The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-03
Proposes 10 Cul Down I1e Member
ship OF The Legislature.
OTHER SCHEdES 70 REDUCE EXPENSES
House rnsseS the Biii 10 Require
Raiironds 10 Fence Thcir Traeks-
senate Debates Hiii 40 Enlarge tho
PenitrnIiary without Hcachis.; u
Vote Legislative Notes.
Especial Dispatch 10 The virglnian)

Especial Dispatch 10 The VirElniln)
| Richmond. Va, Feb. 9. 1898.
| There was somewhat lengthy de-
bate in the Senate over the bill TO en-
| large the peniten;iary and to appro-
PIRATE 10 this purpose the ncs receipts
of the institution for four years The
! discussion lascd for two hours Mr.
Flood wa2 the only Senator who c.-
| pressed opposition to the act. He oppos-
! ed 1t because he aid not think the State
was in n condition to spare the money
at this time. An amendment offered by
MIR. Sands, of Richmond. TO strike gu:
of the bill the provisions to utilize con-
! vict labor a.. far as practicable in erect
Ing the building was, supported by Mr..
}Munford and Alr. ppie. Before n vote
could be reached on The amendment or
! bill the Senate adjourned at 3:3O O'Clock.
! y bill Of general interest TO the State
/ was introduced in the House by Mr..
/ Berry. Ii proposes 10 amend and re-
enact section ~ of the Code, so as 10
| make the Office of superintendent Of the
poor an elective one.
! Mr. Saunders bill to require railroad
| companies to fence their tracks or pay
| enGroa:mcnt in the House. There WAS
a big fight made on it by the corpora
| tons, but when the vote was taken the
members were nearly unanimous.
The bill offered by Mr.. Withruw in the
House gto prevent preferences in f:.Nor
.lofacre6ftors' In deeds of assignment was /
defeated in the House:by that body re-
fusing to order the measure TO be en-
| crossed.
The committee that has been invcsti-
! zglting the public institutions Will make
| its report to-morrow and will rccom-
mend that app opria lions he cut down in
| the aggregate onc-tifth The Eastern
! and Western State Hospitals Will suffer
| most. II is said the report Will present
! any interesting facts.
| subcommittee from th2 Senate COM
! mttee on public Institutions and he
| House committee on asylums ana pria-
ons left Tonight to visit he university
OF Virginia, the Western stat. TIoS-
/ pital and the Institution for the Deaf,
! the Dumb and the lilind, ana the yr-
F.! Ginia Military Institute They will he
I gone three days.
| Mr. Cooke Of Norfolk. offered in the
| House a resolution looking 20 amending
the constitution by reducing the number
of Senators to 30 and the Delegates to
! Go.
Tha ic.ny resolution proposing
abolish phe spring elections and CON
solida,sc them with The November cleo
toms came up as the special order at
10 o'clock in ,he Senate. MIR. KceZc
took The floor and advocated the pass
;esc of the resolution. IL said the peD-
pie in the country wlTa complaining OF
40 many elections For twelve Years
he had been chairman Of tn Demo-
cratic parry in Rockingham. one of the
most closely contfsted counties III the
State, and he knew his people wanted
the number OF cl.g;iGnS reduced.
Mr.. Hoykin called at tentiisn to the alb
.sence of Senator Barnes. who had
made vigorous opposition 10 the meas
ure, ana suggested that the resolution
be passed by uIptl TO- mlaTroW
Mr.. Kcezel stated tha. he had CON
sented TO one postponament and as he
would be absent Tomorrow he could
NIT agr5e 10 ano,aher postponement, al
though he would like very much to ex-
tend this courtesy to the absent Sena-
tor. NC, only this, but Senator LIE Ca
'to's resolution providing n2r amend
ing the constitution so rs to require the
pay1m M OF a Ioil tax 'befoT4 q person
can vc'te WAS :a,mcWhat dependent on
his resolution.
AIr. i<eeZell finally agreed to allow
the resolution to be passed by until next
Tuesday and TIL. lie Cato resolution
Went over 10 the same date.
The ihtll ~ amend the act providing
for the settlemen: Of the debt or Vir-
glrla was ordered ITO its engrossmcnt
in tn" Senate. Mr. Wicklam explained
That the object of the bill was to pro-
vide that the tax payer who has used
coupons To the date Of the payment OF
ih& judgment which has been or Will
be recovered by th= State against such
tax payer so using such coupons when
h2 mas not KEEP: the tender good
The House Committee on Asylun1s and
Prisons held a lengthy session behind
closEd doors this morning, and agreed
on the outline OF fhe report IN regard &
10 the investigation Of the affairs con
ncctcd with the management of the Re
f1rmatory school a,s Laurel stntion
The report Is to he @rittsn by DR.. Wins
ton, of Hanover, SHE chairman. and will is
then be submitted to the committee tor
approval. 1t will likely be presented
In the House. next Monday. THhts mem
bers are pledged yto secrecy as to IW,,at q
':he lines cf the report willSbe. hut.it Is
understood that the report wall De In q
the Shape. Of a BILL which will lbs favor 5sS
able TO the stttution. It Is ;pf 81, III, 3s$
aarstood that the ,connanitts tse sWllf IS .5tf d 81
i'm the report az there slie s haeri HI,
foundat3On for. any elTarg f,f airiitr a,l -s
agsment OF the inst ttuisbn. AZ IA
,5l lfll wa d ueeyi nv aI r. ali, All
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