Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-03
SENATORS IN FAVOR
or TAKING RECESS.
viii Consider Case Of JUDGE
Blackstone Upon Resembling
Of General Assembly
ALL OPPOSED TO EXTRA SESSION.
One of the oyster Bills Proposed by
Joint Commission Becomes Law
An Alleged Racing anr Arrouses
Much interest In the Legislature
Tag Tax Bill Defeated.

RICHMOND. VA, March MEM
bcrs of the Senate are beginning 20
talk about taking rccess after the
present week. to return to this city
March 23 and take up the Blackstone
case
There are various reasons for this.
One is that the Senate has many bills
on It's calendar to which there Is on
position, and IL the body remains In
session there is possibility of the
! bills coming up and all the time being
/ consumed Advocates of special
i measures would he prevented from
having the pot bills receive favorable
consideration, and they are not DIS
posed To remain here for two week }
at Their own expense. when they can
adjourn for that time. come back here
and dispose Of the Blackstone case in
short order and go home. The Sen
ate is unaltcrabiy opposed to an cx-
ira session.
/ The last week OF the present scs-
sion of the Senate opened at ten
o'clock this morning. SOME thirty
five members werc on deck when Tho
command was given to get away
for the final stretch
From the House came batch OF
some forty bills which had passed that
body and IN which the concurrence OF
the Senate Is essential In order that
the measures may become operative
A wide variety of subjects was COY
ored by the several bills, and they
went TO committee. M rule.
The House bin providing that conn
ty authorities may provide quarters
for treasurcrs and commissioners al
the revenue was. on motion of Senator
iiarie. taken mp and concurred in. tho
senator explaining that the lii was
an emergency act, ana applied to his
county.
Oyster Sill Becomes a Law.
House bill $50, providing for NJ
= amendment of the Gull law for the
Potomac. which was passed by III,
general assembly on Saturday. camc
over to the Senate today, and on mo-
ton OF Senator walker OF Norihum
berland. was considered ut once ans
passed under a suspension of constl-
tutionnl requirements rs to commit
ment and successive readings.
The bill is one OF the two meas
nres for the protection of the oyste'
Industry agreed upon by the joint
commissions OF Virginia and Mary.
Y land held in this city recently. Sen.
, aior Walker explained that II was ur-
gent the bill be passed. The secon[
ireading of the bill is still pending in the
House II will probably be acted up
on today. and will be concnrred II
by the Senate
House bill ISL. establishing n lin.
across the Potomac River above whic!
, seed oysters may he taken. which /:
the companion measure agreed upor
by the joint commission. later cam
over 10 the Senate. and upon motion
of Senator Walker was given imme
diate consideration and passed. Bot
ILLS now 20 10 the governor
Tag Tax Gill Defeated.
! at is wrong IN principle, in prac.
tice and in every way we can brinl
it before The people"
| Thus shouted Delegate T. S. Craig
OF Rockbridgc, this morning as h'
T closed a characteristically vigorous
, speech against House bill 36S, ito i'm
nose a tax on the business Of selling
, giving ana delivering coupons. tags
bands. box fronts or similar device
in connection with the sale OF tn
article"
Tho measure. Which ultimately wen
down to defeat, was not without it
Jealous champions
Those who spoke in its favor wer
its patron. Delegate Fletcher S. Glenn
: cnt. of Pitsyiyania, and Delegate
Read and Withcrs.
: Racing Bill in the House.
Delegate Edwin p. Cox, OF this city
T was prompt to arise in the House thi
? morning and request the rccommitta
! of House bill i21. the seemingly in
Z IrOccnt measure which. according t,
: CONFERENCE.-The Attorney Cranda
Mackcy. of Alexandria. IS designed t
protect the gamblers and sports O
his section.
h The House patrons of the bill ar
k Messrs. Wilson aud Pitts. and IL ha
Y been reported from the committee
! on general laws
d Almost before he got through talk