The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23

bouquets to each other"
SO that the Senate Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation may
have the result of the proceedings OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac hearing before 1t at it's meeting
on Friday afternoon, Senator Strobe
offered an amendment which requires
the hearing to be not later than
Thursday. The amendment was adopt
ed.
joint resolution was agreed to.
Ellyson Not to serve.
President Eliyson stated to the SEN
ate that he expected to be out of town
part of the week, which would pre-
vent him from being present all the
time at the hearing proposed in the
Richmond. fredericksburg and Po-
tomac resolution. As he is a State
director OF the road he doubted the
propriety OF his serving on tho Joint
committee.
On motion of Senator sale it was
provided that President Pro Tct-.
Echols shall serve for the president
In case Of the absence OF the latter
from the city. or If he felt IT I'm
proper 10 serve.
pGDdle on the INK EoIllIDISslpU 'Dlti
being In order, the Holland amend
mcnt, constituting the Governor. the
chairman of the State Corporation
Commission and an expert. the COM
mission was adopted by vote of q
to IL.
amendment. adding the president OF
the Senate and the Speaker OF the
House to the commission.
Last year we had tax commission
bill. with nothing but the. Speaker
written all over it, protested Senator
Hart. I am teetotally opposed to
haytnr the speaker on this commits
sion. with his inquisitive nature he
would explore around ana stir up al!
sorts Of contentious"
Interruptlng, Senator STROBE said
that 1t was out OF order to CRITICIZE
the presiding officer Of the other
branch. The president so ruled
senator Hart cheerfnlly Withdrew
his remarks. He continued his oppo'
sition to the Sale amendment
Thought 1t Helped Bill.
Contendins that the Sale amend
ment would strengthen the bill. Sem
ator Strobe argued that 1t would aoo
two members whose time is not 81"
greatly taken up with other duties, as
Il the case with the Governor and tho
chairman of the state Corporation
Commission Again. the ADDITION pro.
rosed would meet the popular demand
in the House that the commission
should have the various sections OF
the state represented in its COMPOSE
ton.
RepIyInc 10 the objection of Senator
unIiand Senator Sale said that his
amendment was germane to the Hoi-
land amendment Just passed. me pass
age OF that amendment did not mean
that tho Legislature should not nave
..joolsSin,, on the commission. Point
ing out that the time of the Governor
ana the chairman OF the state corpora
ton Commission ~ largely taken UP
already. he urged that other members
he added There was. he said. great
Question in his mind as TO what sort
OF expert the bill called for Should
he he too much of a theorlst and too
little OF a practical man somebody
ought to be on the commission VINO
would have time to hold him down.
Then cnsued parliamentary battle
as to whether the Sale amendment ap-
piled to the original substitute or 10
the Holland amendment. senator lioi.
land commended that the amendment
partoo1, too much Of the color OF the
original bill, and that IL passed 1t
would be a retracinS of steps. The
vote on the Holland amendment had
settled tho policy of the General As
sembly, so that it recorded itself as
preferrins a. non-legislative committee
TO a legislative one. There had
been a tacit agreement that IL
was to be one or the other, and thal
the vote on his amendment was to be
the test.
Amendment Defeated.
at know. nothing OF any taclt agree
ment" said Senator HalseS. and
| shall vote independently. This amend
ment only seeks to give the people
/. peep in" at the proceedings OF TINS
| august tribunal. I call on the Senate
to act independently on this PROPOSE :
ton. If the wisdom OF the sale
! amendment commends II 60 menlpers'
! let them vote for IT.
Senators Sale Keczell and Wickham
| thought the amendment was In order.
| while Senator's Holland Lassiter and
Noel contended otherwise.
BY vote of "a to IS the Sale amend
| ment was killed.
Senator King rose to point OF per-
sonal privilege. explaining that no YVES
| not responsible for the tax commits
sion bill as now adopted. for the only
| contribution he made to it was the
word whereas"
Vote was then taken on the entire
substitute as amended by the Holland
amendment. The final vote was 30 tc
I. two of the minority voting in the
negative.
Senators Fletcher and Saunders were
| appointed to act on the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac join
committee.
Senators Halsey, Folkes, Holt. Gun.
tor and owen were appointed as re
ception committee for Senator Bailey
| of Texas.
Adjournment in honor OF George
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