The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08
SENATORS MAKE
ATTACK TAG ON work
Of Committee
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The Delegate from Nansemond. and
Understood TO be the Joint work gof
himself, the Delegate from Campbell
and the Delegate from Elizateth City.
furnished tho members the nerriest
quarter of an hour they have enjoyed
this session.
The Senate. too. had a half hour of
levity over the discussion of the So
called safety match bill Of the Senator
from Prince George. That gentleman
WIS very much In earnest about the
measure. and spoke for ~ with con-
siderable force and feeling. but the
Senate was Inclined to treat the mat
ter lightly After one or two unger.
name amendments had been offered
and quite number OF irrelevant uues-
lions asked. the Senate put an err
tinsuisher upon the bill in lhe shape
Of refusal 10 sngroas But the Sem
ator from Prince George insisted with
his expiring gasp. that the people of
the State were aflame for his measure
and would make II hot for the Senator's
who opposed 1t.
scenes nj Night.
AZ the nigh. session. however, a very
different scene was enacted After
passing some bllls designed to
strengthen the f. ,1ds Of the State Cor
poration Commi.llon, the conference re-
port on the appropriation bill was
brought up and discussed in dead car
nest.
u soon became apparent that a large
number, perhaps majority. OF the
Senate were against the report AS pre-
dicted yesterday. the oonferees re-
commended two normal schools for
women, one at Harrisonburg, with an
appropriation OF $4,000. and the other
at Fredericksburg. with an appropriate
tion of half that amount, to be avail
able next year. 1t was forcibly con-
tended by number of Senators that
no normal school was needed; that
certainly two were not needed, but,
on the contrary that both houses had.
In effect. declared for only one. that
the conference committees had ex-
ceeded their powers in providing for
two. as there had been no disagreement
upon the proposition to.establish one,
and that the matter was compro-
mise and pooling Of Interests be-
tween the two chief contending towns.
Strong objection was also made 20
the recommendation that the attorney
for the Corporation Commission be
appointed by that body, subject to
confirmation by the Governor. This
objection was made on the ground
that executive confirmation was n new
departure In Virginia. and would have
tendency to make the appointment a
political matter.
Some reductions OF the appropriation
to primary schools evoked protest.
as did the curtailing of the proposed
salary of the Attorney General and
the elimination OF the appropriation
for the negro exhibit sand museum.
Things We're looking exceedingly
equally for the report. when the Sena-
tor from Rockingham. the chairman IF
the Finance Committee. arose to reply
to the directors
He was proceedingiy pacificaily
enough. when a hubbub was heard in
the lobby. and 1T became evident that
the members OF the House, who had
wound UP their session in a romp. We're
moving upon the Senate IN q Gala
thumpian spirit Thereupon tic SEN
ate adjourned. while 1t could do Sc
with dignity. and retired in good order
May Reject 1t.
Unless there is change in the sentl
ment of the Senate the conference re-
port will be rejected. and new con-
ference ordered. The personnel of the
conference committees may or may not
be changed. 1t is likely that there
will be some change, but not likely