The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-03
PRACTICALLY At AMEND.
Legislature NoDlInQ|Iy in Session
1nQI Bills h1y Be SIGNED.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION BILL FAILS
Capt. Parita Pcnsion Bill Met tne Same
fnrc-rrotcstcd Against tho Bus
renu of Lnbor-CoI. Richardson Sc.
cures II CIerKship.- -NIshop Whitsle
Continues to Improve.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION BILL FAILS
Especial Dispa tch to The virginian.)


Richmond. Va. March 9, 1885,
Inc Legislative session Is practically
al It's end According to Il rcsolut ton
passed Il few days ago there was no lhg-
cSiation after . o'clock to-day. The
Senate and House will be nominally in
session tomorrow In order TO give the
Governor time within which to act upon
bills passed.
Mr. WHhers' Constitutional Conyen-
ton bill failed to pass. The Senate fixed
as the time for ttaking the vote the
May elections OF 1899, which the House
substituted for date November, 1899.
The two houses were unable to agree.
Mr. Wlthcrs did not try very hard to
nave the bil! passed after both houses
refused no have the vote taken next
MOVE mber. He was convinced that the
proposition would be defeated next
Near
There was debate In the Senate over
.he proposition to remove the fine paint
lEg OF the ''Storming of the Redoubt at
Yorktown" presented to Virginia nv
the late w. w. Gorcoran, from the Cap-
itol to the State Library 1t was de-
featcd 80
CAPTAIN Parks pension bill. which
passed the House, failed to get through
me sLnate. 1t was designed to invali-
GATE all pensions acts heretofore passed.
una 10 require all persons entitled to
pensions to go before their County
courts and to prove their claims Tn
olhcr words the bill laid down n bill 10
govern The granting OF pensions. and
tooK away from the Legislature the
i'shl no pass acts. placing individual
names ION the pension roll.
ihere was great confusion in both
houses to-day, and but little legislation
vas enacted. Over In the House the
dch gates amused Themselves hy
throwing paper balls at each other.
Just before adjournment for the dav
Inc Rouse presented the clerk, Colonel
d. hcll bigger, with Il handsome dtnnor
si!rvice of china
Mr. Garter Glass and Mr.. RandoInb
Harrison, OF Lynchburg. appeared be-
iore the Governor to-day and asked
nm M, TO veto the Kizer labor bureau
Innu da',, meS argued that 1t conferred
dangerous powers upon the commits
s.oher s. provided for. Delegate Kizer.
senator Munford and Delegate Folkes
repi.ed 10 the objections raised. The
Governor reserved his decision.
Col. John w. Richardson, who has
Deeli ieSislated out of the position of
heESter Of the Land Office. will he
nt the Secretary Of the Comm my, air.
me SUBJ of $1,l00 having been a,pro-
Pr.atcd for extra clerk hire In thls de-
partment. Secretary Law:ess. is RI
nave charge of the wol'e for.nerl, rer-
formed by the Rcais.er OF Land DGlr..
Many Of the. lawmakers left for
homes ibis evening. A party will he
made up to take trip to New York on
Friday
MI. ~ Cohen was charged in the
fol!ce Court this morning with swing
ing a pawnbroker's sign without haV-
ing license TO carry on the r;.wn-
brokers' business. The case was
brought up by the pawnbroke:s in the
nat""n OF a test case, and TO Lave The
constitutionality of the law passed
upon. Capt. George D. Wise repre-
sehted Mr.. Cohen and Mr.. Smith the
pawnhrokers. and 1t was mutually
agreed to continue the case until the
i0th instant so that the new law could
be thoroughly examined
Bishop f. NJ. Whittle, D. D., OF the
Diocese of Virginia, who had q, dim-
cul. operation performed on one of his
eyes by DR. Dunn, Is steadily improy.
ing and will be able TO be out again
in week His physician says that
within month or so with properly
adjusted glasses he will be able to read
once more.
Mr.. C. T. Pitcher, the chairman of
the House Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation was last evening
presented by the other members Of the
committee with a handsme meerschaum
pipe. Col. Louis G. Barley, of Alexan-
dria, made the presentation speech and
Mr. Pitcher briefly replied, expressing
his appreciation of the compliment paid
him.
CORONATION OF POPE LEO XIIT.