Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-01-29
TIE HousE CoNCURs.
DEBT Plan Nof AppnovED BY Born
AoDlEs.

duced by him lew DAYS ago TO nun.
ish betting, gadbling. AID the max.
ins' writing or telling of books and
pools @c. Ihef substitute provides
t""t hotlilng III tue act shall prevent
pool making, book making, or bet.
ing on horse rafes on the grounds
oil any nSricultu1.l association in this
State during tbf days on which the
iairs OF such asdpciation shall actn-
any DC held or upon any race course
or driving park I'm this State whilo
such races arc being actually held
thereon.
FEMALE PHYsICIAys
MIR. ntubbs, fPn the Committee
Tor Public lnstitd tons, this morning
reported adversely House bill pro
viding for the appointment of assist,
ant female physici ans for the lunntic
"sylnms. The Hll was passed by
anu will probablyIc como up Monday.
STATE WEATHER SERVICE
The Senate Cohmittee on Agricul-
tnrc and Mining this morning Ind
before 1T Senutuf McDonald's bill
providing for establishing Il State
weather service. This measure pro
poses 10 supplep Trent tho facilities
now Afforded by the general Govern
mont Tor this purpose. If the OBJ
jects OF tho bill nr j. carried ont stu.
ton Will be estnbl shed in each coun-
ty IN tho State. Mr.. j. n. Ryker,
the United States weather observer
at Lynchburg, was before the com.
mittee this morn ing, and fully OK
planned the operations of the plan
contemplated. NP action was taken.
THE HUNTER MONUMENT.
The Seuate pnsIcd bill incorpor-
ntinS tho Robert l. L. Hunter As.
socmtion. The object of the associn-
ton IS to erect n monument to the
memory of Mr. Hu ntcr.
IN THE HOUSE.
MIR. w. }. Combs introduced n biz
in the House this morning to pre-.
vent bribery in elections. The bill
prescribes TINT before the next gen
eral election i'll this State there shall
be registration of all of the voters,
which shall be done l,y the order of
tho local electoral boards. Before
any person shall be so registered he
shall subscribe to an oath that he
has not since the passage of tho law
imposing it accepted or offered n
hribe to any person to influence him
in casting his vote, nor to encourage
or counsel my one TO corruptly use
money in elections.
| DISCUSSION OF THE DEBT.
The resolution of tho Finance Com.
mittee ratifying tho settlement of tho
debt agreed upon by the State Com
mission, which was unanimously
adopted by the Senate yesterday and
communicated 10 the House, came up
in the latter body this afterr DON.
Tho House yesterday by vote of 81
to 81 ordered the pending question
on this resolution, but adjourned
pending motion to reconsider that
vote. The House rcconsidered to.
day, and tho question came up and
was discussed at length.
ME-. K%NT's PRIVILEGE.
MIR. Kent, rising to personal priv
ilege, thought that the States report
OF his remarks yesterday did him an
injustice. Ii made him appear, he
said, that no was opposed to the ros-
olution before the House.
MIR. Kent was willing he said, if it
was necessary to go something fur
Their than the Riddleberger settle
ment If necessary to finally close the
debt question. All he desired YES
terday was that action might be de.
layed to allow those, who desired to
do so, time to investigate the subject
so that they might know readily the
present condition of the State debt.
MIR. Munford, chairman of the Fl
nance Committee, made an earnest
and able spec oh in advocacy of the
resolution. Messrs. Letcher and
Saunders argued that before definite
action was taken it should be accu.
rately ascertained the State's ability
to meet the obligations to BIO assam
ed. MIR. Saunders was for the propo
sltion, he said, if the State could