The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-19
Finance Committee VIII Report His
Labor BuT20u Bill FQVQQb|E,
JUDGE TURNBULL FULLY EX0ntRATED
Senate Passes tho RiIl TO Regulate
Fees fn Criminni Cases Hefore Jus>
tiees of tho Pencc-SpccinI Co,nusit.
rec 4" Prrpnrc ~ Hiii FOR Local
Tax for Veterans.
Especial Dispatch to The Virginian.)
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Especial Dispatch to The Vlrgnian.)
Richmond, Va, Jan. is, 1898.
Mr. kiZcr and the friends of the
labor bureau scored notable victory
this morning at the meeting of the
FINANCE Committee. This bill had
peeh made special order, and upon
the assembling OF the committee Mr.
kizer secured the floor In its behalf
by vote OF seven TO six the com
n'tlee agreed 10 report the bill with
the recommendation that it pass. Mr..
hizer has laborcd inderatigably in be-
halt Of this measure, and thus far the
result has been highly creditablc to his
SIKH ana persistence. He has received
many congratulations.
MT. Cooke introduced bill I'm Tho
House to-day TO amend the charter Of
the Norfolk Retreat for the sic,, Inv
changing its name to the Norfolk PRO.
testant Hospital.
Inc special committee which inyes-
tlEated the charges preferred by Dele
gate E. L. Buford against Judge N s
iuri'pull, OF Brunswick, made It's re-
p porl TO the Senate to-day Judge
Turnbull was cxoneratcd from nil fbn
accusations brought against him rrho
committee said no evidence ,,,nn M
to sustain tho cbarcns 49, n"H SVEN
lurhbull was morally or constitutions
ally unfit for the office he now holds
Inc report was adopted unanimously
without any discussion COM, -
the report was not presented -, ~
House '' ne
mere was an extended debate in the
senate on bill offered by Mr.. Turn
ouii 10 the system OF paying fees Ia
Witnesses for the Commonwealth IN
criminal cases heard by justices of
me peace. Messrs. Turnbull, Nell
waine, Jeffries, Hartley, James and
Alunford supported the measure and
Messns. Keezcll ana E,I.pnara an9
It, The bill was by almost an mani
nous vote ordered to its enrrossmnnt
1t Is claimed that this act if If he
comes comes law, will save the State $50
wy annually
Messrs. heezeil and Flanagan op-
nn,eu ~ on me ground that they were
,,o. m!l'lns 10 begin The work Of re-
an,n,. ana reform by taking
ofton p's VI INC poor people who
w6rir ~ IT.. s ioSS uay from their
,mnnwn,i,t ,, ''o,"rr i"F lhe Com
then, mar tbo ,i. w 't''c rsnlnued
ant Went unn,id ',,,es ,,'iS lor Il defend
happcnod IN hn ',ar ny ueIehuani
t,y con,nnrs,t 7''i VINO was ao!e
Senator BarksdoIe ,,no,ro1
the Senate Finance Cnmmii,oa .3n'.
ana advocated his bin in rnIa.tn, -
town charters The bin stril; n,,t -.
every town charter any cysmntion
from county or district taxes for road
or pauper purposes. The basis of his
argument was that such provisions
paced heavy burdens upon rural com
ui!iiGS ana virtually required them
10 phiid highways between towns with
'"r ir,, iecS,Nllis any ala from such tnwns.
3o, :, ii1usc 1, was engaged nearly all
bilit :, ,';m sins me employers la
wnrc 'n,To SET many speeches
rcachcii '"' N"'e was not
Thnrn is no nr,..
arracr,o,+ ,,ro,, ~, - ''sHSn ~ ol any
unusa C.on,n,i,too, T. III - ne
as regards Tho .D1,rd ~, nl"rii divided
urrs Tho C,orn,;,., ~ US 'heas-
ana i,s Tribnt rian ,,.i,, oa IneS, ,i ,tANe
d,v IN n,,l,o onot,' ny "ii hurS-
THE senate an5 i1o,, 10 s'tt'
on priviIemes ona ETan,i. MN! mn 'eeeS
get 70 vol, on ,ha n1ao. WI sopl'
These boord, ,,.;,, O., al n'', Us
the Senate ana oftar a,,ra, -, ~ go ~
viii 90 10 thn 1innsa =, =, ui,oh tneS
tain .bat fan. Ci, - ~. Iei
these boards w;i, ~. disn,o' ~, 80 c,,, vi
Democrats - '''tFef
,r.ro,.a ~
est of and aroins. ~, 80, ;,
bills now nrndinr ,rr,n cs,..a -, ~
mittan on r.nraroI ,,,