The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08

Interviewing LIVERY ]
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read. and the amendments stated by
senator Keezell. Senator Echols moved
that 1t he accepted. Senator Wick
lam wished to make certain objections
10 the report. Ono was with reference
TO the action of, the committee III strik-
Ing out the claase appropriating sl4, 1000
to the Negro Industrial Society. and
the otherto the amendment which made
the appointment 81 the attorney for
The Corporation Commission subject to
the Governors approval. Senator
Wickham said he believed the Cor
poration Commission eminently fitted
to choose It's attorney without the APP
prevail OF any one. and lie thought the
plan proposed injected politics into the
matter.
Criticism OF Committee.
Senator STROBE said 1t was a. distinct
innovation in Virginia for the Assembly
to vote for the establishment of one
normal school and for the committee.
to report back that there should be two
There had never been presented to the
Assembly until last night. he said. any
proposition as to but one school. And
here at the last day almost the last
hour. comes the report providing for
the establish mept OF two schools. with
tile small appropriation of $4,000 for
one declared Senator STROBE and
for what reason know not, double
that amount for the other" Senator
Strobe did not believe 1T necessary to
establish one school. but certainly
thought ii beyond the power of the
ref n, mi tan IN rrOytdn for. f,vo
Senator Halsey's chief objection to
the report was as to the Attorney Cen
erals salary. which the committee had
refused to allow to remain at $4,000.
Senator Keezell explained that the.
change. was made because 1t was
thought that the increase added to the,
salary OF this official was an uncon-
stitutional act. Senator Halsey also
objected to two normal schools In
fact. he was opposed TO establishing
any at this time. Senator Sims said
1t was easy to understand why the two
preceding Senators we're against the
two schools, as they had both frankly
stated that they were opposed to es-.
tablishing any at all Senator Sims's
reason for opposing the report was
because he thought the $4,000 should
not be taken from the Negro Industrial
Society.
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report. especially because the commit
tee had seen ut to provide for two nor
nal schools He did not believe that
it, was IN fhe province of the commit
tee to provide for two schools When
both the Senate and the House had
pa ssed bills establishing only one. ite
directed his remarks more especlaiiS
against Fredericksburg. which piace
he had been told during the hearing OF
toll,
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroads charter prohibiting parallel
ing was dead and unproSresslSe.
valuable Lesson.
senator Folkes said that for years
tho Assembly had put off until the
last minute the consideration OF tue
bill which, was the most important VI
the session. and now that the senate;
WITH only few more days left. found
itself with its hands tied he hoped
The situation would be lesson
1T came here tonight" he said, pre-
pared to vote for any report which the
committee might bring in. This mas
been the custom for years. but IN ms
imposition which has developed to-
night 1 see hope of a better method ~
handling this bill in the future
Senator Folkes said he would vote
against the report because the COM
mittee had refused to give the negroes
the "paltry sum which the Senate pro-
vided for them
Senator. Saunders was opposed to the
adoption of the report. lie did not pc.
lieve the appointment of an attorney
for the Corporation Commission shouln
be subject to the Governors approval
and he was in favor of giving tne
negroes the $4,000. He also thought
II in the power of the Assembly 10
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General If 1t so desired.
Senator Elam briefly addressed TINS
Senate declaring that In his OPINION
the report should be adopted.
Senator lincoln was against adop.
ton for many reasons. lie spelleNeu
that il tile normal schools were to DE
established one should go TO the great
Southwest
senator Keezell had just begun his
sneech insdcfensef of the committee re-
Mort when low rumbling sound pene-
trated the chamber, and grew louder
ana louder as tho seconds sped. until
the strains of Aud Lang Syne" We're
plainly heard above the noise, which
bv tllis time had increased to a DIN.
senator keezell looked around ! un ! z,
f ia and T. shon ntad Here comes the
tIouse.' sergeant-at-Arm Watkins
and Doorkeeper Donald rushed rant ~
celIv toward the hall. move we tu-s
Jour y cried a Senator. There was a
io,,d chorus of ''noes,'' but Lieutenant
Governor Ellyson, seeing the ,,,, useless Is.
lmo,nnccd 5that Tho Senate was adjourned.
| He p' was not too soon. for N the next
second tile members of the House
swarned In. carrying doorkcepers ana
lall before them. Mr.. President. said
n member, ''the House of Delegates has
larriyed,'' The nights work was ended
with cheers and singing.