The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-06

Characteristic and capital speech In FAVOR
OF the Australian ballot system.
The amendments exempting nun'.'
OF counties from the operations o. ~
Dill were voted down In the fonoNlnh
order; Fauquier. Amherst, RockDfiobe'
spotsylvania, Patrick. Culpeper, tluVan-
ma. Soochland. Halifax. Chesterfield, fow
natan. Manchester. Allegheny. Bath. hlsn-
land Amelia. Nottoway, Montgomery
sreenesyille, Brunswick. Craig Roanoke
Prince Edward. Rockingham. Wise, DICK
ihson' buchanan. Carroll, and Campbell
All other amendments were also votel
GOWN with the exception OF those onereu
oy Judge CardWell and Mr.. Moon.
Inc vote was then taken on the mo-
ton OF ordering the bill 10 its engross-
ment and third reading. and the motion
was lost by a tie vote Of Al TO 81. The
vote was as follows:
1eas-Messrs Barham, Bendheim. Bin
ford, Booker. Boykin. Bryant Byrne,
Caddall. Cooke, Crump. Diggs. Downing
Eanes, Fentress. Graves, Harris, Har-
wood, Hathaway. Kendrick. Koiner, Leg
gett Massie. Matthews. NcRae. Moon,
Neff. Nelson, Newberne. Nicol. Patteson,
Perkins. Petty. Pitcher Prlddy. Russell,
Smith. spllman, Tabb Tomney, Utz, and
Mr.. Speaker-n.
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Anderson. Blake
more. Boiling. BroOklng, Brugh, Buford,
Burks. Campbell. Coleman, Cox. Fahrney,
Gibson. Gregory, Hail. Carter H. Harri-
SON Randolph Harrison. Irvine. Jones,
Kellam. Lee. Logan. Mason. Miller. Muir
ren Pretlow. Richardson. Kicks. Savers,
seQar. Sheffey. Speck. Stokes. sumpter,
Thomas. Vaughan, Weaver White, VIII
kinson. Withers, and Withrow-4l.
The following members were paired:
Cardwell tyes) Hunton mo-
Cabell (yes). Edmondson mo-.
Stratton yes, s. a. Thompson no).
A motion to reconsider the vote was
passed by and the fight may be renewed
this morning.
The House adjourned after having been
in session nearly six hours.
Bills Passed
The following Senate bills were passed
TO incorporate the Saltville and Men
dota Railroad Company
To amend and re-enact the first sec
ton of an act approved February H.
tsQ0 entitled IAN act 20 incorporate the
Roelvn. Arlington. Alexandria, and Mount
Vernon Railroad and Street Railway
Company.
To authorize the trustees Of Emory
and Henry College TO sell i'm lois on
parcels certain lands belonging TO SAID
college and to make such sales subject
TO such terms, stmulatiOns and condi-
uons as said trustees may deem proper
10 impose.
For the relief Of Charles p Finney'
James r. Weaver, Walter +. Broad
water. James +. Anderta, VIM. j. Barnes
John G. Justice. Samuel j. Davis, solo
mon Warner, and SOuthey Lee Milliner.
For the relief Of Frank Duval and
Frank f. Diggs, disabled Confederate
soldiers of Mathews county
To amend and re-enact sections 1910,
1883. and 1893 of the code of Virginia, in
relation TO lunatics and lunatic asylums.
To amend and rc-enact sections H30,
N32 ABB. and H35 OF the Code of Nir-
cinla. as amended by an act approved
March g. 1890. and sections flD and
n67 of the Code Of Virginia, as amended
by an act approved February 10, 1889, re-
lating 10 rules governing the peniten-
tiary.
To release r. r. Copenhaven. late
treasurer Of Smythe county. and his
sureties from the pay ment Of interest
on balance due the Commonwealth OF
Virginia by said late treasurer for the
years 1879 and 1881.
TO authorize the board Of supervisors
of NOttOway county 90 increase the sal
airy Of the county judge.
TO provide for the supply Of water I'm
the village Of Swansboro. i'm Chesterfield
county.
TO make the boundary lines Of lots and
tracts Of land i'm the Red Oak magister-
ial district of Brunswick county a lawful
fierce.
TO incorporate the Indemnity, Trust
and Loan Company Of Richmond.
Bills Rejected.
The House decided to reject the follow
ing bills;
To repeal sections 1lQ6, 1907. 17oS, and
1909 Of the Code Of Virginia, in relation
10 insane and inehrites.
To amend and re-enact section 100 Of
the Code Of Virginia. I'm regard 10 the
occupation by railroads Of streets of any
city or town and damages therefor