The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-07
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ably by the Committee on General
Laws. ~ 81
Mr.. Morris said no. one seemed to
know how the words he desired stiack-
en- out got into the bill passed at the
last session. Senator StuDbs, who was
the patron of the measure, had said he
did not know the words "and all other
Institutions Of learning were in the
net when 1T was passed. Mr.. Morris
said the act was q dead letter law, as
lar as 1t applied to the students OF the
University Of Virginia. and should be
amended SO us not to apply to grown
men. ~ 80
Mcssrs. Letchcr. Barnes Clnytor.
Southnll and Sands opposed the meas
ure. Protests against the bill were sub
United from most of the colleges in
sias .'.hte. Ihe Dill was defeated, only
senator Morris voting for it.
Tho first matter taken up I'm the
rouse was the motion OF Mr.. Craig. Of
itockbrldBc, to reconsider the vote by
wnlch the resolution offered by Mr..
I'lSgs as TO securing better revenues
rom the oyster Industry. had been
Mr.. II. c. Allen, OF PittsylvanIa then
offered the following: :
Resolved. That a special committee
OF Ten. one from each Congressional
aistrich or virginia, be appointed by the
speaker or the House OF Delegates to
.pke INTO consideration and report to
ms rouse what legislation Is necessary
~ more effectively, collect the revenues
ior thc commonwealth from the oyster
INDUSTRY, and said committee Is au-
thoriHed to report by bill or otherwise .
Nnothcr lengthy discussion ensued,
curing which Mcssrs. Craig, of Rock
prluse: George E. Bland. OF King and
queen; Charles II. Eland. OF Ports-
mouth. speaking against the passage OF
,ne resolution. and asking that the mat
Ter be left with the Committee on The
chesapeake and IT'S Tributaries. who
within a. few days would report u bill
.hat, no doubt, would give general
satisfaction.
Dr. Charles Smith, of NORTHAMPTON
the chairman Of that committee, en-
pressed similar Views, while Capt r.. s
itarke, or Page. and Mr.. a. l., Mlnter.
OF Beuford, advocated the passage OF
Mr.. Aliens resolution. y
Judge Asa ID. Watkins. of Prince Ed
ware, called attention to tho fact that
OF The Committee on the Chcsa peal,e
ana lis Tributaries five members were
from the First Congressional District
I'VE from the Second, one from the
nhird. one from the Sixth and one from
the Tenth District.
Mr' Isaac Dtggs, OF King William, In
| view OF the fact that the members of
ilS Tributaries had stated that they
would submit within "a few days a sat
isfactory BILL he would move TO mss
M 1 Allen,s resolution by until Friday.
After Mr.. Charles NJ. Wallace, OF this
! CITY. had opposed the resolution. and
ME, Saunders. Of Franklin. had favored
us adoption, the pending question. was
oruered, on motion OF Mr. VIM. Henry
hiahn, OF Petersburg, and the resolu-
ION was then adopted by n vote OF
Messrs, Montgomery West, Joseph III.
skinner and ]. w. Womack testified he
lore the grand jury to-day as to the
checks which Mr.. Womack made nayn.
pIe 10 Col. James n. Stubs order.
| Mr. west said he found the checks in
some rubbish in the corner of his store,
where Mr.. Womack formerly had a
| desk Mr.. Womacl1 testified that INC
checks could have been gotten only Nv
breaking into his desk. The jury report-
eu 10 the court that 1t had no report to
make In the matter, which probably
ends the case.