The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-15
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out Of the cios9r acquaintance between
memberE
Chairman Garrett, Of the general
laws committee. for instance, re-
ceived from hts associates solid sill
yer bread tray and silver salt and
pepper stands. They were the gift
OF the members. Mr.. Lesner made
the presentation speech. saying that
the members all believed that Mr..
Garrett tried to be fair and impartial.
he had. not often counted the votes
In committee ass the senator from
n Norfolk saw it, but he had been fair.
Il Mr.. Garrett, accepting the token,
declared that it made him feel good
TO hear one member Of the committee
say he had been fair He prided him.
self that he had always Deem fair,
except when 1t his opinion it was
necessary to be otherwise. (Laugh-
teri. He said he priced at full worth
the expl -ssion of his fell members
and would treasure the gift to the end
Of his days.
Water Pitcher for Holt.
\ Mr.. Mapp, Of the privileges and
elections committee. said that he and
the chairman had been known to dis
agree on matters OF legislation, but
that they were friends, good friends,
and all the members of the committee
were his friends He desired to ex-
press to the senator from Newport
News token OF the esteem in which
he was held. a token that would rep
/ resent the good will Of the senate and
typify at the same time one OF the
great things which the senate had
| done. He presented d silver water
| pitcher
Mr.. Holt was easily overcome when
he arose to speak, and after he had
stammered along and finally got his
voice bit cleared, his heart having
gotten back to its normal place, he
said that he would ever hold the
memory and associations of the senate
dear. He would do more. He
1 promised to honor and respect the
enabling act.
Cane for Senator Hobbs.
Il Mr.. Cannon, Of Richmond, who
made a speech on Friday. came TO
the front with package which he
| said his colleagues had chosen to ask
him to present to Mr.. Hobbs. of
\ Prince George. the chairman Of the
/ committee on counties. cities and
4 towns. 1T was magnificent gold
\ headed ebony cane, suitably engraved.
/ Mr.. Cannon declared that the MEM
/ hers of the senate did not mean to
| insinuate that the senator was old
and needed support. but they desired
10 present the gift in appreciation Of
his fathfulness. his fairness and
| courtesy. and also that the senator
| from Prince George might be In
style
MIR. Hobbs was equal to the occasion
and made a speech which made 1t
plain that he was touched by the ex-
! preston OF friendship on the part
of his colleagues and priced at their
full worth. closing with a word Of
thanks
| Saunders II Remembered.
! From the associates on the commit
tee of fish and game came a surprise
for Mr.. John r. Saunders of Middle
sex. 1t was n solid silver card case,
! engraved with the initials OF the chair
man in monogram Senator Bushanan
made the speech. brief and appro-
pirate effort, saying that the esteem
/ in which the chairman Is held would
make him ever as welcome to their
homes as he was to their hearts, by
reason Of his conduct, hts fairness and
| courtesy to the members at all times.
Mr.. Saunders had been caught nap
ping, and he said that he really did
not know what to Say. He hard been
recompensed in his duties as chair
| man by having men VINO are WlfltnS
to work. who have been very atten-
tive and wht had the confidence Of
| every member OF the senate.
Begin Swstting Bills.
| Then Mr., Gravatt undertook to get
up that bill which seriously affects
| the comm sson merchants of the State
I by hedging them about with many
and stringent regulations. He declared
\ that he would like to see the bill sub
mitted to the senate and TO ket IL be
| defeared because of any effect IL might
have to being suffocated under rule
of cloture. He then moved that the
| bill be placed on It's third reading by
having the constitutional reading dis
/ pensed with. This would have re-
! quired twenty-seven votes and they
| were not Forthcoming. and It went to
keep company with the coordinate col
lege bin. the jug bill, the gambling
bill and other good measures which
had majority behind them but not
enough to override the objections OF
the minority.
Money For Veterans.
| Veterans in the Soldiers home here
are to receive one dollar a day from
| the treasury OF the State beginning
about the first of July. This was the
action of the senate yesterday on the
house bill. which had already passed.
and while the old soldiers are few
and far, growing fewer each day they
have strength enough left to prove a
! factor in the politics of the State and
/ the senators lost no time in get
ting on the right side OF the question
in order to show that they were for
the appropriation.
| Under d resolution no bills were TO
1 be considered at the night session, and
at 2 o'clock the chair was vacated till
| s O'Clock.
Night Session.
The night session of the senate
/ was spasmodic.s Being called to or
| der, the chair was vacated from time
| to time, the senators smoking and
chatting and spinning yarns.
| Mr.. Hartman made an effort to-
take up the joint resolution amend