The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
WITH THE WISE MEN
Record Of Their Proceedings In Both Houses
OF the State Assembly Yesterday.
THE ELECTION BILLS AGAlA IGNORED.
enc Asylum Investigation In Pro.
sressinE Hnpidly--B Of Labor
Statistics Heing Opposed - Thc
whipping Post BiIi Will Bc Killed
h"sfness In Richmond Improving

Richmond. Va, Feb. l3.-fSpeciaD-
Ihe blu asking for the privilege to es-
'dpilsh an electric railway from Ports
mouth to Pinners Point and to build a
nolel at the latter place and run a ferry
10 Newport News from Pigs Point was
lhis morning reported favorably by the
committee on Roads and Internal Nav
igatlon.
The joint Committee on Privileges and
niectlon are hard at work on the differ
ent election bills. The views expressed
are widely divergent. and 1t is plainly
apparent that there will very few
changes In the present election laws
The Staunton Deaf. Dumb and Blind
Asylum investigation is progressing
very rapidly, and laandolph's case grows
stronger every day. A great number
OF the members of the General Assembly
are outspoken In their views as to the
ma outcome of the Investigation, while
few are guarded In what they say
In reference to the matter.
There is q disposition on the part of
some Of the members to fight the re-
port OF the Committee on Labor and the
Poor to establish a bureau of labor and
i:adustrial statistics.
House bill No. 5lS, to require all goods,
wares and merchandis. manufactured
by convict labor to be stamped. IS n
subject very much discussed in Rich
mond. The Committee on Prisons and
ASylums recommended that the bill do
not pass but Notwithstanding that fact
the friends of the measure Will make IA
Stiif hght and put those for or against II
on record.
great many counties in the State
are asking for a. law to compel railroad
companies TO fence their tracks and all
OF them will, beyond "a shadow of n
doubt be passed by the House
Visitors on the floor OF the House al
most Invariably ask To have Mr..
Bland. OF Portsmouth, Pointed
out to them. This gentleman sits
quietly In his seat and never
antagonizes the wishes OF any other
member unless he thinks il will affect
the people Of the city of Portsmouth.
That is his first thought, and if answer
ca IN the negative. he then offers no
further objection. provided the bill asked
for is q Just measure. and is not, in his
Judgment, one detrimental to the inter
csts of the majority of the people OF
the State.
One of the ablest men in the House
is the Hon. r. s. Parks, of Page county.
Tie Is man of commanding presencc.
has ma asnificcnt Voice and is sound
and deep thinker, and the side of the
question he is Oh has u very influential
assistant.
Mr.. Roykin offered a bill in the Senate
requiring tho Circuit Court of the city
of Norfolk to hold four annual terms.
and liking the compensation of the
Judge thereof. The measure gives the
Judge $500 additional pay.
As was expected. the election bills
We're again passed by in the Senate to-
day. The caucus of Democratic Sena-
tors having adjourned last night with
out accomplishing anything. the Demo
Gratis to-day were not prepared To dis
cuss the measure, as another conference
is 10 take pfacc tonight. The Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections held an
other session and announced that pro
eress was made In their work on the
bills. Ma Ellyson. chairman OF the
State Democratic Committee, Is said TO
have been at the caucus last night.
There were thirty or forty citizens OF
Newport News and Warwick county
about the Capital to-day. They came
here with reference to the bill chansin..
the location of the county courthouse.
y big fight is on. Delegate Powell has
not committed himself to either side. as
he is desirous of securing more informa-
tion on the subject.
Delegate Newbernes bill to prohibit
and punish prize fighting, including
glove contests. was taken up by the
House Committee on Propositions and
Grievances to-day and was advocated
by its patron and by Mr.. Parker, of
Southampton. II was unanimously re-
ported. This measure is in the line of
the recommendation made by the Gov
ernor In his annual message.
Mr.. Murphys bill to punish petit lar
ceny with stripes Occasioned n lively de-
bate i'm the House. The patron first
spoke and presented an array OF figures
to show that since the whipping post
was abolished criminal expenses have
greatly Increased. Mr.. VALE made an
able argument against tine bill and Mr..
Cabell followed IN the same strain. The
measure will be overwhelmingly de-
feated when il comes to vote.
There was some debate In the House
over the bill looking to the establish
ment Of quarantine" lines In this State
by the experts of Blacksburg In order
that the cattle OF the entire State may
not be anarantined against by the De-