Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-06
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Proceedings Of the Senate
and House.
MEASURES INTRODUCED
Inc Bin Reducing the Salaries OF Members
Oh me Legislature Defeated. Gov
ernor TSlsr's Veto Sustained,
Appropriation Reduced

SS.)
'EICfisM IND. VA, F.b. 5.-As soon .
She opening business OF the House had
Deen disposed of that body took ,n
nouse blit No. 429 IN relation to pay
OIL oilSers and members of the General
Assembly The bill proposes to rednca
saiafIes OF members frcsn 81 to So ger
lay. Aelssrs. Craig ana Gus senberrv
aorocated the bill anE' MeSsrs. F,olkes
ara Saunders oqpostL it. Mr. Foxes.
AFTER discussing the question at issue
ta 4 h.shIS humorous strain. seriously
opposed II, eXpr ssing the opinion that
bhS ffouse should cut the appropriation
10 ihs University of Virginia nd let
.ne Plttut salaries of the small officers
diphe. he strongly antagonizsd the
University Appropriation ana demande3
mat tbs alumni support the institution
helSafter. Mr. Saunders, in his ,,s,tai
polhte!:, vigorous style, opposed the. bin
and closed With u motion to reco,n7ndt
me o!l. The motion prevailed by AZ TO
The special order of the House. the
proposition to reduce the force in the
uiilSeS or hrst and secorN auditor was
thsn taken up by the House This pro
!cSes to reduce the force 20 per cent.
without reducing present salaries. mere
~ increasing the hours of work OF thos..
emdi ming from to s hours The House
fna!ly accepted the report of the COM
anlttee as ann nded. reducing the appro
pilation for these Offices to So, 500. The
appropriation heretofore hoe ~ go
600 ~ 49,
The nSXt section OF the bin. r,t,,ainp
me salaries of penitentary employees.
was taken up. Mr.. Bland OF Ports
mouth, antagoniZed the report. demo nd
ing that the surgeon to the Trenitentiary
p1 rs" ta-' ike the guards and other en-
ployes and have his salary reduced
a-so. His amendment reducing the sur
stons salary was lost. The bill, as a,
Mhoie, was ordered to its engrossment.
lhere are eleven or twelve sections Of
the 'olli. all of which were adopted in
some uSrn' nearly all reducing the
amount or the cuts recommended. but
sur. making salaries In every case about
~ per cent. smalle.> than at present.
ihe House today by Unanimous vote
sustalned the governors veto to the bill
granting certain powers and privileges
10 thS S2olonial Water Company Gov
ernor Tyler's objections We're based on
Constitutional grounds
= among the bills introdrlcsip in the
House today We're these:
BY Mr.. Cooks: To prev.l.e for i'm
Posing specific license lax on Slot ma
Chimes into which are d.upp d pennies
OF nlckESs, and used in the State to dig
pose or cigars, cigarettes. chswing gum
or other articles of mere bandise and nn
musical devices which operate ON the
nlckle-Fn-t hS-slot principles; to increase
me revenues or the State. A tax of $3.50
on each machine is proposed.
10y Mr.. Wharton: To amend section
l243 OF the Code SO as to allow thya
counties of Floyd! Carroll and Grayson
10 subscribe to the capital stock OF the
biue Ridge Railroad Company.
by Mr.. Garter: To repeal an act in
cooperating the Ohio River arI,l Char
lesion Railroad Company
ms Senate was engaged tcl,uy in do
'"a tihs the report of the committee on
rePrenchment In public institutions. MT
MusEpack, Of AleNa ndria. strongly or-
EoSed the proposition to reduce tn sa,,a
US OF teachers in the State :: hool for
me IN dear and blind. He appealed to the
senate to refer the bill to the finance
communities. Otb r members objected to
various nNnendd tons, and finally
me OH was referred by sections TO th.a
!,iF.2uS committees under who's,
chars7 tbs institutions in question
!! oolle. rms action VIII delay. If not
o.HSi'"1se seriously affect. the p.-ospects
u the passage of the bill
N'rahu Commander John 7. NVtllriar,s
u .>he Grand Camp Confederate Vtste,
ANS ails. mas appointed Judge George l.
christian. Of this city, chairman 81 tho
'1:St"iy cnmmittee. to succeed Colonel
J"An Cussons. resigned. He has ais,
I, ~: Rev. Taylor Martin, OF Pu-
ASK ON the committee ITO succeed (.oJ
ia mes n. Stubbs. Rev. Mr.. Martin is
Fres byterian minister, and a man ~
great at5.i:ty. -