Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-12

| Mr. Klzer opened the discussion on ~,
| NH .nd was followed by Mcssrs. bi"'r
| - ssorterncufh and Folkes. OF THIS ~
| THO following gentlemen, reprcsen'i"e
| rious trades. also advocated tne n'' and
| MIR John Dillon president lia"y ,ea,,an.
Labor council. OF Richmona' NJ. ,o,, Of
| ortv nrcsidcnt Cigar-makers tn'on' ,,a
p,r,,,rnnd, Mr.. G. G. Williams. OF Wv
pafnfcrs' and Decorators unlohs,
! tsortomo,,tt. Mr. w l.. Perkins. preslu'ns
80 ,he Norfolk typographical unlon' ",,u
Mr. co1f, g. Kirchmicr, Of portsmouth
financial secretary OF the Norioih Asp'
graphical Union. 49,. ofter
The argument lasted two hou'S, 90,
mitch The hili was referred 10 sup~Vv,"-
mlttcc. with instructions 70 e'i"'so
povers OF the chief Of the bureau.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
r, ,ro,ao committee on Schools and
ne Inc i'0r ,,,et yesterday afternoon. and
of,cr considering MIR. Maupin's OH, re-
o,,trsr,, that the effects OF alcohol AZ
reveraec be taught In the pubic schooiS'
passed the measure oy. ,.o-,,,.,, N,r
snratts bill. providing that one OF 'ne
school trustees I'm each county shaii DC
az ON opposite political faith from the
other two. Mr.. Spratt Is the kepuohcan
member of the House from la@ewS"'
Mr. DiQRSS DILL lioFAN''e
,rsn,s foT printing the textbooks shall
be let out by the Do"'" "
was passed by. ,,,,
,rhe bill TO prevent depredations on pun
"a sohool nroperty, introduced yesterday,
was reported favorabiy.
ANOTHER BOND-LISTING BILL
Among the bills reported 90 the senate
Yesterday from the Finance Coinmittee
vss one. OF which Mr.. Barksdale Is inc
natron providing "that in any acuoh
either at law or motion IN cnahcoiy,
upon n note. bond or other evidence VI
debt which is required by law 10 DC
listed for taxation, the court III "hiS"
ia cotton is brought or motion mace
- hu In chancery filed. before any
judgement or decree is given or entered,
shall require II to be proved that SAID
,ote bond. or other evidence of debt mas
becn listed for taxation for each ana
everv wear since the LIST day OF January
1888" I'D
Thls act shall be in force from and
after It's passage.
WILL NOT COMPROMISE.
Tho committee of merchants Of TINS
city opposing The present system Oh
trading stamps. has sent the following
letter TO Delegate Murphy. author OF tne
bin to prohibit using the stamps;
"Hon. T. b. Murphy:
"Dear slr.-The committee appointed by
the mass-meeting of merchants OF TINS
city at the Chamber Of Commerce 10
assist in the passage Of the bill orered
Nv Won IN the House Of Delegates 10
break no the tradng-stamp and cheek
schemes now operating in this state. re-
sne-tfullv ask you not 10 consider any
compromise offered by the tradlng-stamp
people. but TO urge the passage OF your
original bill, thereby Kidding our mer-
chants Of a scheme that Is ueihoi aii%iis
every branch of trade.
yours very respectfully,
George Watt Taylor, Chairman; NJ
ThaIhimer. d. Buchanan William +.
Povthress J. A. Grigg. c. ID. Antrim,
George Med. Blake Committee
Mr. Elake. of the committee, stated to
Dispatch reporter last night that the
trading-stamp people had offered TO ac-
cent as a compromise bill compelling
them to furnish stamps to all who desired
them. but that the committee had de-
clined to accept any battle-ground mes-
sures.
GETTING DOWN TO WORK.
The Joint committee appointed to pre-
mare a list Of State officials, with their
salaries. met yesterday afternoon at the
Capitol and elected Mr.. Bauserman, OF
Shenandoah, clerk Inc committee az
iourned to meet this morning at O'CLOCK
i'm the State Treasurers Office.
MIR. ~ d. Jennings, of Lynchburg. re-
ceived the congratulations Of his friends
Yesterday on his having reached his
fiftv-seventh birthday. Everybody eX-
pressed surprise to know he was so old,
and it was not simply politeness that
made them say it. He doesn't look II.
The whipping-post bill will be discussed
in the House to-day. There is not much
probability Of its passage. The PROPOSE
ton of Mr.. Berrey to amend the proposed
law so as to make it apply to wife-beat-
ers instead Of petty thieves attracted
considerable attention, and Mr.. Turpin'
of Bedford, remarked last night that he
believed such a bill could be gotten
through the House. ''Virginians don't
have much feeling for the man VINO
beats his wife" he remarked.