The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22

of ministers. and 1t was so ordered
This action, of course, was not taken
seriously
MIR. Hathaway offered Il resolution,
which was placed on the calendar look
ing TO the appointment of a commission
to investigate the condition and care Of
the epileptics In the State hospitals and
to report TO the next General Assembly.
The resolution provides that the COM
mission shall consist OF five persons
one to be appointed by the Governor and
two each by the president OF the Senate
and the Speaker of the House. One Of
| the appointees Of each the president OF
| the Senate and the Speaker shall be n
| member of the body over which he pre-
| sides, and the ether shall he a physician
of this State. 1t Is provided by the res
olutton that the commission shall look
| into the colonization plan In operation
In New York state and other States.
| Mr.. llarwood offered In the House 81
bill which was placed on the calendar
| to incorporate The Virginia Union Uni
| verSity Of Richmond. The incorporat tors
are Rev. DR. G. II. Corey. Rev DIR. Lam
drum and some Northern gentlemen 1t
is said that a big tract of land on the
| Brook road has been purchased and fine
buildings Will be erected there for a
| university for the higher education OF
colored men and women. The scheme
has for its object the union OF the Rich
mond Theological Seminary. now locat-
ed on Main street. near Eighteenth;
Hartshorn College in the northwestern
suburbs of this city. and a seminary
located al Lynchburg.
Nearly the entire session OF The House
was taken up with the consideration of
n motion TO recommit the bill having
for It's object the placing of assessment
companies on the same footing with old
line Insurance companies. Messrs
Cooke, Saunders and Pitcher fought for
recommittal and Messrs. Randolph
Harrison and Parker opposed It, The
motion TO recommit prevailed by a vote
OF 40 to 3S.
Both branches of the General Assem-
bly, will take holiday tomorrow.
The House Committee on Finance this
morning heard Major r. V Gaines of
Charlotte county. on his bill looking to
amending the act creating the State
Board Of Agriculture by charging its
powers and increasing its duties for the
purpose of buying and selling the I'M
occupied farming lands of the State 10
actual settlers, thereby inducing mmi-
grafton. The Major spoke about an
hour and a half. No action was taken.
| washington Dlrtn0aS VIII be Cele-
brated here about as ii has been for
several years The occasion will be OBJ
served only by the banks. Legislature
and other public officers. The two
events of the day will be the nag-raising
by the Jr. Q. u. y. NJ. at Fairmont
School, and the formal opening Of the
! Confederate Museum. Hon. Thomas r.
| Ivey is expected to speak at the flag
| raising. and General Bradley II. John
son will make the address at the open
ing of the museum. where public re-
ception will be held afternoon and even
| ing.
The failure of Mr.. j. II. Barton will
not, ii Is believed. affect seriously the
growth of Barton Heights and Brook
land Park. Many residents at both
places bought property and houses on
the installmcnt plan and these have
been uneasy for fear they would lose
what they have payed In. They have