The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-08

opposition to he plan. FenrlIH t'""t :.
the discussion kept III the en- "ou,u
be talked to death. Nlr l,assiteri us ny.
| called for the pending question "nu Wv
call was sustained by Il vote oil u 10 :.
The bill was then passed by u vote OIL
~ To 9 ns follows:
ycs-Anlcrson Campbell. clhpil,hN'
Dickinson, Futon, Garrett. Grecar, iinr-
man. Hobbs, Kerns. tassiter Lincoln
Maciien. Mann, Noel. Pat,cson, Phleshr.
Rson. Roberts, Sadlcr Sale, Shackei-
ford, Stands, Sims. strobe, TaVcnhcr'
Thomas. Turner, Il 4. Wickhnm'
Noes ar,chols, Guntcr. Holt, keezell,
Lynn. .
Special Order Called.
about 1:15 o'clock the special order
was taken up prcciptating turtner
discussion OF the Sale I'LL designed 10
provide additional cemetery room ior
Norfolk Mr.. Sale again explained tne
conditions. opposing the anendrnen. "
tile bill prepared by Judge Mann. arrow
ing action for damages by persons WHOSE
property has been injured BY the location
nearby OF n cemetery For the Drotec-
ton of property holders Judge Mann III
sisted upon this amendment. sups''-
tute was offered by Mr.. lnss,ter pto-
v!,ing for the appointment OF cor'''''s-
sion to appraise damages "s III w"
domination proceedings.
Mr.. Sale continued to opposed ais
amendments. declaring that they Wouiu
kill the bill. Replying. Judge Mann ue-
clared that the matters resolved itself
into a question Of whether or not the
city OF Norfolk was willing to allow daln-
ages for the damage 1t would do.
Attention was called by Mr.. Sale to the
fact that the courts have repeatedly heiu
that the establishment of n cenleterS
was a public necessity. causing uan'asu
without injury. To adopt the amendment
proposed would change the entire poilcs
OF tile law with reference to cemeter'es,
against which no action for damage was
now allowed. Mr.. Lassiter admitted that
this was the precise purpose lie mad N
view-to make a sweeping change III the
law that would permit the recovery OF
damages from cemeteries which inJureu
property values. Mr.. Sale pleaded
against the amendment. A cemetery ne
said, was the last resting-place OF the
sacred dead. and not the place TO be
abhorred and dreaded For the particular
benefit of Judge Mann. Mr. Sale read
I.ongfellow's poem. Goods Acre" to the
Senate.
why does the Senator from Peters
burg, who has been in the General AS
semby many years. queried Mr.. saie'
wait until this moment to propose
sweeping amendment to the general law
that will block an emergency act OF the
very gravest Importance? Any amend
mcnt you offer will delay this bill long
enough to kill it. While l. of course.
acquit the Senator from Nottoway ana
the Senator from Petersburg from any
such motives. ] want to say that move
ment is being made to prevent the city
Of Norfolk from taking advantage OF this
TOW, ioI, mi n
Mann Amendment.
/ BY a large majority the Senate rejected
the I.assiter substitute, and then. by n
VOTE of IL TO T. adopted the Mann amends
meht. The bill as amended was then
passed. In view of the Importance of the
Mann amendment. which makes GENE
teries actionatble for damages. 1t is given
here in full:
But when damage is done to adj
jacent lands Ey the establishment of
such cemetery whether established
by purchase of land or condemnation
proceedings, the owners whose lands
have been damaged shall have right
of action against any person, firm,
corporation. or municipality establish
ing said cemetery. such action to be
instituted within one year from the
establishment of such cemetery"
won Ills FOlnC.
Squabbles came thick and fast during
the day. Under a suspension of the rules
local bill was taken UP and passed
out of its order. Captain Patteson, of
Buckingham. at once arose and asked
that n similar consideration, heretofore
denied to him, be now shown.
Some member expressed the hope that
the Senate would not deviate from the
ral Ya
tain Pateson retorted that the Senate,
though it denied this privilege to him,
had extended it TO others. a parlia-
mentary tangle ensued and several votes
| were taken with the result that the
| buckingham senator won his point.
resolution offered by Mr.. Machen
| providing for daily sessions of the SEN
| ate at r. NJ. for the advancement OF
bills on other first reading was met with
| an objection from Mr.. Chapman. OF
| Greene, who declared that the proposi-
| ton was dangerous. 1t is an open legis-
| lative secret that nobody pays atten-
| ton to the bills when first read because
| they cannot at that stage be either dis
| cussed or amended. BY process of
| senatorial shortcuts the reading of hun
dreds of printed pages Of bills is not In
| frequently accomplished in n few min
| utes. Two or three senator's. perhaps,
| remain IN the room, but the others
| leave.
In the opinion OF Mr.. Chapman, how
ever. when the Senate was declared to
be in session for the reading of these
bills. as required by law, it could, in ad-
dition. transact any other business 1t SO
desired A few members might thus
take the others unawares when they werc
absent
Mr.. Wickham. OF Hanover, agreed that
this might be accomplished. but declared
that senators would be on their honor
not to engage in any bur,ness other than
the reading Of bills. 1t was pointed out
that there were not sufficient bills on
their first reading to call for daily SEES
sions. and provision was simply made
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