The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11
CLERK JoHNw WILLIAMS. OF HOUSE.

the House calendar" he said, soto voce.
Mr.. Chapman did not turn his head.
~ have been informed by some gentle
man that there are q great many bills
upon the House calendar said the SEN
ator from Greene
Mr.. Barrett, who bad brought the reso-
luton over and was standing near the
door. stepped up to the desk of Judge.
Mann and whispered few words.
Twill the senator from Greene tell the
Senate who tho gentleman was who gave
him this information" inquired Judge
Mann. rising quickly.
NO don't tell him." said n senator
sitting near Mr.. Chapman.
Holding House calendar In his hand.
Mr.. Sale called attention to the eight
or ten printed pages 1t contained. There
was evidently misunderstanding be-
tween the senators, upon which Mr.. kee-
zell, OF Rockingham, remarked. Judge
Mann was referring to bills on their third
reading, of which there was In reality
but one. The long list of others were
bills on their second reading.
ut is no concern of mine what the
calendar looks like" declared Judge
Mann. IT am simpl;; standing by the
statement made officially by the House
of Delegates in its resolution"
A call for the previous question checked
the discussion. A motion of Mr.. Sale to
refer the resolution to the Committee OH
Finance and Banks was rejected by n
vote of Is to 10. and the resolution was
then adopted-ayes 90 noes S-as follows:
Ayes-Anderson. Campbell. Dickinson.
Fulton. Gunter, Hartman. Hobs Keezell.
Kerns, Lassiter Lincoln. Lynn. Machen.
Mann, Niemeyer. Noel Patteson Phlegar.
Rson. Roberts, Sadlcr. Sears. Sims. st.
Clair. Strobe, Tavenner. Thomas, Walker:
II. T. Wlckham and 7. A. Wickham-3o.
Chapman, Echols. Garrett Greear.
Holt, Sale, Shackenord. turner's.
Relieve Grave Situation.
Upon motion of Mr.. Wickham, of Han
over, chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee. the rules We're suspended by
unanimous consent, and the Senate passed
n joint resolution permitting the intro
duction and immediate consideration of
a bill to relieve the doubt as to the
assessment of real estate under chapter
1888 of the Acts of 1902-S-4 1t had been
discovered that this chapter had been
passed without constitutional majority,
and a grave question existed as to the
validity Of the assessments under it. The
situation was so grave that both houses
suspended the regular order and passed
bill validating the assessments and
removing the doubt beyond all question.
1t was quick work, and when Colonel
Bowman, of Salem. chairman of the
House Finance Committee. Informed the
Senate of the prompt concurrence of the,
lower house, he was roundly appauded.
BY an Overwhelming majority, the
Senate refused to adopt resolution Offer
ed by Mr.. Lasslter, Of Petersburg, to
exclude from the floor all persons except
members of the two houses and repre-
sentatives OF the press
The House joint resolution providing
for the election of the commissioner OF
Insurance. and the new circuit judges was
received and concurred in. Major Rison.
of Pittsy1vania. when his name was call
ed, asked for the consideration of House
bill No. Smoothing less than the Wharton
law.
More than three senators shot up
spasmodically and the bill went by. The
Pittsylvania senator as he sat down re-
marked politely that he was just giving
the gentlemen chance DO show their
hands" x
Sharp opposition developed to anything
that used up the precious moments I'M
necessarily Advocates of the bill re-
lating to commissioners of the revenue
We're manifestly apprehensive, lest the
measure get lost In the maelstrom and
watched the proceedings carefully. There
were a half-dozen squabbles over bills
and debate on the Machen amendment
To the Constitution SO as to eliminate
some of the cumbersome legislative ma
chlnery was cut OFF in the middle by
three senator's who arose to object. The
adoption of a motion to pass by tenn
porarlly was the only thing that saved
the amendment. Now and then flutter
was caused when some senator called up
not local bill, but ono OF general i'm
portance. The prospect OF debate at
once brought forth three objections,
| AT ! o'clock the two houses acting
| simultaneously proceeded to the election
| of judges and commissioner of insurance
| Upon motion Of Judge Mann. of Motto
| way, nominating speeches were limited
| to one minute.
1t was also moved by Judge Mann that
| there be no secondlng speeches, but this
motion WAS never put. which fact, as
| the sequel showed, hrewed great travail
and much fun. The Senate was endeavor-
Ing to save time but 1t left loophole
| which Mr.. Dickinson, the Republican
member from Russell. vas quick to soc.
| Under tho rule the chief nominating
| speech was limited to one minute and
| the seconuing speech could consume
hours. II the speaker so desired-in fact
the entire time of the session remaining.
blocking all legislation.
Whole Senate at Bay.
When w. H. Byrnes had been nomi-
| mated by Mr. ST. Clair, OF Giles. for
| judge of the Twenty seventh Circuit, Mr.
Dickinson arose and began to speak. a
minute passed and the Russell Senator
was still discussing broad generalties.
Mr., Thomas. of Lynchbure, arose t.
inquire il the speaker We're making q