The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-19
THE FIGHT ON PILOTS
Breaks Loose Again In the House Over the
Bill Retailing 10 PlIotass Rates.
THE ANNEXATION BILL. m THE SENATE
Fish Commission Bill WIN ne KILLED
Tho Marking of convict Goods
The nil I'm Relation Thereto his.
nisscd-Fccs OF commemorative
Attorney Democratic Cornmittcc.

hisSeu-eccS oi commonwealth
Attorney Democratic Coninittcc.
Richmond, Va. Feb. lS-tSpcciaD-
The Senate took 10 action on the Fish
Commission bill. This measure has been
pending for u good while. and it's
chances for becoming II law are any
thing but bright. l, will be discussed i'm
the Senate for several days at the least,
and then when 1t goes To the House II
will probably be referred If rpportri
back II will be so late In the session the
opponents may be able To lilibuster and
kill 1t, that Is. If they ate in the minority.
The bin to amend the charttr Of
Ncrfolk so as to extend its limits by
taking in Berkeley. was introduced In the
Senate by Mr.. Mclllwainc.
Among the bills passed bv the Senate
were those to amend the act In rcla-
ton to snughterhOuses In the city IF
Norfolk, aud to amend the charter of
the Citizens Bank OF Norfolk.
The bill providing for marking all
convict made goods In a manner so as
to show where they We're manufactured
came up in the House to-day. and occa-
stoned the livliest sort OF debate. Mcssrs.
Cabell. Rcddy and l'crltlcv made able
speeches In opposition to the state of
Virginia making its convicts do work
In competition with the organized labor.
while Messrs. Saunders. II. S. Powell
md Parker opposed the measure on the
ground that no remedy had been offered
for the existing bill. y motion {" dis
miss the bill was carried by vote of
so to 100. Mr. Foster and Mr.. Charles I.
Bland were among those who voted in
favor of the bill.
The old fight on tho pilots suddenly
broke loose In the House to-day. 1t
occurred over the bill t. amend the
Code with regard to the rates Of pilot
age. This bill seeks to release barges
carrying coal from the payment of
the pilots tax. For several sessions an
effort was made to ali lish the CJmpul-
Sory piloiage for cCnstwise vessels. but
1t has always failed The opponents of
| The system of pilotagc see good chance
TO get at the organization. Speaker
Ryan and Mr.. Saunders are the only
| members now serving who were here
when the former wars were made on the
pilots Mr.. Saunders has heretofore
voted to sustain the pilots, but now
lac has gone over to the other side. ~
motion was made To recommit the bill,
| hut Speaker Ryan ruled II out Of order.
as the motion was made several days
ago and voted down. Messrs. Saun-
ders and HARDWOOD looking to abolishinE
compulsory pilotage, and Mr. Saunders
followed this up by moving tn commit
THE measure to the Committee IN
Ranks. Currency. and Commerce. The
motion prevailed by n vote of sc to is.
During the debate Mr.. DiSgs, of King
William. characterized the Pilots Asso-
citation as one Of the greatest monopo-
lies in the State. He also intimatcd
that most of the Republicans would
vote on this measure ms Colonel Lamb
dictated. This brought some of the
Rr,.,, t,,pn N bCi
was Il lively cross-hring. The hill will
probably be considered by the commit
tee this week
bill reported in the Senate from
the Finance Committee recurring the
Auditor of Public Accounts to keep
accounts against the trcasurcrs OF the
counties and citcs, and 10 keep ac-
counts of court expenses
Mr.. Turnbull cffercd in the Senate a
bill looking 10 Keeping the public roads !
and bridges of Brunswick county in
repair.
The Senat" to-day gave considerable
attention To the bill in rela ton 10 the
feesof Commonwoalth's Attorneys 1t |
was finally passed. The most important |
change in il IS that the salary Of the |
commonwealth attorney for Rich !
'''oi' 10 i"t' al S-'pou per year. lie Is |
now paid partly IN fees and the onicc
is worth from $4,000 10 ST.. 600
bill was offered in the House by |
MI Hundley 10 provide FOR increasing
The efficiency Of The Virginia Volunteers. |
1t gives the commandcI-in-chi power |
to change the organization i,f the bri- !
Gade regiments. battalions troops. bat
terieS and companies so as to conform
more nearly TO any organization tiat
may hereafter he adopted for the United /
States Army and for that reason the
number Of officers of any grade may be
increased nj the discretion of the COM
Imandcr-in-rhicf up In the number au-
thorizcd for the United States Army II
is provided that nothing in the act shall |
be construed 10 interfere with the char
tiers of military companies and associa-
lions heretofore granted
MIR. Reddy introduced in the House
the three bills to amend the charter of
the city Of Richmond These are the
measures approved a n recent meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce. \ fourth
measure offered by MIR. Reddy provides