The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-10

Retrenchmcnt and Economy-Messrs.
Harris, Booker. May. Cooke, Harrison,
OF Amherst: Galleher, Thomas. Muir
fee. Rogers. Sayers, Banks. Batten,
Wood. OF Pittsylvania.
Federal Relations and Resolutions
Messrs. Lee, Hundley, Segar, Patter-
son, Parks, Foster. Wood, OF Chester
field; Miller. of Fluvanna: May, Smith.
Of Tazewell: Coles, Baptist, Wood, OF
Pittsylvania.
Enrolled Bills-Messrs. .Stratton,
Hale, Miller. of Fluvanna; Williams. of
Giles: Turpin. Gregory, Ivey, Pierce,
Wood, OF Pittsylvaniu; Stokes, Keesec,
Dortoan, EinStein.
Observation-Disclosures. Willard, Boaz,
Foster. Harris, Parker, Powell, OF War
wick; Taliaferro, Craig, Hubbard, Simp>
son, B%uhrman. Armstrong. Burger.
Chesapeake and It's Tributaries
Mcssrs. Tabb. Smith, OF Northamp-
ton, Lee. Hathaway, Newberne, Iaerkc-
ley. Radford. Murphy, Bland. Of Ports
mouth; Craig, Simms, Adams, Ecesee.
House 1IXpenses-Messrs. Segar,
ply, Ivey, Turner, Wood, of Pittsylva-
MIA.
Rulcs-:Mcssrs. Speaker ex-oniciu.
Lee. Saunders, Harrison, of ]Lynchburg;
Stovall.
Llbrary-Nressrs. Booker, Barham,
Radford, Graves. Battcn.
PrintinE-M essrs, BoaZ, Bland, of
Portsmouth,; Zirkle.
In h House to-day Mr. Cooke offer
ed the following which was placed ON
the calendar:
Resolved. the Senate concurring.
That our senator's be instructed and our
representatives In Congress be request
ed TO use every effort to secure for
the Newport News Dry-Dock and Ship
building Company the contract for
building the two naval government
SHIPS, for which contract they are the
lowest bidders in accordance with he
81 NJ III n n Sn mr. nnt nfNt. q, Y0 . ~ ~ In,
they arc justly entitled"
Norfolk got two chair1nanships in the
House and should be pretty well salts
fed.
Delegate Powell, of Newport News,
offered Il bill TO incorporate the New
port News and Hampton Traction
Company, and Delegate Smith one to
amend the charter OF Cape Charles
City.
MI. Cooke has already begun his
fight for economy. He made n strong
speech to-day III favor of considering
well every little appropriation.
Delegate Ncwberne came out well in
the appointment of committees.
AS Il member of the Committee on the
Chesapeake and its Tributaries MI.
Bland Will be in Il position to ender
valuable service TO his oyster consti-
tuency.
Mcssls. Saunders, Cooke, and Har-
rison, OF ~L.ynchburg, appear to be the
big Three" OF the floor of the House
this session.
Mr. Alfred p. Thorn was at the Capt.
tai to-day.
Hon. r.. Tate Irvine, OF Big Stone
Gap. an eN-mcmber of the Legislature.
and n true Democrat. who is here to-
day, says the people of his section
are demanding Il new election law
Democrats will see the day when they
will regret it. Mr.. irvine reports busi-
ness as picking up In the Southwest.
He is here To attend a meeting or the
Executive Committee Of the Board of
Visitors of the University of Virginia.
Sanger Hall, quite a noted building
here, on Seventh street, neXt to the
First Rcgimcntal Armory, was almost
completely destroyed by fire this morn
ing. 1t was owned by the Gesangve-
rein Virginia. and has been the scene
of some noted concerts and bHnquets.
There was an Insurance Of $40, 900 OF
the house and $4,000 III the stock in
the bar-Tooin and restaurant. This
will not cover the loss.
Rev. DR.. w. w. Landrum, In n ser.
mon on Sunday newspapers" last
night defended them, and argued thai
II was better for them to be published
Sunday than on Monday, as in the
latter case the work would have L
be done on Sunday