The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03

new library: 10 provide suitable furniture
and additional officers therefor.
The bin makes an appropriation Tor me
purpose named ia the title and provides
for the following employees: An elevator
conductor. az $40 per month: 4 piactca'
fireman rs so per monts; one police
man. at So per month. and temporary
clerk at $15 per month. 10 assist IN the
removal OF the books and documents.
AT the request OF the city Council, the
| Secretary OF the Commonwealth II en-
! power TO appoint an assistant nnrafian'
who shall be citizen Of Richmond, TO be
paid by the city.
Yhe joint resolution. relative TO the
l MGryland- Virginia oyster trouble. and
which Is reported with the House proceed
ings. was then adopted.
The Elections Bill
Senator Little. chairman OF the Commit
I tee on Privileges and Elections introduced
I the bill entitled AN act 10 provide for
voting by ballot"
This Is the Walton bill. ENGRAVING the
Australian ballot system In the Anderson
Mccormick law. Mr.. Little introduced IT
as IRON the Committee on Privileges and
Elections
The bin was Immediately taken up for
considerations
Senator Hay said he favored the bill
as "A general law.
Senator Jones said he was opposed 10
such legislation. but would not oppose it
If the counties in his district were ex-
empt. He said I'm his district elections
We're absolutely fair. and there was no
need OF "A change
AIR. Stubs said he was IN favor OF II
as "a general law but would oppose it IL
a single county was excepted
MIR. Walton said 10 make this law effcc-
tive IL must be a general law.
Messrs. Jones. Echols ana Parrish pre-
pared amendments. cxempting their coLn-
ties and twenty senators were on their
feet. exci;ediy interested in the result.
Mr. Jackson. the Populist senator from
Sussex. asked 20 have his counties added
10 the amendment
Senator Walton expressed surprise at
Mr.. Jackson's request, and said that the
pOpunst party had announced as their
desire the very things provided by this
bill.
The Popuist replied that the trouble was
due 10 the electoral boards and that the
bill would not remedy lie said that Of
the two evils he would take the first.
Senator Flood said that he had no fault
district. that i'm 1885, under the Anderson
Mccormick law. the Democratic majonties
were less than they were under the old
system.
lie said the evil 10 be reached by this
bin was the use of money at elections:
that this was the great and crying evil
of the day, and that its growth from year
TO year was increasing veral voters to
very demoralizng extent. and that in his
opionion IL would do more for purity in
elections than any measure that could
possibly be adopted
The amendment previously prepared, ex-
empting counties comprised in the dis
tricts represented by Messrs. Jones.
Echols, Parrish and Mushbach, was then
put. and defeated by vote Of % TO C.
Mr.. EcbOls, who changed his vote from
aye to no. in order f. reconsider. moved
4 reconsideration. and spoke TO his mo-
tion. expressing surprise that after what
had previously" occurred the senator's
present should vote as they did Three |
q clock having arrived a recess was taken |
until 5 +. NJ.
Night Session.
At the night session a bill was intro !
luced by Senator Sands to incorporate |
he Indemnity Trust and Loan Company, |
IF Richmond
The following bills were passed:
Senate: A bill for the relief Of the os-
tate of William +. Jones. a lunatic.
For the relief of Lewis Blackburn, Of
Fluvauna county
For the relief Of d. Matt. Robinson, of
AppOmattOX county.
TO amend the act providing for the
assessment of taxes on persons. property.
md incomes and on licenses to transact
business. etc.
TO provide artificial limbs for five Con-
ederate soldiers at the Soldiers Home.
Relating TO forms to be furnished by the
auditor TO clerks Of courts.
For the relief OF John II. Lawrence. a
soldier
House. For the relief Of r. NJ. Mallory.
The debate on the pending question will
'e found as a separate article