Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-29
> on the pensIon-lIst OF the state

county. on the pension-list OK the s'a'e
For The relief OF John f. Collins.
dlasbied Confederate soldier so,
For the relief of Byram Hall. wounueu
Confederate soldier of Grayson county;
For the relief of w. NJ. Nuckols' or TIE
county OF Rockbridge. >- r,ror
at Rippiemead. Giles county. va; con
mony known as Snidow's & mason
ferry. under the control OF the. genera.
laws governing ferries In TINS stare.
FIGHT OVER ELECTION BILLS
At o'clock the election bliis asa an
came up and Mr. Coles offered MS p,ll
as a substitute for the Craig Dill. re
characterized his measure as one WniSn
struck at the root or the erection e'i,1,
and briefly outlined its provisions: ne
said the system OF voting In virginia
was I'm a most deplorable condition, but
there was revolution In progress ssh III
favor OF honest elections. The House
rejected Mr. Coles's bill as substitute py
a vote Of 6s to %. -.
Mr. Winston offered his bin as sub
stitute. and Mr.. Lee spoke for the oralg
bill, eloquently urging the neceSsny ~. ~
fair elections. He. set forth that TINS
government derived its very lie from
the will OF the people. and an, ALARMING
condition of affairs now existed. ne pc
leved Virginia was now on the very
crest of a crisis, and that the Demo
cratic party should stand iortn Ior nm rn,
bered. He said there were ll6,VJ0 white
majority In Virginia. and there was No
chance OF there ever being negro gu
premacy i'm the State. He asserted thai
God had made the white man white and
He had made the black man black
and" said ne, whom God has put
asunder, let no man join together.
Mr.. Stovall, the Republican meinDer
from Halifax said he was living mohu-
ment to the fairness of the Democrats OF
his county. He was opposed to the Coles
bill. and all the other measures, except
the Craig bill. which, II passed, ne
Republican presidential electors, and his
own election TO Congress at the next
election.
THE PARKER SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Parker, at the earnest solicitation
of gentlemen who expected to speak on
the bills pending. carefully reviewed his
substitute. setting forth fully and COM
prehensively all the changes proposed to
be made I'm the Walton law. He thought
the Walton law was the fairest ever
enacted but there was strong DISPOSE
ton on the part of some members to
change II in some particular, and ne
was willing to meet them half way and
agree upon n compromise.
Mr.. X. S. Powell was strongly in favor
of a change in the election laws. lie
had the presidency and both the Senate
and the House of the nation, and they
did absolutely nothing. He wanted TO
remedy matters. few years ago New
Jersey. Kentucky, Maryland, and Vir-
ginia were unquestLonably Democratic,
but since then the Republican waters had
flowed over New Jersey. Kentucky. and
Maryland, and had submerged many low
places I'm Virginia. He asked that the
Senate bill be adopted by the House, as
sorting that IL some change was not
made thousands Of Democratic voters
would remain away from the polls.
Mr.. Diggs advocated the Winston sub
stitute. lie thought there were changes
necessary in the Walton law. His prin-
cpal objection to the law was that IL
necessitated ignorant voters displaying
sembled around the polls. This, he said,
disfranchised numerous Democratic
voters. as they wouldn't 10 to the polls.
GREAT MANY BILLS PASSED.
The House devoted the afternoon ses-
sion TO work on the calendar. and the
election bills went over until this morn
ing. \ message from the Governor veto
ing the bill granting a charter TO the
Virginia Transit Company was received,
and the veto was sustained.
The following House bills were passed..
To direct the Auditor to issue his war
rant for S25 dollars In favor OF w. W. n
Harris. in payment for services rendered
by him TO the Commonwealth.
For the relief OF Daniel II. Martin, OF
Lee county, a disabled Confederate sob
TO place James s. Oden, of Fairfax
county. on the penslon-lst of the State Of
For the relief Of John f. Collins, dis
abled Confederate soldier.
For the relief Of Byram Hall. wound
ed Confederate soldier, Of Grayson coun-
For the relief Of W. NJ. Nuckols, of the
county of Rockbridge. -, min
To place George w. Johnson or Prince
william county. on the penslOn-llst OF Inc
For relief Of Robert S. Robertson, a dis
abled Confederate soldier. -,
For the relief of c. 5. Burks, bhnd
For the relief Of Ephralm Williams, a
Confederate soldier, of Carroll county,
Va. r-,,. T,
Ward. a Confederate soldier, of Lunen-
burg county, on the pension-roll
To place II. c. Narrower. OF Prince VII
liam county, on the pension-llst OF the
'' 70 place the name of W. w. Mink, of
Lee county on the penson-list.
To authorize Alfred Curry, Of Wythe
county, to be placed on the pension
list - .,, ~,
For the relief Of Granville Kilby, a dis
abled Confederate soldier ,,
To impose a special license on dealers
in cigarettes in the county OF Accomac.
To authorize the Board OF School Irus-
tees for Newport School District, OF war,
wick county to use the district school
fund to pay teachers for the session OF
1885. or so much thereof as may D.
necessary.
To amend and re-enact section IL OF an
act to provide for the working ana keep
ing in repair the public roads OF the couh-
ty OF Louisa. -.,-,-t- r,.o,,.,,
To incorporate the Virginia Transit
Company, and TO authorize IT to engage
i'm mining. manufacturing, and storage.
To amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act TO amend and re-enact section 90
of the Code entitled treasurers TO return
lists of uncollected taxes and delinquents'
approved January %. 1896.
TO impose a special license on dealers IN
nistols and pistol cartridges in the coun-
lies of Accomac and Northampton.
TO amend and re-enact section % OF an
act entitled an act 10 amend the cnattsT
of the city of Alexandra, approved teo-
rlary %, 1871, as amended by an act APP
nroyed March p 1871, and by an act APP
proved the 18th day OF March, lSI6, ana
bv an act approved March ~. lSIl. ana
nv an act approved January .. 1873, ana
hy an act approved March /, 1883. ana by
an act approved February p. lS2, anu Dy
an act approved March s, 1891. .-
TO amend and re-enact section 2ioo OF
the Code OF Virginia in relation TO con-
tracts, deeds, etc, that are Void as 10
creditors and purchasers, unless reeor1eu.
TO amend and re-enact section OF an
act entitled an act TO establish an ad-
ditional court for the city OF Norlolk'