The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14

of the secretaryicf Agriculture goes into
effect on the 18TH. anu the object of
this bill Is 10 have 1t not apply 10 cattle
In those portions of the State where
there Is no Infectious disease
Mr. Brown introduced In the Senate
a bill to appropriate $500 10 assist the
Society or this Colonial Danes of Vir-
ginia in thetr5Worls OF copying aud pre-
serving certain parish vestry books and
registers running from the year 1868 to
1850.
The Senate passed the Insurance com
mission bill and ordered tp It's engross-
ment the companion measure making
certain changes In the Insurance laws.
The House passed 20 it's cnErossment
and third reading the joint resolution
to provide for the creation of a labor
reform commission for the purpose of
investigating how best TO employ the
convictS confined In the prnitentfary
and reformatlons and prisons In this
tenn. @P{t
Mr.. Fishburne offered I'm the House n
resolution. which was passed. thanking
MIR. Charles Broadway Rouss. of New
York, for his Gift of $3.50. 900 to the Uni
versity of Virginia.
There is talk Of the citizens getting up
mass meeting to condemn the action of
the Board nf Aldermen In voting down
the proposition to annex Manchester TO
Richmond. Sentiment In both cities Is
overwhelmingly In favor of consolida-
tion and the scheme may be pressed re-
gardless of what the Aldermen have
done.
Most Of the wholesale houses here re-
port trade as being remarkably active
Six firms say since Christmas their bust
ness was Increased fifty per cent Drum
mers report sales better than for two
or three years past. The Wholesale peo-
pie. ns a. rule, think the revival will
soon be felt by the retnil men.
Some of the owners Of sections in
Shockoc Hill Cemetery are kicking he
cause coored woman is buried there.
Nearly two years ago Lucy y Armistpad
the old family servant of the Wood
bridges, who died at the ngc of ninety
years, was Inferred there. i'm the Wood
bridge section. a special ordinance had
to he passed for This purpose But II
appears that many of the section owners
did not learn of the matter until recent
ly.
Rev. John X. Mason. Of St James
Episcopal Church, who hns decided to
accept the call to Louisville to succeed
Bishop Burton as rector of St Andrews,
belongs To The old Virginia family of
Masons. He is one of the most beloved
clergymen here.
When the Bland oyster bill was reach
ed on the calendar OF the House of Dele
gates to-day Mr.. Bland. the patron.
moved to recommit the bill To the Com
nittee on the Chfsapeake and It's Tri-
butarics, stating as his reason that scve-
sal gentlemen of the committee ana
others. who were Interested, desired tn
discuss the bill further. He said he did
so with pleasure as he wanted every
body who desired To discuss the bill be-
fore the committee TO have an oppor-
tunity to do so. The committee met I'm
special session this afternoon with
nearly all of its members present, and
after discussion. lasting three hours.
the bill was for the second time re-
ported favorahly with only one dissent
ing vote. and that came from member
who lives remote from tidcwatcr and
whd knows practically nothing about the
question. but harps singly and alone
on the theory Of revenue
The House Committee on Roads has
reported favoTahly the hill to require
railroad companies to provide separate
coaches for the races.