The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
TIVE SENATE AND THE AGRIcul'
TuRAL COMMITS lONER.

lURAl COMMic oIONc"-
A,corthy Debate and Recorded Vote
,,onrs of Executive session-Rah-
road Rates for Freight Routine fro-
seedlings OF Both Branches
In the senate yesterday at hali-pas' ~
O'Clock Mir. johnson called for the Spee'a
onler Of thc day. which was House ~"
amending the Code so rs 20 provide ina, Tue
,...,,,issioncr ora ericulturo shall be elect
80. ,he General Assembly instead oil De-
lno appointed by the Governor.
me Question REQUIRED on the motion OF
Nj Berry TO reconsider the amendment o.
NJ Harrison. providing that the commits
s,oner shall be a practical farmer ac'ua.is
.,,....ed in tbo cultivation Of the soil al the
,,.,o -, his election. The amendment was
rc.op.idercd. and Mr.. Little offered another
a.namcnt proyiding that the commits
s,ouer shall be practical iaime'' "i'7o
ch,cfoccupation at the time Of ms clec'lon
-, ,ro,ions thereto shall have been the
s..,,,,..,;on of the soil: but any commi,s'-
sinncr elected under this act shaii Dc P"''"
NV A. ~. ittio smoke 20 his amendment anu
c,,ined that Dr. Whitehead had gone ouS ~
oi his pro,ince % criticise the acuo" ~
senators.
ArRACTICAL FARMER.
Mr.. Harrison agreed with Mr.. Lit liS a az - ~
Al. fact that the commissioner snvuiu N 80
ngactical farmer. hut Dc was Vpposi,u ~
.,in, tbe.,yay Of reelection o. peih"p -
pANih- t"N - oc,,u,iaeiopcr and 20 TINS
,',",,, he onuoscd the latter clause Oh MI'
1,',f'.s ,r,endmcnt He reviewed lhe ms
..,.d o,.an llatiOn of the Board Oh AsIl-
o.. and could find no law in the Coue
o. hi huf IL was found IN the py-iaNs VI Wy
p,arl of Agriculture. lie was vel 80
casfic ms to work Of Judge VhaIIe7 - III S1
-. c,.,,,oisaiouor Of emigration, WHO uc-
t'n' .,,,re time from the practice OF
- A. travelling at the expense OF the Sla,S'
....'.,.i,,stin0 cyclones In the West ana noiu-
49,, dniighffll converse with preachers;
tstof he GOOD the board bad done, nc l1u t
cuf that The ]. 900 families mat bi. W my isc-
.ed boa-iod he had brought 10 NIHlni''
were reported i'm this way me .oii'',i ~
sionera of the revenue IN the counties h"u
,on written 10 and asked how many lahii-
- had settled I'm their respective counties.
M. ,cera reuortod as having been DfOush'
lore bv the Board Of Agriculture;
uo ,canfed the farmers To try the expert
Int III them take hold Of the matter
,iyo them a trial, put the administration ~
1np board in their own hands, ana see VIVA
fney will do. They were "a hafu-Wol i MI
~ ona long suffering. and should have
Inc control Of the agricultural Interests
fhe State. H.. On,
Mr.. Berry opposed the amendment an,
...t.,dod iIn Commissioner Oi Agflcul
tnra lie said when the time Oh eieS'
in0 the commissioner came lheh tn
remarks made would Doe german 10 tn'
subject. and not before. ne War,tu ln
lill passed as u came from 'no iio"'0 -
Delegates. .,,,.... a., ,oto q,
Nr Moore said he was willing TO Nole 20
q, practical farmer for Commissioner OF az
,ieulfnre. That was all that lhe l"liheis h"'
,sted mr and was all that had Deer
PROMISED In the party platforms. ne lhoush
:, would be unwise to tie the hands OF lh
LEGISLATURE with any other guanncauo
than that the commissioners h"V"'U ~
practical farmer.
