Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-03

accomplished anything. He wanted tele.
phones all over the country, in order ia
bring farmers closer together and Gauss
them to protect themselves. He thought
If the bill was enacted with the provision
that convict labor be employed in the
work it would greatly encourage the
manufacturers OF the North TO get
through the bill i'm the House of Repre-
sentatives. which was so greatly feared
and which would render the prison a tax
instead of a source Of revenue.
OPPOSES THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
Mr.. Opie said the States contract with
the Davis Shoe Company was ubiquitous.
He was opposed to the States breeding
convicts, and every time 1t made a shoe
maker of a convict II deprived an honest
shoemaker of the means of making bread
for himself and family. and when men
could not get the means of living honest
~ they would steal rather than starve.
Replying TO a question of Mr.. KeeZell be
said he had rather the farmers of Au-
gusta county were made to go down into
their pockets TO pay for the erection of
the buildings than that the thousands
of men walking the roads and streets
OF Virginia should be made to remain in
idleness through the competition of con-
Victs.
LABOR WOULD NOT OPPOSE.
Mr.. Boykin said he thought the best
element of organized labor would not OBJ
ject, in the present deplorable state OF
the finances of the State. TO the use Of
it's convicts TO avoid a drain upon the
Treasury. He did not believe men whose
devotion TO party had been so clearly
proven would be so easily driven away.
He was opposed 10 employing convict
labor on principle but he thought this an
instance where no other course could be
pursued, and he hoped the bill would
pass without the amendment offered by
Mr.. Sands
Mr. Flanagan said he had introduced
in the first days of the session a resolu-
ton looking TO the enlargement of the
penitentiary, and he was convinced that
the bill should pass. He said that
human blood was being coined into
drachmas" at the penitentiary: that the
bones of dead men cried aloud for the
passage of the bill. He was rejoiced to
see the sentiment in favor of lettering
the condition of the unfortunate crimi-
nal class.
The bill was passed by until to-day by
mutual agreement, and the Senate adj
journed at the conclusion of the debate
at $3.50 o'clock.
House of Delegates.
The House was called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan. and DR.. Tudor offered
prayer. The following bills were intro
duced and under suspension Of the rules
placed on the calendar.
No. 42l, by Mr.. Withrow, OF Bath: To
amend and re-enact section 204S Of the
Code of Virginia, as amended by the act
of February &c, 1896, in relation TO how
boundary lines of lots and tracts of land
may be made lawful fence.
No APO, by Mr.. Saunders, of Franklin:
To amend and re-enact section 1853 of the
Code of Virginia, in relation to what por-
tons of their road-bed need not be fenced
by the railway companies
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
Mr. Saunders introduced a very impor-
tant bill TO amend and re-enact section
376s of the Code. in relation 10 contempts.
This bill divides contempts into two
classes. direct and indirect contempts.
defining with precision direct contempts.
and declaring all other contempts to be
Indirect contempts.
The following mode is then prescribed
for dealing with indirect contempts:
Upon the return Of an officer on pro-
cess, or upon an affidavit duly filed.
showing any person guilty OF indirect
contempt, a writ OF attachment or other
lawful process may issue. and such per-
son may be arrested and brought before
the court: and thereupon a written ac-
cusation, setting succinctly and clearly
the facts alleged TO constitute such con-
tempt. shall be filed and the accused re-
ouired TO answer the same. by an order
which shall fix the time therefor, and
also the time and place for hearing the
matter. A copy Of this order shall be
served upon the accused, and upon pro-
per showing the court may extend the
time 80 as to give the accused reason-