The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11
coeded. under the phlegar resolution, I
cnll tile roll. allowing eacl1 senator 1

other senators objected Practically all
/ of tho more important bills lind at least
three men to oppose them and tile result
| was that only few OF the more local
measures got through. Mr.. Chapman OF
| Greene, nude a vigorous effort to pass
/ tho bill designed to relieve the McC!ue
children from the payment Of tho costs
In the trial Of their father, but without
effect. References to the Affairs OF the
McCue family were made In some detail.
| Three senators, objected to a considera-
ton OF the measure. which thercnpon
| went to It's defeat.
The joint resolution offered by Mr..
| Thomas, OF Lynchburg, and referred to
elsewhere. was unanimously adopted, and
upon the announcement Of the concur
renee of the House. q bill was introduced
and passed, being followed by a further
| resolution. resolution offered by Mr.
| Wickham, OF Hanover. directing the Ate
ditor of Public Accounts to replanish the
| Senate contingent fund by sum not TO
exceed $1,000 was adopted. Efforts on
| the part Of Mr. Siemeyer. OF Ports
| mouth, to get up his water company bill
and the firemen's relief bill were again
| incffcctuaI, and the bills went to their
| DEATH a course pursued by many another
bill during the evening.
II was impossible to got anything
| through the Senate on this last night. bue
three bills were passed and ono of these
was the emergency measure with rcrcr-
once to the fraudulent changes In the
bills. Bills were moved down blythe doz.
en-. The rol-cail continued and each SEN
ntor had some measure 70 desired to get
through. But under the rules three sena-
ators could block any III, and there
were three Senators to OBJECT to every
measure called up. The wheels of legisla.
ton ceaIcd. The tremendous anxiety as
to the brief time In which TO enact ip'-
portant laws apparently disappeared. The
Senate spent the last evening enjoying
itself and roars OF laughter filed the
chamber. Mr.. Hobbs, OF Prince George.
spurred on by different members. made
an eloquent plea for his resolution, pro-
posing an amendilent to the constitu.
rion SO az to provide for the election OF
half the Senate every two years instead
| Of all every four years. It was merry
| time In the august senate chamber, and
| the good fellowship went to an occasion
| extreme Mr.. Hobbs was referring at some
length to the stupidity OF q certain
member. when he was called to order by
the chair. For long time Mr.. Hobbs
discussed his resolution without letting
anybody know what he was talking about.
| Three Senators objected.
go "You Can't Object"
.'Yo,: can't object" shouted the Prince
George senator. with intense satisfaction.
| "bccause you don't know what tho res
olution liz, and am not going to tell
| YOU
Tie senatorial farewell revel continued.
| Mr.. Shackelford. of Orange, was one OF
the leaders In arousing the spirits of the
senators. at one point Mr.. Strobe. Of
Amherst, responding to prod from the
Orange senator. said something about
the latters seeing double Mr.. sliackel-
ford was apparently much annoyed. He
| inquired IL Mr.. Strobe Intended to insult
| him.
| az have been in this Senate six years"
| no declared. and In all that time have
never heard one senator use such Ian
| guage as this, referring to another SEN
ator.'
| Mr.. STROBE disclaimed any intention OF
offending the Orange senator. remark
| Ing upon the fact that the senator was
proceeding in a humorous vein. and de-
claring that his remark was made in
this split
| II reserve the right to see double,
without any regard to the wishes OF tho
senator from Amherst" said Mr.. Shackel
ford shortly.
| 1t was again declared by Mr.. STROBE
that he disclaimed any offense. and the
| incident passed. An instant later Mr..
| Shackelford was again engaging in the
running fire, from every quarter OF the
| chamber.
The result OF the fun-makinR was that
| no bills were passed. or, rather, fun
| making was resorted to because 1t was
impossible to get any bills through the
Senate. The Manchester court BILL the
Rev crab bill the Mann bill. the Whar-
ton law. and dozen others were dead
on the calendar beyond resurrection. At
11:20 p. VI. the chair was vacated for
ii.
locked arms In Il circle and waltzed
around singing "Auld Lang sype." The
chorus was taken up BY the others. The
scene grew more lively. The Hon. Pete.
Barksdale, former senator. was
dragged to the chair and forced to make
a speech, which ,he did amid roars of
| applause. The other half OF the Hall
fax ex-senator, the Hon. T. C. Pitcher
was then introduced. There were loud
cries for Button" but the fore-warned
clerk had safeguarded himself in his
room, behind locked door.
The Senate Adjourns.
The gavel fell at 1i:.5 p NJ. and the
| Senate came to order again. The presi-
| dent signed several bills. and arranged
| tn have n sufficient number OF members
/ present on Monday to constitute quo
\ rum OF the Committee on Enrolled Bills.
\ 1t was provided that when the Senate
| adjourned 1t adjourn to meet on Monday
at noon Several senator's called for pct
\ bills.
| II ask that the Senate do now take up
| Senate bill 24l,'' said Judge Mann.
! Tho hands were crossed at the mark
| of midnight.
Il move that the Senate do now adj
| journ," said Mr.. Garrett, Of Henry
4 - 4.
n few happy words expressed his pleas
/ urc at having associated for two months
in such close relation with tho Senate
and his appreciation OF the courtesies
shown to him. The gavel fell again.
The Senate stands adjourned," an
nounced the chair. and the legislative ses-
sion OF the Senate Of 1906 was at an end
! Members spent n pleasant quarter of an
hour shaking hands and bidding one an
! other goodbye.