The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-25
! VERY y z! LITTLE HOPE.
! That An Election Bill to Suit All Parties
Will Be Passed This Session.
I'Aek BELT COUNTIES OPPOSE CHANGES
1Rtse tAe Southwest Earnestly De-
i. fire Ono MIR. Cookies Many Bills
Nortoik-MinorM Meas
u ures Being Rushed Through-Fhe
Asylum, Investigation.

;s{ Richmond, Va, Feb. o4-(Special')-
3 Mr.. Cooke offered a bill. which wa:
e placed on the calendar i'll the HOUSE u
regulate the salary and prescribe Ger
q tain duties of the Police justice OIL Inc
h. city OF Norfolk. This measure pro
4Sivides that the Justice. instead OF the
Clerk. shall remit the fines paid 70
the Auditor Of Public Accounts. The
\, act requires the Justice to give BOND
4 of $4,000. Mr. Cooke thinks TINS meas
ure will save the Commonwealth apou'
$4,000 per year. Under the law ut pres
ent the Clerk receives one dollar ioi
every fine remitted
Another bill, presented by Mr. Cooke.
= and placed on the calendar, provides
for the appointment of an Assistant
Commissioned of Accounts OF the Cor
poration Court of Norfolk. and thiru
measure, offered by the same gentle
man, is TO compensate Justices of the
city OF Norfolk for acknowledgment Of
Z bail In certain cases.
Mr.. r. r. Powell introduced bill to
incorporate the Newport News Female
Seminary
A bill was offered by Mr. Lee to In
Railroad Company.
Mr. Parker introduced Il bill to pro-
hibit the catching of fish by any person
other than the owner in any private
pond or stream i'll Southampton county.
Mr. Matthews bill in relation to the
standard size OF truck barrels passed
the House to-day.
S resolution was offered by Mr.
Stubs in the Senate, providing for
joint special committee OF five mem
bers to codify the oyster laws.
When the election bills were reached
on the calendar of the House to-day
they We're passed by, there being an I'M
Outstanding that only measures to
y which there was no objection should be
acted on. The prospect of securing a
new election law or amendments to
the existing one is anything but en-
coura ging Democrats are much divid-
= ed with no hope OF getting together
In the city at this time are Hon II. r.
4 Irvine, Hon Daniel Trigg and other
leading members of their party In the
r. Southwest. They tell the members OF
4 the Legislature that unless n new law
Is enacted or the old one changed ma
d terially, the Southwest will he lost to
the Democrats. These gentlemen are
very much In earnest. Out in their
y
+ to read and n sense of pride keeps them
from the polls, under the Walton law
While. a powerful demand comes IN
II from the Southwest and other sections
S for fairer law, the Representatives
from nearly all the Black Belt counties
remain firm IN their determination to
I fight to prevent the Walton act from
being wiped from the statute books
There is some talk of taking up the
! election bills Tomorrow
.a There was great rush Of bills
Through the House to-day. AS already
stated, il was decided to consider no
measure to-day that would occasion
debate. The result of this was that n
great many bills OF local chara cter
7 were put through and the calendar
q was pretty we'll cleaned IN AS the
General Assembly will be in session only
eight ortsn days more members are
) getting NEST of their bills on the cllcu-
I car. This is going to be n Very busy
week, ana the member who has a bill
to which there is opposition will find II
difficult TO get 1t through.
The committee investigating the
charges against the Deaf, Dumb and
Bling Institute this morning heard
Mr. w. ID. Jones, a deaf man. who re-
sues In Petersburg and works at his
he knew Miss Hollywood very well and
mao talked with her since she was be-
aore the committee The lady told him
she did not understand q single CUES
mon asked her. Mr.. Jones. who was
educated at the institute. spoke in tho
very highest terms Of Captain DOVE
ana the teachers. He knew OF no acts
or ammerality or drinking of whiske>
oy the teachers or principal. MIR. Wi
lam p. Briggs. of Richmond, praised
captain Doyle and the school, and q
oid Mr.. Thomas ]. Crowder, one of In,
{ members of the Board of Visitors. pr
J: E. Crane. of Richmond. gave John L
q Cashion, enc of the leading witness.
y for the prosecution. a bad characte,
The investigation will be rapidly she
TO completion, and If possible, a repor
Will be made this week
The Senate took up the approximation
Dill to-day. and for sometime work ;.
along without striking a snag. RI,
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