Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-14
CLOSING SCENES
Of LEGISLATURE
Delegate White Causes
Scene Of Great Confusion
in House.
SENATORS ARE NAMED
Rev. DR.. Cannon is Excluded Fran
Floor While he Stands Without
knocking For Admission.

Richmond, March 1.-THE follow
ing measures; were disposed Of yes
terday in the Legislature:
The House defeated the White
Hart game bill by vote of AZ tc
45, the bill requiring 81 votes.
The House defeated the bill for q
coordinate college for women at the
University Of Virginia by vote OF
AZ to Al.
The House passed by a unanimous
vote the primary bill as adopted by
) the Senate.
The House passed the first fee re-
form bill ever adopted by the Vir-
ginia Legislature, With an amend
ment exempting Richmond Office
holders for their present terms.
Both Houses adopted the confer
ence report on the general appropri-
alton bill, which had been pruned
in conference to come within the
maximum limits laid down by the
Governor.
The Senate passed the Grasty-
Duke bill abolishing the separate
boards of trustees for tie four
State normal schools and creating a
new board of twelve members to di-
rect and control all four schools
jointly.
The Hoase adopted . Senate bill
providing for the revision Of the
Code of Virginia hy three revisers,
to be appointed by the Governor
from list of ten chosen by the
Supreme Court.
The House passed the bill crea-
ting the office of State Forester.
The House passed the bill placing
heat, light, power and telephone
companies under the State Corpora
ton Commission.
Both Houses of the General AS
sembly yesterday afternoon adopted
the report of conferees on the gen
eral appropriation bill, which has
been scaled to be safely within the
maximum limit allowed by Governor
Stuart.
The appropriation bill was made
60 conform to the original recon-
mendation of the House Approprla'
tions Committee, carrying a 20 pei
cent increase for pensioners now or
the rolls without any change IN the
classifcations. The bill carries
$4,000 per year for pensions IN
stead of S6OG,000 as voted Ivy the
House.
Richmond, March 14.-Charges
were made on the floor Of the House
Yesterday that kilograms had beer
received from Washington calling
on the Virginia Legislature to pas:
certain bills.
Hugh White, of RockDrldge' OF
fered to furnish the proof should N
be called upon to do so.
Colonel Leedy, of Page, WaVe'
over his head a telegram which n
had received from Congressmal
James Hay, asking him to supper
the coordinate college bill, whlcl
Cclonel I.eedy declared he woul
never DO.
Chairman Aubrey Weaver, of tn
House Committee On Finance, sai'
that he would yield to no man nj
opposition to the coordinate COZ
lcge bill, and yet, he declared, 81
there is going to be any attack OF
Senator Martin and if his name i
to be made an issue in this matter
] shall vote for the. bill"
He said that he had received n
kilograms from Washington and di
not know of any one who had. -,
1t was said in the House that on
of the kilograms had been receive
by Senator Featherston, of Camp
bell. The telegram was said to hag
been sent by United States Senate
Claude A. Swanson.
The storm, which was by far tt
worst of the session, brcke whe
Speaker Cox, putting .Delegat
Houston, of Elyizabeth City, in Il
chair. took the floor and, as chai
MA H tas RuhE eosxrafttee, q