Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-03-28
RICHMOND, VA,
March 23rd- 1870


We are in the whirI of dissolution.
To many .! this body the melancholy
days have come. This delegate is
among those who are glad tie see the
end of this Session Of the General AS
sembly. 1t is time that these high
sounding speeches should Cease, and
the voice of the Legislator he heard IN
This Capitol no more for IA season. Let
the Grass grow and the birds sing. Let
the Granger SOW his seed and the bar
vest come, before the taX-CathpT-sr
shall spread his net for tire sweat OF
our oppressed people Of The Iural por-
tiOns OF the state.
Last Monday the House buckled
down to business, and eugrOsscd Dr.
Clark's resolution adopting n per diem
$40 for memhers of the Legislature,
with So per day for extra sessions. and
also reducing mileage to ten cents per
mile. 1t will be passed and go to the
Senate, where it is likely to become
law. The vote in the House on the
measure, was overwhelmingly in ia
vOr of it, Bob of our Washington
County Delegates voted for the meas
ure. While / am i'm favor of reduce
zion of pay to the members, 1 very
much doubt the wisdom of this meas
ure. | gave the benefit of my doubts
40 public sentiment, and voted for it
nevertheless. 1t is in the power of
every member to draw this salary and
mileage on che LIST day of the Session,
lie can then buck at Faro, lose it and
and 60 penniless home on his free pass,
The entire body will be tempted to
neglect the public business and go
home, With patriotic and wise men,
there will be no such danger. The
mileage reduction is against the dis
tant country members who must stay
here all winter, or go home at great eX-
pense, and it is in favor of those mem
bers who live near the Capitol, and
who go to their homes every Satur-
day at noon, and return on Monday,
thus delaying the business of the State
The Dig Tax was given its proba-
PIE qnletus by pos.pOnement to-day.
Mr.. Crockett, of Wythe, made a
lenghty, humorous aud fOrcible speech
Nu favor of it, aud Mr.. Hale, of Gray
son replied In a speech which was
even still more pregnant with humor.
The debate was pronounced better
than circus
The general law to provide for re-
ulstrlcting any of the counties, was
amended by Mr. Fowler, and the bill
Iaken up out of its order, and passed
10 us engrossment in the House. The
local object aimed, is the formation
OF Rock spring Dist, and the recon-
struGtlon OF Glade Spring Dist. The
session is short, but l think it will
get through.
The Canal Bill has been in trouble.
Tue House refused to agree to the Sen
ate OIL for railroad connection be-
tween Buchanan and Clifton Forge
"A committee OF Conference has been
appointed.
Strange to say, the bill to appoint n
general Administrator fur ench conn
~, had few friends and was defeated
Ia the House.
The Senate Bill of Mai Daniel to
appointa joint committee to sit du-
ring the Summer for the purpose of
maturing plan for recognizing the
Court System Of the State, was killed
In the House last Wednesday Mr..
Gordon, the leader of the Radicals.
created a buzz of excitement, by Civ
ing as reason for his support of the
bill, that 1.-The present Constitution il
the result of Radical malignity and
Conservative imbecility."
A very important Till was passed
last Wednesday, by which one venire
OF thirty-siX persons only, is sum
moned for the trial of all crintit al
causes of any one Court, instead of
separate ones for each case as hereto
tore,
The bill TO increase the pay Of Conn
y Vreasurers, passed the House by the
SKIN OF its teeth, receiving IS votes.
u, being necessary. The Senate II
likely To concur The Bill allows them
nVe per cent. on amounts up Ia ten
thousand dollars, thence to thirty
'popsAAd, two per cent, thence to