The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-06
TALKING ELECTION LAWS
4 rom ~ nm HOUSE ON 7Hh
tUsfRALffN BaLIOT SYSTEM.
Abe Vote. After n Long Debate. Resulted In
sTie. hut It VIII Probably Come 'p
Again To-Day Business

Da from Sos amendments, increasing
salaries % clerks IN the office OF the
Auditor OF Public Accounts and OF the
r..eer of the Land once; that the
House should agree 10 the Senate amend
.r.n. allowing the Bureau OF Agriculture
.. additional appropriation Of 5000 out
fH. revenues from the fertilizer taxes.
.H. committee recommended an additional
.ar0nriatlon OF 5000 for the purchase
d.. "a house and l0f adjoining lie State
Yrmllc Normal School. at Farmvhei
sill. Senate recedcd from the amendment
striking out the appropriation Tor kulus
g. Ayers for professional services. the
committee recommended that the House
agree to the appropriation OF salaries
in $500 FOR "a fireman and temporary
clerk In tine State Library building, me
Huuee's request 60 adopt the amehI-
ment of the Senate striking out nppio-
priafions for rent Of various olne'S
lNf which VIII Dee removed mo tn'
Library building also 10 agree I" -" "
yropriation of SOW OF 50 ''. ..5 ~, the
=. may b. necessary. to Poe usea uy ,"e
sf,i.fnr F1rf commissioners in htlEauoh
-, COMMON matters ORB the years lo" ana
q,.. ,...rf was agreed TO and the
.noronriatiou Din adopted by vote
AZ Go 20 ,
rl. hm providing for board OF
...arzaf0n was then again taken up.
Fl. Coleman. OF SuOtsyltauia, onered as
b.. amendment that ihe salaries OF lhe
...rhlrs OF the board Doe reduced from
t.. o. ST 600 year. and that Of the
r.rs from 5000 to $50.
r, Hruch opposed the passage or the
fr stating that 10 was not only I'M
'tI..hle. bat 90 passed as amended ny
.., senate. would create interminaole
.f0.Inn. and 90 would have 20 tell what
A. ...Ii cost the state. he said that the
.r.Has report made hy the committee
N report ON the mineral lands had cost
-r. State S9&at0. and they were out
.... fen DAVIS tie stated chat this re-
mi cost the State the above amount
,h.n none of the committeeman drew
.rIae and the Fairfax bin provided
...t fho three commissioners should draw
.I.rv of 5000 each and AN expenses
..f fna Secretary of the board 800. and
l asked the question that # the COM
.... % report 0u mineral lands cost
r. state s-1of.10 for ton days "oih, what
.. earth would be ihe costs placed upon
State 81 This b1l should pass
.. motion Of AIr Campbell the pending
question was ordered. and Mr. Coleman
amendment was adopted. motion 90
rr-ifer Che vote was lost hy vote
az FL. r. THE motion 90 order the till
t. 49,. en.rossmcnt and third reading was
lost n. vote of So 90 %,
The Oyster Bill
Senator -ulhs 90 this juncture report
I'D chat fn. Senate had passed the re-
r|rra.t.e G.. ter bil con- motion Of MI
CALDWELL Hc bill WAS placed ON tne
..I....r .nI soon after taken nap by the
House. and PASSED without debate.
r.. M.f resolution in rccard 90 the
...t.....f of the public debt of West
f...r.a which had been passed hy the
Senate. pas referred from chat house and
r...rf.l fo tne Finance Committee
inc House noxt took up tho joint rcso-
Mr.r which bad passed the Senate.
providing for au appropriation of A,V"
Dr. fna fixing up of The rooms in' the
C.nitOl building which are Co Doe vacated
r .ou The library building d. completed
a -rarfal committee consisting of the
IIa,tar.rf Governor. Speaker of the
fl.n.a one member of the Senate. and
of Two members of the House is TO direct
th. work which is 90 he carried ont
,,,sor fh. errrr,ilion of the surcrinlcnd-
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mako ar unlimited .o,nt .f votes rher.
WAS ro demand for e,,.b . ,,,css,,r. ,n1
when tho question was raised IN the last
election. the r..nl. onnos.d h.
This hul was rushed into the Ioei-la-
ture upon thc ALLEGATION that IF passed il
would save tlo Black Belt for the Demo-
cratic party There was AN over the
State growing unrest against the MAJ
chime methods oi the Democratic party.
if tnif hll was passed it would only in-
t.n.lIy This unrest because 81 would give
the electoral board unlimited power. The
voters would only he able to receive their
iiilots from the JUDGES OF election. When
he receives III, DIT he is TOO ihterate 10 be
ahle 10 Fead 10 he would nave TO Doe as
sisted ~ fora mth constable, who
c1uii ihNdidatc any h"Iol by marks
ani scratches. re protested AGAINST the
Did, ana ht hi'" tN"t nus people protest.
10 AGAINST such Jaw IL seemed 10 MIN
ia Democrats IN the state had gone
1y ass tNey ana DO lool ana asaih IN
i. when twelve members OBJ me Siaie