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

the conference report. which the House
was then asked TO adopt, was about 5ioi,-
0oO for the first year ana about No6sov TOT
the second year.
THE BILL rs PASSED.
Mr. George G. Bland, OF King and
Queen. asked for a tsbuiated statement
so as to enable the members to compare
the various amounts.
Mr.. Cooke, OF Norfolk, said II was OF
the utmost Importance to have the bill
passed at once, because IL required con-
stitutional vote
MIR. withrow, OF Bath, thought the
gentleman from King and Queen was
exactly right. The members ought to
know first what they were doing, for he
did not think the savings would show up
as well as II had been represented.
Mr.. Darlington, of Charlotte, said he
was anxious TO go home, and nothing
was gained by delay. because the House
would either have to vote for the bill or
against II. IL the suggestion OF the gen
tleman from Bath was accepted, the
members could gain nothing by It except
an increase OF their expenses.
Mr.. Bland insisted on the preparation
OF a tabulated statement before he would
was ordered on motion Of Mr.. Minter.
OF Bedford, and the report OF the Con-
ference Committee was agreed to by
unanimous vote, seventy-eight votes
having been cast for It.
Mr.. Saunders offered resolution that
the chair be vacated at $50 O'Clock ana
resumed at $50 o'clock. Tho resolution
was agreed to and the calendar then
taken up.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. @. C. BANDS resolution submitting
to the people the question OF amending
the Constitution so as to merge the
spring elections into the fall elections,
thus saving, it is estimated, S25,0W, was
passed
The proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition requiring the poll-tax to be paid
by the LIST OF July by each voter who
casts his ballot in any election of the
following year then came up. Mr.. Saun-
ders opposed this. He said ii would
only amount to making large corruption
fur Mr.. Wallace also opposed 1t, and
declared that II was an undemocratic
measure and was discrimination against'
the poor man. If such law had been In
existence during the last national cleo
ton, what majority would Bryan have
received, he asked. Answering his ques-
have received one majority had such,
law been upon the statute-books.
The pending question was then called,
and the resolution failed to receive
constitutional vote, the vote being ~ to
80, recorded as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Allen Anderson. George |
C. Bland, Blanton, Boaz. Booker, Cald- |
well, Cooke, Craig. Darnall, Diggs. Duke, |
Featherston, Fitzpatrick, Galleher, |
Gwyn. Hatcher. C. II. Jennings. Upton |
d. Jennings, Jones' Jordan, Lovelace, |
Montague. Murphy, Palmer, Parker, |
Parks. Pitcher, Powell, Charles Smith, |
j. p. Smith, Turpin, c. Harding Walker, |
silas II. Walker, Wexford, Willard, j.
w. Williams, Winborne. Wood, Speaker
Ryan--43.
Nays--Messrs Barley, Berrey Blake
more, Thomas ]. Campbell, Early, En-
brey, Folkes, Garrett, Garnett, Goad,
Hale Hicks Maupin, Minter. Newberne,
owen, Reddy, Saunders, Sayers, Spratt. |
Stoner, Stubs, Switzer, Taylor, Turner,
Wallace. Watson. Wharton, William G..
williams, Wilson, Winston, Withrow-32.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend an act for the preservation
of oysters and to obtain revenues from
the taking Of oysters.
To amend an act in relation 10 oysters,
approved March 4, 1894
For the relief of Martha Barkman,
widow of a Confederate soldier.
To protect water fowl in Accomac and
Northampton.
For the working of the roads in the
county of Washington.
To protect wild turkeys in the counties
of Accomac and Northampton.
To submit the question Of a hog law
to the voters of Accomac.
To authorize the erection of a wharf
in Accomac county.
To incorporate the Home for Needy |
Widows OF Confederate Soldiers.
To enable married women TO sue In
their own names.
To amend certain sections OF the Con-
stitution providing for merging spring
and fall elections.
To incorporate the Chatham Female
Institute.
To authorize building and loan associa-
lions to perfect their titles, etc.
To dispense with the necessity of q
new trial in certain cases.
To amend an act for the time OF hold
ing the term of the Second judicial Cir
cult.
To authorize the Governor to appoint
a board of commissioners. to promote
uniformity OF legislation In the United
States.
The chair was vacated at $50 o'clock.
The Night Session.
Speaker Ryan resumed the chair at s
o'clock and SIR. Pitcher offered resolu-
ton providing that no bill shall be con-
sidered TO which objection was made.
except the general pension bill, measures
affecting the revenues, and local matters.
The resolution was adopted, though IL
was opposed by Mr.. Maupin.
The list of Electoral boards was then
read and approved.
The general pension bill was then taken
up. and It's patron. Captain Parks, stated
that since a conference held with a num-
Der of members during the recess. and a
talk with the Auditor he had come to
the conclusion that the provisions OF the
measure were too broad and would
throw down the bars" to such an extent
that the State would be flooded with APP
pllcants the demands Of whom could not
be met. Therefore. he had amended the
bill so that only those who received in
juries during the war were eligible to be
placed upon the pension list.
PRESENT LIST NOT AFFECTED.
The measure, as it now stands. does
not affect the present pension list. 1t
was Captain Parks's intention at first to
declare all pensions null and void, but d
conference with his fellow-members who
served in the Confederate army con-
vinced him that this would be an unwise
step.
Mr.. Charles r. Bland made a vigorous
speech in favor of the bill. He said there
had been good deal of talk about the