The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-10
Football 10 Have Public Committee Hear
Ing Next Monday. 8
House Votes Down Mr. Rians,'s Joint
Res"iution-.ReducinS Criminal
Expenses Delegate Burord MAKE
Ing n sfir-strons scnsimon. lii
Favor of AboIIshInE oHiee of Sos
c"nd Andiior-HiIIa Introduced by:
Cooke and Maynard.
Especial Dispatch to The virglnIan,s

NSpSS"i DisEalon 10 Inc Nirginian) ~
Ieichmond, Va, Dec. Q, 1897.
The Legislature had a brief session 4
to-day. But little business of Import 3
ance was done in either house The q
senate was IN session only twenty
minutes and the House adjourned after {
hfteen minutes session. No bills were 8
passed In either body and those in
troduccd were not Of any great import-s 4
ancc. Fs $50
There was meeting OF the Senate
Committee on General Laws and twds
local bills and Mr. Cookies measure 5fdS:
'aN charters revived or, renewed were 8
reported without amendn1nt This h
committee decided to take up Mr.
Barksdale's anti-footbau bill next Mon. 1t
day morning at 10 o'clock The publics5
VIII be given an opportunities spcaH
for ulTaguinst the bill. Delegate Eairly.less
OF Greene county, will lead the flgllt In 4
opposition to this measure. Al 5feps I
years ago he played centre rush on the Il
,,, oaiiVersty OF Virginia team. There
at the meeting Monday. Senator h
Barksdale Is preparing q big speech IA 9
denver In favor OF the measure whena
1t comes up. g. I, az b. S5ss;
Mr. Bland, OF Portsmouth, offered IA Il
JOINT resolution In the House proyidinnss
Tor special committee to investiga Ia
and report as TO the quality and quafia.s !;
WY Oh me rood furnished the iconvicts
In the penitentiary. It was voted down
on the ground that the standing coma q
mlttees could accomplish the object al 81
rived at b .ssF5sSSs
There Is good deal of interest tfelA z
In the bill which Delegate Parker; III Il
preparing, looking to reducing crimins4
EXPENSES, Mr.. Parker's scheme Isl foN
me commonwealth to pay the saaaf A
oil Judges sheriffs and CommonWasItfiAaHa fiAH; AaHa;;
attorneys and to have the citiess safifss
counties bear the balance of the Scaffiafsss
nal expenses. Fas 4? esS) 81
Delegate -. P. Buford, of BrunsWicllsSsssss ,lsssss
who was refused admission to the Dens9ss 81 /
cFatie caucus, has sent a circular. .Iet ttsss
TO the members of the Legislatur res sisSf
which he attacks the character OF 551dga
n. 5. Turnbull, the nominee OF the isa SlGss VS.
Gus. for judge of Brunswick county ID fSs
Buford says some very bad things ab esifs
Judge Turnbull and The judges trieRd vi
are likely to resent some things saidj4
about him. EF!
The matter of abolishing the office otH
Second Auditor will be consid cred iii fsis
day or two by the proper leg islati 9ssS
committees. There is unquest stlonahlHs
strong sentiment in favor Of dispensls 4
Ing with this position. but the facts that
the committees shall gather nj q ayfEpsf-s
haps, serve to change the minds of some
who think the office can he dispensed 8
with WITHOUT Injury to the interests of
the Commonwealth The aboliti ion I;
the position would affect the head. Of the5
department and four clerks. ssi Il n
House resolution providing for d Jo otnt@@
committee to investigate the criminas5;
expenses in certain counties, va IS con-.
CURED In by the Senate on motion oHS
Mr.. Foster, who said that his old friend ss
Judge Baker P. Lee. presided 3oYer$pnaS
Of the courts it was proposed to- inyestts
gate, and he wanted the fullest inaniryaS
made. i5B3.l - IS seSss Ss
The Committee on General Laws VII lRS
consider Mr.. Keeseils bill to preYengS
deception in the sale and Imitation II,
butter Saturday morning msasl11a 81
similar to this was passed at sth Is last
session, but owing to the enactingS clnusb
being omitted. it did not go into effect.
Among the bills offered were these
BY Mr.. Merritt IT, Cooke. OF Mort
To amend and re-enact section SIS !of: :klias
Code OF Virginia, providing Tor apneats
allowed the State for erroneous assssssSs
ments e ....S 3 ZIG sSSs
BY Mr.. NIaynard-To perTi .
Trotman to erect q. wharf on his land ssEt d
Lone Pine Point; on the q NanaenGn
river, in Nansemond county ssFE
q 4 Ta 'f.