The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-05
reached as to the extended or extra

reached as to the extended or extra
session.
Senator Walker was in favor of CIV
Ing the matter Immediate cpnsidera-
ton, by agreeing to the resolution. He
said 1t would then become Imperative
that the Senate should come to con-
clusion In the other matter He did
not believe that the Legislature was
going to simply adjourn and leave the
Blackstone matter where it Is at pres
ent
Senator Saunders was in favor of
taking UP the Blackstone case at once.
Senator Gunter put an end to the
discussion by making motion to take
UP the amended resolution. which was
defeated Tuesday evening, but the mo-
tion to reconsider was passed by until
Senator Gunter said the issue should
not be lodged. He wanted to meet 1t
face to face. why adopt resolution
saying we are. going to do this thing
when we know of no way to do It," he
said. The vote was reconsidered.
Senator Sims was Immediately on his
feet and offered an amendment which
would extend the present session for
ten days, and at the end Of that time
call an extras SESSION to meet at noon
on March 10Th.
Senator Sims said that If this was
not done the Blackstone case would not
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take at least month to hear and
consider the case carefully. Senator
keezell spoke against the amendment;
he did not believe that 1t would take
so long to try the case as the Senator
from Louisa thought.
Senator Strobe offered an amend
ment which provided that the session
should be extended for thirty days
and that a recess should be taken on
the 18th, to reconvene on the 25th.
after which time nothing should be
considered but the Blackstone case.
Senator STROBE spoke at some length
upon the subject, urging the Senate
not to call for the extra session. Sem
ator Lassiter also spoke against the
Sims amendment and for the one Of
fered by Senator Strobe.
Mr.. Lassiter referred to the remarks
made yesterday by Senator Hart, who
said that in his opinion the Senate
had not done % cents worth of work.
Senator Lassiter thought the remark
came with bad grace from q member
of the Senate. In the opinion of the
Senator from Petersburg the Senate
had done much work which would
benefit the State, and he thought the
members as good as the people who
thought there was a necessity for a
weeks extension, but did not want an
extra session.
At 2 o'clock the chair was vacated
until H.
Upon reconvenlng at o'clock. a
motion was made to pass by the con-
sheraton of the Blackstone resolution.
but it was voted down. Senator Las
sitter took the floor and concluded his
speech.
Senator Elan spoke briefly against
the extra session. saying that he did
not think 1t necessary, and felt In duty
bound to vote against it.
Senator Sims again spoke for his
.t,,-r. NIxoA 4,
favorlng an extra session on account
OF the remuneration, but because he
thought 1t the only way to give the
Blackstone matter thorough considera-
ton.
The Sims amendment was rejected
by vote of "a to 8. The STROBE amend
ment was then accepted by vote of
. to II. and the resolution as amended
was adopted "a to 0. Following is
the recorded vote.
Ayes--Carter, Early. Echols, Edmond
son, Elam Fletcher, Folkes. Gravatt. Gun
ter, Halsey, Harman, Holland, keezell,
Lassiter LlnGeln Mann Parks
Noes-Hart, Hobbs. King. Lesner,
Rison, Sale. Sims. Tucker. Whte--9.
The passage of the resolution was
/ communicated to the House, and later
| that body conveyed the information,
! that 1t had been accepted.
On motion of Senator Walker, the
Senate adapted the resolution. which
| provided for serving the paper on
action would be taken against him.
After this was settled the Senate
took up and passed number of bills,
some on their second and some on their
third reading. 1t would be hard to de-
scribe the condition on the floor. At
times nearly every member was on
his feet crying for recognition in order
to have some bill taken UP and adj
vanced. There was great confusion,
and much rapping for order by the
chair and sergeant alarms.
AT G o'clock the chair was again
vacated until s.
Night Session Of Senate.
The night session OF the Senate was taken
Eun entirely With the passage OF bills, and
many important measures went through.
The bill which>caused the greatest discus.
| s,or amends certain sections OF an act re-
| gardlng public service corporations. and pro-
v!des that Where telegraph and telephone
companies are liable to fine for failure to
transmit or deliver MESSAGES promptly the
instead of to the informer,. which is the
| present law. After a long debate the Senate
! bv a, vote OF "a to II refused to advance
the bill to It's third reading. but the friends
yct.
The bill which prohibits unlawful hunting
and the sale of game birds In this State was
argued at length, and was finally passet
with few ,innlportant amendments.
Inc teatharston bill, which makes railroad
companies liable for damage from ilre he.
sultins from sparks thrown sr,m their en-,
| slnes, was passed after an amendment
adopted In the committee room. which gave
! tho railroads the right, with consent from
the owners. 10 burn heavy underground OF
other easily iSnlted substances contiguous to
their track, had been stricken out The
railroad companies withdrew all opposition
tn this bill with the amendment and there
was not the remotcst idea that the amend
ment would be attacked. The bill is as fol-
lcMs:
BE 1t enacted by tho General Assembly
OF Virginia, That whenever any person
/ - shall sustain damage from fire occasloned
by sparks or Goals dropped or throwu
from tha engine or train OF any railroad
| company, such company shall be liable
Tor the damage SO sustained, whether
said fire shall have originated on said
compnny's rsht of way or not, and
whether or net such engine equipped
With proper spark arresting appliances.
md regardless OF tho condition in which
such appliances may be.
A hill OF great Importance adopted was
the one creating n State Board of Fisheries,
There was no opposition TO tho measure, and
| 1t Went through without debate.
Tho two House bills concerning railroads
were also passed With no opposition.
One authorized any railroad 10 procure q
new charter under the present Constitutions,
end the other authorized the Sinking Fund
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