The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-17

EVENUE AID CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS


Especial Dispatch To The yirpinianA
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"''c ihahS persons from the
Norfolk district here to-day, among
them being A. C. Cromwell of NorrolI,
county. IL 1,,,,,,o 30 ,-a.sa,,- ~,
w ney 90 ,~.".s ~ io.H' W.
iS' vi Nortoik; Capt 70. w.
owens. OF Norfolk county; Treasurer
Herman, of Norfolk: Cal n e Nav
shall ,s po.
" ~ 'e''.outh' George ana
iihEly BooKef, OF Old Point; Dug"
Smith ana Dir. J. H. Crafrord, of War
wick: DR. 4 r. 1o,o ,
St.,r,o :, :,
" Ne"porI news Inc most
oi lhese gentlemen were here in op-
Position TO the bill rnHurinr tbo foac
OF jailcrs.
The Senate to-day defeated tho em-
ploycrs' liability bin. This measure
received only five votes less than its
opponents conceded To II. Tho sneak,
crs to-day were AIcssrs. Flood ana
Mushback both OF whom opposed the
measure. There was n great crowd In
ana about the Senate chamber whiln
the debate was being concluded aud
during the roll call Thc only senators
who voted for the bin were Messrs
and Withers. T'wenty-six Senators
voted against tbo pnocurn
The Senatorial primary bill was on
the calendar as the spccjal order tn-
day, but on account of The debate ON
the employers liability act it went
over until Tomorrow as the special
order. The Withcrs constitutional con-
Hention act Is also q special order for
tomorrow. 1T is understood that tho
primary measure will he first 1jcnncnI
,.,, ot: me debate on 1t will be brief.
Nhiie ihere VIII he six speeches, all
VI ,hen VIII De snort.
iiouSe passed the measures to
ivuuce ,,u vhe ices or commemorative
an,'eS ~" magistrates. Mr. Win
,rbnr M 'e pitIon oi these Dills.
s were oruereu 10 their enErosS-
to-day d;I thc i,yy IirixGn ago, put not until
m na,,. ~ ~, Nv -, ~ -o,c 'otes necessary
Al tho ,ona,i, ~" ~;
mjttoo on pnriio ist;,,,,,.li .r ,'s,la'e Coih-
Mr WATKINS, hiII 10 49,. 10 .n.uny
of female schonis r,a. "oio ny pupiis
substitute was rnnorinI fo,. !, I'M NJ, -
substitute simnIv nmnnd, ~ no
The stotutn MAI. ,,.h,Ih :. ~
Councils of cities the rjrbt to nae.
ordinances to punish persons who lnitnT.
about female schools and o,berv.isa
annoy the pupils The amendment
give TO the town Councils the snms
authority as now belongs to the city
Councils.
1t begins TO look as though the only
reform measures that would be carried
out would be those TO abolish the Reg
ister of the Land Office ana the State
Board Of Agriculture. lJnr a 1t by any
means certain that those departments
viii be abolished
The Senate will have its appropria-
ton bill ready early next week. 1t can
over 1t. The Committee on Finance
realizes that the measure that that
body will report Will occasion much de-
bate and nearly everybody here be-
licves the Senate and the House will
have deadlock over the appropria-
tons.
If the Academy Of Music cannot be
secured by the Legislative committee
for the meeting to be addressed by
Congressman Bailey next Tuesday
night. an effort will be made to get
the Armory Hall, which holds three
thousand people. Mr.. Bailey will be
civ "i'"e ~ 'ne
Governor Tyler's recommendation of
a commission 10 amend the constitution
meets with the favor of some of the
members Of the Eegislatpr but upon
the whole. the proposition. appears to
have but few advocates. a constitu-
tional convention outright is what
those who advocate organic reform de-
The senate this afternoon passed by