The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-29
S0'e SenQIe Gives II up QS 0.
Hopeless Undertaking.
DElUGE OF RETRENCHAEAT MEASURES
Delegates Undecided Whcro 10 AppIv
the Knifo First-When IL Cuts 1s
VIII Cut Decp-Mnny Candidates
Tor President of Board OF
Fisheries.
especial Dispatch to The Virgfnian1
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Richmond, Va, Jan 2S, 1898.
Mr.. T. Il. Powell, the delegate from
Newport News, has offered a bill in
me Housc to amend the charter Of the
Newport News Ship-building and Dry-
dock company. 1t Is proposed TO con-
ier on the company enlarged powers
bill was offered by Mr. Kizer in
The House to allow w. A. Ruf1m to
practice veterinary medicine und sur
gerry IN Norfolk.
Ihere Will be hot contest for the
fositionof president or the Board Of
Fisheries. Already several persons are
working for the position.
Delegate c. c. Bland, Of King and
Queen offered n bill in the House pro-
vidiEg that all persons sentenced TO
death on the scaffold shall after SEN
tence Is passed be brought to Rich
mond und confined In the penitentiary
ana a, executed at that. place. 1t Is said
@ .iils VIII result In saving Of some
money TO the State
The antl-flirtlng bill was defeated In
the Senate by vote of 26 to 0 to-day.
EVERY available space was occupied by
spectators. there being many ladies
present. Senator McCunc opened the
debate for his bill and was followed
by Messrs. 3arlssdalc and Withers In
opposition. Mr., Flanagan advoca ted
ba1hc measure, Mr.. Hale opposed It, Mr.
seiar,ley favored it and Mr.. McCune
cioSeu. The speech of the day was
| that made by MT. Withers His
roast or what he called freak" leg
islation was greatly enjoyed by tho
audience. The text OF his argument
was That legislation could not keep
boys and girls from making love.
inc House of Delegates has gone al
most crazy on the subject OF rctrench-
ment ana reform. There are men in
mat body who are dead in earnest
snnut cutting down expenses, but they
cannot agree as To where to begin. re
all The retrcnchment measures inI
troduced were passed the State would
save all the money 1t now pays out
Ana II the revenuc-producing meas
ures offered were all adopted and ac-
compiished what is claimed for them
the Stale treasury would reap a
glorious harvest.
Delegate Feathcrstonc, Of Campbell,
offered bill making n horizontal cut
IN the salaries of all State officials
except that Of the Governor OF about
10 per cent. He introduced one also
to abolish the Office of adjutant-gene-
raj. Delegate s. Fl. Walker, of Au-
gusta. offered n bill Ia abolish the De-
partment OF Agriculture
Senator Barksdaln intends to follow
up his bill ito abolish county and cir
Huit courts aud establish district
courts by q measure to abolish corpora
iion courts in cities of less than $4,000
population. and q measure to abolish
the Office of COmmunwe aMhs Attorney
and to create the office OF district at
torncy for each judicial district.
The House spent nearly the entire day
in discussing retrenchme MT measures,
but accomplished practically nothing.
The truth is the lawmakers are very
far apart as to where first to apply the
knife. When 1t once cuts 1T is likely TO
cut deep, and to make many Gashes 1t
is pretty well understood that the ap-
Droprations ITO public Institutions are to
be curt down by many thousands of dol
lars
A bill was offered ny Senator Lowry
to authorize the board OF directors OF
the Virginia penitentiary to erect suit
able buildings upon the grounds of the
said institution for the better care and
comfort OF the convic,ts confined there
in. -H
1t is provided that the addition shall
cor'tain a steel cage for the accommo-
dation OF about 300 prisoners, to con-
form as nearly as possible to the draw
inSs made by Architect West The board
is instructed to use convict labor as
lar as possible in the construction OF
the addition and to employ the net earn
ngs OF the institution for the present
fiscal year, and to issue certificates c.f
Indebtedness payable only out Of said
earnings.
The Reddy bill, providing a method
whereby the voters may express their
choice of candidates for the United
states Senate was offered in the Senate
BY MIR. Barksdale to-day
1t is quite evident that there will he
some changes rcconlne ended in the Leg
isature concerning the comnpital : of
boys to Laurel reformatory. The inyes
tigItion will be concluded Monday and
the report will be submitted during the
week s4S ri aFtS,
The chief OF police has been request
ed by w. G. Baldwin, the Norfolk and
Western detective. TO look out for Rob-
ert p. Lewis. alias Price, wanted In
Buchanan county on charge OF for
gerry. s5 4 IN 1$S fssSs2$s "a
The Democratic conferences on lre-
trenchment and reform. m.yto-night&was
in session only an hour, and adjourned
without accomplishing anyt hing.
The House refused to recomiiiit the /
bills to place the, criminal expenses onS
the counties and ia: red luce ii ne fees of d
ssheriffs and Z. aerg an ts
s3S The Senate Conadfii ON Publ III Ir
Sstitutton has re eel ted gtf fe cotnp,ll lsory
seducat lon M