The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-13
The Body Refuses to Order to Its bngross
ment the whipping Post BIN

Callsch who had been offering prayer
during the present week. being engaseu
in conducting the services at the Syna-
gogue Beth Ahaba.
Col Bigger read communication iIoin
! Mendoza, Va, signed by W. j. Culbert-
con os chairman and NJ. ]. w Morrison
rs secretary Of n committee TO advocate
the creation OF a new county TO be known
as Jackson county. which is TO be com
posed OF portions of the counties OF
! Washington. Scott and Russell.
Mr. willard, OF Fairfax offered INC loi-
| lowing:
Resolved. The Senate concurring, that
tho Governor shall be and he Is hereby
| authorized and required &c appoint
! commission of five discreet and lnteil-
| gent persons. who shall investigate the
! subject Of q reduction Of the expenses OF
| our state government having IN view
the necessities which It is alleged are OF
| n pressing nature to sustain the credit
| Of our Commonwealth and also having
In view the proper maintenance of our
State government in its usefulness. and
| also to examine into the broad subject
OF such a basis of taxation as may be
| edualized in accordance with justice to
every section Of Virginia and report TO
| the next session Of the General Assem-
bly, or any extra session thereof"
| At the suggestion of Mr.. Cooke. OF Nor
folk. Mr.. willard amended the resolution
so that the state shall pay no salary to
| the commissioners and the latter shall
| only have their actual expenses refund
| ed.
NO NEED FOR A COMMISSION.
Mr. Bland Of Portsmouth. opposed the
| resolution saying that plenty Of oppor-
| tunity had been given to the members
! of the Legislature TO vote for rctrench-
! ment and reform and that the gentleman
| from Fairfax had always voted against
| such measures.
Mr. willard briefly replied stating that
| he did not see why his personal vote
| should be dragged into such a discussion
| and he felt convinced that at the close
Of the present session the Legislature
would have established record showing
| that the members had been in favor Of
| retrenchment and reform.
Mr.. Parks thought the resolution was
| unwise at this time. because II the reso-
luton was adopted it would so out 10 the
| people Of the state that the representa-
| tives sent here by them were either in
| competent. unable or unwilling to do the
work for which they had been sent here
| If the resolution was offered al the clos
| ing of the session he would vote for II.
| Mr.. Saunders. of Franklin, offered as
an amendment to add that the commits
sion shall look into the existence Of
| trusts and what evils they create and
| suggest remedies.
Mr.. Ben. =. Owen. private secretary OF
| Governor Tyle-, here presented a message
| from the chief executive, containing his
! disapproval of House bll No. 3l6. defining
| the criminal jurisdiction Of the county
| of Frederick and the city Of Winchester.
Mr.. Wiborne. of Rockbridge fully coin
cided with the views expressed by Captain
Parks and called attention TO the fact
| that n number of bills were pending in
| the House which had just such retrench-
| ments I'm view as were proposed in the
resolution.
Judge Watkins, of Prince Edward,
though the resolution was on the very
| line OF business legislation and did in no
way interfere with any retrenchment leg
| islation.
The pending question was then ordered,
on motion Of Mr.. Hicks, OF Roanoke.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Saunders
was then agreed to, but the resolution
was then rejected by a vote of AZ to u.
Mr.. Pitcher of Fauquier. offered
joint resolution inviting Mr.. JOS w.
Bailey. of Texas. to address the General
| Assembly on Monday February 2Sth on
the political questions now foremost in
the minds OF the American people.
committee Of three members of the House
and two Of the Senate are to receive Mr..
Bailey and arrange for the delivery Of the
address.
The resolution was agreed to.
The message Of Governor Tyler. disap-
proving House bill No. 3l6. was then
read and the Governor was sustained.
So members voting in the negative.
House bills Nos. Al. Az. 47S and 4A
providing for certain amendments TO the
laws governing the management of the
u. 81. Ut tot
which were framed by the Committee on
Asylums and Prisons. came up as special
orders and were passed without any dis
cussion.
THE WHIPPING POST BILL.
The next measure taken up was House
bill No All. the substitute whipping post
bill offered by Captain Parks. Of Page
for the original bin offered by Mr.. Muir
ply.
Captain Parks explained that he had
offered his substitute TO amend section
S7O7 Of the Code. while he really meant
to have offered it as an amendment 10
section 1907. or rather as substitute TO
House bill No. AIS. and at his sugges-
ton House bill No. All was then passed
by and No. AIS taken up, which relates
to the punishment OF persons convicted
of petit larceny. when they have been
heretofore ctHlthNtu lpi q INT oiAtH~O
or for grand larceny.
Ca otain Parks then offered his sub
stitute for the bill. 1t provides that per-
sons convicted OF petit larceny for a
second time shall receive from 20 80
stripes and for a third or more offences
he shall be sent TO the penitentiary for
from one TO two years. The court may
order only a portion of stripes to be
given at one time and the prisoner may
then be recognized TO receive the re-
maindor OF the stripes at some future
day Women and persons over 60 years
shall be exempt from the provisions or
the bill.
Mr.. Saunders, OF Franklin. who oppos-
ed the Parks substitute. said II would es-
fahlish the whipping post with all the
od'um of the law and without any COM
ponSation IN q reduction OF tho criminal
expenses, because tire cases affected by
the bill were comparatively few and the
criminal expenses would be rather in
creased
A great number OF cases Of petit lar
ceny were at present disposed OF
by police justices and magistrates with
out an aDpeal being taken. but IL stripes
were introduced. the necessary result
would be that all parties affected by IT,
would take an appeal 20 the county court
20 take a chance of being discharged
The punishment by stripes was obiec-
tionable 10 the individuals and IL was not
arrroved by modern civilization.
Mr.. Saunders continued by saying that
he was In favor OF his own bill which
provided that on a second conviction of
petit larceny persons should be found