The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-18
The REPORT NEARLY READY
appropriation Bill Kay Be Submitted to
The elatt To- OrrOY.
TIE SUNDAY LAW BILL DISCUS Ed.
Norfolk Truckers Appear I'm Opposition TO
It-what Is said ofthe Governors Com
sritutIonaI Commission Plan-sena-
tor Mickham's Idea ofihe Parties

The appropriation bill will probably be
ready TO report on Saturday to the Sem
ate. There was a conference last night
of the Finance Committee Of this body,
ana considerable progress was made in
the work. No one. other than the men,
bers. knows what this committee will
report, but 1t is said there will be no
radical reductions In any Of the appro-
priatons.
The Finance Committee Of the House
mas not gone TO work on this dill as yet.
Ihis body mas not been idle by any
means. IL will report 10 the House to-
day nmety-three bills-the largest number
ever reported from any committee Of the
virginia legislature az one time Tho
most OF these are relief measures.
Air. ClayJOr had the Senate yesterday
afternoon recommit tho bni incOrporat-
ing the Old Dominion Development Com
pany He called attention TO the fact
mat the act conferred very broad pow
ers as TO constructing and operating
street railways all over the state. All
OF the corporators except one, are clu-
zcns OF Roanoke.
POCOMOKE SOUND BOUNDARY.
Governor Tyler IN a message to the
LEGISLATURE yesterday transmitted the re-
port OF the commission which met
similar body from Maryland to establish
the boundary dne between the two states
IN PocomOke Sound.
The house Committee on Roads last
night considered the Bland Sunday law
t.. 4 ia hn rN a.
OF Chairman Pitcher. Mr.. Bland made an
eloquent plea for his measure. The bill
was opposed by Messrs. Henry Kern.
Joseph II. Duke and other large truck
growers Of Norfolk county. They claim
Cd that such % law as that proposed
would nearly break mp the trucking in
dustry. as il was important TO have
steamers loaded and unlOaded on Sunday
tor the prompt shipment OF perishaole
freight. The committee referred the bill
TO a Subcommittee for a report on next
Tuesday.
IN DANGER OF FIRE.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Wick
nam IN the Senate and adopted appro-
priating $500 for certain repairs to the
Governors Mansion and TO have the old
papers stored I'm the attic Of the Capitol
removed 10 some other place. The Teso-
luton recited that the Capitol building
was I'm great danger of being DESTROYED
bv ire by reason OF these old records be-
Ing piled mp.
THE SENATORIAL ACT.
vote on the senatorial primary bill
Will nrobablv be re1chcd to-day. II Is
admitted it will be defeated. According
10 scme shrewd calculations n All the
senators are present there VIII be y
votes for the bin and y against II. sen
ator Wthers will not speak on TINS act.
Mr.. Rarksdale will be assisted only by
Mr.. Hale. Messrs. Flood. Morris ana BOY
kin viii oppose the measure.
Nudge John W. G.. Blackstone yestar-
| day rendered his resignation as Judge OF
the County Court OF AccOmac, having
been elected circuit judge. There VIII
be an inter sting contest over the ONCE
the Judge yacates.
Among those mentioned as probable
candidates are Messrs. John W. II.
Parker Thomas 3. Quigby, 5. W. Ross
and j. A. Rundick.
Senator Wickham i'm his speech IN op-
position 10 the senatorial primary bil
punctuated his remarks with a good
deal of humor I'm critlcising the colors
proposed for the tickets, he said he
would not have the Democratic ballots
! red but white: and instead OF yellow tick
cts for the Republicans he would have
them black and OF course. the P0pulisi
tickets should be green. In reading ex-
tracts from what the founders Of the Re
public had said about the method OF
slecting senators, Mr. Wlckham said he
would put their views against those Of
| the mite" from Halifax
Senator Blakey had some fun az Mr..
Wickham's expense lie said mention
| ing red ballots TO AIr. Wickham was Ike
shaking n red flag I'm the face Of Han
over bovine. He did not desire 10 paint
| the town red and was surprised that Mr..
| Parksdale was so fond OF painting In
this color.
Mr.. McAnge, Of Suffolk appeared be-
fore the Committee of the Chesapeake
and It's Tributaries 20 explain the reason
why he wanted an extension OF time Tor
taking M tho oysters from eighteen
! acres of natural rock which was awarded
/ him by an error OF the local surveyor
as planting ground.
Mr.. Booker, is the patron Of the bill
which the committee decided TO report
unanimously.
Mr.. r. l.. Hunter. OF the efficient clerks
IN the Senate, has letter from his rela-
| tive Mr.. Tom Hunter. Of the navy. telling
| Of some remarkable experiments made
at Indian Head. Nd. a l3-inch gun was
used: the projec~iles weighed 100 pounds
ana they were fired thirteen miles.
CONFERENCE POSTPONED.
A conference was 10 have been held
last evening at the Jefferson Hotel be-
tween State Senator Dryden, the chair
man of the special joint committee OF
the General Assembly OF Maryland. and
the special Joint committee Of the Cen
| eral Assembly Of Virginia. Of which Sem
ator Mushbach is chairman. with refer
ence to a settlement OF the dispute over
the boundary line between the two
states IN the Potomac river from the
falls above Washington down TO tho
mouth Of the river.
| II was the intention TO make definite
| ARRANGEMENTS at this conference In re-