The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-30

l would be rank dscourtesy to the abs
sentces who were Interested in the mat
ter. who were sent away on businss of
the Senate. and who left with the un-
Outstanding that no action would be
taken until Tuesday.
/ Didn't these senators pair on this
question before they went away" asked
Mr. Sadler.
They didn't confide in me-" replied
Mr.. Machen quickly, but even IL they
! werc paired they would probably de-
| sire to be present in person.
| Are not the senators in discussing this
/, matter at length doing the very thing
| the senator is trying to avoid-wastlng
I valuable tiine?'' asked Mr.. Thomas, of
! Lynchburg, provoking laugh.
II don't think any time wasted that
| would result in forcing the Senate to
TACT in this matter" said Mr.. Sadlcr.
II don't think any time wasted that
would result in securing for the Senate
reasonable opportunity to dispose of i'm
portant public business such as this"
said Mr.. Machen.
| The Alexandria senator declared that
he had the profoundcst admiration and
Prospect, for the present Executive, for
which he had no doubt that the Execu-
tive was duly grateful though he had
lneyer given public manifestation of, his
| gratitude. There was, he said, no par.
tisan clamor over the appointments. The
Senate in his opinion was proceeding in
| a dignifed manner. was doing it's. duty
| TO the people, and was entirely within
its rights in taking such time as was
necessary for the thorough consideration
OF the appointments.
| He did not believe that the Powhatan
senator was authorized to protest in
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confirmed. AS for the fact that the adj
| ministration Is about TO change he
thought this of no serious import and
certainly no reflection upon the present
4 executive.
1.-THE king is Dead long live the king"
said Mr.. Machen. THE Governor OF
Virginia will so on forever and II the.
Senate cannot act on these appoint
| ments before Governor Montague leaves
office there will certainly be somebody
who can make new appointments
4 After some further discussion Mr.. Sad
Ter agreed to yield for a day, and his
/ motion to make tho executive session q
special and continuing order for Tues
day at l P. NJ. was unanimously adopted.
Another Squabble.
4 Another suqabblc arose over the
| Thomas bill, which had been Temporal
1 rily passed by. Mr.. Thomas called the
| bill up again. and offered amendments
4 making it possible under the act for
4 municipalities to impose a penalty OF ten
! per cent. interest for failure to pay
i water, gas or electricity bills. for dis
continuance of the service If necessary,
! and for the collection OF the bills on the
/ basis on which taxes are collected. Even
In this form the bill was not entirely
satisfactory, and Mr., Thomas again asked
10 b,y h{u
time until "Wednesday. This was DONE.
Attention was calledsto the slow prog
/ ress the Senate has made with Its work
and the Importance of advancing bills on
the calendar was emphasized. The Senate
found itself with not u single bill in Its
amendatory stage. There were 38 bills
| on their first reading, and under the con-
stitution these had to be read at length be-
fore they could be discussed or amended,
1 Notwithstanding the mix-up of the call
i endar 1t was determined to tackle the
! job. The Senate, with very few mem
bers remaining decided to sit, until 9 80
e. NJ, take a recess until 4 p. NJ. and
then resume the work. Clerk Brennaman
stood up at the desk and shouted out tho
bills for, long time rafting OFF the
measures as fast as he could get the
words out of his mouth. Some OF the
dis We're twenty or thirty printed pages
long, but there were certain senatorial
snort-cuts. To the establishment of every
body the work was completed by 2;25 p,
4 M, Very few Senator's remained In tho
room The order to hold a session at 4
4 T. nj, was resclnded, az
1 Bills Introduced, "a
! BY Senator Patteson-To amend the CON
4 stitution in the matter OF distrlbu-
4 ton of school funds. ss
4 BY Senator Sadler-To create u State
| Game Commissioner and provide for
1 game wardens,
BY Senator I.asslter--'ro provide forEan
l annual appropriation for the Virginia