Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-04
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Short Sessions of the Senate
and House.
KlZER BILL APPROVED
MAurin Anti-Puol SELLING
"aolih -Anti-Pnol Selling NJ easure Re;.c.-
s"a'the Last Minute. Handsome
Seal Ring Presented TO
Clerk Button.
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RICHMOND, VA. Maroh 3ZRnt,
senate and House held snort Sessions
today. and. contrary to general exnac-
oatl"iis. both couses tra~ns4~ulag som.
pusAHeSS. Among otner things both
houses adop,ed ceruaYn amenua,ents rn5
the klzer tAbur bureau b.lt. Suggested
ps the Governor, and whlcn III was nee
easIry TO pass before tune bril- mat h,e
approval. The bail, it Wall be remem-
uS.Eu, passed poth houses pracucaIly
WITHOUT objection, but a ~eIegat,c.n
from Lynchburg arrived YESTERDAY and
appeared before Governor Tyler to nro-
,sst against his approval OF the bill.
Air. carter Glass, editor of the LYNCH
ouis news hon. Randolph HARRISON,
eN-memher OF THE General Assembly,
ain othc.S We're of the parry. TIJey
suggested various minor defects in the
oil and one Important one. viz: That
the piH did not lilnir the term Of the
Gorn'niss!"ner of labor created by the
DIM. ms was amended by fixing tlre
Term at two years. Another provision
.ot the Din required the commissioner
|" answer amy lawful question:" This
was amended by striking out the word
lawful which would nave been trou-
signed by His ~EXcellency, and MI.
klzer is now Serenely happy.
The Senate also passed the pension
bills originating in that body, as
~ JIG I1puSe, or TaCler COu-
CURED in this House amendments
These Senate pension bills appro-
priatad $50 each, whereas the House
had steadtastly fixed all it's bills at SIS,
i'm order that as large q number of
b~eneticiuries as possible might be
provided for out of the small amount
available for the relief of the old sold
lers. The delegates objected to the dis
elimination made by the Senate bills,
and amended them SO as to make them
SIS each. The House peremptorLy use-
fused 10 recede from this position,
leaving the Senate no other alternative
than 10 pass the bills as amended or
to have them fail and take upon itself
responsibility for the failure. AS it is
however. about twenty pension bills
orlgina ting in the House We're not act
ed on by the Senate und wherefore failed
Of passage.
The Parks general rsnsion bill. pro-
posing a reorganization OF the system
and establishing a commission of ex-
amlnerS IN every county to pass upon
pension applications. passed the House.
but failed of passage in the Senate.
The bill is therefore dead.
Among the other bills THAT failed In
the last 1norns-nt is the MauptIr afsfT-
pool selling bill. This was
passed but ITS title was decided to be
defective. 1t was amended by the Sem
ate SO as to cure the dkfect, but under
a rule adopted by the House, that only
bills to which no objection was made
would be considered in it's closing
hours. this measure met objection and
therefore failed.
The Senate bill imposing a tax on tel
ephome, telegraph and express compa-
mics, passed the body in which lit orig
mated, but the House committee on
courts OF justice. to which the bin WAS
referred. failed to report it, thus kill
ing the measure. lit is claimed that the
bill, if passed, would have yielded All
annual reVenue of about $1,000.
Among the Important bills signed by
the Governor and are now law. is the
Wharton bill prohibiting insurance
companies .rrom combining TO raise or
maintain rates. This is the bill aimed
at the Southeastern Tariff Association,
and to which that association SO much
objected. -
Tl,e ciosang session of the Senate to-
day was marked by the presentation to
Clerk Josanh Rutn2u or the part of his
assistants of a handsome seal ring.
The presentation was made by SENATOR
Foster, of Norfolk. Mr.. Button Is also
secretary of the State Democratic COM
mittee, and is very popular throughout
the State. He is a son OF the ate
| Charles w. I3ut,ln, the we'll known
L~ynchbuIg editor.
The Good Government League, am or
SANITATION within the % tic par
ty in this city, whose platform is econ
nmy lin appropriations. is creating ON
conSterIlaClo among CaNuiuileS iHT
councilmen and aldermen by refusing
TO endorse certain candidates. Among
those blackiisted by the league are
those who voted for an extra appro-
prfation To enable the public schools to
complete the fur term. The primary,
| which Will settle the hopes and fears
of the uspfrantS for honor and dollars,
| will be held on March 18th. Nomdna-
ton by THE primary Is equivalent to
election.
AT . o'cln1k this afternoon an acci-
! dent occurred at the Virginia peniten-
tiaryuial'y which may cause h death
of Joseph F\aulk, a negro convict.
There We're two barrels OF naptha ce-
ment. on ONE of which Faux was seAait-
ed smoking. Some discussions ensued
as to whether or not the ement was
explosive. The inquisitlve convict
doubted it and concluded to decide the
ma by striking a match. In am in
slant both barrels exploded n Faux
struck the ceiling. sustaining injuries,
which it is believed will prove fatal.
The two barrels of cenen We're, OF
course. destroyed.
James w. Craig, for twenty-five
years toll taker on Mayo's bridge and
an old and esteemed citizen, died to-
day. aged about 50 years, ait his home
in Manchester.