The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-09
NORFOLK COUNTY
CONTESTED ELECTION
PQle|S Filed in The CQSe OIL Cole
AlQInSI NeHbeIRe.
ELECTION OF COUNTY JUDGES DEFERRED
Plan 10 Employ all Able Bodied Ct u, /.
on Public Roads.
Ncnator pnrr Introduces BiiI to Es.
i"biish mn Indnstr,nl Homo for
GirIs-Schrme 10 Collect noIiu-
T"cnt Taxes oyster BrcdSing-M
Cooke Called Home ON Account or
sickness In i'is Family Inresiign.
tiOn with Opsu Doors.

especial Dispatch TO The VIrJ!nian)
Richmond, Va, Dec. S, 1877.
1t Is n matter of gossip in legislative
circles that when the time arrives to
confirm the appontees OF the State
Board OF Public instruction for county
and city superintendent of schools
there VIII be opposition TO The CON
hrmation of Mr.. John r.. West, for
Norfolk county. Just why this win he
done. or who Is at the head of the move
ment, is not known.
Papers in the contested election cnse
OF Cole VS.. Ncwbcrnc. from Norfolk
county, were presented 10 the House to-
day by Mr., Montague. OF Elizabeth
City county, who introduced them by
request. The case is familiar to many
OF the members OF the House, and 1t Is
safe to say Mr. n Newberne will hola his
seat.
ZION. Merritt II. Cooke, of Norfolk
tne chairman OF the Finance Commjtta.
IN the House. was called home this nr
terhoon by telegram announcing that
one OF his children had dlphtherla. lie
IL me second member of The House who
nus peen similarly afflicted. Delegate
itarlcy, or Alexandria, is at present Mt
his home owing TO the death of one or
MS children from diphtheria.
me Judges nominated by the Demo
cratic caucus last night were not elect
cd to-day. The Senate adopted re-
solution to Eo into the elections, but
the House refused TO concur. The rca-
SON lor this was that n plan Is on foot
10 cut down the salaries of Judges or
10 n
cannot be accomplished during the
Term OF Office Of any Judge and. there
iore. the House thought IL advisable 10
poslpctle elections until the work of rc
form has been mapped out.
mere is q hot contest over the Judge
SNIP IN Princess Anne county Judge
Johh ); Woodhouse IS an applicant for
teuppoihtmeht and Commonwealth
Attorney Ben White is opposing him
Judge Woodhouse is In the city at pres
ent looking after his interest In the
matter. S'
The Senate and House committees
VIII not get down to hard work until
next week. Many bills are awaiting
consideration. The two elections com
mittecs are understood to be unaltera-
nly opposed to any radical changes In
me existing election laws. There may
be some amendments approved. but
certainly no new bill endorsed.
PLAN TO WORK CONvIcTs.
Delegate Charles r. Bland, of Ports
mouth, introduced n very impCAtant hi
III the House to-day. 1t is an 40. for
the employment nf all able-bodicd CON
ricts In the State penitcntiary and other
persons Imprisoned in the pals OF coun-
ties, and 10 provide for working and
Improving the public roads.
IN ell
race track bill. Tt is said there may be
an effort made to have the Alaupln law
amended Those who used to be inter-
estcd in the race tracks in Alexandria
county say they will make no effort to
secure any legislation on this subject.
but they would be glad, OF colyse. if
:he Naup!n act could be amended s
Richmond gentleman is said to be the
pen;on who is Sounding" the Senators
and Delegates in order to ascertain
whether or not n bill could be passed.
Senator Withers has not decided as TO
whether or not he will offer a bill look
lng to the holding OF a constitutional
convention. The Senator made n great
fight for a convention and the vote on
the proposition last May was dlsappoint-
ing to Mr.. WitheIs.
The only bill on the calendar in the
Senate was that repeating tine act pro-
hibiting the killing of partridges. Mr..
Opie withdrew his objection to it, and
this measure was passed as amended |
by the House.
Senator parr introduced a bill provid- |
Ing for the establishment of an Indus
trial Home for Girls, to be under the con-
troll OF a board of directors to consist |
Of three men and three women. Girls
eligible to be received into the home are
those between five and eighteen years
OF age, who may be committed by any
justice of the peace on complaint Of
parents or guardian, that by reason Of
her conduct such girl has rendered her.
self beyond the control Of her natural
supertors, They may also be sent to the
home by any circuit. criminal or inter
mediate court Of the State. Girls may
also be committed by their parents or
guardians upon the former contracting
to pay her expenses in the institution
The bill also provides that any girl /
within the ages of Aye and eighteen
~ a.,