The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-15

corporate the Lake Drummond Hallway
ana Hotel Company, with 4. Brinklcy,
L. j. Wool, NJ I3caman. Benjamin ID.
White and ~. j. Phillips as corpora tors
The capital stock is to be not less than
$4,000 nor more than $4,000. This bin
authorizes the construction and opera
ton of II railroad from Lake Drummond
To Portsmouth or TO Norfolk.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Matthews
TO allow VIM. Il. Lewis to erect IL wharf
on Chmcoteasue Bay. In Accomac and
To allow Charles II. Jester to erect Il
wharf on the same bay.
When the Bland oyster bill came up
to-day the patron explained very clearly
its provisions and urged Its ppssuge. lie
consented. at the earnest solicitation of
friends, to allow the measure To 20 over
TO next Wednesday, for which day II Is
made the special order.
Senator Stubbs, having returned from
Stnuntun. addressed the Senate briefly
on the Fish Commission BILL opposing It,
No action was taken.
Senator Boykin introduced a bill to
amend the act in relation to the distri-
button of the direct tax.
An effort was made I'm the House TO re-
coal from the pilot tax. but 1t failed.
The debate on the election laws open
ed In the Senate to-day. The bin Of
fercd by Mr.. Hale pop) was under con-
slderation. This came up soon after
Mr.. Little offered the measure agreed
upon by the Democratic conference last
night The little bin simply abolishes
the constable feature, provides that any
"a f1t.n nh
sically or Internationally disqualified 10
prepare his ballot shall assist such per-
son and keep secret the matter OF how
the elector voted. Provision Is made
for voting for Presidential electors in
which the existing law is defective.
The act requires that the tickets be
printed In plain Roman type no smaller
than plea Mr. Hale opened the bill,
but made no reference whatever to the
provisions Of the act For fifteen min
u;es he delivered eloquent appeals for
faircr elections. He told OF the fate Of
nations that did not deal fairly with
all It's people and predicted the defeat
rf the Democrats IL they failed TO repeal
the Walton law.
Mr.. Flood In reply commented upon
the fact that Mr. Hale had been salts
fled In delivering himself Of few high
flown phrases and had not told of q sin
gle provision of his measure. He char,
anicrized Mr.. Hale ats''cheeky and i'm
pudcnt" In seeking TO have ihe I.egisla-
turc pass such Il measure. as was pro-
Ei5aed The effect of II would be to take
the election machinery out of the hands
ui me dominant party and place IL I'm
the hands of the minority party. Mr..
Flood admitted that he was satisfied
with the Walton law. but said there
was objection To ii within the Demo
cratic party While he believed this
objection was sentimental It had con-
sidera Bile force ana he had agreed, for
the sake of harmony, to have very i'm
portant amendments made.
Mr.. Tyler spoke very briefly and was
followed by Mr. Flanagan (RepD. who
went ior the Senator from itppuma;tpx
Tor having spoken of Senator Hale as
cheeky and impudent." Mr. Flanna-
gan. Ike the two gentlemen who had
preceded him, did not discuss the bill.
but spoke about election laws I'm ren
crai He said Mr. Flood had dIsiin-
suiShed himself. if not rendered himself
notorious by his defense of the Walton
law. ne declared that the Democrats
were inueh divided and that the better
element OF them We're in favor of ~ nov
election law. He would have stood un
h'r me Dill adopted at the petersbura,
conference il there had been anv nro.,
feet OF passing it. but as there was
none he would give his support to the
,ie i,aie measure. Mr.. Flanagan said If
the Democrats should refuse to pass
new law he would be q happy man for
aaen as surely as fate the best element
IN The Democratic panty would uome to
the Republicans ~
Mr. Wiihers, OF Mecklenburg with
good deal OF warmth and FEELING ra
pied to Mr.. Flannagan. He said II
came win bad grace from Republicans
10 talk about fair elections. He toId of
now the negroes in the black belt were
Freed by their leaders TO vote the RE-
publican ticket: of how the politicians
drilled them and scared them by pre-
dictions Of a return to slavery under
Democratic rule. The Walton act pro
vided way for every negro man to
vote without interference
Mr. Withers said none OF the bills
were just what he wanted. but all could
not get just what they wished He went
for the bill adopted by the Petersburg
conference with gloves off and declared
that 1t repealed all laws against illegal |
voting. He asked Mr.. Flanagan II this |
were not SO. and there was no response. |
Mr.. Withers talked against the Hale |
bill and made a. rattlIng good speech |
from his, standpoint. When he closed |
the Senate adjourned
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