The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-24
Committees On Privileges 0ld EI2C-
lions Decide Upon Re0DDOIn|nel|.
HOUSE APPROPRIATION BILL REPORTED
Proposes n Snving OF Fifty Thousand
Doiinrs-strtIsc nt Bucket shops
WickhnIn's PInm for GonstItu.
tionM Commission-Jni, Keepers
Win N victory.
(spcclal Dispatch to The v..a'sss.Asr,an,

Especial Dispatch to The N!11s;sHsiYian.)
Richmond. Va, Feb. %. 1885,
The Senate and House Committees
on Privileges ana Elections tonight
decided to recommend the reappoint
inent of y. j. Dalton, n. B Joynes
and J. D. Hofhcmcr as the Electoral
l'oaid OF Norfolk. Senator Foster
wanted Arthur T.. Jones as Il member
of the board and fought hard for him
Nll. kizer and Mr.. John b. White
head advocated the present board Mr.
Cooke wanted Il pOstpoucmcnt In order
that he might inquire into the wishes
OF his people. II each of the three rep
rescntatives was to be allowed to name
member Mr. Joyncs wus his choice
The action of the committee was prac-
ticnlly unanimous.
The Senatorial primary bill was de-
feated In the Senate to-day The meas
nrG came up as the special order and
MIR. Barksdalc, It's patron, offered n
substitute which provided that party
organizations might order primaries in
order TO instruct for candidates for
United States Senator, and that such
primaries should be subject to the laws
governing the general elections. He
stated that he was convinced that the
original bill would not pass, but he
hoped the substitute would be adopted.
After MIR. Flood had spoken in opposi-
tion to both the substitute and the
originr.l, the substitute was defeated
| by Il vote OF q to 13. Mr.. Egglestoh
| then proposed n substitute to legalize
all primary elections held in this state,
and It was defeated. The original bill
was rejected by vote of &c to 10.
There was n lively debate in the
House over the bill offered by MIR.
Watkins to prohibit dealings in fu-
lures. This measure. is designed to
break up the bucket shops. 1t was
passed
Mr.. Wickham offered In the Senate
bill TO carry out the Governors re-
concentrations concerning IL commits
sion to report to the next regular ses-
sion or Il called session OF the General
Assembly such amendments to the
constitution as ure needed He pre-
scnted this as n. substitute for the
Withcrs' constitutional convention bill.
The measure provides that the commits
Son shall consist of fifteen members,
five to be elected by the Senate, five by
the House and five to be appointed by
the Governor. Members OF the COM
mission are to be paid 81 per day. but
the compensation of each shall not eX-
cecd $150. The commission Is author
lied to employ secretary at a cost
not exceeding $500. The two bills were
made the special order for tomorrow.
The Parker bill TO prevent railroads
from discriminating against Virginia
in the long and short haul rates came
up in the House and evoked a spirited
debate. Mcssrs. Pitcher and Willard
opposed 1t. a vote had not been
reached when the chair was vacated at
Mr. McIlwainc offered a bill to con-
solidate the Richmond and Petersburg
and the Petersburg Railroad companles
under the name of the Atlantic Coast
Line company 1T differs from the one
rejected by the House yesterday only
in the name proposed. Mn. Mcllwaine
said he believed the House dismissed
the bill under a misapprehension. Tho
measure was passed by the Senate and
when sent over to the House was
placed on the calendar.
The appropriation bill was reported
to the House to-day. 1t makes cuts in
the Senate act aggregating $4,000. The
biggest reduction is in the appropriation
for criminal expenses, which Is cut from
$275, ,0C0 to $3.50 0G0. The bill was made
the special order for tomorrow.
The House Committee has reported
adversely the bill TO enlarge the peni-
tertiary by approprsatlng 100000 of the
earnings OF that institution. This
measure has passed the Senate.
The sheriffs and city sergeants have
won q victory. 1t viii be remembered
that the House cut kheir fees as jailers
down about one-half To-day the SEN
are Finance Committee rejected the
bill and reported n substitute. This sub-
st!tute provides the following schedule:
For % prisoners. 20 cents each per day;
for the next 20 prisoners, % cents each;
for the next 30 prisoners, 20 cents each;
and for prisoners over 100, IS cents
Senator Barnes offered bill to in
corporate the Old Point Comfort COL
lese, with John b. Van der Wee and
others as corporators. It Is proposed to
establish a large female college at Old
Point
The committee appointed to report as
TO the advisability of the removal of
Houdan's statue OF Washington from
the capital to the State Library, rec
commended the change
Senator Boykin. under n suspension
OF tha rules. had passed the bill to al
low w. N. Mo4Ange to remove the oys-
ters he had planted on Is acres Of rock
in Nansemcnd river, inadvertently as
signed to him under the Baylor sur
ve:'. ~ 7Eg5
Mr.. Newberne introduced a ,bill to
incorporate ths Norfolk and Temper
ancevilfe Turnpike company 10
"A bill was introduced at the request
of DR.. Snead, who was absent, to In
r- m.