Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-23
THE RECESS BEGUN.
r.r GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJ
sornss ron THE HOLIDAYS.
70 cuT IN SALARIES OF JUDGES
Tn. ract THAT There VIII "c N'"'
demonstrated In the sena's
r,e Maynard Fcrttiiser
mn Passed ny Both Houses

,,,, p.s.ed ny Both Houses
o.n,ra, Assembly adjourned yes
,.rd,v until January !. 1888. The sess''"
a, .,,her house was very SHINY at'eN''
ana many times there was not P"o' -"
90 ,So eoor n large portion Of the mem
Aa,,os gone home for the Christmas
holidays. o,s,ra,ed |
!, was pretty clearly demons'''''eu
yesterday that there will be no iesis'a'''i'
,h,s session regarding the salaries VI
county Judges. The effort Oh Sen''''
Ooie 90 have taken up and passed "io
ran repealing all laws affecting them' %
,hat The Legislature would be In posi-
,,on 10 reduce them, should this Toe iou'''
desirable. was defeated by an oVer"he'i"
ING vote. But It brought out the i'''
q, Tho course of debate that While se'e-
80, senators favor reducing jusses
salaries. the large majority are opposed
- any action of such character.
rrRT11IZER BILL PASSED.
The House passed the Maynard iei''i
zer bill with slight amendment anu
the Senate accepted the amehuinS"''
which provides that the right TO increase
,ho tax TO the old rate may be eNerciS'u
-. ,ho state at any time. There was con-
-,,,,..tlo opposition 70 this bill in me
uouse. though it passed the senate VIZ.
out debate Senator Maynard says II u
only IN the interest of farmers ana s'hah
o,,,,acturers. the tax being reduced 10
r,,rufacurers of 800 tons annually WINE
,hose making more have TO pay the Ola
rate. - S.,,te.
There were only nineteen senators pres
ant 10 hear Rabbi Il. n. Calischs opening
praver at five minutes past noon yes'er-
dov Mr.. Wickham, president pro
So, occupied the chair as Lieutenant
Governor Kent had gone 10 MS hoiie
10 spend the holidays.
Almost at the opening OF the session
Mr. Opie called up the House Dill repedi-
,ng all laws regulating county Judges
satar,es and sought TO have 1t passed
u,aer suspension of the rules. lie dis
claimed all intention Of reducing Judges
salaries. but simply wanted TO be IN
position to do so should IL De uecIue"
mon later. He said he was not a pro-
MET of evil. but If this Legislature
ala not do something TO lessen expenses
and increase the amount when coulu O0
applied 10 the discharge OF interest Oh
the State debt, the people wouiu s"eep
from power the party VINO resuscl'a'eo
the old debt question. an
MIR. Morris strongly opposed 'he p'l'
sa,ing II aimed to lessen county eN-
penses. when the real need was u ies s71i,
STATE EXPENSES. incidentally, he alludeu
90 the statement frequently made that
North Cardinals State expenses were
rnch less than Virglnia's, saying II was
untrue that owing to the different nature
81 the machinery of the government OF
che two states it was impossible TO MAKE
snch COMPARISON as would present the
facts clearly.
Nr Flanagan called attention TO th'
fact that the Constitution forbade lessen
ing any otficial's salary after MS term
ofice began. To this, Mr.. Opie rephe'
that II was not intended TO affect I'M
salaries of judges during the presen
term.
CHRISTMAS GIFT TO THE PEOPLE
Mr.. Munford as on Tuesday. strongl!
advocated the bill. He thought il coul
do no harm: it seemed to him an excel
lent step. one which might result in IN
body's going a long way towards enecl
ing the retrenchment for which the pee
pie were clamoring and which the part
I'm mower In the state had pledged. !
was a beautiful Christmas gift which IN
Senator proposed to send TO the people
n declaration thus early In the session
that IL found it's hands tied when II vi
dertook to begin the economy demande
and pledged.
Mr.. Flood opposed the bill, saying }
favored economy, but did not want
begin on salaries so small as those
the county judges,
Mr.. Turnbull also opposed the DILL al
the vote was taken, resulting In eight i
and fourteen against suspension II
ayes and noes were called for, and
suited similarly
TO SIT IN RECESS.
Mr.. Boykin, chairman OF the commit
appointed to investigate the charg
against Judge Turnbull, OF Brunswl'
county, asked permission to SIT durll
the session of the Senate and during |
Christmas recess, II necessary, which w
unanimously granted.
TO MOVE THE STATUE.
Mr. Wickham urged the concurrence
the senate In the joint resolution adopt
bv the House, providing for col
mittee Of Delegates and Senators TO
yestigate and report as to the cost OF
moving the Houdon statue of Washir
ton in the rotunda of the Capitol TO
6reproof library building. He said u
the statue was the most precious piece
marble in the world and was Kept III
building which, he had been inform
had been on fire fourteen times. the n
ton was concurred in unanimously
MADE THE SPECIAL ORDER.
The House bill to amend section 10
an act providing for the assessment
taxes was made the special order
1890 January Sd. and the House
10 amend subsection OF section
in relation to the powers of supervise
was made the special order Tor $3.50
the same day.
Mr.. Munford had called up and pas
under suspension Of the rules bill re
lating the withdrawal OF capital fr
partnership enterprises.
The bill relating 10 the taxation
manufacturers OF fertilizers came
aud the House amendment was agreed
on motion OF Mr.. Barnes. the Sen'
At III. adjourned to reconvene Janu
I, 1895, at noon.
House Of Delegates.
The House held two-hours' sess
Yesterday, and cleared the caleno
The fertilizer bilp' was passed, al
some little discussion. The sentiment
the body Is that a measure requh