The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-26
ScQDI FlV0TS Shown the COnpQlieS
BY This Legislature.
SUGGESTION OF POLITICAL REVENGE
Lobby Fighting Bills TO Cut Down
Fees Democratic Members WILL
Hold IL Conference on Reirench-
ment "nd Rcform-Report OH Epi.
Ic.'sic Insnnes
Especial Dispatch to The virgInian.,

especial Dispatch to The Virglnian.)
Richmond, Va, Jan. %, 1898.
Senator Barnes introduced bill to-
DAY to incorporate the Newport News
and Old Point Railway and Electric
company. The act gives the concern
large powers. Those named as cor
porators are Messrs. W. II. Butler, M.
e. ingalls,, VIM ]. Payne, w. A. Post,
carter NJ Braxton, r. NJ. Booker, S.
e. Cumming and Samuel REGISTER.
The capital stock is to be not less than
S2oo'oOo nor more than $4,000 0OO
About dozen Senator's presented
petitions to-day from their constitu-
ents asking the passage OF the Mau-
pin bill. which requires a license tax
OF all social clubs that sell lauor.
The boiler inspection bill. offered bv
Mr; Bland of Portsmouth. and which
hau been favorably reported and nc
copied Il place on the calendar and
"hich was recommitted at the in
stance OF the patron that all Interested
nn"tnd Sn",,,d DC e neard, was today again re-
ported faVorably from the Committee
on Manufacturers and Mechanics
Arts: There will be big fight made
on this measure.
Ihere was n warm and somewhat
exciting fight in the House to-day over
the Dill which passed the Senate yes
terday, granting the Norfolk and
Western Railway company permission
20 construct and operate n branch
line from some point on its Valley
DIVISION into Washington. Mr.. Saun-
ders offered an amendment recurring
OF the company before this bill can 20
lhto erect to agree to pay for all
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this State. 1t was on this amendment
mat the war was waged It was fast
ana furious. MeSsrs. Saunders Parker
ana Craig supported the amendment,
ana speaker Ryan opposed It. BY a
vote of as to 80 the amendment was
agreed to-
Mr.. Pitcher said as the Norfolk and
Western company would never accent
Inc Dill with the condition attached.
ne would ask that the measure be dis
missed. which was done 1t is quite
evident that the railroad corporations
VIII receive few, If any, favors at the
h'hds OF this Legislature. The House
rs very decidedly an anti-corporation
body. 1t Is quite certain that Mr.
saunders bill to require railroad com
panles to fence their tracks will he
passed. Some one remarked at the
Capitol to-day that the threat made in
the last Presidential campaign that the
,"' Tiiouiu sulLer Tor the part
president Ingalls,, Of the Chcsapealee
ana Ohio. took in the Virginia can
vass against MIR. Bryan would be car
red out.
bill that is going to excite much
interest Is the one introduced in the
House by Mr. Willard, by request, to
require all bar-rooms to be exposed To
view from the outside from Saturdav
nights at IL o'clock to Monday morn
ings at sunrise. In other words, the
blll aims to break up the Sunday sale
or LIQUOR by providing a fine of not
less than $25 nor more than $500 for
every saloon man who uses a screen,
curtain or other device to keep an
officer from getting a view Of the in
terror OF the bar-room.
There was q big lobby at the Capt.
toi to-day lighting the bill which cuts
down the fees Of sheriffs and city SER
geants. Among those on hand in op-
position to the measure were Sergeants
l2Pps, or Richmond, and Lawler. of
Norfolk; SherIffs Solomon, Of Henrico.
and Cromwell. of Norfolk county.
The conference Of Democratic mem
bers of the House to consider retrench-
ment and reform measures has been
postponed until Friday night It has
been decided that no one shall be bound
by the action of the conference. II e
held simply with view of exchanging
opinions as to the best method of cut
ting down expenses.
Inc caucus to nominate a. candjdate
for judge of the Tenth Judicial cjrcuit
Will be held tomorrow night and Sem
ator Mason will be chosen. Judge Sima
has withdrawn from the race.
When the House joint resolution In.
structing the Senators and requesting
the Representatives of Virginia in Con.
gress to use their best efforts to Secure
some relief to the people by having some
better measure of finance adopted than
at present prevails came up In the
Senate Mr.. Flanagan made vigorous
attack upon it. He said 1t was entirely
useless to pass such measure. At the
close of Mr.. Flanagan's remarks the
pending question was called and the
resolution was passed by almost an
unanimous vote b. e .4.ssssa ssssa
The bill in relation to pawn-brokers is
on the calendar In the House. having
been favorably reported from the COM
tmittee on courts, 1T will be reached In
a day or two and will be passed. y There
Is very little objection to It's The bill
REQUIRES all pawnbrokers to close their
stores from Z p. m. to q a. M, a nd makes
1t unlawful for any one who Is not a ],
licensed pawn-brok oker3 to put out a pawn
broke RS Sign. MI. wallace; Isl the patron
OF tie bill. KS .lISs
s IaeC e ga to nresente ed the report OF tliais
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