The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-01

same: and In the discharge of his duties
may. under proper restrictions. enter any
public institution OF the state. and any
factory, workshop. or mine. The commits
sioner may also furnish and deliver -
written or printed list Of interrogations
TO any person. company. or the proper
officer of any corporation. and require
ful ard complete answers 10 be- made
thereto ard returned under oath within
thirty days OF receipt ~ said list of
Questions. and n any person who may Doe
sworn 10 give testimony shall willuiy fail
or refuse 90 answer amy question pro-
pounded 60 him concerning the subject
OF such examination. as provided ia this
act. o. If any person 60 whom 3D. written
ar printed list Of INTERPRETATIONS has been
furnished ~ said commits sioncr snail y
elect or refuse 10 fully answer and re-
turn the same under oath, such person
shall le deemed guilty of n misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof before q
court Of competent jurisdiction. shall ice
fined in sum not exceeding on" huh-
drcd dollars nor less than twenty-five dol
lars or 10y Imprisonment in the county
Jail not cxccodins ninety days. or Joy both
hnc and imprisonment
-. All state. county township and
civ officers are hereby directed TO furnish
said commissioner. upon his request, all
statistical Information iu reference 20
labor which shall he IN their possession
as such officers.
a VACANT JUDGEsHlP.
4 communicat zion was received from
the Governor announcing that Judge j.
J. Epes. of the County Court of Din
wlddic failed 20 qualify within the thir-
~ DAYS prescribed bv law. and that
vacancy. therefore. existed on the bench
OF that court
on Mr.. McIlwaines motion the COM
runicati0n was laid OBJ The table tcrnpa-
rarily
FRONT ROYAL DI5PENSARl.
When the bin ordered 20 its cngross-
ment Saturday night. providing that The
trustees OF the town of Front Royal shalt
De empowered To establish dispchsdfE
for the sale OF spiritIous liquors came up
Mr.. Wickham said he had been incor-
r,ctlv reported as Saying tina; two years
ago NE favored the Maupin bill TO break
up races What he did say, or intended
10 say. was that hc opposed that measure
Aut voted for certain other Maupin bills.
Mr.. Claytor opposed the bill before the
Senate and Mr. Jackson advocated IL.
Tho bin was passed.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
"a
of the Withers bill 10 submit 10 the peo-
ple at the May election in 1899 the ques-
lion of whether CT not q convention should
be- called 10 revise or amend the Consu-
tuition. Tie was opposed 10 a special
election on August II. 1895. az also 20 hold
inc this election next November. \ spe-
cial election would cost the taxpayers
S25 Go0 or $4,000. and he did not want 20
mix this question mp with the issues that
would be involved IN the congressional
elections.
Mr. Wickham opposed tho bill and ad-
vanced the same argument against 1t that
ne brought out on Saturday night.
The subject was further debated by
Messrs. Keezon Opie. Morris and Foster
and the bill was passed by the following
vote.
Ayes-Mcssrs. Barksdalo. Boykin. Gle
ment Eggleston. Fairfax, Flood. Hale.
Hartley. Jackson Jeffries. Kane, Lowry.
Massie. MAYNARD. McIwaiuo. Morris.
Munford Opie Sands. Turnbull. Wallace
and Withors-22.
Noes-Messr. Clayton. Flanagan Foster.
Keezell Letcher. Mushbach, Parr. Tate
and NVir'ham-9
SESSION TO BE EXTENDED.
The Senate agreed go the House resolu-
ton i'm relation to extending the session
Al e o'clock the Senate proceeded to the
execution OF the joint order having for
its object the election OF a county judge
for Dinwiddie. M Mcllwaine nominated
judge j.. J. Epcs. who forgot 10 qualify
ana ho received an the votes cast
The Sena'e jon executive session con-
frmed the following nominations by the
Governor Tor members of the Boards OF
Visitors of various public institutions.
Eastern State Hospital. Waiter \. Wat
son. of Nottowdy: J.. :. Foster Of Math-
cws. II. y. Cole of Williamsburg.
Virginia Military lnstitute--E. w. Saun-
ders. of Franklin
Southwestern State Hospital-D. W. Bo-
len. of Carroll. Peter r. Shelton. OF
Flovd; g.. e.. Tahaferro OF Roanoke.
Western State Hospital-J. y. r. Thorn