The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
,@ssssts. foslsr and Cooke lutroduce Bills Of
IntsTesslto Peopta=of This Section.
Bill is IN DANGER
te Bill Providing for Female
q Physicians in Female Wards Of
y tho AaSIuns Passes the House
!. Roth Branches Will Take Holiday
To-day in Washinston's Honor.

8}fute the Brambleton Light, lieat anu
p Power Company. of Norfolk. The cor
s poTators are NJ. w. Bohn. Charles Buck
IN waiter, a. w. Cornick. f. j. Acker and
N H. c. Griswold, The object of the COM
s. pany is to manufacture and sell gas,
& electric light and compressed air for
s. public or private use. 1t provided
y that the capital stock shall not be less
a than $4,000 nor more thnn 100000.
ss% A bill was offered by the same gen
& tlenan to Incorporate the Brnmblcton
Z and Lamberts Point Railway Company.
with corporators named In the meas
sSure also referred 10. 1t authorizes the
construction and operation of railways
either surface or elevated. or both. upon
E or over Princess Anne avenue, Twelfth
~ street. Armistend Bridge road. or any
q streets or highways IN the city of Nor
Z folk or counties Of Norfolk and Princess
81 Anne. The capital stock is TO he not
4 less than $4,000 nor more than $500 eco
Mr.. Newherne offered hIll for the
relief of a. S. Martin, OF Norfolk county,
from erroneous assessment.
A bill was introduced by MIR. Foster
and placed on the calendar TO incorpo-
rate the Norfolk and Berkeley Draw
bridge Company.
Mr.. Parker offered n measure to give
= j. j. Dordon, eS-Trcasurer of South
\ ampton county, and his sureties. fur.
h ther time to collect taxes
Both branches of the General Assem-.
bly, agreed To take holiday tomorrow.
THE unfavorable comment made upon
the failure of the General Assembly TO
& observe Lees birthday probably had
something to Go with the decision TO
dispense with work I'm honor Of Wash,
tngton's birthday. The session Is near.
!! ing Its close and the work is piled up on
/ the calendars: so there would have beer
Z a. better excuse for remaining I'm session
Tomorrow than there was on tie Goth
or january great many members
Il went home tonight and will stay over
Il Sunday. 1t is expected that both bodies
Will hold night sessions next week.
only eight days for work now remains
and there is much 10 be done.
,4 The chances are not at nil favorable
to the passage OF the NIaupn hill by the
~ senate. the plan OF the opposition is
s 10 defeat IL by delay. II Will be n ,!.,v or
t5 two before the measure is reached i'm
Il Its order and when it comes up several
Il Senator'S will desire 10 make speeches
+ Even should the Senate pass il the biIl
VIII nave to go hack to the House for
NJ Sooincurrence in tile amendments so II
~ can be seen that long speeches and a
u well planned illibustering may dercot
s. the measure. Mr.. Maupin and those in
sympathy with him are working rrnr.
y Eetieally to get the bill through. They
SSt undoubtedly have a large majority q,
S&both bodies and IL they fail 1t will be due
+ TO poor generalshir
After the State Democratic Commit
& tee disposed of the matter of the time
4 and place for the State convention thS
4 BODY remained in secret session until
nearly o'clock this morning. Th,
rs time was taken up with the considera
q 9ion OF measures before the Legislator,
4 to amend the election bills. but all tn,
< members were dumb as clans to-da,
III when asked what they did. As tn
.3S Democratic leaders nearly all are Cd
Al posed to the Craig bill 1t is more thar
likely that the committee made plan
ITO try and defeat It. Senator Martin |
35 a member of the committee and wa
present. Senator Daniel was not ia
y from the committee.
The Senate sustained the Governor i
& one veto and passed one bin over tn
veto. The measures were those to il
4! corporate the Peninsula Gas Light an
A Fuel Company and the Pacific Compan,
3 A report on them was made by Il,
% Committed on Courts. recommendin
that both measures be passed over II,
veto. Considerable discussion was ha
and by vote of 81 to Il the body refuse
to pass the first named bill over tn
3 veto It requires a two-third vote t
accomplish this and change of tw
votes would have reversed the GOV
ernor's veto. The Pacific Company bi
was passed over the veto by vote c
8 20 to g.
Mr.. Saunders bill providing for femal
physicians In the female wards in til
4 asylums passed the House almost unar
& imously, but it has hard road to travt
& in the Senate. The committee, to whic
s 1t was referred, has by vote of abou
Two to one decided to report it wit
the recommendation that 1t do not pass
The bill got through the House last ses
7 sion, but the Senate killed 1t. Mr.. Saun
ders had no trouble whatever i'll get
ting 1t through the House.
It Is the custom of the Clerk of TIL
Z House Of Delegates to invite the minis
ter of some denomination to open tn
AA proceedings Of the body with praye
IA each day during week. All who hav
been so invited have responded excep
j Bishop Van de Vyver and Rev. DR.
a Paul L. Mcneil, who had to be out o
y serve. Rev. c. J. Ochlschlaeger was IN
S.Vited to serve the House as chaplain
& next week and he responded as follow
Ito Assistant Clerk Sam w. Bigger wtht
e sent the invitation
do not believe in opening a pro
5G4 miscuous political body with prayer