The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-08
THE GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,
PROPOSED CHANGES INTHE GEN
saAL ELECTION LAW.
Hon. u. ". Mckinney an" "s"' "
uoec Tyler Declared Elected Governor
.,s lieutenant. Governor Respectively.
-Routine Proceedings.

uogc TYLER Declared Elected Governor
and Lieutenant. Governor Respectively
Routine Proceedings.
Tho Joint Assembly Of the Senate ana
IIouse Of Delegates 20 count the vote OF tue
State for Governor and Lieu'cnah'-"'Ne'-
nor completed it, yesterdays WORK. inc
,o,eof the city II Alexandria properly at
tested for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS having Deen
brou.,hi Nv the pooFkceper' who was sent
af,.r the Clerks signature ana was cou"''"'
,he committee appointed 10 count the >o''
made the following report, which was All
nounced by the Clerk
p.Wbole vote for Governor, 2So,ffi. -
Wckiuuey. lGl2i2; William Malone I'll
9,-. Thomas T.. TAYLOR, so; scatier'ns' ~
Majority for Mckinney, 4I,7".
whole vote for Northumberland; -
Hoe TYLER. iCS.76i; c. &. slemp, l22,'|
~ i shelburne, yGS; scattering, 10 ly'ef
majority, lo,iG7.
a., motion Of senator Jones II was re-
.oi,cs that ~ no one contested tha' 'n'
SCOT, count, vote would practically ahec'
tho election. J.. ". Mckinney and Hon. >
IT,. ryler were declared elected, ana tha'
the General Assembly take no mr'hef a'
lion touching The subject Of contempt ''
She clerk Of scott county.
an motion Of Mr.. Campbell. Of Essex q
io;,t COMMITTEES. consisting of senators II
Smoot. Of Page: T.. J. folkcs, OF Camp
hell. Delegates Campbell, Hacker an'
Mason. was appointed 80 notify Hon. L. "
Mckinney and Hon. !. lloge Tyler Of Inc
election rs Governor and Licuienant-"o'
crnor respectively.
NO SMOKING ALLOWED.
Mr. emoot offered a resolution directing
,h, Seroeant-at-Arms TO prohibit smoking
in the senate Chamber at any time vi
smoot said that personally smoke was moi
offensive 10 him, and thar he offered Inc
resolution for the protection OF some dell
cato members upon whom the fumes OF TO-
bacco had a sickening effect.
Mr. IIeaton followed with few words IL
,..h,lr Of the resolution. The tobacco
smoke was particularly disagreeable 10 a.
dies. TO whom some inducement-at least q
br,,ih Of fresh mir should Ice offered Il
win the chamber Mr.. IIoaton said lac wa'
a member Of that very large organization
lnn,vn as the Bachelors Club, the ranks OF
which had become somewhat augmented
during the present session, and as the eau
c,,ses and committee meetings took up 81
much of the Senators time they could moi
III, Ia sen the ladies' mt night ana ne there
FIRE hoped the room would be- Kept disin
facted 80 that the ladies couid tonne rs see
tbom during the day. The resolution pre-
vailed
An ELECTION LAW.
Mr. Arnold. Of Bedford county introduced
in the House q lengthy bill radically
Hanging the method of conducting cleo
t,nns i'm the state. The following is an out
line of it, provisions:
ia. Lots pfint,d al public expense. tlec-
lion Commissioners -le) For the Slie-lh'
Sec,etnry of commonwealth aud iWO 1850
ciafss APPOINTED hy tine Central committees
ofthe Two leading parties. lhl for couitI, :
- The Circuit or county tourt cirfk nht W.
named bv county committees. Vj roi
cities and town. ircut or musings
Conn c.ik and two Associates named as
above. Certificates Of nomination rom reg
ular conventions, ana also &c. lll','.,- 81 =,
limited number Of petitioners. rom OF
ballot lnch party ticket ufuns"d under IT.
appropriate Tile with blank square olpO-
sitc name of each candidate. cross 81 III
mis- square h u vote for that name, leaving
n biark vscrntchc>' that name provided
Others arc marked with The cross iNh Oppo-
lille The party Title us 'licmocratlc party
il biauk squire mudr cthNW'hvu> ny
heavy blaek bordering 4 cross o. In
tn,S sounYr votes ".ulialNn for the regular
convention uckef. There are also blank
spaces iu vs. nich the clccior may vote Tor any
one he may chose. The ballots are red tinicd
ior he State white fOl counties, and blue Tor
GILES. sample bailots ON ulherent paper
aud cards Oi instruction are distributed 10
show voter how To- ptcPrc ballot. ht Hls-
tfnr provides voting place. The voting
lonln has "A win CIV AN entrance door near
The window. au u door Tor e MI. \ rope OF
Temporary railing nitN fee rom The room, q
thrce-fUot - s>l e. to- the Challenge Wlhd"w'
aud "A similar pass ge lending from exit
door Inside "a railing eucloScs Judges,
CLERKS ani hil Ot-buA. ON the Oplo-
size side Of The room are voting com
parlments or temporary stalls where Noici
may prepare his vote. screened from TIE
elnht OF any one. Method tf NOtinr-NOtef
p.s as m to the window. where ne NAV Dc
challenged, gives his uItue. IL all right pusses
IN entrance door, receives lickei nom judge
goes into the booth and marks II. deposits IL
and passcs out hy exit door ana passage he
NOnd nity-fOot enclosure. No one but one IA
The utt OF voting ana chuiicnEcf oi cach
room. leualtes-sucn as are inflicted on
fcions and Acknowledgement fOrnOt less than
ten years. Goes into operation Ia NoYem-
Der election OF 1890. and repeats conficted
laws
Thi. but combines the salient features Of
thu Massachusetts and lndi ma laws with
some original suggestions. TN fact. every
act 81. She subject that has been passed in
thr United states. and all the best literature
ON the subject have been consulted. 1t IL
wolves something of AN educational quaiiil-
cation. though the most ignorant black or
white MAY easily vote the "straighi ticket
of either party hy making mark in the
heavily -bordercd square.
rnE TARMFRs' ASSEMBLY.
The use of the Hall Of the House of Dele
yates was allowed the Farmers Assembly
ON the nights of December 10th and nth.
Mr.. pabuey offered "a resolution providing
that the superintendent Of Public buildings
l,e directed to secure as speedily as possible
suitable rooms for the use of the various
committees Of the body; which was adopted.
ELECT INSTEAD OF APPOINT.
The bill providing that the >uperintcn-
dent of Agriculture be elected by the Gen
cral Assembly instead of being appointed
lV the Governor, was ordered 10 It's engrOss-
inent. This is a move to 20 back 10 the old
law which was changed by the new Code
of 1887.
SCOTT COUNTY MIDDLE.
The Scott county muddlc was Yesterday
fhe cause of the passage of a bill which
will doubtless remedy any failure of clerks
in future 60 do their duty.
MIR. Gibson offered the following bill,
which. under suspension of the rules, was
read three times and passed
Re Il enacted bg ne t'ensfgi assembly; That
section 1876 of the colo of Virginia. relating
10 the making cut and certificaiiOn of al
Atract- OF vote. aud section 1871 of the tOuc
81 VIRGINIA. relating TO the making out aud
delivery Il certificates ClSlcctiou, lac amcud-
cd and rc-cnacted 30 ~ tO read a. follows:
see 1876. 20 soon as the commissioners
afor, laid shalt de crminc The persons who
have received the highest number of votes
Tor any once. the clerk snnii make out alb
stri Is Of The the votes In the following man
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