The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-10
SEARS REPORT
CONQUERED IN
House BY Overwhelming
Vote Shares Views
OF Senate.
EFFORTS TO DELAY
ARE SWEPT ASIDE
--A----
Brilliant Debate in Which Messrs.
Withers and Lane Take Lead
ing Part-Long Applause
on Floor and in the
Galleries at
Times.

AS had been anticipated by those well
terday, by an overwhelming vote. con-
Cured in the action OF The Senate. and
adopted the minority repor. signed by
Senator J. Boyd Sears, with relation to
the Corporation Commission investigation.
The vote. we'll nigh unanimous, though
not recorded. came from no one faction
or party, many Republicans having voted
with the majority on the question. All
the discussion had related mainly to the
matter Of bringing the subject up. aud
no voice was uttered In behalf OF the
report OF the majority OF the committee.
which WAS signed by Chairman Byrd,
Senator Sims, and Messrs. Wilson and
Early.
Mr.. Cox led the fight .to, got the matter
before tho House, assisted ably by
Niessrs. Lee, Lane. Mason and others
and Mr.. Lion was in the breech on the
other side. The first indication of the
temper OF the House came In the rejec-
ton OF Mr.. Lion's motion TO pass by.
Knocked Them Out.
The vote was 27 to Al, after the an
nouncement of which the opposition prac-
tically laid down. There was no use
of further effort, for tide had started
which no human hand could stem.
Mr. Withers made n brilliant speech
in favor of substitute offered by him
self TO postpone. for the reason that
time was limited and nothing appeared
in the evidence showing that there was
anything in the actions OF any officer
or enlploye of the commission 80 serious
or improper as to demand immediate
consideration. But before this was offered
the climax of the situation came. and
II swept the House before a wave of en-
thusiasin.
Didn't Want Either.
In running debate with AIr. Lane,
aIr. V-ft.,crs ,,ccia.Ss, that ne did not
wish 10 adopt either repusti because he
did not think TREY did full Justice to
the parties. About the time the last
word had fallen from Mr.. Wither's lips,
Mr.. Lane shouted that this was his po-
siton exactly, hut that since these were
all before the House, he favored tho mi
nority report
/ volume OF applause swept over the
House and over the gallaries as well,
and 1t was some moments before Speaker
Cardwell could restore order.
Upon the final vote on the minority
report, there was practically no opro-
Cox Makes First Move.
AT Has A. NJ, When the morning hour
had expired, Mr.. Cox, of Richmond city,
moved to take up the report adopted by
the Senate. KNOW, as the minority report
signed by Mr.. Sears.
Mr.. Lion objected on the ground
that no time was left in which 10 give
the matter consideration.
'What does the gentleman propose to
do; leave the matter where it stands?''
enquired Mr.. Mason.
Unless we had the time to go into 1t
properly" was Mr.. Lions reply
AT this point. Mr.. Lion requested that
Mr.. Byrd, the chairman of the commit
tee, who signed the majority report, give
his views on the subject. Mr.. Bland want
ed to wait for the report. now in the hands
of the printer. II am not ready to give
the question considerations" he said ''un.
til i have read the official record
Mr.. Ould wanted immediate considera-
tion. and Mr. Lane asked why the delay
in printing the reports.
The chair replied it WAS due to tho
rush of other work on the Public Printer.
Strong Speeches.
Mr.. withers moved to pass by tho mo-
tion of Mr.. Cox. and thus spoke In It's
(C.ontinuad ON Tenth Pc pe