Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-06
CLOSING. WORK OF THE LEGLSLA
TTRE

The legislature adjourned sine die yes
eIaay, three days beyond the expiration OF
It's regular term, the extension, however,
being with the understanding that afier
Monday night there should be no legisja-
tio1, it being only made in order to get bills
aaro!Iad and sent to the Governor.
TIE most important act CT the closing
days was the passage by both houses of the
Withers bill submitting to the people the
question of calling State constitutional
convention. This measure provides that at
the May lgeneralt elections in 1897 the peo-
pie shal.yote Oh the question, and if it is car
ried tia next legislature shall apportion the
delegates and arrange for the convention.
1t passed. the Senate 10y % to II, MI.
Eehols- voting with the majority. In the
House the vote was 60 to %, Mr.. Walker
voting for it and Mr.. Simms voting against
it.
The next most important act was the fsnal
passage of the Maupin bills against race
track gambling. In the Senate the vote
stood 90 to 5, the five negative votes, being
Messrs. Hay, E. II. Jackson, Little. Mush
bach and Morris. The Maupin bill! against
winter racing was passed without a dis
senting vote.
The increase of $4,000 in the appropria-
ton to the Soldiers Home was passed by
both houses, and SO the twenty-five in
mates who bad been selected to be sent out
on account of the inadeqllacF of the sup
port fund, will now he retained.
The Democrats for and against the pres
ent Walton law agreed upon CON promise
in the shape of the Parker substitute Offer
ed in the House for the Senate bill. I,st
passed the House by Sc to 41-Mr. Welpy
voting for it and Mr.. Simms agai4ssz = :,
1t passed the Senate by % to. l2s> ~,
Echols voting for it. Among az M ~
who voted against it were 5ha., 81 ,,o.n; MIN
Democratic Senators-Ks4els, M W." -
Tredway. q. W Jacksc2 a3Ga, .aa", ''u .,n'
new law makes the f9ltoWii;y o-. =
the Walton law '''
l. 1t requir4s tlat aD H., .. !,
printed in 'soman tEns, and i, tho can,
order. .'s 'no ""'''
= i 2reser!es II he met,,od Of votiDo :
ap5er the l''' s s''~O 0ns by grouping elector
-, ~ e''r 5 OF The candidates 70
Which they desire to VOTE
-Ieles the special constable.
doa:a w. 1quires the judges of election t.
uesisz44' .e one of their number to assist il
tha -e voters, with power to alternate i,
60 discharge Of this duty as often as the
ST fit. WA ~ N
D. Soma, ether changes, which ,nerel,
perfect sae working of the law in its.lst;,ils
out d@not affect its merits, pgI.is new Law
IS nat to be used Where there are no part,
hez24siations-th Walton law being still
sfea in such elections.
h Ihe State Board of Health bill oe,,ame ;
/ law, but the Hundley criminal .An,ea]s bill
tne saunders railroad fence bill. ssnd the lii
sufance Commission and F ISL s;ammissio,
bills failed.
The session did not cnss. without
nghs. On Monday, In the. discussion q
the election bills. Sharp wards passed be
tween Senator Flood Ipsnl.l and S enat c
L flanagan lRep.) Ga, Wednesday NOR i
Ing, the alteration. was renewed in tt
SENATE eaaE: Ds L. and Flood struck Flann;
gan a bioW on the head with stick whic
rendered him inssnsible for some time TIL
cohat'loh of MI. Flanagan is regarded a,
serious and MI. Flood was put unde:
$4,000 bail.