Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-06
PANDEMOk|UM RE|GNs
IN NIGHT SENATE SESSION
Seven Times Efforts Are Made to
suspend the Onc-Objcc-
tor Rule.
MANY BILLS DIE ON CALENDAR
For Remainder OF Session, Except
ing Finance Measures. Zach House
viii Consider Only Those Meas
nrcS Passed by Other Branch.

'!'rc Scntt" adjourned last night at
- "''iU"ii aCt"r two hours o: pandc
in"rium rc"ultin. from attempts OF
members to ncrsuade the Scn.,t. tn
5uSpcrd The one "hjcctor rule arnlr,ur
Z" nirht sessions and not arbitrarily
""SiroT legislation through The within
or r'"tu"iCc ~: "n,. man. Sc, en- times
he vote was taken: twcutv-ssvor votes
being required 10 suspend the rule.
the motion was lost on the first ballot
by vote Of 1S 10 10: on the second
:" to l. on the third. IL to :: on the
fourth. - /" 5; on the nth. :: to ;:
Ola IA" siXth. Ii to I. and on the
seventh. - to u: after which the ten III
motion to adjourn prevailed.
Senator STROBE stampedcd the Senate
by Offering the first motion TO suspend
the rnieS TO consider the school book
NH by which il was contcndcd the
state could he saved about $500. 900.
senator Keith, who has passed the bill
by on his objection opposed the mo-
t"n. which lost The Senate then al :
most IN succession refused TO permit
over the head OF Il single objector the
vote on III" mcsits i tho Mann idle
ness bill the Early University scholar
ship biz. the STROBE bill proposing 10
submit TO the popular vote the qucs-
ton OF calling constitutional con-
vcntion. the JeNreys purchasing agent
bill Three times the Senate then, re-
fused 20 throw open the gates 10 ad :
init TO discussion all Senate bins on
the third reading.
Senator Early accounts himself
lucky: Senator Mapp withdrew his
objection 10 the scholarship bill pro-
posing to offer TO high school students
Of Virginia 1l9 scholarships at tho
university. and the bill accidentally
passed in the confusion. \ bill offered
by Senator Walker TO amend section
23s OF the Code also passed along with
Two local bills before the panic hroke
"ut. which finally resulted in adjourn
mcnt.
ANON" thu hills tina. d:cd on ;',c Sen
att calendar. Lut Ahich may hlv. couu-
i"' parts on tho LiUus. calendar. are
the Early co-ordinate college bill. the
fravatt primary election law amend
ment Dill. the Cannon bill to have re-
funded 10 certain hotels money said
by the Court OF Appeals to have been
improperly collected to the amount OF
Sin'ooo the motion picture censorship
biz, the Andrews "spcndthrir;'' iusur-
ance policy bill, the Strobe Mathews
Mapp bill to provide certain aid for
convicts and their destitute dependents.
tne royal bill 10 provide for revoc..
tion OF licenses In certain cases the
joint resolution. proposing to extend
We sessions OF the General Assembly
~ ninety Gays. 10 provide tenure of
Office for teachers in public schools in
Virginia IN certain cases. to provide
uniform office hours for all State de-
rtrtments. 10 Introduce the system of
initiative and referendum and recall
on All public officials except Judges TO
regulate marriages in kceninE 20 a
modified degree with nugenic ideas TO
authorize Charlottesville and Albernarle
county 10 aid the university in case OF
passage Of the Early or Houston uni
N"rsi'y nil: the Bowers fertilizer bill
Ihe loan shark bill. and many others
OF more or less Importance
Among those who sought to have the
rule suspended ana permit Senate hills
on the third reading to he discussed
within hvc-minutc limits if not with
In five objcctor rule were Senator's
Gum. Trinkic, Mapp. Cannon. Thorn
ton. Andrews Strobe. Senator Cool
rick argued on the contrary side
II is expected to-day that much
argument VIII he displayed to have
The Joint resolution suspended for the
discussion Of some bill. or else Az a
hiihuSter move To xiii time and pre-
VENT vote on certain measures. As
;hines now arc only finance bills may
b" considered by the house In which
they were introduced.