The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-17
VOL. U,-NUMBER 41G.
The bill was then ordered to its en-.
grossment.
Mr. Echols moved to reconsider.
Lost.
LABOR BUREAU

LABOR BUREAU.
The bill to establish Bureau OF La
Dor Statistics in Virginia came up on the
second special order
1t was discussed by Messrs. Carter and
Tyler of Richmond city until 2 o'clock
when the chair was vacated until p m.
Afternoon Session.
Speaker Csrdwell resumed the chair al
A pm.
The consideration of the Labor Bureau
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Waddill offered a substitute which
is the same, as his original bill excepting
that the Commissioner is to be elected by
the Legislature instead of being appoint
ed by the Governor, and the cost OF
the Bureau is to be $500 instead OF
g. 900, and the Labor Commissioner is to
give bond in the sum of $1,000.
Mr.. Waddiii stated that every commit
tee in both branches Os the General AS
sembly had reported unanimously the
bill which he introduced and now offers
AZ substitute for the committees bill.
Mr.. Carter of Richmond city advo-
Gated the committees bill, which provides
for a commissioner at a salary OF 81 900
per year, and an additional allowance OF
$500 per year for clerk hire, to obtain
and report biennially labor statistics.
The discussion took somewhat po-
litical turn between Messrs. Waddill and
Carter.
NJ. Pollard moved to amend Mr.. Wad-
dill's substitute so that the commissioner
should be either mechanic, miner, agrl-
culturist, or merchant.
Mr.. Pollard's amendment was agreed
to, and the substitute was then defeated.
Ayes, "a noes, 40.
The committees bill was then ordered
to its engrossment. Ayes, Al noes, 81
NEARLY EXPELLED.
Mr.. Parr Of Patrick rose to question
of personal privilege. He had read all
article from the state newspaper on two
letters from two constituents, one from
W. s. Gravely OF Martinsville, Henry coun'
ty, in which was stated that ii. ). Peters.
former member of the House, and Senator
Staples had borrowed and loaned passes
The other from l.. j. Griggs of Martins
vile, who spoke highly in favor OF loan
ing passes, and suggested that the letter
be shown General William Malone fOr
action.
Mr. Parr asked that the report of the
committee be acted on at once
Mr.. Pollard moved that the report be
recommitted with instructions to report
line of action and to obtain further in
formation.
Mr.. Waddill painted the House red In
his appeal that The member from Patrick
be allowed to bring in his witnesses TO
prove that passes had been used by other
members than Mr. Parr in the same way
he used them.
Mr.. Starke, chairman of the investiga-
ting committee, said, to bring the matter
to focus, he would offer the following :
Resolved, That F. Parr be expelled
from this House.
Mr.. Waddil, who appeared as though
Mr.. PARIS advocate, vigorously opposed
this, claiming that at this hour u M II
was not fair to urge it.
Mr.. Starke, inierrupting, said that Parr
himself had asked that the matter be SET
tied now.
Mr.. Starke said he never would have
offered his resolution but for the fact that
Mr.. Parr asked that his fate be settled ut
once. The misuse of free passes is wrong
on principle, and even though 1t be the
fashion in Patrick and Henry to misuse
passes ii is something for the House to
rebuke
Mr.. Parr reiterated his desire that the
matter be settled al once.
A long discussion followed and finally
the resolution to recommit prevailed, and
at 6.45 the House adjourned.