. Patteson,
| Rison, Roberts, Sale. Shackelford, Stands.
Sims, ST Clair, Tavenner Turner, H. T.
Wlckham and T. A. Wickham-29.
Without debate. the Senate adopted the
conference report on the supplemental
appropriation bill, Mr.. Wickham, chair
man of the Finance Committee. indicat-
ing that the feeling In the House of Dele
gates made 1t necessary for the Senate
to recede where 1t had done so. Shortly
after this the Senate received the an
nouncement that the House had also
adopted the report, and the great appro-
priation bills were at last safe.
Further reference was made to the
Corporation Commission matter, with q
view to getting the reports UP or have
them fixed for special order in the
afternoon A lively discussion ensued,
in the midst Of which. shortly after 2
p. NJ, the chair was vacated until p. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
AT the afternoon session-the last for
the consideration of Senate bills on their
second reading-after the disposition of
the Corporation Commission matter Judge
Mann again made an Intellectual fight to
get UP his bill amending the whiskey
laws The Nottoway senator arose and
made the rather astonishing motion that
the entire calendar be temporarily passed
by down to and Including Senate bill 3o2.
on its second reading, on page II of the
calendar. This left at the top of the
calendar the dreaded Senate bill al.
amending the Mann law.
The motion was ruled out Of order.
Judge Mann then moved to suspend the
rules and take up his bill and promptly
and rapidly proceeded to discuss the new
bill, in which occupation he was en-
gagged when again called to order. the
motion. 1t was held. not being debatable.
| BY a vote of 10 to IL the Senate. refused
| to suspend the rules. The division was
as follows:
Ayes-Gunter, Hobbs, Ker1ls, Lincoln,
Lynn, Mann, St Clair. STROBE, Tavenner.
Thomas. II. T. Wickham-l1.
Noes-Campbell. Chapman, Echols,. Gar
rett Hartman Holt. kezell. Machen. Me
meyer. Patteson, Phlegar. Rison Roberts,
Shackelford. Stands. Sims, Turner, T.
a. Wickham--l9.
The fight was short and sharp. and the
result of 1t was the death of the Mann
bill beyond all question. Judge Mann was
operating on the assumption that If 1t
were proper to pass one blu by. two
could be passed by and IL two 1t would
be proper to pass by a dozen or fifty.
Under the ruling of the chair the motion
was in effect suspension of the rules.
and must be made In this form. The inn
portance of the ruling lay in the fact
that the suspension required twenty
seven votes and the other motion sim
pie majority. 1t was the last gasp of the
new whiskey legislation proposed. and
Judge Mann was manifestly much out
done. The action of the Senate was prac-
,S ~ ,nnS eli 20
1t cannot now be considered at all.
..They have finished the Mann bill
said the Nottoway senator ''and have
said great deal about taking UP time.
| will see what can do for them now.
The primary bills went to their death
an instant later. Mr.. Thomas. of I-ynch-
burg, asked for consideration OF ms
primary bill, under suspension OF me
rules but was not allowed by the chair
to discuss the matter. me vote was
taken and the motion lost-ayes, u
noes. 10. A.,
After an inspection of the rules, Mr..
Thomas called the attention of the chair
to the provision allowing member, NOV
ing Il suspension of the rules five minutes
In which TO state his reasons, and the
opposition Ave minutes. The chair al
tered it's previous ruling, and Mr.. Ihomas
proceeded in vigorous fashion for I'VE
minutes to discuss the primary question:
By5 a clever ruse, Mr. Machen. of Alex
.ndria. who is a primary man with a
| hill of his own, but who voted with Ar.
| Thomas on the suspension, secured the
| five minutes allowed to the opposition.
~ am constrained" he declared. with
n serious face ITO object to the motion
To suspend the rules Does not the sena-
tor from Lynchburg know that he IS
violating all preccdents In asking TINS
body to vote on q primary plil mat -
nor the way 1t ls done here, The pri-
mary bills arc always treated with as
J nhv.iation, stransulation and cacethes
loqucndi.' t,,,n,
on?' inquired the chair.
II am opposlng the motion to suspend
replied Mr.. Machcn. i
Il hope tho senator from Alexandria WI
vote that way then, called out Juase
| Tavenner.
Amid a continued round OF nprEec'a,
tive laughter. Mr., Machon proceeded
along the tho line he had entered upon
maintaining that the rules should re su5.
nended not for Mr.. Thomas's bill, but
for that more worthy object, his own
When the roll was called, Mr., Muchen
voted first againso the motion TO Eul'
pend and then changed his vote, thereby
4 maintaining his reputation OF favprine
primary plans in general, and his own n
particular. The motion to suspend re-
.aured % votes; it received hut ID, rs
follows,
Ayes.--E chols, Fulton, Gunter, Keezell
kerns. Machen, Mann. Pattesoa, Sears
STROBE Thomas. II. T, Wlckham. 7 A
Wckham 10.
Nocs,-camphell, chanmen, picfineon
4 Garrett Hobbs, Lincoln. Phlegar, Rlson
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