Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-02
Proceedings Of the Senate
and House.
The STATES EXPENSES
report of the Retrcnchment COMMITTEES
Promises to Cause a Decided sensa-
ton. Great Reduction In SaIar-
les to be Recommended.
Especial to this Daily Press,

atsa.-a
~ after the introduction of new Bills
resolutions. etc, the House tosiay took 8
up as the unfinished business OF vsstrr-S
day the LeCato bill to create a hoard re-
L lSs herles ara debated at length. Mr.
COOKIES amerrdnpsint fixing thu sa{a nv 5r,fS
utI secretary OF the board al s., G00insteasi
III ~: owas adopted. Mr.. Diggs, OF King
Wulliam. offered several amend uleflts 4
Whlom wers' voted Down. The bill was
vigorously antas'onized byAIn Pitcher, OF Il
- quie!, VINO acquiesced in the opinion
of Mr. Diggs that the board should Ss,a 4
cofstltuiesd of the governor auditor and <
treasurer and two Tidewater members 40
ptestHsnt ard secretary. Pending con-
sioeiatlon OF the bill. the hour for the
special order arrived 80
Iner Houss then, took up criminal ex-a$
ptnse. retrenchment bill No 247. Aging
a reduced scale of jailors' fees, and after
VOTING down. many amendments, Mr..
Stuphs called ante ntion to serious In
nSt4o1l the bill was passed. by. ;l-sassss
House bill No. 249 another retranc,,
lIeft Dill amending section SSS of thx. &
So''e rt!atlnE to payment OF costs AMI 81
J. Ni'enses in prosecutions for vagranry
was ordered; to its eugrossment by the
House >H>.5N>'s s 49,
Inc House then took up again and
passed by a. vote of SIS to s Senate tifi !,
NO: 100 to create the, board of fisheries
OF Virginia. define it's duties agld fix th.s
, vi 10 iileliiDtIS. ne DILL
50 by the House is substantially similar
10 IN measure passed by THE Senate
with the exception %. tbs, amendments
oferet' by Mr.. Cooke. OF Norfolk. ra3u1s8
lhs me compensation of the secretary 81
IN co'iNt MI from sl,e0o to 81, 900. The
salaty oi the President remains as fixeds
by the SSnate-s1.20O. There is 1itrla 7
doubt that the Sena tie will concur IN, :tg,iss <
amendment and that the bill VIII sSff,s
she governor in q day or two for his sig
a,rhi me provisions Of the measure,
whichs nave hSen debated for seysTai q
Jays, are familiar. The President ana
sscfettary are to come fron14ths tidewt1terS
estlsn and are to receive compsn 81, ti,sr,s
as Us ABOVE stated; the otheo thne anem-S
oens are 70 pc chosen from the other
seciN1h OIL the State and are@to serve
without compensation. THE governor q r.
points the commission. Th.s III "a SSy, ~
on the most Important enacted for 4oans.ss
years. taking tbs much vexed ovster
: i - ts,a Gut OF lesis:ati6n entirely IL
Is stsGe the measure iS en- eSceIls inr,a fs
one, put 1t is drafted with greet tsrys I
tLe.' $cosisfd 10 al Il &
fI.an Who IA sss st III 80.
SUBJECT OF oyster legislation In ar i'd
prove satisfactory. $3.50
Inc House next took tip, out OF itss
order, House bill No. S6a TO q n1ey,,7 go
ions 2l3i 213S. 2u8s, 214s and PISS 81 ~
Sous oi virginia, section OF an act ap-
IN ~ II D, 1882 sections 8. s, and
~. an act approved February 25 1892
as amended by an act approved Mnroh5
:, ios1. 70 rep. a. sec'fon 2146 Of the Celle
N CITATION to oysters and to add indie
pendent sec tons. This measure. known
as She craig bill. is designed to amend
,rne general oyster laws of the State
fenoHn g consideration of It. thxa chairaS
vas Faesite1 until ocbck in accord
1hce with the resolution adopted yester3S2
Gay Tor evening sessions. Sz$E
M SSnSte today dispatched Its csl-8
sn.ar' which consistent of minor local
'tu pT.VaSe bills and then took up the
w 49, oraer, the .bil. of Senator Eugene
;t.t' q bahVliie, providing for SUBJ
1911. i.a..'ns 10 vote or the peoplt. the Ques
nv ~ sti,ins i convention to draft a.
Wit eoiis.rt ueion Ter the State. Mr..
.1'nsis. 'ne author and champion Of
hI Ms movement, spoke in advocacy OF his
e,.r ~ tiis, course or his adjrsss h.s, re-
49,. 50 80 4tsihy 70 the cry OF retren CHI
&c ~ itior,n ara reformers In gen.
- n,.i i, q thS legislature from
siot.is oi tiie press and people as
49,, ~ PASSING SO called retrench-
f,.:h, uies. MS thSught the only
af 49,, " piiilb the expenditures
81 'tS M'enkh Ns income WAS to
So - ~ Soiis.-tdtoh he made a.
Sar,,a,t W. W.; ~, .pi ms measure.
-, ;n,i ~, w eA!a'i ShntaSonlzed the bill, n
.atI lhat the people not only ex-
.,S' ~ qia1 instructed the leglSla-ss
'o luz 70 ouce thS expenses of the State.
III -, 9eit..s tne Dill to enlarge the
nn,.,el[t =, " ttls Pen'tenthary Was re-
g. 49, 80 49,, - sipploPs'fates Sla000O which
N ~ eo''e oue ea the profits of uhe priS-#
I,,o 11o.,..
AM s,',ri.lm ,,' passed une Senate bill to-;
~ 49,; iruna q .Ile Nor1ak and Western
,,,a'. ~, ro.i l,-'iis 70 construct ana OPP
49,. 81 90 lt, lSlfroepu TO the Potnmac
.'nn "'''i ''ieo Hale cIty OF Washins-
~.
GA -. u,eatt ulIs W'trtuuced 3Dy DeFe-s
ira 49, saiIn $50 ~ cnHurSs reduc-&
m.to,sant.5 ~. 'es VI a. sat- oiticsis NOT
hava tla.,, ~ son a1,u ,prtoVssion,
non, ~ ~ Io Ui aols iepoNe4 ana are
INV tail 49,. *, calssiuar. AZ rs Istia-s
r,.,., s,,,.as Ia tug, 1u'ocaps OF 1nese
49, 80, $500 ~ 90 WI save the state