The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-08
WILL HARDLY AMEND
THE MANN LAW
Senate Refuses to Take the Meas.
ure Up-The churchrnan
Rate Bill Passed.

After the hutter caused among the
members by the photographer, the Senate
got down TO work on the calendar and
with a small attendance present at the
beginning. accomplished considerable
work.
~ 1879 o'clock, Judge Mann, of Not
toway, again moved that Senate bin al,
better known as the Mann bill, be taken
up out OF its order Objection WIS at
once made. 5ir. Chapman, OF Greene de-
clared that the Senate should proceed reg
uiariy with the calendar, giving adyan-
taSe to nobody, but taxi. up the bills
in the order in which thsy came. Mr..
Ecbos. of Stanton. agreed with Mr..
Chapman. and declared further that the
Mann amendments would create much
DISCUSSION and that even the Nottoway
Senator realized that whatever the vote
In the Senate the bill had no hope at this
lat period of getting through the House.
If the bill passes the Senate 1t viii
pass the House, said Judge Mann
promptly.
In pointing out the reasons for asking
q suspension OF the rules. Judge Mann
d cleared that Notwithstanding his objec-
tons frequently made, other Senators had
taken bills up out OF their order and
1t was now time for him TO do some
thing for himself. No bill on the calendar
was OF greater popular Interest
than the Mann amendments, a
face witnessed by the hundreds of
petitions received and by other in
dications given BY the people Of thu
STATE. For his part Judge Mann declared
he wanted to relieve himself of the re-
sponsibility and put the issue UP to the
Senate. The motion for suSn OF the
rules required y votes: |. received but
l3. the division being a5 follows:
"a NJ. a Ii. atry-
Lincoln. Mann, Phlegar. Gale, Strobe, To-
venner. Thomas. Walker, II. ". Wickham
and T. a Wickharn-I3.
Noes-Messrs. Campbell. Chapman, Ech-
OILS. Fulton. Garrett, Gree;ir, Hartman,
Holt. Keezell, Lynn, Machen. N!emeyer,
sison, Roberts. Stands, Sims. Turner
Il.
Two-Cent Rate Bill.
Discussion OF the Churchman two-cent
rate bill was resumed promptly at IL
O'Clock. Speeches We're limited 10 ten
minutes.
Mr.. Dickinson, OF Russell, patron OF
ir favor OF the bill, and Mr.. Sadler. Of
Powhatan. followed in opposition. The
latter warned the Senate that II the
General Assembly attempted to dictate
TO the railways how its contracts shall be
made, the roads in order to make living
expenses, would have to cut of the COM
mutation tickets or reduce the number
OF Trains. Mr.. Sadler reiterated the charge
made the day before By Mr.. Lassiter. of
Petersburg, that the Travellers Protec-
tive Association was using the Church,
man bill as club to force the Southern
Railway to issue an interchangeable
mileage book.
Shall this General Assembly consent
to be used as cats paw, gentlemen"
asked Mr.. Sadler. Il think not. -ut that
is what this bill will make you"
In a brief speech Judge Phlegar, OF
Montgomery. called the attention Of the
Senate TO the discrimination of the bill
against steam and electric railways, and
to the disastrous effect the necessity of
issuing the two-cent rate looks would
have upon the small roads from five to
twenty miles long. Mr.. Machen. of Alex
andria, spoke in favor of the bill, present.
ing strong argument for the right Of
the General Assembly to prescribe rates.
Judge Sims, of Louisa, explained that he
would vote against the bill because while
he thought the Constitution of Virginia
did not interfere with the measure, It
was inexpedient and contrary TO public
policy; because 1t was violation OF the