The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-01

victs. The act was passed in such
short order they had not time to come
here and protest against it. But several
of them are now In town and are work
ing upon the Governor TO get him to
veto the bill. Governor O'Fcrrall is
known to be In favor OF the measure.
General Hundlcys bill In relation 10
| appeal in criminal cases came UP in the
House al p. m. and the patron con
| tinued his speech in it's favor This
measure. which was suggested by the
| Lunenburg cases, has now been under
| consideration three days. a vote will
| hardly be reached until next week
The race-traclt bills have been made
the special order for next Wednesday at
! y. III. Then Will occur one of the most
| Interesting debates Of the session.
| Many of the leading orators are prepar-
Ing themselves to speak.
! Senator Clayton. of Roanoke. is after
the clubs that sell liquor. He offered a
biil To-Day TO require all of them TO
pay a license just as saloOn-kecperS do
. This measure will have a strong back
| ing and If passed will affect many or
CARNATIONS in larger cities.
The McRac bill. concerning the com
potency of husband and wife as wit
nesses for or against each other, was
| he occasion of warm controversy in
he House to-day. AT the beginning of
the session Mr.. McRae. who was the au-
thor of the act passed at the last SEES
sion. introduced n bill to correct the
clerical error made in the title of the
blll at the last session. on account of
which the bill failed to have its effect
as to criminal cases. When the amend
atory act proposed by Mr.. McT,ae was
referred 10 the House committee MIR.
Saunders of Franklin. succeeded in at
taching further amendment to the
bill. providing that when one of the
parties to an original contract or trans
| action is incapable of testifying Dy
reason of death. insanity infancy or
other legal cause, the consnrt Of the
. party so Incapable of testifying shall
also be incapable to testify The bill
| passed the House with this amend
| ment. but the Senate struck the amend
| mcnt out. The House COMMITTEES on
| Courts recommended that the House in
sist on the amendment When the bill
came UP in the House this morning MIR
McRae urged the House ia concur In
! the action of the Senate saying that
| the Saunders amendment was a step
backward, but he was vigorously OBJ
posed by Mcssrs. Saunders. Parks. and
| keeSce. MIR. Bryant was in favor of the
House had better recede from its posi-
| ton, as. otherwise. the action of the
| law as 10 criminal cases might be lost
| The House resolved to insist upon the
| bill with the Saunders amendment A
committee of conference with the Sen.
ate upon the bill was ordered.
| An important bill looking to reduction
| of criminal expenses in the State was
| introduced in the House of Delegates
to-day by Hon. Charles r. Bland. The
| bill amends and re-cnacts section 1876
| 39If and 1884 of the Code and makes
| the number of persons composing regu-
| lar grand juries not less than seven nor
| more than ten. and provides that spe-
cial grand jufies shall consist Of not less
| than four nor more than seven persons
Should this bill be enacted 1t Will re-
| suit in saving TO the State Of between
$4,000 and $1,000 per annum.
Mr. Howard introduced n bill to au-
| thoriZe the Second Auditor to issue n
coupon bond for $500, issued under the
act of February 90 1892, in lieu of bond
| No. 6S2i for like amount, which has been
destroyed by fire. j. C. Gray was the
| holder of the bond. 1t was burned with
! his trunk In the fire at the lexington
Hotel, in Washington. June 10, 1894
| Mr.. Gray escaped from the room in his
night clothes.
a bill was offered by Mr. Parker to re-
quire the treasurer OF the Board of
Pharmacy Of Virginia to pay all balance
| in his hands In excess of 500 on the last
day of February in each year into the
Treasury Of the Commonwealth.
There are new and startling develop.
ments in the Lunenburg cases It is
| learned here that q. woman named Ellen
Gale has rneCa q abatement md sworn