The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-12

4 Move To Reduce the Criminal E,penses.
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The Senate met az the usual bour vcs-
4 tcldaF, with ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Kent
! IN the chair, and prayer was offer.I bv
] hcN. pl. cooper. ihc session WAS more
! lengthy than any held during the presrr +
session. ana considerable business was
! transacted, many new bills being intro
| GuCed ana several passed
! a measure was presented hy Senator
! NlthtiS OF Danvilc. providing Tor fhe
/ appointment or q special committee ia
! look intc ;he question OF the large in
! crease OF Ni6inia's criminal expens.e
! ans 10 suggest 81 possible, some way 20
cheney of the laws
The session was unmarked 10y any other
| features with the exception OF a sDsf be-
tween Senators Flanagan and McCune.
! the latter seeming 10 take a peculiar de-
Hight I'm making Kings at the Powhatan
senator, and a long discussion. which was
preclpitaicd 10y an amendment offered bv
senator Flanagan 70 bin authorizing
the United States Government TO acollirc
the right 20 q track OF land in Norfolk
county
A communication was received from
Colonel Morton Maryc. Auditor OF Pubic
Accounts, stating that he had COMPLIED
WIN The resolution passed by the Senate
on the IN instant, directing that he re-
quest the clerks OF The boards OF super-
visoTs Of each county TO furnish
county lccies for an purposes and from
what sources received for the fiscal vesr
ending September So 1885 The comnluni-
cation stated that necessary blanks had
been forwarded 10 these clerks, and thev
hac been requested 10 furnish the desired
information at the earliest possible mo-
mcnt.
Senator Withers Of Danyille. introduced
the following resolution:
REDUCE CRIMINAL EXPENSTS
Resolved by the Senate (the House Of
Delegates concurrins). That "a joint com
mtttee OF seven. composed OF three from
the Senate. and four from the House, be
appointed 10y the President OF the Senate
ana Speaker OF the House Of Delegates
10 thoroughly investigate and report upon
the matter OF the States criminal OK
penses. the causes OF their continued in
crease. the items OF expense in which tho
increase is most marked. and the means
n any of reducing such expenses.
The committee, IN connection with their
report. shah formulate and suggest meas
ures calculated TO reduce such expenses
without impairing the efficient execution
OF our criminal laws.
In presenting the resolution .Ssnator
Withers made a brief address. i'm which
he spoke OF the great importance OF leg
islatiOn on the matter of Nirginia's crimi-
nal expenses. and said that he had prom
Used his constituents that he would do his
best TO inaugurate legislation on the
subject al this session At the last SEES
sion OF the Legislature. ne said, a meas
IRE TO the same effect had been intro
ducci. but II had come too late To be coh-
sidered. In view OF the Importance of the
measure he moved that the rule requiring
n resolution OF that nature TO lie on the
table one day be suspended. and the
measure Immediately put upon its pass
0Sc. ~ - -
AGAINST HASTY ACTION.
Senator McCune said that they or the
Fair Election party wished TO reduce the
criminal expenses OF the State. lie was
opposed 10 the resolution OF Mr.. Withers.
only because he had not had time TO look
into A. he was oppOfed 10 so many sus-
pensions OF the rlles. and such hasty