The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15

thor Mares werc disclosed. believe
that Ii putting crtdencss In their state.
! snsrts / have been led TO doing min
3ustico to both the sunatoriun1 and TO
DR.. Ennion q. Williams.
Il nm, now satisfied that ! have prob.
nbly done tho parties whom may
have criticized an unintcntional wrong.
! Acting under this belief and impress
sion, Mr.. President, avail myself OF
this opportunity to ask to DO allowed
10 withdraw my criticism OF tho man
ayers OF the Catawba Sanntorium and
d ask that this paper be spread on
tho Journal OF the Senate"
senatc Sessions Brief.
Two constructive sessions wero held
Sby tho SENATE yesterday. a struggling
handful OF members were present when
president Ellyson convened the body.
Those who answered to the roll were
Senators Early. Watkins. Owens, Har-
mon. Parks, Halsey. Wickhat1l. Foikes,
I;chols, Noel, Saunders and 1&eezell.
at the session which started at noon,
on motion Of Senator Echois. 1000 cop
les OF the Byrd liquor bill and OF the
general appropriation bill were ordered
Ito be printed for the use OF the state
of1cials and Judiciary.
a number OF bills were read by title
J and signed by the president.
AT 1890 r. NJ. there was another SEES
eion.5 when q few moro bills received
the signature OF the president.
Senator Harrnan was appointed on
the Committee on Enrolled Bills.
Another session will take place OF
az to-day.
what the House Did.
In striking contrast to the stirring
scenes OF a few days ago were the ses-
aons OF the House OF Delegates yes
3terday. AT noon nineteen weary Solons
gathered in the chamber and went
through the form OF a session.
yyhoeyeri It was in the Constitutional
Convention who caused the provision
that bills should be signed by the pre-
siding officers in open session Is not
receiving altogether complimentary
references to his foresight. 1t is point
ed out that SO far as security goes
nothing is gained. Tho Lieutenant
Governor and the Speaker could exam
Inc HluS UbllS lIlOlS SAa4iS W. ANaAb
ii, privacy and at their leisure. ~
But tho provision Is there and 1t
must be done. Perhaps fifty bills which
have so far been enrolled were signed.
and the Constitution was complied
with in that respect.
When the Speaker called the House
10 order, Doorxeeper Newhouse,
nothing daunted by the change Of
sscene. shouted his 1al instruction
10 the members to be seated, and to
the others to retire to the gallery.
He also told those upstairs to main
tain order. although there was no.
body there.
Prayer. was offered by Rev. George
Greene, Of Clifton Forge. He returned
thanks for the splendid record made
by the General Assembly
Wanted the journal Read.
The clerk announced the Journal OF
the preceding days session. Speaker
BYRD put the usual motion to dispense
with the reading Of the Journal. Mr..
Cox moved to reconsider this motion,
ana yielded to Mr.. Baker for an cx-
PLANTATION. The member from Chester
field said that during his many years
OF service he had never had the pleas
ure of hearing the Journal read. and
he would like to do so on this occn-
sion. The Speaker told Captain Ba-
kcr that in all probability no would
never hear 1t. whereupon Mr.. Cooke
moved to pass the motion to recon.
slider by.
Clerk Williams read the report Q
the Sennte's work on Saturday
An extra fee Of $50 was8voted to ,tl
janitor who has cared for the coul
room OF the State Corporation Con
mission, in which many commit,
meetings have been held.
Enrolled bills were brought to Il
Speakers desk and signed.
Mr.. Stebbins moved that SerEean
alarms Watkins. OF the Senate, WI
was on the floor, be escorted back ,
e his own side of the Capitol.
Calls Up Prohibition Bill.
Mr.. Cox called up the Myers State
wide prohibition bill, and called o
Mr.. Love to- explain it. Mr.. Low
thanked him. but apparently did no
SEQ any use in complying. speake
Byrd said that the motion would b,
entertained. and that he would recort
the name OF the member from Rich
lllond in the affirmative on the bill.
At 1916 adjournment was taken t.
a o'clock. on motion OF Mr.. Spartig,
" fSu tSeasoS11!D!1He,, Will OF III
hour was made necessary because Of
a delay with tie Committee on En-.
rolled Bills. THE time was spent II
telling jokes and In "reminiscences Of
the session which has ended. The
members were leaving the city one b,
one. and only fourteen attended.
Mr.. Cox moved that the Senate bill
ratifying the income tax amendment
i TO the Constitution be taken up. ant
that Judge Yarrell be invited to ad
dress the House. This member wa.
not prepared to do so. lie was In
stead appointed by the Speaker to as
sist the committee in preparing til,
bills.
On motion of Mr.. Cox. $40 each wa,
voted to the Capitol policemen as com
pensatlon for extra duties.
General Good TIumor.
air Good moved that all the none,
left in the contingent fund should. b
divided among the members then pres
ent. Mr.. Stebbins suggested that thi
& resolution which was adopted. shout