The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-31
SENATOR Wa GARRETT, OF HENRY.

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down on that day." said Judge Tayenner,
provoking n laugh.
Because the Shenandoah senator con-
slders "A measure unrighteous Is no rea-
son why IL should be killed by UPRIGHT
eo,is means." replied Mr.. Machen.
Tho vote was not sufficient to suspend
the rules and the Machen resolution,
although the patron had advanced the
date in II to February 9th. was lost.
The Inauguration.
a House resolution calling for Joint
session on Thursday at noon for the
Inauguration of the Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor was received aud con-
Cured In. resolution pre- Ing an
appropriation OF $1,000 for the contingent
and incidental expenses of the Senate
was passed under a suspension OF the
rules. Similar action was taken on n
resolution for the appointment OF COM
nittee of two senator's and three dele
gates to inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY OF
nm increase in the staff OF employees
ana the police force having the care of
the Capitol building and grounds, and
also as to what other necessary steps
shall be taken for the maintenance OF
the building and grounds.
Jurisdiction of Justices.
The calendar was called, and the
Thomas bill, increasing the Jurisdiction
OF justices of the peace from 800 10 500.
was called on It's second reading. Frank
statement was made by the patron OF the
| measure that he had offered the bill at
the request OF a lawyer and justice of the
| peace OF Lynchburg; that he knew moth
| ing about tile merits OF the mater. and
| that he had merely laid the matter before
| the Senate for wise action. II the bill
| was no good. he hoped the Senate would
Kill It. and would accept the action OF the
Committee for Courts of Justice, which
reported 1t with the recommendation that
II do not pass.
considering the class of the justices
OF the peace that we have. we do not
think ii wise that Atheir jurisdiction
should be increased said Mr.. Walker,
on behalf of the committee. The Senate
refused TO engross the bill
Money for the Graves.
Trouble came in more serious form. The
next bill called on its second reading
appropriated certain small sums OF money
from the public treasury in aid OF the
Confederate memorial associations of the
State having In their care the graves of
the Southern dead. Two or three amend
ments adding to the list of appropria-
lions we're offered and adopted. and thus
the storm broke Mr.. Sadler, of Pow
hatan, arose. He spoke with great de-
liberation and apparently with some
effort
II hesitate to raise my voice in oppo-
AZ ia
pathies are entirely with the purposes of
the bill, and my objection is based strictly
and entirely upon constitutional grounds.
1t Is especially provided In the Consti-
tuition that the General Assembly shall
make no appropriations to charitable in
stitutions not owned by the State. Last
session. when this matter was up. we
were promised that 1t would be the last
time. Yet here we are again. and the
appropriation Is not only not asked. but
it is increased. Last session 1t was about
s56,0o0 this time about 100000. II we
keep up at this rate there is no telling
where we will find ourselves. l repeat
that 1 am in sympathy with the object
OF the measure, but 1t clearly violates
the Constitution, and do not think that
we should regard the Constitution in
some respects and disregard it in others.
/ would suggest some amendment to the
ihill that would provide that the amounts
shall be paid out by the local treasurers,
Always a matter Of extreme delicacy.
the fur, her. consideration of this question
was approached with some care. Cen
eral Anderson of Richmond. declared
That be could not address himself thor
mrh,v to the constitutional aspects OF
t,,e HI, h,,t he nevertheless EXPRESSED
! the oninion nat Ii came veil within tho
Constit,,tion a. for 9himse,f he honed
that his RIGHT arm wo,1ld wither and dron.
,ro,, Il 9 socket e. he ever voted against
snch a l,il,- Ia thourhI The matter was
~, snitn hla yor disc,,as;on ana movad
+he nsn,,ins question M M C,amnha,ls nr
padtara s,,,nnrtsa Ge,ara, andersnn i,
tha cnntent;n,, that tho ,,,ill ,,,as constit,.
t ti.u ~ AVA that me,nor,aI assocatinn
,uas not cha r,taha nrea 1yn,ion1 h,,t