The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-30
Many Items Of a Nowsy and Per-
sonal Character,
PLANS OF THE FUSI0NISTS.
The State Guard Appropriation
VIII Not Be Entirely Eliminated.
Cumulative Voting Propos-
ed. a "KettIe Of Fish"
In the Capitol.

West and north Of here there was
quite SNOW storm.
e Deputy Collector FOard reports
10 Collector Summons the capture
OF n 100 gallon illicit distIIlery near
Carey, Rockingham county, with
/ 800 gallons OF beer and seventy
gallons OF whiskey. 1t was owned
by j. j, Phillips, and he and three
other men were arrested.
One of the Republican Senators
made statement to the eM3ct tunt
the Legislature will IN all probabiii
ty adjourn by February -. Other
members tell me there is no ground
for such belief; that it Is impossible
TO dispose Of the business by so
early date. 1t may with good
reason he taken for granted that tue
Legislature will remniu during the
full term Of sixty days,
The Repubhcnns held secret
conference last night which did not
end until nearly midnight. 1t was
practically impossible to obtain any
information regarding 1t, save that
1t considered the election law and
county government bills, now III
Sc"ieO Vi Dp We
publlcaus aud Popuiists have here
tofore cancused Jointly on this mat
ter, but now they are considering
the bills separately.
The features of the election law.
which are agreed on, arc that not
over 300 voters shall be in an cleo
ton precinct. The county commits
sioners are to be shorn of all power
as regards elections.
AS to county government it is
agreed Tint the present County
COMMISSIONERS are to serve out their
term aud then next year the people
Will elect their SUCCESSORS. The
magistrates will be appointed bv this
Legislature, rs usual. The Porulists
want the number of magistrates IN
creased, but this the Republicans
oppose. 1t is alleged to day that
these bills will be presented day
after To morrow.
1t Is said by some of the officers at
headquarters that the majority in
the Legislature has Reconstructed
the first plau, which was to take
h"ay all tho appropriation from the
State Guard, and that it now ap
pears probable that only the 80. 900
Tor the annual encampment, VIII he
slrIcken ont, leaving the remainder
o. Tue appropriation AS it now
stands.
Inc Repu blicans are setting all
thelr plans 10 capture the i'opulists
next wear. They are strengthening
their dele nces in ali respects. 4
lie" OF tic Popuiists show some
SiShA OF resentlng the quite 40
parehS domination OF the kepubli.
cans. The Popuilsts VIII feel this
aoMins ton more and more us time
passes
:, Inc Populist advisory committee.
iiarr y Skinner, Marion Butler. w.
a. E'uthr!e and others, have recon-.
inehued plan for cumulative vot
~ Tor county commissioners, in
ON er words that IL voter NAV vote
Tor each OF the five county commits.
sioners or he may cast his votes for
one commissioner. They say this is
iot the purpose OF giving the minor
lty chance. Then. too. as to the
power OF the commissioners four of
Them must vote for measure to
carry 1t. This, they say, villa
ways give the majority chance.
Most OF the Popuii3ts favor this
cumulative voting. But the Repub
llcans NJ their conference last night
voted solldly against it. They said
ehey did not understand {. The
fopulists urged the Republicans TO
agree Oh it.
hofh Republicans and Populists
held separate caucus last night,
whlch lasted several hours, At the
Iopulist caucus the public priatlng
was the topic for discussion. i
seems there WAS quiet scheme on
1901 TO give THIS to t 9 Progressive
FARMER, aud not at the lowest bid.
out simply as II partisan rswnrI.
Wen, this little scheme leaked out
ana met cold blast of disapproval
from many mem bers OF both hon,as
The Printing Committee ANA tha
majority failed to agree,and TIE ma,
lorlty seems disposed TO taxa tho
matter ont of the hands OF the com
mlttee. The facts were lald befnra
the caucus last night, ana the uron.
osll!on to respect the lowest bldder
had most friends.
The Republicans were to consider
.ne revising aud preparing of the
ne" county government blll a.
brst 1t Was thought 1t would be IN.
troduced to. day, but 1t Will not Ina
ready before Friday. The mast
popular proposltiou was the div.
hioh OF each county into five Com
"a lssloher districts. The cumulative
ERECTION system failed to Ne popular
senator Moody says the Leglsln
; ;a,e WIZ Inish ITS business and ad.
1onTn on the 10th o! February.
mere Is much speculation here 90
80 whether those members Of ~