The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-14
WHIPPING POST
N POPULAR FAVOR
Murphy Bill DeBQ|ed / Length IN
The H use.
SPECTATORS APPLAUD ALL ONE WAY
Mark Hanna the Subject Of Discussion
in the Senate.
Maynard nnd ninnd Introduce Four
Portsmouth niIls--Ncw system OF
Telephone Fax rropo.cd- nm
Regulating Size orTrueIs nnrrcIs
Fnsscd-CompInint Abou. laurel
Observation-Disclosures John H..
Carey Dcnd.
Especial Dispatch to Tho virrln,an,

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Richmond, Va, Jan. -. 1885,
Senator Maynard and Delegate Bland
offered four bills of local interest TO
the readers of The Virginlan to-day.
Their objects are known to the peo-
pie of Portsmouth. The titles OF the
bills are as follows:
To authorize the Council of the city
of Portsmouth to issue redemption
bonds.
To authorize the Council of the city
OF Portsmouth to unite with the Board
OF Supervisors Of Norfolk county to
repair n public road.
To amend sections and s, Of the
act extending the boundaries OF the
city Of Portsmouth approved February
90, 1894.
To amend second II, OF the charter
of the city OF Portsmouth.
The bills were placed on the cnlen-
dar Of each house. Senator Maynard
also offered n bill to extend the time
FOR the United States Government to
purchase certain real estate in the
county of Norfolk and eXempting the
same from taxation.
Delegate Cooke offered In the House
"i'o i'aN ViuCcu Oh the CQlenuur n Dill
10 incorporate the Norfolk Bicycle
Road company. This measure is de-
signed to accomplish the same object
as the one vetoed by Governor Tyler
Yesterday, but the features objected to
by Ills EXccllency have been removed.
Ihe House was engaged during the
most of the day In considering the
Murphy Dill to rn-cstnblish the whip
ping post In Virginia. For two hours
the act was discussed and the debate
was OF much interest. Mr.. Murphy
opened the discussion in advocacy or
the measure, and MIR. Parker of South
ampton, followed OH the same side.
Mr.. Wallace. of Richmond opposed
the BILL and Mr.. Folkcs. of Richmond,
1oirned at the conclusion OF Mr..
Folkes' remarks. 1t was quite evident
during the debate that sentiment was
In favor of the bill, and had n vote
been reached 1t. no doubt, would have
passed. During the discussion tie
points made In favor Of the bin elected
much applause. but there was no
cheering on the other side. a vote Will
probably be reached Tomorrow
For nearly an hour to-day the SEN
ate discussed Mark Hanna. When
the bill to extend the time in which
taX-receivable coupons may be refund
ed came up MIR. Flanagan, the Pepub-
lican leader. without opposing the
measure. said he believed the RepublI-
cans would finally have to settle the
Virginia debt, but no matter what
might happen now the country was
safe, for Mark Hanna, who had once
saved the United States from disgrace,
had been elected. This statement
stirred UP Mr.. NVthcrs and he de-
nounced Hanna as the most hideous
figure in American politics. Abraham
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Mr.. Withers said compared with Lin
coin the present Republican leader
was no more than n dead limb floating
down the mississippi river, compar-
ed with the water that bears 1t to the
Gulf.
The Senate Committee on Finance and
Banks heard argument this morning
in favor Of Mr.. McIlwaine's bill to
amend the law in relation to lha tax
on telephones. AT present telephone
companies are taxed sl.50 on each trans
mHier The measure in question Is de-
signed to tax each company ] per cent
on its gross earnings the same tax
imposed on telegraph companies. Those
who appear in favor of the bill were
Messrs c. w. Sco.t. of Lynchburg, Will
liam Pannill of Norfolk; Watts, of
Staunt9n; McAnge, of Suffolk Arm
strong, of Hampton, and a. B. Gugon,
WAS postponed on account of the alb
sence of Senator McIawaine the patron
of the measure.
From the Senate Committee on Fish
and Game was reported an act to pro-
vide for leasing certain oyster plant
ing bottom upon the plan provided
for in the general law, TO f. w. Lewis,
George w. Taylor ]. H. Wheaton, e.
b. Blackburn, S. IT. Coulbourn. +. G..
7 IL T.I 1
bourn and Howard Hathaway upon
proof that the same is now depleted
oyster rock or is not profitable to the
tongsmen.
When the House bill regulating the
size OF barrels used in the shipment OF
truck came up in the Senate there was
request for an explanation of the
MEASURE. Senator LIE Cato told OF the 4
need of alaw dening the minimum sza
Of the barrels to be used. a He had
heard that the Maryland Legislature