The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-28
The Proceedings Yesterday In Both Houses
Of the Virginia State Legislature.
SEVERAL LOCAL BILLS ARE PASSED
Session Expires Next Tuesday Flee.
lion BILLS Are Side TRACKED --'rhe
Constitutional Convention : Tho
GoSernor Holds His First Public
Reeepiion-Ncws Notes.

MIR. Smith, OF Northampton offered I'm
the House u bin to authorize the United
States Government to acquire title 10
and jurisdiction over certain land on
Hog Island. in the county of Northamp
ton. for the purpose OF erecting and
re-esta blishing an additional life-savine
station on said Island.
y h!ll was offered by Mr.. II. r. Powell
to authorize the Board OF School Trus-
tees for Newport News school district
of Warwick county to raise the district
school fund to pay teachers for the
session of 1895. or so much thereof as
may be necessary.
The House this afternoon passed the
following bills Of lnteres, tn The Viz
gin!an readers: To regulate the salary
and to prescribe the duties of the Police
Justice OF Norfolk: to provide an as
sistant commissioner of accounts for
the Corporation Court Of Norfolk: to
compensate Justices In Norfolk for ac-
acknowledgements cf ball In certain cases,
and to incorporate the Newport News
Female Seminary.
The session of the Legislature Will eH-
pire next Tuesday ut midnight. There
is no prospect of the session being con-
timued Tuesday will end the work OF
passing bills, but the two bodies will
meet daily for a few DAYS in order TO
give The Governor time to examine all
the bills. Probably half dazcn mem
hers Of each House viii stay here until
Friday.
The election bills were not reached in
the House to-day. as the appropriations
hill took up all the time of that body.
Debate OH the elections measure will
probably be opened tomorrow and a
vote may be reached on Monday. There
is no prospect Of cracting the Craig bill
or any other measure that makes radical
changes in the existing act into a law.
Possibly n, bill will be passed perfecting
the Walton law.
Nearly all of the session OF the Senate
was taken up to-day with the debate
on the b.ll looking to calling ccns':i-
tutinnal conventions MIR. Norris led off
in opposition to the measure and MIR.
Trtlway favored 1t. Mr.. Flanagan fol-
lowed ana took advantage of the oppa"-
tunity Il make a political address. He
was opposed to the convention on a.
count Cf the unjust election laws. The
Powhatan Senator criticised the Demo
Gratis fer their failure 10 pass a. fair
election law and predicted Republicl II
victory at the next election. Alr. Elan
agan referred to q newspaper statement
that he had been riddled with Demo-
cratic shot fred by Mr.. STUDIOS Il few
days ago, and stated that II this were
true lie was no worse OFF taan MIR.
Stubs. who tasted of Democratic hot
shot when he refused 10 vote for Lee
f + Senator. MIR. Stubs came back In
reply. much 10 the enjoyment OF the
Senators.
There was q big fight In the House
to-day over t2e appropriation of 81. 400
per year to the Medical College OF Vir-
ia of
ed 1t. and was assisted by Messrs K $.
Powel, Parks, and Coles The other
side was championed by Messrs. Rea1y,
Cooke. Hathaway. Pitcher and Parile".
and others, and by 4 vote Of SO to 10 the
appropriation remained. The effort to
Keep the appropriation from this college
had It's origin with the members of the
faculty of DR.. Hunter McGuire's unf-
vcrsity College II Medicine and Surgery.
IL Is the same old fight that was in
dulged in al the last session.
Mr.. Hathaway. in the House. to-day
made fight fod' his hill for the relief of
James sullivan. IL disabled Cont srak @
soldier OF Lancaster county This old
$ older Il an object Of charity and is sun
ported by voluntary contributions. Mir.
Hathaway said the House had voted
S25O0 for the relief of General James q
Field. ana he wanted 10 see If the BODY
would come TO the relief Of this disabled
veteran of the war The II 5use would
not take up the bill
The House Committee on CountIes
Cities and Towns met this morning. and
the biiis amending the charter of Rich.
mond were taken up. They were passed
By until next Tuesday. which means
that they will not be heard OF aeoIn M
this session. as the legislative session
VIII expire on that day. Mr. Reddy
the patron of the measures. and mem
Der OF the committee was absent
Other duties kept him away. Mr., AIur.
phy said Mr. lieddy had asked him IN
the event of his absence. to have the con.
sideration of the bills postponed. a mo.
ton to pass by was made by Mr.. Muir.
t'hE' ana was unanimously adopted.
The Committee o:i Public Institutions
and Education of the Senate reported II
hiii increasing the salary of the cleII,
at the penitentiary from $500 to 5000 Der
year: also a bill directing the penit.n-
tlary funds to be deposited In n Rich
rnond bank that is n State depository,
to he selected by the Board Of Directors
and to be paid out on checks drawn by
The superintendent of the Peniten,iary
and countersisned by the president OF
the board.
The joint committee appointed to in
vestigate the library made a report.
stating that the accounts OF Hon. Joseph
7. Lawless. the general librarian. we're
well kept and the library was in good
condition. With reference to the sale OF