Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Five Days Extension of the
Session Agreed Upon.
HE APPROPRIATION BILL
N"e"n.n hdati"n, Slightly In
creased NJ s>rs. Iur.iA, Cam,be,, n,.,
ohneweil I" lie Il .uu.m nd, a,,r
warwick Cuun y,r,a.
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~ A l, VA, FsD. 2S.-rhe Sen
ano house to-day agreed to a ION,
resolution providing for five aavs 'osNe
! tenSion OF the Legislative session The
Dig o.sls yet to be copsidera,i an. -
w lehers constitutional convention h,II
NE ttlpproprlat!on bill. the bill reeuIar-
ing the issue of peng.ons to ConfsSsr.
veterans and a large uwmber ar 80 ., &c
anl local bills and some general NILS az
interest. MIR. Parker sous,ut 10 ha~
resolution adopted regulating che ,in,a
,Unsi.,s ana apporsion-ng 1t to the
o e,,.i,st OF the important bills re-
il1lndng, but subsequently witbGr~w
me senate this morning took up Mr.
Ailer niLl creating g. Bureau of Lahos-
ahn Inoustrial Statistics. ana after
h, Ue Speeenes IN advocacy OF Its Passage
oy Senators Munford. OF Riohmr,nd
st lIy' and Boykin. OF Isle OF Wight. tan
olll was passed without q diszpentinv
sU.e: MT. hlzer has been working hard
AZ the session to secure the passage o.
his bill, and the brilliant succese az n,e
efforts is q Testimonial to his ofre,t,y.
ness as a worker. Tho bill carries Witt,
ri an annual appropriation Of $4,000 ana
siea.es department similar to thoce
IN ~. nnlroy other States OF the Union.
Inc House to-day resumed consideru-
ton of the appropria ton bill The csrn-
nittee recommends tioG OF az. eco for
me University OF Virginia was adoptata
AFTER voting down the Withro1 arnend-
-iA"SI Va o5VsuUV ny oS 10 ~. and tina NIin,
ter amendment OF Us, 900 by an over
W'he Inning vote.
Inc committee recommended for tbs
Virginia military Institute $50, GOO for
the ensuing year and SIS, 900 for the eArt
year, the extra IS, 900 being to nav Tor
new heating apparatus, badly needed
Mr.. Pitcher moved to amend and make
the amount $4,000 for each yaar Tho
amendment was lost by sc to As. Ar.
faloher's amendment that $500 shall
ia az Tn1 fN -
ratus was adopted without objection
The committee appropriation OF Ssy.-
900 annually for the Virginia School
FOR the Deaf and Sind, with MT. Mao
pins amendment appropriat1nE e4.eeo
additional for the erection of new dor
mitories. was adopted. Also MT Win
ston's amendment appropriating $1,eeS
fer special treatment OF children az
ilfhsea with defective vision.
MT. Watkins moved to substitute 49,
000 Tor the $4,000 recommended by the
committee for the Virginia Normal
and Collegiate Institute, colored
school at Petersburg. and made an
earnest and eloquent plea FOR tho in
'saesst wac adopted by.e vote Of SO TO aa.
MT Saunders moved to substitute
iocoo for the $12.500 recommended by
the committee for the Virginia Agri-;
cultural and Mechanical College and
polytechnic Institute at Blacksburs,
and made an effective appeal for this
amendment. 1t was adopted by 6s TO
The appropriation of $4,000 to WIN
lam and Mary College. that amount to
include the allowance OF $4,000 annu-
ally. allowed by the act of 1885, was
adopted by the House.
Mr.. Pitcher of Fauquier. sought to
amend the appropriation for me Last
substituting s625oo for the sss, 500 pro
posed by the Finance Committee.
and the House refused to agree to the
Pitcher amen dment.
A message from the Governor con-
veyed the inform alton THAT Judge b.
widdie, having failed to qualify. a va
cancy existed which the Legislature
must fill A joint resoE' icn was
adopted fixing 9 P. NJ :1-@&y as IRE
hour for electtng Judge :1r said ceun-
ty The same gentle nan. Judge - J.
Epes. was the only nominee in either
House. He was unanimously elected.
The Senate shortly before midnight
Saturday passed bill offered BY SEN
aitor Jackson, OF Warren, authoriE.ns
al to establish liquor dispe1sary for
the town similar to t:e soCth saro.
lima d.spensary plan. TIE bill ELECTED
a very interesting debdt-. II is now
on the House calendar. but mas Eteie
or no prospect of passing that BODY:
Mr.. J. Hoge Tyler, Jr.. elerk OF the
commit ttee, today when asked oy the
Press correspondent for the names re-
commended by the elections conmittee
for members OF the electoral board 9,
warwick county, respectfully declined
to glvs them out. Saying fhat ene
nemes had not yet been reported 70
the House. Mr. Powell, when seen.
also declined to make a statement. bit
| a rne,rlber OF the Joint elections eorNnans
tee STATED that the board had decpded
to recommend for thu beard eaess 81
Curtis. Campbell and BonnefweH, But
that lie Senator Barnes and Delegate
Powell agreed upon man to eunssta-
tute for Mr. Campbell they n1sght Go
this.