The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-01
WORK or THE SENATE.
Two Sessions Held and Many Bills Dis
,srs po-ed ufou Yesterday.

and nearly ali tho members were pres
ent. Mi James who has been absent
for few weeks. 0u account of Illness.
was present and was warmly greeted by
his colleagues and other friends.
Mr. Boykin. in tha absence of Mr..
Barnes. and az INC request of Delegate
Montague. had the vote by winch the Dill
10 allow the town council OF Hampton
10 issue bonds was passed reccnsiderCd.
The act was then passer by.
PAY OF CLERKS. PAGES. Ere
The following resolutions were offered
and adcltcd;
BY Mr. Sands: Resolved. That ;hc
clerk Of the Senate lc directed 20 issue
10 william Wilson. janitor OF ,he Sem
ate his certificate for 81 per week during
the session for tho purpose OF paying his
assistant
by Mr.. Flood: That the clerk OF the
Senate be authorized 10 employ an assist
ant for period Of forty days after the
expiration OF the present session. 90 ala
in preparing tho index 30 the journal
ctc with tne compensation OF the iirst
assistant clcrk
BY Mr. Fairfax: That the clerk OF the
Senate bc and Is hereby authorized 10 re-
ram m his employment az a salary not
exceeding $50 per month William Wilson
as custodian of the Senate chamber ana
furniture and of The public documents
10 be paid out of the treasury on the GER
tihcate OF the cierk Of the Senate.
BY Mr.. Wickham: That the clerk Of
the Senate be and Is hereby authorize ii
TO issue nis certificate to the sergeant-at-
arms. door-kocpcr. ianitor. assistant
clerks and committee clerks for the sum
Of so each. and go pages tor tho sum
of SIS each as further compensation Tor
the present session
LABOR BUREAU BILL.
The Kizer bill To- create bureau OF
labor and industrial statistics. came up
as the special order ut 1l15 o'clock. and
Mr.. MunfOrd addressed the Senate I'M sup
port OF g. He called attention 10 the
fact that thirty-six States of tho Union
had bureaus similar 60 tho one propos d .
This was a conservative bin and one that
would prove of great advantage 10 tho
state i'm that 30 would provide method
whereby accurate and reliable statistics
as to the numbers and conditions of la
boring men could he secured.
The bill was passed unanimously Mr.
Kizer remained in The Senate chamber
until the vote was taken and was warm
ly congratulated ou his great fight for
the measure. The Tin carries an appro-
priation Of 5000 10 pay the salary and
expenses by the commissioner TO bc APP
pointed by the Governor Tho salary is
10 be $S,o per year and the balance is
for contingent expenses. The bin proc
vides that II shall De tho duty of the
bureau 10 collect assert. systematizc. and
present IN annual reports tO the Govern
or. TO be- by him bienniany transmitted
10 the legislative statistical details rec
lating TO all departments OF labor. penal
institutions. ana Industrial pursuits in the
state eSupeia1lg I'm their relation rr tho
commercial Industrial social. education
al, and sanitary condition of the laborinc
classes"
POWERS or THE COMMISSION.
The powers of tho commissions are de-
scribed as follows
a The commissioner shall have power
10 take and preserve testimony examine
witnesses under oath and administer The