The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-24
THE SENATE.
Lassiter Road Bills Are Again
Discussed at Much Length.

New bills. resolutions and Mann Law
7ctitions came with tile usual rush and
The Senate Was then engaged In an carly
discussion Of the best means of facil,at-
ing the work. slowly but surely congcst-
nag upon tho calendar. An effort to hoIh
afternoon sessions failed. objection be-
ny raised on the ground that 1t would
Interfere with or absolutely prevent the
committee meetings on which so much
depends. By unanimous vote the Senate
hen agreed to resolution previously
,ncred by Judge Phlegar OF Montgomery.
providing that after the consideration of
the unfinished business and the special
order the Senate should proceed to con-
WIDER !. House bills to which amendments
have been made and which are not con-
tested and .. Senate bills on thei. second
reading, all hills which any Senator
might statc that he Intended 10 contest,
to be passed BY.
Discussion OF the Lasslter road bills
the one creating the State convict force
WAS resumed and continued for about two
hours. Among the Senators who spoke
were MIR. 1.assiter. of PetcrsburS Nj.
Keezell. of Rockingham; Mr.. Thomas. OF
Lynchburg. Mr.. Echols. of Augusta; AIR.
Wickhnm. of Hanover; Judge phlegar. of
Montgomery; Mr. Stands. Of Southamp-
ton: Mr. Campbell, of Bedford; Majo.
Lynn, of Loudoun: Mr. STROBE. Of AM
q.
some others.
The debate was animated and at times
The cross-firing was very hot. There
was sharp tilt between Mr.. Stroae and
AIR. Wcfsham as 10 the lniters position
With reference to the State aid propo-
sition. Mr.. Wickham responding warmly
10 the Amherst Senator's suggestion thai
he was opposed to State aid. Judge Phlc-
gar also replied sharply to what he con-
sdered an attempt on the part OF Mr..
Strode to say that all the Senators op-
posed to the I.asster bill were fighting
The principle Of State aid
The argument Went on, covering much
of the ground already gone over in pk,-
vois references to the Lassiter-W itners
plan. Mr.. Roberts spoke briefly. ending
with this contribution to the debate, which
convusled the Senate with laughter:
There is II man of Rockingham, late,
Whose constituents did impatiently wait
With Outstrctched arms anu wings of love
10 watt over macadam roads above.
But up stepped L.assitcr, like weasel
And through eastern mud roads dragged
Lyon and keezell.''
The Final Test. \
The test came on the vote on the Lynn
Dill, heretofore described, which was of
Tered by the Loudoun Senator, who is
opposed to the Lassiter plan, as a sub
stitutc for the bill pending. The roll-call
on the substitute was rs follows
4ycs-chaprnan. Echols, Hartman Holt
keezel. Lynn, Niemeyer. Noel, Phlegar,
Iavenner, Thomas. Turncr-:la.
Noes-Andcrson, Campbell. Dickinson,
Fulton, Garrett, Greear, C;untsr, Hobbs
kcrns. I.assitcr, Lincoln. Machen Mann,
I,atteson, Rison. Roberts, Sadler. Sears,
Shackclford, Stands, Sims, st. Clair
Strobe, Walker. II. T. Wickham AMI \. A.
Wickham-26.
The Lassiter bill, as amended, was
then engrossed and under a suspension
OF tho rules was passed with but four
dissenting votes.
Under the tacit agreement made yes
terday, the vote on the engross1nent of
the bill rearrangng the judicial circuits
in the State was RECONSTRUCTED. and Mr..
Stands. of Southampton, proposed an
amendment, creating Il new circuit. COM
posed of Isle of Wight, Princess Anne and
the city of Portsmouth, increasing the
number in the State to twenty-eight. No
contest arose over the new circuit. the
amendment was included, the redistricting
bill was 'engrossed again, and then passed
and communicated at once to the House
Of Delegates.
Judge Nicol Good Baptist.
Arising to a question of personal priv-
lege Mr.. Machen, or Alexandria, re-
ferred to the quotation in Tho Times
Dispatch of his remark that in his circuit
the court was so hard pressed that 1t
sat at night on legal holidays and .'occa-
sonally on the Sabbath day on the
quiet" This statement. made jocularly,
appears to have been taken by some as
meaning that in Alexandria cases arc
called on Sunday and the court sits for
mally on that day, as on all others. 1t
was taken for granted that the manifest
tbsurdty OF such an assumption would
Be guard against its creation. but this
appears 20 have been ineffective. Mr..
Machen explained that he meant only
Mat in certain rare cases during Satur-
lay night trials the proceedings have ok