Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-02-27
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

In the Senate, Monday, the bill APP
propriating annually $4,000 to the
Soldiers Home and providing for the
transfer to the State, after q number
of years, all the property, was passed
unanimously.
The Democratic Legislative caucus
has, by decided vote, determined
not to pass the bill before the House
recurring the railroads in this State
to provide separate coaches for white
and colored passengers.
The oyster hill is now ready to be
presented to the Governor for his ap-
prevail, the Senate having concurred
in the House amendments thereto.
Intimate friends of the Governor say
that this meaSurs will meet with his
official sanction. while it is not just
sach q bill as he desired.
The debt bill. CARRYING ont the
terms agreed upon between the Vir-
GINA debt commission and the Olcott
committee of New York, has now
passed both branches Of the Legisla-
t,,rc and has received the approval
Of Governor Mckinney The fund
ing under the new settlement will
commence as soon as the new bonds
can he printed and the other arrange
ments made for this work
In the House Tuesday. Mr.. Nc
Ilwaine. Of Petersburg, introduced q
bill to increase the present salaries Of
the members Of the Court of Appeals
and Circuit Judges. 1t gives the
Judges of tho Court of Appeals from
81 900 to s5, COO exrcnt the president.
who is to have $500. The resident
member of that bench now getSS 1000.
The Circuit Judges. who get about
81 GOO, the measure proposes to give
$500.
The anti-gamhlinc bill rassed the
House last Saturday. The amend
1nents to exempt agricultural fairs
and race courses was defeated and
the bill was then put on its passage
and received nearly every vote cast.
1t was sent back to the Senate for
concurrence in an amendment adopt
ed q few days ago. The bill prohib
its bookmaking and pool selling any
where and under al conditions in
Virginia.
Mr.. Gibson. of Culpcpper, has in
PRODUCED bill in the House to in
crease the pay of members and off
GERS of the House as follows: Prcsi-
dent of the Senate and Speaker of
the House, 5000 for regular and $3.50
for extra session; Senators. Delegates,
serceant-at-armS and doorEeepers,
$50 regular and 1915 extra session;
clerk Of Senate. 81. 200 per year; clerk
of the House (who is also keeper of
the rolls of Virginia., $500 rer year.
There is one member ofthe Legisla-
trre who neither chews nor smokes
tobacco, who never touches a drop OF
liquor nor visits a theatre. He has
never been absent from his seat in
the House of Delegates except when
attending committee meetings: he
has never asked for n leave OF alb
sence for himself. and expects to re-
main in Richmond three days after
the Legislature adiourns. This model
mc1nher Of the General Assembly is
Hon. William 3. Lindsey, of Carroll
county.
Delegate Brown. of Bedford. last
Saturday. had the courage to follow
Col. Gibscn's example in tackline
the dog question. He offered n bill |
to authorize the board of supervisors
Of his county to imDose q tax on dogs.
Mr.. McIlwaine, of Petersburg. want
ed to know CT Mr.. Brown if he did
not desire a reelection. Col. Gibson
spoke up and said that dogs did not
Vote in his county, and Mr.. McIlwainp
replied that Culpepcr must be an ex
cention to the rule, as dogs vote in
all other counties.
The following report. submitted by
the committee appointed by the Sen
ate to investigate charges against
Rev. John l.. Massey Superintendent .
of Public Instruction. has !cen
2 dopted: First that they are OF the
opinion that the five hundred dollars
the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction for travelling expenses
is intended only for the payment OF
such expenses in connection with
that office: second. that the manner
il which this money has been drawn
lfOlli INC treasury DH NI. MASSEY WdS
rot in conformity with the spirit nor
interest of the law. As to Mr. Mas
sey's claim for reimbursement for ex-
nenses incurred in his Alabama trip
the committee says that the Superin
tendent had a right only to charge
for a trip from Richmond. his official
TO the place OF the meet
ing of the Blacksbnrc Board. In
conclusion the committee recon-
lnended the enactment OF law pro-
viding that members of the various
educational boards shall be paid only
actual expenses incurred in attend
ing meetings of the same. The report
is very mild paper and only by ill.,
reflects upon Mr.. Massey.