The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-28

RICHMOND, Jan. ga new anti.
gambling bill WAS introduced in the
Legislature to-day. Mr.. Pitcher pre-.
sented isstn the house and Mr. Mu,h.
bsck In the Senate. 1t prohibits pool.
selling ard book.making except upon
grounds sshere the races are to be run,
and she12nos earlier than one hour be-.
fore the tsials Of speed begin. The bill
makes ieennlawful for races to be run
between November and April /. lit
should beSpme . law the situasi would
be this: There might be- pool selling
and booEpsking at Alexan dria Island
ana IS. AsAphs on the races run there.
but the hAta could not be made in Rich.
mond onzthose races. The bill also
seeks to 5mit racing on single track
to sixty asSs in one year.
Mr. BSsant, OF Richmond, offered 8
joint feso}gAon In the house looking to
the appointment OF q committee of one
senator E9a two delegates who shsil
during thbrecess of she general Assem-.
bly, investigate freely into the matter OF
che convies contrscs labor system and
report toSthe next general assembly.
the resointion authorizes the expendi.
ture OF only $500. NJ. Bryan.'s ides lie
Tor every phase OF this question to be
looked into, especially with reference
to how thaebolisicn of the system would
effect theworkingmea and the manu.ao
tuners. There will be no action taken
on the Convict labor bills discussed he
fore nexS Saturday. They have yerv
infuenus1 support and it Is more shan
likely sh1s they will DO tsvorably acted
The FIGHT before the committee ON
counties, SttieB and towns in reference
TO the ohsfter OF Crewe promises TO be
quite intesesting. Both sides will be
heard by Subcommittee on the both in
slant andfthe people OF Crewe propose
TO resist 10 the utmost of their power
any change In the present condition of
their affairs.
Much tdthe surprise Of nearly every.
hody the kouae committee on counties,
cities and Towns this evening reversed
their action on the Maupin bill and bv
vote OF TO decided to report the
Reddy bill Instead.
The tHYAakktA sion into the charges.
against the Deaf, Dumb and Blind In
stttute at Sssunton was begun to. dsy
before the special committee appointed
for that purpose. When the committee
met crowd Of people were waiting to
be admitted, but were not allowed to
enter. The investigation was held with
closed doors. much to the disss tis fac ton
OF everybody. Several of the members
OF the board OF visitors were nos heard.
ALI that WAS done at this sitting was to
elect Professor Euitt Interpreter. He
proved unsatisfactory to John L RAM
dolph, the complainant, and 1T was then
decided to take Prof. G. W. S. Turner, of
alexandria. There are number of
deaf mutes here TO watch the proceed
ings
Tho special committee investigating
the Randolph charges decided this even.
ing to hold open sessions. The taking
OF evidence will probably begin to- NOR.
row.
The Legislature has made a start to
ward the reduction OF criminal expen.
ses. Both bodies to-day passed the bills
In rotation to fees OF witnesses and
transportation OF convicts to tho peni-
tentfary. 1t Ia estimated that this lat
ter measure will save the common.
wealth from $4,000 to $1,000 per wear.
1t provides that guards from the peni-
Tertiary shall go for the convic.s. AS
1t 10 now the sheriffs and city ssrgeants
bring them here. Possibly one addi-
tional guard will have to be appointed.
The present cost of bringing convicts to
the State prison is about Sl3, coo per
year.
The Legislature Is getting in some
good work now, There is less speech maxi
Ing than usual and the calend ar L. kept
clean. Nearly all Of the unimportnnt
subjects have been disposed OF and there
fU ~
tackle the election measures and other
bills OF Importance. Very soon the
finance committee will go to work on
the tsx bill. AS far as can be learned
there will be few changes in it, but no
one can predict with any degree OF GER
tainty what Is coming.
When tho bill to provide for teaching
civil government in public schools came
up In the senate there was no debate on
1t. The vote was at once taken and re.
suited; Ayea 10; nays 16.
The senate passed, with an amend.
mont. tho house bill to repeal an act in
relation to delinquent lands purchased
in the name OF the Commonwealth.
NJ. Cooke offered in the house reso-
buttons adopted by the Women's
Christian Temperance Union Of Vir-
ginia In regard to the outrages upon the
Armenians.
The bill in relation to the sale of
liquor to minors WAS passed by in tho
house until Tomorrow.
Specimens of Legislation.
The present Legislature is very
earnest and hard working body. Espe-
oially la this statement true of the sem
ate. The house, while good working
body, does not perform It's labors in
that energetic, spirited and systematic
manner that is apparent to visitors la
the senate chamber. Both branches.
however, handle good deal OF rubbish,
n sam ole of which sra hareuith nv