The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-04
nousE or DEIEGATES.
Shall the once OF second Auditor BE
Abolished

Shall the once oi second Auditor he
Abolished
The House OF Delegates took M its reg
ular business promptly at noon yesterday.
! Speaker Ryan called the body 10 order
| md Rev DR. Hoce again offered prayer.
/ Mr.. VIM. Henry Mann. Of Petersburg,
| offered a Joint resolution providing Tor
| the appointment Of a special Joint COM
| rnittee OF two members of each House 10
] canvass the vote cast ON the question
! whether a constitutional convention
| should be held. The resolution was
| Mr. Stubbs. Of Gloucester, offered the
I usual Joint resolution providing that me
/ members Of the General Assembly begin
| The use of copies Of the Code and or the
! Acts Of Assembly during the session OF
| General Assembly. II was agreed 10.
! Mr. Mann, OF Petersburg. moved that
! when the House adjourned to-day. IL
| should do 50 90 reconvcne on next Soh-
! dav al noon He said he did this because
! tho committees hau not YET Dsth an
| nounced. and there was very httie Work
| 90 be done IN the meantime.
| Mr. Saunders suggested that the elec-
! tfOn OF officers might be proceeded Win
! I'm the meantime. and Mr. Mdnn's $ motlon
was lost by a large majority.
| Colonel Bigger. the clerk or the House.
| announced that Rev DR.. HOge requested
| him 10 inform the House that Rev j. T.
! Smith, who had been the chaplain or Cen
| eral Stonewall Jackson, would deliver a
4
ter OF Stonewall Jackson on sunday al
! ternoOn at o'clock al the Second Fres-
! byterian church.
! Mr. Saunders. Of franklin. offered
! joint resolution providing Tor "a JOINT OF,
/ der under which the two Houses snouid
| at 1890 o'clock proceed with the elcctloh
| of the State officers who had been noml-
/ mated the previous evening. The resolu-
/ tion was agreed 10.
REDUCE EXPENSES.
1. or ..ffT u
resolution. providing that a Joint commit
! tee. consisting OF two members OF Inc
| Senate and three of the House To consid ~
! the most desirable manner n which the
expenses OF the State might be reduced.
] This committee b. 10 have leave 10 SIT
| during the sessiCus of the General Assent
! bly, and report by b.ll ana other"lse'
| The resolution was agreed 10 under sus-
! pension Of the rules.
! Joint resOlutiOi providing that Joint
| committee Of the members of the senate
and of three Of the House be appointed TO
| inform Governor j. HOge Tyler ana Lieu
| tenant Governor Edward EchOls. ot their
! election The resolution was agreed 10.
Mr.. Parker. Of Southampton. offered n
| Joint resolution providing for the appoint
| ment OF JOINT commlttae ae OF four mtm-
bcrs of the Senate and five OF the House
! 10 whom an bills and resolutions should
! be referred, looking towards amend
| mcnts Of the constitution. lie stated that
! last spring the people Of the state had
! voted ON the question whether a consti-
| tutfonll convention should be- held or not
| and the newspapers were largely respon-
/ sible for the defeat of the measure, tax
| ing the ground that the Legislature was
| fully able 10 pass all necessary amend
| ments. lie desired to make an honest
effort I'm that direction TO either secure
| success or 10 prove that the newspapers
| had been mistaken.
| The resolution was agreed 20.
d. "a Nf.HN
| viding that "a joint committee Of seven be
| ing that a Joint committee of seven be
| appointed. four by the Speaker Of the
! House and three by the President OF the
! Senate. 20 thoroughly investigate and re-
! port upon the matter Of the States Grim
inal expenses. and as TO the means OF re-
| ducing such expenses. the committee on
| connection with thels report TO formulate
and suggest such measures as We're al
| culated 10 carry out their ideas. Ihc
| resolution was agreed 10.
HE BILL PASSED BY.
Senator Opie of Augusta. here informed
the House that the Senate had agreed TO
tho joint order of going into the election
OF the officers nominated the previous
day.
The morning hour having expired,
! House bin 30. !, which provides that
| the original charter fee is 20 Dee paid
| again, when AN extension Of charters Is
| asked for. came mp Tor discussion on its
second reading.
Speaker Ryan (Ar stubbs in the chain
| stated the blil II enacted at this time,
/ would work a hardship on "a bin which
! he WIS about 10 introduce. extending the
| charter OF the London Mutual Insurance
| COMPANY. which expired next year. IL
now paid the sum of 81 20O annually into
| the state Treasury and its assess ments
! were very light. lie therefore asked that
the bill be passed hy.
Senator Morris. of Albemarle. here in
| formed the House that the Senate was
ready 10 go into the execution OF the joint
order.
Mr. Cooke. the author OF the bill, spoke
against the motion and pointed out that
the fee TO bc paid by the concern was
only Sg5. and he hoped that 10 exception
be made
The motion 90 pass by was agreed 10
by "a vote Of 80 % % and the bill will
come up again to-day.
Mr. Wmbormc Of Rockbridse asked 10
have the vote reconsidered by which the
ioint order had been agreed TO. in order
that the election OF Second Auditor might
Inc nostponed. until il could be ascertained
whether or not this Office could be dis
| pensed with.
Tbe motion OF Mr Wlnborne was de-
clared TO be out OF order.
Nr &. J. Campbell. of Amherst. was
appolnted hy the Speaker 10 inform the
senate that the House was ready TO 20
INTO the election Of officers and nomina-
lions for the various Offices were then
made I'm the following order.
Secretary of the Commonwealth-Hon
Ioseph 4. Lawless. nominated by Mr..
Charles r. Bland. OF Portsmouth.
Auditor Of Public Accounts-COl. Nor
ton Nlarye. nominated by Mr. Joseph f..
| willard 30 '1ffaN.
SECOND AUDITOR.
Nvhen The office Of Second Auditor was
reached Mr. WinbOrne. OF Rockbridge.
orered a Joint resolution postponing the
election cf Second Auditor. He said the
members had come here as the rcpresen-
,stives Of tax burdened people. 10 Gu,
,lou,n th, expenses Of the State. II posi-
ne he therefore desired 10 have the
LECTION of Second Auditor postponed. so
nat the members could ascertain. wheth-
~ ,hat Office was really necessary for the
COMMUNICATION Of the affairs of the
state.
AZ Dicgs. OF King William. smoke
| fcontinued on Second pa0al