The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-15
TRADING STAMPS KILLED.
The Bill Has Now Passed Both
House and Senate.

Richm onu, Va, Feb. 1.-THE house
bill to suppress the trading stamp bust
ness passed the senate to-day, to thke
effect the first OF July.
Senator Jeffries spoke more than an
honr in favor of the bill Senator Nell
waine will speak for the bill to.worrow
y vote will be reached tomorrow CT
Wednesday.
The following bills were introduced in
the Senate Yesterday:
BY Mr.. Boykin-Tu :ncorporate the Vir-
glnia Central Railroad COMPANY.
BY Mr.. Kauc-To amend section SIS of
the Code, with reference to com pensation
of boards Of supervisors.
by Mr.. Lowry--To require notaries to
ailiX their seal to protested paper and
charge one dollar for the benefit of the
comm oEwealth.
by Mr.. Clayton To regulate how iu-y
costs in Roanoke courts shall be taxed
collected and paid into the city treasury.
Both houses held two sessions and
passed large number OF local end pri-
vate bills.
The legislature still pm sues it's do. moth
ing pollcy. Ketrenchment is now Il bnck
number. When it was proposed to helm
depleted treasury by depriving Wit
nesses OF their small fees, the fat saldriei
State officials said Amen" at least by
their silence. When it wRs proposed to
save the credit OF the STATE by cutting
down the appropriations to the cduca-
tl0nal institutions, the aforesaid officials
thought it IL good move. When II was
proposed 10 raise the needed WHEREBY 9TH
by cutting down the compensation of the
poorly paid public school supcrintendents
the aforesaid +. 5. S. o winked at one
another and smiled approval on the re-
trenohmcnt Legislators When it was
proposed 20 SEW OIL few heads the I'M
touched heads nodded amen but for tho
nrst time showed some degree of ner-
vousness. Wnenit was proposed to prune
the salaries of the aforesaid fat salaried
officials, VINO toll four hours u day on
cushioned seats and spin" whittier they
listeth the balance of the twenty four.
they raised howl that almost checked
the current in the surging James and
drove the trembling squirrels in the cant
toll grounds to their holes. The rctrench
ment committee baked not, hut contin-
ued to hew to the line in the face OF
threats of political oblivion and in som
instances hints at bodily injury. When
all the efforts, bluffs and threats of the
officials fail d they come forward and
coolly tell the legislature that tits all n
mistake to suppose tnat there is any
neeh lof retrenchment; that Virginia is
furnishing like IL green bay tree: that
The public treasury is running full and
that the Old State is in better financial
condition than Mt any time in fifty years
past What will IL man not do TO pre-
vent the unloading of his stipendy To
examine n few accounts would convince
any one that Virginia is not only flowing
over with cash but totally reckless as
TO how it dishes it out. For instance.
Col. John Bell Bigger, CLERK of the house
of delegates. receives from the public
trasury $1,000 for four months work.
and, lucky man, he has been at it for
more than twenty years. Col. Joseph
Button, clerk of the senate. receives
checks against the taxpayers money ag-
gregating So, 200 for three months work
Who says the Old Dominion Is not roll
ing fooiishly ifnsh with funds.