The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12

from Riehmond---about forty TO sixty
miles.
/ Rlu Ii OumpIeted-
ConssderAllon OF the bill in the SEN
ate was completed about 5:s0 and the
measure ct once reported to the
| House. That body rejected the house
amendment, and tho Senate insisted
and asked for a conference, which
/ was ordered President Ellyson
! named Senators Garrett. Cannon ana
/ Gayle, and the Senate then recessed
to $50 O'Clock. The House conferees
were Mess-s Brewer. Pitts and Hob
son.
Honor Tor senator Jefrreys-
Ldeutonant-Gover Ellyson, In re-
| sponse to "A Joint resolution to name
| committee to study and report on
rural credits. as suggested by Cover
! nor Stuart. named Senator Jeffreys, OF
> Mecklenburg, as the member or the
committee CT the part of the Senate.
, Speaker Houston stated last night he
! will name the two members from the
| House during the coming week.
Thank MFR. EIlyson.
Senator Cannon offered a series OF
resolutions Of thanks to President
Ellyson for his fairness and courtesy
I'm presiding over the Senate, and the
pleasure of the members In having
served with him.
The resolution was adopted by a
unanimous vote. and President Ellyson
expressed his appreciation OF the good
will Of the members and the pleasure
he had experienced in his associations
with the members.
Senator Walker offered a motion OF
thanks, to Colonel Joseph button for
/ his assistance TO the clerk OF the Sem
ate. He had made II possible for the
I L. ANA TNri n
J the appropriation bill and to engross
/ the same as 1t was passed. He paid
Colonel Button a high compliment. The
resolution was adopted. and Colonel
! Button followed the custom and made
! happy speech in acknowledgment.
, Wild Scenes.
! The scenes in the Senate chant Der
! last night were wholly and totally diff
| ferent from those Of the last three
weeks The Senate was supposed to
| meet at $40 o'clock to receive the re-
! port of the conference committee on
| the appropriation bill. At o'clock
| not a word was heard from the com
mittee. The senator's were growing
restless. The clerks got together and
began to sing, and soon the members
! could be seen gathering around the
singers One was seen to Join in, and
Z
| few moments the whole membership
| was singing At II O'Clock the sing
ers, clerks. members and officers form
! ed line and marched across to the hall
/ OF the House. "a message from the
| Senate" was announced, and the
signal was for the invaders to sing
! Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here, "
and amid applause and handclapping
the members began to throw their
! bill files, with the bills. up into the
air. In few moments the senators
retired. Then, the House went back
with similar compliment invading
| the Senate and singing.
Print %, 900 Copies of Mapp BIZ.
| On motion of Mr.. Jordan of Pulaski,
House chairman OF the Moral and
Social Welfare Committee, the House
ordered printed $4,000 copies OF the
Mapp prohibition bill for circulation
throughout the State There is heavy
demand for copies of the bill on the
part OF druggists, hotel men and others
affected by the new law.
The Senate amended the Cox Reed
Davis bill 50 as to exempt only the
I city and county of Norfolk and the
city of Portsmouth from the drug
store provision of the Mapp bill. The
amendment was conCurred In.
Foolish For an Hour.
The hour that followed was one in
which House and Senate bills passed
in the air--being thrown about as
would be confetti in time of carnival.
Following the expressions Of exhuber-
ance that indicate that legislators are
but schooiboys grown up. there was
further confusion, the confusion that
comes from speech.
Between Mr.. Cox, of Norfolk city.
and Mr. Davis of NnrfDIiX q
WAS running debate as to the merits
of coiored women school teachers.
The matter was inconsequential, and
all the House did Was laugh
The next bit of foolishness was an
attempt to bring together In debate
on national preparedness Messrs, Cor
don. of Louisa. pacifcist, and Leedy, OF
Page, colonel of a regiment and father
OF several members OF the army, for
: the defense. There was no debate.
Rot the General Assembly had been
working under pressure for several
o.-s. .uI.I something had to let loose
to give PANT to the feeling of It's mem
hers and they were waiting for the
report Of the conferees on the appro-
? prlattonS bin,
House Concura.
when the report of the conferees
OF the House who had tnsIst on the
House bin YVES received. the House
concurred. The Senate refused to con-
cur
There was another hour spent be-
fore the issue finally was decided
Many Pieasantrfes.
, Senator Royal made a speech in
: which lie referred TO the malicious ac-
tion OF the Senate, In the absence OF
the minority, in striking from the cal
! endar measure which had fought its
way through several committees and
had then disappeared. He then NOV Cd
that the paint bill be put on its pas
sage.
Senator Cannon responded In 4
speech In which he played on the name s
Of the members in a facetious and en-
| tertaining manner.
/ Senator Jordan said he would make
his lone request of the Senate and
seek to do justice. lie then moved that
the bill to con pei the payment Of bills
for tombAtoues ordered and put up. or
vesting title in the maker Of same TIL
paid