The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-06


! the House only ten minutes. Speaker
Ryan is making up his committees, but
5will not be ready to announce them be,
Il fore Monday. The committees in the
I5Senate may be made up by Saturday.
There Will be little. II any. important
sleEislation before the Christmas recess.
sS.All the members OF the House were
s present to-day, except MI. CaDeil OF
a Rtchmond Senator Green is the only
\ member OF the upper body who has not
Il shown up. Delegates Saunders and
Il Rlnehart were sworn In to-day.
5sIt Is settled fact that the vcXcd
oyster question will figure conspicuous
liz In the proceedings of this session,
+ 11,a soystcrnen have Il bill making ma
Sterial amendments to the existing law
Z and Mr.. Bland, OF Portsmouth, will in
/ troduce 1t In a few days. Mr.. Bland
has given n good deal of study Ia this
= subject and is preparing himself 10
make big fight for what he conceivcs
4 TO be the rights OF the oyster people.
81 1t is understood that Mr.. hathaway,
of Lancaster. Will be appointed to pre-
X side over khe COMMITTEES on Chesa-
peakc and Its Tributaries TO whom
]. will be referred all oyster bills
Among the bills introduced were the
i following.
Senate: To incorporate the town of
Glover, In Halifax county.
.ySi To incorporate the town of Mount
Crawford, Rockingham county.
45; To amend and rc-enact Sections 6lo
4 and GIG Of the Code Of Virginia III refer
y ence to proceedings against delinquent
Sptreasurcrs and their Sureties. and thc
& liens of judgments and executions
4 against such treasurcrs and their sure
ties.
81 no incorporate the Alberinc Railroad
I Company in Albemarle county.
i House,: TO amend the charter of the
I Buckroe, Phoebus and Hampton Rail-
d road Company.
al TO authorize the United States Gov
eminent to acquire title AMI jurisdic-
tionfto tract of land in tho county of
\ Norfolk OH the Southern branch.
5 In the Senate to-day Mr.. Withers, of
A. Danville, who is still strongly In favor
K OF a constitutional convention, offered
Y q resolution directing the Auditor of
$Public Accounts to secure from every
NJ county Treasurer u statement as to the
Tstotal revenue for county purposes, how
derived and how expended during the
i i;scnl year ending September go 1926.
There was some objection to this, but
s MI, NYithers made n speech, In which
1; lie said 1t would cost the Common
81 wealth but little money to gather this
and no harm could re-
b suit from 1t. His resolution was adopt
Senator Hay offered n bill, which. If
Y passed, will, he thinks. not only reduce
sAcrininal expense, but will remove the
SscauSe of complaint for the laws delay
t8SHfs measure provides that when a PER
sSSon is convicted In a county court and
sssaNyylshes TO appeal 1t shall he direct to
the Supreme Court of Appeals. In other
4 words, It takes from the Circuit Court
s jurisdiction in such cases. Mr.. Hay has
IL given good deal of study to this mat
/. ter and he Is firmly convinced of the
s%need Of such law.
SO Senator Sands presented petition
from the Richmond Grays' Veteran AS
association, asking that they he given the
y custody and care of the bust of General
55:Ntlliam Malone, which is now stored
Il in the, attic al the Capitol. The paper
+ ,statss that the bust deserves IA pla &c In
/, 4ahe. State Library, and that the commit
4 Zee was informed that the reason n was
4 not placed there was because, il was moi
D IN pTesentable condition. The associa-
Y ZION promises TO put 1t in good shane
s ana ana 70 tehderiy care for ana guard it.
#a In the House Delegate Gregory pre-
II scented notice of contest in the case of
y White (Dem.) vs. Woods Pop1. from
Is Pittsylvania-
The Senate has confirmed tho nomina-
4 ton of s. S. Wilkins. Of northampton.
and r. T.I,acv, nf New Kent. In he
superintendents of Schools.
Delegate Parker, of southampton. In
& troduced two hills. ono to rcrnovc -ha
4 political disabilities OF James L. Rishor
Il and the otberto amend the act aiiowin.
I Boards of Supervisors to levy q tax On
dogs.
The Democratic caucus tonight re-
/ nominated by reclamation every one Of
q the present State officers whose terms
expire on January 1st next An effort
= was made to have the nomination of
. superintendet Of the Peitentiary post
poned but it failed.
Clerk Button, of The Senate, appoint
cd the following assistants to-day:
A 5In Sheet. of Loudoun; Hudson
martin: of Pulaski; W. r.. Mason, OF
Z IIredericksburg: s. w. Niemeyer; of
..tIortsmouth;9 Charles T.. Deane, OF Not
I toWay; Il. w. Bean, OF Rockingham;
{ n. l.; Dougherty, and r. r. Witt, of
The Democratic opposition held a
{, ~ caucus this evening and elected Mr..
3 rian nEan chairman and Mr.. Coles sec
Z rEelary. In view of the fact that the
governor In his message took ground
~ -, ieEnr or the Walton law. the caucus
fatf,saea mat the anti-Democrats should
axe the initiative in seeking to secure
- new law. Another conference will be
Z NERO tomorrow night.
Senator Wtckham (Dem.) Will intro
7 ~ luce .; Dill soon making radical changes
IN the Walton law.
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