THE VOTE RECORDED
Mr.. Harrison called the pending question
and tine question being MI Li,'lc Su ,',,,
tnto IA was adopted 10y the following Nole
A,es Nessrs. Barnes. Blackstone, rol
don Harrison. Hcat0n. Johnson, LaWles'
Little Ll0yd. Mills, Peasants sahus' iul
mes Wessrs. Arthur. Berry, Dudley
7soitea Jones. Jordan, LOSensten, moore
Roberts. Smo0t. Wickham IL
Nes.rs. Ech0ls and stubbs were pare
On executive session.
Tho hin was. ON motion, passed ny an
made the special order for today at
O'Clock, when 10 Will come up ON us passas'
,nd thnnattrr Ofmaking IL incumbent upO
fbn Assembly 10 elect tine Commissioner q
Agriculture will then be discussed IN
senate. then. ON motion Of Mr.. LONensieii
went into executive session. Az o % cioS
fbe doors were thrown open. and when IN
,i.rl was asked was what done the repl
came back. "Nothing 90 speak OF. Inc u
junction OF secrecy was not removed
BOARD or EDUCATION.
Tho chair laid before the senate COMMIT
uicatiou from Hon. John T.. Massey, Supel
infendent of Public Instruction, IN respons
ia "a resolution inquiriug whether the act
January 18th, 1883, requiring educauoni
institutions receiving state appropriation
omake annual reports 90 the Board Oh Ld'
cation. has been complied WIN. MI wi"
soy REPLIED that all educational institution
embraced within the meaning Of this Dbl
have submitted reports 20 the board an
thny will be- embodied in the annual repol
al the superintendent Of Public instruction
FIVE QUORUM
ON motion of Nr. blackstone, 10 was II
solved that during the remainder OF Oh
session i've members shalt constitute qu'
rum for the meetings Of the committee i'
Courts Of Justice.
RATES FOR rRElGHIs.
The following communication explain
itself 20 Hon. j. llOge Tyler from j.. 1. III
Railroad Commissioner, was Ieau' anu
motion of Mr.. Moore. laid ON the table an
ordered 90 le printed:
hal
nanyinr paucrs i'm response 20 the first res
intiou of the series adopted by the senate O
tIo -th instant. The information sought 2
a. The baltimore and Ohio and the Atlant
ANA Danyiue roads viii DE furnished III
euhsouucnt report. The tables hitu ehv
that ON the principal asiicuil9I" pivuu0
"a. well as the leading articles hauleu
merchants. the rates ON nearly all our foa,
ore considerably lower than on those mac
1x the commissioner iu the state OF Georgia
ssv aOi. Der cent Their passenger rate
ara lower. The principal roads are n
etricted 20 three cents per mile, ana ON N
Western and Atlantic two and a-hai IL
uftv miles. two and one-qualter LOT OF
hundred, over two and one-eghth.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
In the House OF Delegates Mr.. Magyar
offered "a bin logalizng primary election
The Inn proyidcs that in any city or count
the citizens of any political party may az
thorize and hold a primary election lor u
nurno-e of nominating suitable persons 4
ih0 offices 90 be filled at the succeeding gen
eral on special election. provided IL sha
NOT be held less than ten days nor more ina
thirty DAYS prior to such general or speci
election. The expenses are TO be PAID 10y n
eiti1ens orpolitical party holding the priu
mr.. elections. The primary shall Toe conduc
cd under such regulations as the poliiic'
nartv NAV prescribe. The said rules an
recnlations shall be- published al least IN
DAYS before the primary, in one or MOI
newspapers published In said city OF count
No one but qualified voter can vote AT
primary.
section 3 SAYS the judges and clerks
election shall be chosen by the candidat,
10 he voted for al such primary. No cand
date for office can bee a judge or clerk an
both clerks and judges must take an oath
conduct the election according % the rue
and regulations prescribed.
section 4 says that the judges am
clerks shall have an the powers ana sha
he subject all the penalties prescribed b
80. 80 az. t,I.eoA and clerks of the genera