The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-18
HAYS ELECTION BILL.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON PRiVI-
LEGES And ELECTIONS AT UORh.
All the Election Bills tn be Discussed Next
Reconsideration In Parrish
Flanagan Case Postponed.

The Senate Committee on Privileges an"
Elections met at 4.3O yesterday ai'ti NUN
I'm room No. 3 Of the Capitol ouiiolis.
The first business taken up was Sen" ,,''i
Hays substitute for the walton eleS-ioD
law. the features of when Neiv Pi"i.
in The Times at the time oi i'S '"'
duction. 81
discussed al some length, IT'S patron -
planning its features. several ovJe.' 49,,
were raised 10 the measure amohs ,ns .t
that IL only specified the bemoclieir
and Republican parties. Another Wa
that an initerate voter, peiLS "tYAi -,
from asking for assistance. coull hvl
write on the ticket the name OF az
person whom he wished 10 vote lot VIZ
through failure to comply with tne PR
visions Of the law was not upon the
ticket. Senator Hay agreed TO so change
his bill as 10 obviate these objections
which he did.
40 OPPOSITION BILL. ,....
Mr.. Flanagan adrcssed the comm
a~1 stated tbat me did not regard the
bill which he himself mad inirou uceu a.
an opposition measure, thal az ~ - his
ed was fair bin and ne Mouiu 80 -
best efforts 10 get any sg,n .te',,.h,
through the LEGISLATURE. re Nio"s"'i
boueyar. that IL would be better 10 con-
sider all the bills which had been ln.Io-
duced and TO adopt the good features
senator Flood thought that it would
be proper to wait and conslue' 10
an AT once. unless the MEME - s.,is-
onnoefflon EXPRESSED themselves ss - ~,
a. y-ith AIR HAYS bill. lie calleu az,
tention 10 the fact that each an. ,;,o1
ono ~ The ten hills introduced col.',,'.
tho cardinal principles OF 'he col
law which he claimed had nton rff,,
measure. and had done mucn ~
elections. o., J., ocroed with
~ FLOOD NAT IL would be the ptoir,
tbfno IN wait until all OF the nhis cO.,N
ho ovrmined lie would frankly ADMIT
u. eoid that he was deeply intcresle" ="
the framing OF an>elecn9h m" --os
wanted a fair election Dill pul ~" tbo
opposed 20 any radical chdnse 5o..er1ed
Walton law. hc only wanted II a.lr.',at,.
in such particulars as WoulI
II and make n perfectly iair' safd
Mr.. Flanagan smoke again anu snl'
tbaf while he admired many OF the pre-"
lures Of Mr. Hays bill. he was no' {,
pared 10 vote for q; mat az lar 90 car
went II was good. but 1t dld no. 10 80
ouo0gh-it did not go rs ldI ~ wv rho
pie OF Virginia would demand.
election law should be revolutionary
1fr Vav said that unless the comm
toe intended 10 depart radlca"Y ,o'l
Walton law. there was no use IN cor,
eideriuo tho numerous bills introduced
each one Of which cut up root ana 2,,,,
the obnoxious special constahle ledtu'
I'm that law Unless they were detsr ,il ~
io make this change there would he no
nee I'm such consideration. TO gam sicn
an end some special bill should be IN
troduced and considered at once.
lie did not Claim that the walton laW
was not a fair one-he had nothing 70
saw against fits fairness, but the TACT "aa
that II had been obnoxious IN us WoIh-
ings 10 the people Of the state. ~ W.
a vital question that the Legisie lu'e
had 10 deal with.
FAVOR THE WALTON LAW.
Mr.. Flood said that the party that he
renrceented I'm his district was almost
solidIv I'm favor Of the Walton law as II
stood lie knew there was opposition ln
many parts of the State, but he claimed
that 70 was q manufactured opposition
gotten up for political reasons. NO mta-
sombIv hc said. winch would not he as
tasteful TO some OF the people OF tir
state. The Walton law. he said, was me
Australian ballot system M All MS purity.
lie was In favor OF the law a. u STANDS
now. bdt realizing that there was OPP
position to Il. he was willing 10 meet
halfway the patrons OF other measures,
and see n some bill could not be- IRAN,
cd which would meet the approval OF All.
He therefore moved that the matter be-
postponed until next Tuesday morning
az 10 o'clock for the purpose OF consider
ing all Of the election bills.
This motion was unanimously adopted.
Upon motion. the final disposition OF the
Parrish-Flanagan contested election case
was postponed until next Tuesday morn
ing. and the committee then adjourned.