The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-16
THE ELECTION BILLS
debate Resulted In the Democratic Bill
Being Ordered To Its Engrossment.
THE BLAAD-pILCHER CONTROVERSY
These Gentlemen Exchnmse Personal
Amenities Bland sunday law Biil
hiiicd In Committee -Cnnnrc Ne.
r"ssitated In Asylum, Executive. =
bnsebnil Law and order Bill.

Rtchmond. Va, Feb. 15-(Special)-.
Nir Maynard offered in the Senate a bill
10 authorize the Councils OF the City Of
Norfolk tn issue bonds for sewerage aud
other PURPOSES In the Fifth or Bramblc-
| Ton Ward OF the said city and to sub
ini' me same to vote of the electors
of said city.
a Dill was introduced in the Senate
by hlr. Boykin Ia allow the Board of
NuperviSorS of the county of Isle of
wight to contract Il loan for the pur-
pose OF Keeping in repair the roads and
bridges in the said county. ana to issue
bonds therefor
AIR. l.eCato offered Il bill to authorize
the Baard of Trustees of Margaret Acad-
eniy III Accomnc county To hold meetings
with less than quorum of its members
Tie Governor to-day vetoed the bill
Incorporating the Bcriley Street Rail-
way company. He claims that the pow
efs granted are too broad. and that this
measure does not meet his objections 10
The lirst bill passed. which was also We
| toed.
bill To incorporate the Richmond Water
! Power Company. The corporators are
! W. {. Andrews, G.. G. ST John, w. f.
| Weiss, and G. G. upham OF New York
ana y. l.. AdamSon. Ware B Cav. and
w - Cardwell, Of Virginia. 1t is pro-
| vided that the capital stock shall not
br less tlrdn $4,000 nor more than 81, ,OOo
OOo The object of the company is to
| furnish water-powcr, heat. and light
| To ilrins. or corporations. private. public
! or municipal residing or doing business
III Nichmond, Manchester. Chesterfield
| or fcnrico The act authorizes the
erection and operation of factories: the
company may place IA dam across James
| river at points between Sabnt's Island
ana Mayos Island. and may construct
acquire. and purchase a canal or canals
from any point or points south of James
river between Sabot's Island and Mayo,s
bridge To terminate ut or near tile month
ol Goodies creek in Chesterfield The
act authorizes the condemnation or
| land
me Dill to create Il Bureau of Labor
STATISTICS was referred 10 the Finance
Committee by the House for a report MS
10 the appropriation.
The Governor to-day sent TO the Sena ia
bill rctoing The charter of the Pacific
! Company. Some of the corporate orn
| Richmond gentlemen
The debate on the election bills was
| continued in the Senate to-day AT
| IN. IN. 'he measure agreed upon by the
| democrats came up. having the right OF
way over the Hale bill AS on YESTERDAY
| very little was said about the merits Of
me measure. The speeches rs n r,II.
We're confined chiefly to charges and
| counter charges of wrong doing in elec-
lions. MIR. keeZeel ODem) proposed a
nmend ,,l, the hill by providing that the
tickets shall h" printed uniformity. He
was surprised that the measure did M,
already contain such Il provision Mir
| httZeti stated that his chief objection
! 10 the Walton law was that il permitted
| the ballots TO be printed in ali sorts of
| ways
MIR Hale Pop) supported the amend
| h"ht ana during his remarks presented
| what b" said was 4 fac-simile OF the
| :'cket se3 1T Newport News. This MIR.
! Hal" declared, was Il inonslrosity. and if
| framed and exhibited q fortune might
he made of II. Mr.. Barnes (Dcml. who
| represented the Newport News district
i'll an impaSSioned speech replied to MIR
Hale He declared that the elections in
| his district were conducted lust as fairly
as they were anywhere in the Common
! wealth. He made the Walton act an
| issue. defended IL wherever lie went and
| Was elected over one Of the very hes,
| men OF the opposition in the distric;
| ne hctHeei amendment was agreed 10
! without objection. MIR. lieeZecl tried to
| have the bill amended SO as To rcuuir.
| that the official ballot he posted al the
| polls. but his effort failed
| MIR. Hay ip.ok the floor after The
amendment had been disposed Of and in
a iivc-minute speech advocated the
! measure. lie said there was no man in
Virginia more earnestly in favor of fair
| elections than himself. lie had intro
duced Il bill that he regarded as n good
one. bui ma ajority of his Democratic
| colleagues did not agree with him \
| compromise measure had been agreed
| upon and he could say that he regarded
| the bill before the body as cminently
| fair. II stopped a bow-shot short of
| his measure, but he could give II his
cordial. earnest and enthusiastic sun
| ! ont Mr.. Hay :hen proceeded To score
/ The opposition 10: ch.fEng the Demo
Gratis with being dishonest in the con
duct of elections
Senator Wiokham stated that he could
endorse every word Mr.. Hay said He
thought this bin was such a good one
| he would Withdraw his own and give II
! his support. Senator McCune GlepD
| who. after. several weeks absence sud
denly dropped into his seat this morn
ing, said he would have to oppose the
bill. but did not indicate why he OBJ
jected to it, Mr.. Parr Rep) also on
posed the measure. He admitted that
/ II was an Improvement on the Walton
law, but did not so far enough to suit