The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-26
DANIEL ELECTED
FOR FIFTH TERM.
Senior Senator Receives
Earnest Praise of
Lawmakers.
FOOTBALL BILL
TO BE REPO PORTED
Committee Action Is Favorable.
Argument on Pension Matter.
Fees of Clerk Of Richmond
Hastings Court Consider
ed-Hold Joint ses-
sion To-Day.

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Following floods of oratory In
either house of the General Assembly. |
Senator John w. Daniel was yester-
day elected In separate session to rcp-
resent the state in the national SEN |
ate for the fifth consecutive term.
To-day at noon the Legislature will
meet in Joint session and will again
ballot this being the final vote OH the
senatorship
For hours the legislators listened
to eloquent tributes to the senior Sem
ator Everybody who wanted to speak
was given full opportunity to DO so.
and could Major Daniel have heard
the praise vouchsafed to his faithful
service to the Commonwealth in peace
and In war. it would have convinced
him that he is still first in the hearts
of the people of Virginia. THE great
est living Nirginian," he was called
by one speaker, and IL public life only
be considered. there would probably
be few to dispute his title.
The vote in the Senate resulted:
Daniel, 7s: Slemp. L. Senator Daniels
vote would have been larger In both
houses. but for the absence from the
city Of most of the members from the
Fourth District. who were at their
homes TO vote in yesterdays primary.
Regular Business Small.
Not much work outside of the nomi-
nation and election of a Senator could
be done by the Legislature. The House
did not reach its caierdar at all, the ,
morning hour being taken up with
routine business and argument on
matters not on the regular program.
The Senate. however, transacted some
business from its calendar.
The bill providing for a Board Of
State Law Examiners was passed ap-
parently. but Lieutenant-Governor Ell
Tyson ruled that it required a consti-
.tutional majority. which it had not re-
ceived. SO 1t was declared defeated.
This BILL is designed to re1iare the SUI
pfcnle Court iron, ,sa examination Of
mended by the Governor
A minor bill or two were. passed
PcnAion Matter ArEuel.
The carly hour of the House session
was ,aken Up in the main by an argu-
ment on the emergency pension Till.
Mr.. McRae. of Cumberland, sought to
have the committee discharged from
further consideration Of the bill, so
that it misht be placed on the calen-
dar. After a number Of speeches the
motion was lost. the Finance Commit
tee retaining control Of the measure.
1t was apparently the intention of
the minority to secure an admission
out of which the Republicans thought
to make capital. The attack was we'll
planned. While Mr.. Jennings, of
Lynchburg. was speaking, he was asked
by Mr.. Pendleton. OF Scott, the Repub-
~ r>S~
mittee would admit that the state could
not pay this claim. The member from
Lvncnnurs. being an old campaigner,
was not caught, replying that the COM
nnittee had not yet fully Informed IT.
self
After an interesting session yestev-
day afternoon, the House Committee
on Schools and Colleges decided to re-
port favorably the bill requiring divi-
sion school supcrintendents to be resi-
dents and voters in the division to
which they are elected.
Pay OF Richmond Clerk.
The amount Of compensation re.
ceived by the clerk or the Hastings
Court of the city Of Richmond, was
before the House Committee on Coun-
ing. Assistant Ci:y Attorney George
Wayne Anderson. in sdvocatlne
change in the law on the subject. said
that nobody knows what the clerk re-
ceives 1t is estimated, he said, up to
as high as $4,000 year. It is not
decent justice, he argued, for iudre
to be allowed to put his hands in the
public treasury and take out money
for local purposes. He, therefore. urged
a change In the law SO as to permit
City Councils TO determine the amount
of salary, If any, to be paid by the city
Action was deferred until to-morrow
morning to permit the clerk to appear
Football Bill Gets start
The bin to prevent football NAV
ing in institutions supported in.swhole
| in committee and favorable report 3 =
the Senate was decided upon. This
| measure is certain to provoke a hrht
when it comes UP for passage,
| Bills to establish an epileptlc COLO
! ny on the Willis farm. near Lynch .
burg, ana to provide for a separa,e
| board of directors, We're introduced in
| the Senate by Senator's STROBE and
Iralsey, and in the House BY Mr..
| Myers.
| The Senate committee on coloncls
reported the bill allowing eight addi-
tional soldiers OF this rank to be added
| to the army Of the GoVernor
Abolish Pistol-scllins.
A bill to prevent the sale of pistols
! in this State will be introduced IN q
day or two by Mr.. Johnson. of Russell
in tho House. He will provide heavv
penalties for It's violation. A similar
law is in effect in Tennessee and
other Southern States, The sale OF
weapons FOR military and peace office.
l purposes are to be exempt.
In the House Mr.. Page. OF Han.
over. by request yesterday fintrod,,ca, !,
4 o bill providing for q revision Of the
a measure placing q license tas
mon water, heat, light, power On :
4 and conduit companies. was proposse ,, Soc
A n the House by Mr.. Byrd This 'hill
Would place such I., eerporat,ona s,o unae, ass
1.-THE control Of the state Corporation