Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-25
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Session Drawing to Its
Close.
ONLY THREE MORE DAYS
Stin Lots of Valuable Time is Wasted In Tn
necessary aud Frequent Nninterest-
ing Talk. Yesterdays
Work,
Especial to the DAILY Press. \


RICHMOND, VA. Feb. 24.-In &C
cordance With its determination yes7tv-r-
day, the House met ait II "A. NJ, today
10 take up the appropriation bill, burt
upon converting took up the Senate bill
to authorize 1.-THE consolidation of the
Richur0rNd and Petersburg and Peters
burg railway companies under the
name of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
way Company of Virginia, and author
dzing the consolidated road to Increase
its capital stock two million dollars.
The enactment of the bill would subject
@t ITO Suatv. taNatiOn, from which THE
road has heretofore been exempt, but
the pretty fight on the measure was
precipitaIted by the proposal of an
amendment of Mr. owen, of Chester
field, making the road liable for taxes
in addition no State taxes. The patron
aZld friends of the bill refused to sub
INIT to 1.-THE amendment, and announ ced
their determination to Withdraw the
bill rather than submit ito the amend
nenit. The Owen amendment was fl
nally voted down by 50 to IS, but the
aninostlty successfully reSorted to dila-
tory tactics and prevented a Vote on
THE bill proper until the special order
was taken up.
This was the appropriation bill of
fered yesterday by MIR. Cooke chair
man of the Finance committee. It came
up at las O'Clock, Mir. Whthrow secur-
ing the floor to protest against the fl
UElflSe CptfaffnItuGSt s aCtfJ1l IN lSfnVfNWlS
the recommendation of the special
commjutee ON retrenchment and reform.
Mes,srs. Cooke. Boaz and Willard replied
ITO the severe STRUCTURES of the gentle
man from bath.
The bill makes a further reduction in
appropriations ITO State colleges and
other institutions of $4,000 annually
compared with THE bill as it PASSED the
Senate which in turn reduced the APP
propiaainns compared With :East year
of about SAT 900 The House bill there
fGu-e proposes n rrt4t reduction Of about
Sl25, 00a annually i'm the appropriations
Gor all purposes aus compared with those
of last year.
The Senate committee on banks to-
day reported favolNbly the blli of Del
egate Nizer of Norfolk. CREATING the
Bureau OF Labor, under a GommiSSln!
pr superintendent alared at 1000 pen
annnm. The prospects for THE paess1a So
of this bill are very favorable. Sew
eral Ealste1'n Virginia Tabor org'mniza-
'tipns have appeared before the COM
Hrittet in advocacy of 1.-THE bin.
There are now on THE House calendar
seventy SEVEN general and iInpoita MT
hocetl biliS, I'M addition to a large number
bf local and private bills and general
bills with adverse recommentnt ions.
,NOtwi'tlS itEllEdIng these conditions, allhi
tine fact that but three days of the leg
Gslative term remain, the members OF
the House. or some of them, at least
some of them, are consuming valuab biz.
thine talking, and unnecessary talking
at that. There must be AN aWakchsn &
to exi.;inr conditions unless the term is
no be prolonged, or tbs Important meas
u1'es NOW w allowed to die ON the call
e'ndar
The Senate to-day passed the House
bill authorizing a survey OF the natural
oyster rocks and beds in York rive i'm
tine county of Ring and Queen. The
bill created much discussion i'm the
House some weeks ago.
The selection of Mr. M"rtcalm Old
alam for the vacant jlrdGeship of Acco-
mas is NOW believed to be practically
Settled, although the ANNOUNCEMENT
VIII MOL be made until tthmor'rnW-
Tickets TO the speech of Congressman
Bailey, at THE Academy nf Music at
p. M tomorrow are i'm grSAat demand
There Will be many notables present
State Senator II. d. Flood has beer
ITO Introduce the distinguished Texan.