Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-12
MR.. WHITE IS SEATED
Ths Report In His PaTor Adopted Win.
out 4 Dissenting Vote
Sir. Bland Presents Measure 70
Keep oot Fraudulent orders--Bi''s
Amendinw the Law with heference
v.s.x.uce.-yude Elected.

Yesterday than on any pit>'"~" N''' 49,
The body convened. there were no matters
OF importance to come before IT, ana
Win the exception OF y McCune's oppo-
si,,on 10 the rules being suspended that
= resolution offered by Mr.. Withers, pro-
viding for the appointment OF commit
zee 20 consider the question of reducing
the criminal expenses OF the state might
be acted upon. there was very niue "
enliven the proceedings.
The Senate was called to order at noon
by President Kent. and after prayer by
Rev. d. George Cooper the Clerk com
menccd reading the Journal. Mr.. Flana-
gan moved that the reading be dispensed
with. but the body voted almost unan'-
mously agains, this. The reading was
continued but few moments. Mr.. Jones
offered similar motion, when was
adopted, and the further reading OF ia.
Journal was dispensed with.
A communication was received from 'he
Auditor of Public Accounts, stating ,na'
he would comply with the REQUIREMENTS
OF the resolution adopted few Gays ago
asking him TO request the CLERKS u 'no
boards of supervisors OF each county 10
furnish the Senate with statement snow
ing the total revenue from ievies loi
ali purposes, and from what sources oe
rived for the fiscal year ending Septem-
Der 30, 1896.
CRIMINAL EXPENSES.
Mr. Withers offered the following joint
resolution. and asked that the rules Dt
suspended In order that action might Dc
taken on IL at once:
"Resolyed. by the Senate. the House oil
Delegates concurring, That joint com
mittee OF three from the Senate ana ioui
from the House be appointed by inc
President OF he Senate and the Speaker
of the House Of Delegates to thorousnly
Investigate and report upon the matter
~ the States criminal expenses; the
causes of their continual increase; inc
items OF expense In which the increase
n any, of reducing such expenses. Ihe
committee. in connection with this report.
shall formulate and suggest measures
calculated TO reduce such expenses WIN,
out impairing the efncient e~ecu'ion VI
our criminal laws"
Mr.. McCune Republican) opposed the
rules being suspended. He said he was
I'm favor of the criminal expenses being
reduced but he did not want these mat
ters hurried through. "These hasty reso
lutions." said he, ito suspend the rules
of the Senate, TO the new members VINO
are not too enquiring, Is going 10 gel
whole lot of our people into trouble. i
want to do what is right. II | can ii
i cannot. l want to be taugn, now - w
right But there Is a whole lot OF THESE
nasty suspensions of the rules OF the
senate. and the passage OF these piiis'
and ali that sort of thing, that l am op-
posed TO- because l have right anu
promised my people TO inquire into them
/ am opposed to the resolution, anu
hone the gentleman (Mr. Withers)' VINO
AAV.
remove-do anything except put tnat reso'
hutton before the BODY TO pass. Lii
Mr. Withers, in reply to Mr. McCune,
said that at the last session similar
resolution was offered in the House. anu
that when the committee which was APP
oointed had completed us work.
Ii was too late in the session for any ac-
ion to be taken upon the matter. ne
aid not wish this TO be the case this ses-
sion. ..o
I-pon vote being taken upon the
lonest,on OF suspending the rules, only
seventeen were recorded in favor or II,
and. as IL required eighteen. the resoiu-
ton was placed on the table until to-
day.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
The time for the joint order for the
election OF judges having arrived, IL was
At once proceeded with. Mr.. j. Thomp-
son Brown placed in nomination Judge
ravlor Berry. of Amherst, for Judge OF
he Fifth Judicial Circuit. The nomina-
lion was seconded by Mr.. Lovenstein'
and Messrs. Flanagan and McCune also
rad a few words to say in favor OF the
nomination of Judge Berry. Mr.. flana-
gan said that. although differing In poll
tics from that gentleman, he ADMIRED
his ability and character.
Mr.. Hale placed in nomination the
TttdQa Of
the Corporation Court or Norfolk. MT.
McIlwaine presented the name OF James
NJ. Mullen for Judge of the Corporation
Court OF Petersburg; ana Mr.. Jones
nominated George X. Anderson for Judge
If the County Court of Allegheny and
Craig.
The vote was then recorded, and
Messrs. Williams and LeCato were ap-
pointed on the part of the Senate as
members of the joint committee &c
count IT, In few minutes they hao
completed their task, and announced thai
The respective nominees had received al
81 the votes cast. and their election was
duly declared by PresideAt Kent.
THE RIGHT OF DOMAIN.
The engrossment of bill. of which Mr.
Maynard is the patron. TO authorize thu
United States Government to acquire titl'
and jurisdiction to a tract OF land II
the county OF Norfolk on the SouineTt
Branch, caused some little discussion
Mr.. Flanagan thought that, were TIT
bill enacted into law In the form II
which IL came from the Committee oil
General Laws, that the State would los
It's right OF domain, should the proper
~ ever pass out OF the hands OF tn
United States Government: and offere'
An amendment intended TO make the mea
sure clearer in that respect.
Mr. MAYNARD said the bill had besi
thoroughly considered by the COMMITTEE
on General Laws. and that II was in a
good a shape as II could possibly be got
ten He said as soon as a citizen o
this Commonwealth, or any other State
became the owner of the land. that thel
all the rights of Virginia would appl.
10 the property the same as II IT had neve
passed into the hands of the Unite'
States Government.
Mr.. Stubbs made a lengthy state
mcnt, In which he said that the b!l
was drafted IN the same manner tina
other such measures had been for tn
past twenty-five years, and that NJ
such trouble had ever resulted as tina
suggested by the Senator from Powha
tan.
MIR. Mushbach then offered as a sub
ssitute TO Mr. Flanagan's amendment
which the latter accepted. the following
add to the end Of section 4; And tn
fun and exclusive jurisdiction Of thi
State over said property shall be. AM
become. ipso facto. resumed and opera
tive" Upon the vote being takel
Mr.. Mushbach's substitute to the orl
ginai amendment was defeated. and tn
bin was engroased In the form In whic
IL was reported by the committee.