Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-14

. His resolution allowed only Ihl,tS
minutes for debate on the Code re-
vision bill, thirty minutes for discus
sion of the anti-fee bill, sixty mlnu-
tes for the coordinate college DILL
and correspondingly short perloas
for consideration Of other important
matters.
The Cox schedule called for votes
on the big bills as follows:
Game bill at 11:3O.
Code revision bill at II.
Anti-fee bill at 1890.
Primary bill at 1:50.
Forestry bill at $3.50.
Franchise bill at 4.
Appropriation bill at $50.
Finance bill at I.
Coordinate college bill at s.
Huph White denounced the sched-
ule as Infamous. He declared that
it proposed a gag rule, and ne called
upon the House to repudiate it.
His principal objection was that
It included the coordinate college
bill in whose behalf. ne charged, tel
egrams had been sent from Wash
:ington.
At once dozen men were on their
feet shouting for recognition at the
top of their voices.
Delegate Oliver, of Fairfax, de-
npunced Mr.. Whites charges, and,
trembling with emotion, advanced
toward the seat of the Rockbridge
delegate, who turned to meet him,
shaking his finger menacingly at
Mr.. Oliver and continuing to re-
peat the charges, while above the
uproar could be heard the stentorian
voice Of Colonel Leedy, Of Page, cal
ling upon the House to strike the
coordinate college. bill from the
schedule
Added to this were the shouts Of
Niaior Stubbs, of Gloucester, who
wished to raise a point of order;
those of Hill Montague, of this city,
who were trying to call the pending
question; those OF Lindsay Gordon.
who wanted to be heard in argu-
ment: those of Aubrey Weaver, OF
Warren, who desired to tell the
HEo1Y4e fi;a 19fcrep&s fae Senator
Martin, was such that he would
support the bill if asked by him to
do so, ard those of fully dozen
others who wished to protest that
they had not received any kilograms
from Washington.
Delegate Oliver was declared out
Of order. as Mr. White had the floor.
Mr. Oliver did not take his seat, but
continued to advance upon the Rock
bridge delegate.
The sergeant-at-arms was directed
to restore order He hastened down
to Delegate Oliver and induced him
10 return to his seat.
Mr.. White, thoroughly aroused,
declared that he could produce the
proof of ais charges in five minutes
if the House desired it. He declared
that some kilograms had been sent
to members Of the Senate directing
the advancement and passage of the
bill.
Colonel Leedy produced the Con-
gressman Hay telegram. and to
show that he could not be influenced
moved that the coordinate college
bill be stricken from the schedule
His motion was overwhelmingly de.
feated.
Delegate Jordan, of Pulaski, then
charged that The forestry bill was
about to be railroaded through ne
House for the benefit of corpora.
itions.
Order was finally restored and the
Cox motion put to the vote. Tt was
passed by a vote of Ga to II.
f! Almost without argument the
! House this afternoon passed the
Williams bill providing for revision
Eof the code. The bill carries an ap
preparation of $4,000
The West fee bill was passed by i;
vote Of S3 to 7 after the Gordon sub
stitute had been rejected.
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