The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-16
Il Nl.'Ll..!EEG:!llSLATIvE HALLS
Representatives Of the People Rapidly Dis
& posing Of Work Laid Out for Them.
|.E:LECTlO BILL SITUATION NOT CLEAR
Mr. Way nard's Dnl providing police
Protection for Baseball PARKS
VS. v; Passes IH 'ki,e scna,e-.scpeniing WILD
ISIS Cat Insurance Charters The Anti
-E Gambling Diil Fight:

Ss{E Richmond, Va, Jan. 15.-(Spc2iaD--
4 Mr. Cooks introduced two bills to-day
3 one to amend section 35Io. OF the codt
v of Virginia, relating to u Judgment not
Il being a lien against pulrhaser for vaiue
without notice unless docketed. me
3 other measure is one requiring IN Ger
tain causes n notice lis pcndenS TO be
I filed before final Judgment or decree Is
entered.
8 Mr.. Maynard's bin providing for po-
u lice protection for baseball parks with
!; in one mile and a half Of corpora te
s limits was passed by the Senate. IL
i now goes TO the House ana VIII be
s promptly passed by that body.
MI. Cooke introduced a bill to incor-
y porate the Mary T.. Bailentine Home
81 for the Aged and 1ntrm and had II au-
4. yanced to its passage
1t is understood that the election bills
will be taken w By the Senate on
s Privileges and Elections Saturday, and
efforts are being made TO Rave 'he
Is caucus OF Democrats consider them
before that time. Just at present the
situation Is not much clearer than mud.
With one or two exceptions the Demo
/ Gratis from the counties and cities haN-
: Ing, negro majoritics are opposed to
s any material changes In the existing
& law. They are going TO be found vot-
4 Hay is expected 10 lead the Democrats
who want n rev law. The anti-Demo-
Gratis will not press the bill they have
offered IL there is any prospect of the
4 Democrats agreeing upon bill that
will meet them about half way.
The Senate Committee on General
! Laws this morning reported, with I'M
{ ma erial amendments, about 81 score Of
bills repeating the charters of wild
3 Cat" insurance companies granted by
! sthe Circuit Courts. There are two more
4 of them to be acted upon Saturday.
Senator Williams bin prohibiting the
Z use of the "three-Guayter" clause In in
E surance policies Will come up Satur-
II dag. He has been fer over n month N
work for this measure. and has several
Az members of the committee pledged to
it. The insurance people are more an
1 xious to defeat this bill than any that
has been introduced. AS q rule they
favor the bill providing for an insur-
" ance commissioner, which may be
4 passed. All OF the insurance measures
will be considered right along until dis
+ posed of.
The fight over the NIaupln anti-sam-
XII bling bill will commence tomorrow.
PA When II came up to-day the patron
y had 1t passed by In order that all the
members might have an opportunity To
Il, OF speeches on this measure Mr. Maui
81 pin viii open the debate. Several mem
.RR beTs Will seek To have the House pass
sg the Rsddy bill instead Of MIR. Maupn's
( sweeping measure. There are a num-
= Der OF gentlemen constantly about the
A Capitol doing missionary work for the
4 two bills. The success OF one, OF
y course. Will involve the defeat of the
other. II the representatives of ST.
4 Asaph,s and Alexander Island tracks
are still here they are keeping very
Gulet.
The House voted down the Joint reso-
tuition providing for submitting TO the
Z svoterS AN amendment to the Constitu-
5 tion with reference 70 compelling ali
3 males between the ages OF sixteen and
sixty years to work two days in each
3 year on the public roads. There was
n most interesting debate on this qucs-
& ton. Mr.. Powell, Of Brunswick leading
q the forces favorable to submitting the
4 question. Aicssrs. Saunders, Parker.
and Graves supported him and Messrs.
.GG alleher. Vale, and Kecsee opposed the
y resolution. The action taken kills the
proposition. The resolution was pass
i ed by the last General Assembly. and
J had the present one concurred the
Y amendment would have been submitted
4 at the next general election.
~ Ine developments made in the inVesli
CATION of the affairs at the peniten-
A tiary are exciting much interest and
S there Will be important legislation ON
this subject. Very few people had any
\ idea that the prisoners were fed ON lnse
than five cents worth OF food a day.
u or that score of them often have Ia
4 be crowded into one cell Superintend-
&c ent Lynn is working hard to sectlr.
Vi more room. The Investigations have
4 not been completed by any means. |,
II Is the purpose Of the committee TO LOOK
4 thoroughly into all the details OF man
81 agement and no doubt an exceedingly
u interesting report will be made.
353Hl Senator Flanagan rose to n point q.
]: personal privilege, and called attention
"a 10 ths TACT that Hon. George -. Wise
IS as reported in the papers. had stated II
iSss committee meeting yesterday that Their,
sa@Wefe lnsinuations" In Powhatn,
sfsI against himself The Senator said II,
KS Gid not know what NIr. Wise had 7efer
ssSss4 ence TO unless Ii was that several wear.
Sss ago he was charged with having dc
= frauded the Commonwealth out of 81, 50
For this ne was tried and declared in
So nocent. When the accusation wa,
made against him by Mr.. Wise Hnr
RI Samuel +. Coleman and Mr.. Willis +
Bt Smith volunteered to defend him. Ate
~ the jury returned its verdict MIR Elan
& agan said the crowd in the court-roo,
s carried him upon their shoulders TO hi
!N hotel. The Commonw alth's Atorpe
who prosecuted the case left the count,
rs and he was chosen to that position a n
elected many times until he wa
sSSsent to the Senate. He courted a fu
NJ nf thic ,,,at+a,