The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-06
Has Information Ready.

Has Information Ready.
Mr.. Gravatt, who had been lead
ing the fight to have the Holt bill
amended in many particulars. said
that he had the information at hand,
and reached into his desk and pro-
duced a batch of newspaper edito-
rails and comment. which, he said,
that he would send to the clerk s
desk have read If the senate desired.
Mr.. Echols said that such articles
were not evidence, that the Informal
ton contained in them was worth
less for the purposes OF proving any
thing. and in this Mr.. Holt united.
Mr.. Royal moved that the articles
be not read. as they could not throw
any light on a situation which was
pending.
Repeatedly asked for specific
charges, Mr.. Gravatt said that there
had been frauds in the counties of
Caroline and Spotsylvania, and they
had been settled by the party au-
thorities.
Mr.. Rison asked II It was not a
fact that the committees in question
were not opposed politically to the
senator from Caroline. To this Mr..
Gravatt replied that they were OPP
posed to him.
newspaper articles were the basis for
the information of the statements
made by Mr.. Gravatt II was but fair
that they should be read to the SEN
ate In justice and fairness to him
and for the information Of the MEM
hers.
Before there could be any dIspo-
sition Of this phase OF the case the
hour of . o'clock arrived, and the
senate took 81 recess till 4 O'Clock.
Many Bills PASSED.,
Yesterday the senate got right
down to business and tackled the call
endar, taking up senate bills on their
third reading. The way in which
they were passed was surprising. all
CT them having been threshed out
in committee and debated on the floor.
There Was a series Of roll calls and
the clerks were kept on the Jump
from the moment that the work was
undertaken and@$in an hour and a
quarter the following were passed:
To prohibit fishing within five hun
dred yards OF the mill dam across
Ciinch river at Speer's Ferry, Scott
county. Virginia. and to cause the SUI
pervfsors of said county to have fish
ladders put on said dam. as directed
by an act approved March Ia, 1919
For the protection of BASES. crap
pie. pIckerel and pike. providing for
a close season, and repeating para
graph . Of section 2ios. as amended
nv an act approved March Is, 1919.
section Ella. fishing In Powell river;
paragraph /. Of section all4-b. pro-
lection and preservation OF fish in
Potomac river: section 2lf4-f. to
protect certain fish in the bays, creeks,
inlets and streams tributary to the
Potomac river. an act for the pro-
lection If fish in the Shenandoah
river and It's tributaries. approved
March u, 1905. an act to protect
certain Ash In the bays, creeks. inie;s
and streams tributary TO the Potomac
and Rappahannock rivers in the State
OF Virginia, rs amended by the act
approved March Is. >l910: regulating
the taking of fresh fish from streams
-uest-as- he Rina- Ridge Maintains,
approved March II. 1919: and repeal
ing all other laws or parts OF laws
in conflict with the provisions or this
act.
For the protection of trouts, pro-
viding for a close season. and repeal
ing paragraph /, of section 2tos.
as amended by an act approved March
10, 1912. an act for the protection
OF fish In the Shenandoah river and
Its tributaries, approved March IL,
1906: an act for the protection OF