The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-17
s0L0Ns OF THE: State
In Legislature Assembled Prepare and En-
aGi Laws For the Benefit Of Constituents.
BLAHO'S PERSISTEHGY BEARS FRUIT
Relief for Snn-Couirnrfors,g .nborrrs
and supply I9em- Eorinik County
Credit L" be Maintained = Che
DiGGs.FsoyEi:: EpisnGc Civil G0y.
crn;ncnt I'm E,ubiic Schools.

crnn,cnt In E:ubiic Schools.
Richmond. Va, Jan lG.-(SpeciaD-
MI. NoWDsrnc offered in the House Il
bill 10 maintain the credit of Norfolk
county ana to authorize the Urea surer
81 SAID county IL borrow money. The
hiil provides that the siam of money
borrowed shall not exceed $4,000 in any
one year. and providing that the
amount borrowed in Que year shall lie
paid out OF the county lcvics before
any more money is borrowed during the
next year.
Mr.. Bntten introduced bill to pro-
toct fish and water fowl in the waters
oi Back Bay. in the county of Princess
Anne.
Tin, energy ana persistsncy of MIR.
charles II. Bland has at last been re-
Wirdcu iii the direction OF obtaining re-
Her Tor the sub-con,rac;ors. supply men
ana IaborcTs. The bill has been report
eel from the Committee for Courts OF
Justice in Il favorable manner The
Dill provides that Ii" general contractor
shall assign eli transfer money due or
to hocoma due on Il building in course
OF erection without the assent OF all
parties concerned. Ii prohibits u gene
raj contractor from paying money due
or To become due, on any wort; during
'"iiStt uttloll OF trtGllGn. 10 any party
or parties for debt or d1nts contracted
on any Other work at any otter place
or time. This is y long $trp in the right
direction and affords quite Il relief to
supply men, sub-ccntractors and labor
crs.
Mr. Rland's bill requiring the Audi
tor of Public Accounts to a;vu an ac-
counting annually of the arrcaraGCs Of
Guy and county trcasINCrS vas also
reported favo:ably by the Finance Com
niittcc.
Senator Maynard introduced bill
authorizing the county OF Norfo!h To
Issue per cent. ten year bonds to tile
amount Of 100000 for the purpose Of
rcG"euinE the countys portion of the
ferry bonds.
Tho Senate Committee on Fish and
Came met to-day and Senator lie cato
Introduced lis substitute FOR Nlr. Ma
sons Fish Commission bill. Cal. Ear
inhoit Of Lancaster, addressed tho
committee and urged better protection
Cor the "yatcr industry.
Soon after the House of Delegates
met to-day the auccial committee APP
pointed to iNVcstirGtc the Digga- Eoy-
kin affair made their rcport. siatin,: in
sulstaHc" that Sir. Eovfin had acted
IN manner that was unwayraNtcd and
unjust liable. ANA that il was his con
duct tina; brought on the trouble THE
committee recommended that the privi-
lcEes accorded Mr.. Hoykm ms = reporter
"" frvu'Ci until I've should offer an
npol""N la the IioUsC. Mr.. Rov'rir was
NOT present. INT rs soon rs he loarncd
~ the r"rurt 10 GCnt . letter rC~rvtti7c
tNat h. Ina done anything tn cause his
conduct 10 he rc0&urci ard fisolaf,n-
ing any intention TO disregard the dig
nifty of the House.
''hora IS enln- Ia be Lie cr't over
The bin Urnydinss cor touching civil GOV
"rnTart in nc n'Irlic schools II was
passed by the Louise. ana otter rcine
ordered 10 its oTGrnsslncrt I'm the Sen.
ate WIS rccommittcd ia tn" crn,rittoc.
w''r" j, is now Senator rcilwainc is
wcTing war on III" ir.asurc He con-
tends that 1T would hc rrost danrcr-
GUS thing To- have Tho average puhlic
"rhCDl len her i,ctlrrt criiira-, in TIE
rrinciriaSof civil government. It would
~" ius' nE laf, he says ~ 'cnch thar
theology. \ pcfson of on" faith would
tearN ihnt "'th and SO 1t would ho INIT
a Teacher % civl government might in
struct Child tn partisan politics.
Mr. Willjans, "f Giles. offered in the
N"Nsc u Joint resolution iuok!rr t. IN
10 criticize 3 nf the Cansffr-
ten 50 rs II max" county and city
tree firers iTrligihla for recollection for
two consecutive terms
4 bin was Introduced in tho rorse ~
Mi Cuo&c, amending section 80 OF ..ar
oct go Irovi1e 70" tn" asscee,ncnt Of
taxes nm persons. property aud incomes
ana on ir"rst ? % transact business ard
lmHnsing ia& reou for TIC support
OF the government ana puhIic FREQ
ru'1lic debt ana rrcscrlhiug the node
Of obtaining licensees 10 ell ,,,i,,a .rr,.,,,