The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-04
VETO NARROWLY AYERIED.
The BuIe0l 0IL0b0T Bill Amended 10
SuIt Governors Wishes.
LEGISLATURE WILL ADJOURN TODAY
The Viii for Taxing Telephone, TcIex
graph md Express Companies,
Failed to Bccone n Inv POOL Sell.
Ing LrEnl-Mcmhcr OF tho LcSisla.
Richmond, VA, March 3, 1895

The Legislature will adjourn side die
tomorrow. There will be no more leg
isfa;ion. Governor Tyler has many
biils TO consider. but It Is thought he
Will have his work all completed by
the time fixed for adjournment
The Governor came very near 10 We
tong the kize: Labor Bureau bill. He
started to write a veto message, and
stopped with view OF trying to have
the Objectionable features OF the meas
ure removed. Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson,
Senator Munford and Delegate Klzer
were sent for. THE result Of the confer
cnca was that the Governor elected to
Sign the bill with the understanding
That an act should be passed at once
amending the law. The Governor drew
the amendments and Senator Munford
and Delegate Klzer got the bill through
the Legislature. The amended bill lin
it's the term OF the commissioner to two
years and gives the Governor power to
remove him for cause. Another change
made limits the authority of the COM
missioner 10 investigate into the affairs
Of corporations and firms.
The House failed TO pass the Senate
bills In relation to taxing telephone,
telegraph and express companies. The
Senate to-day passed n resolution to
extend the time for the consideration
of these measures, but, the, HOUSE failed
to concur on the ground thtt Mr.. Slun-3
dcrs who wanted to oppose the bills.
had gone home. The State will, there
fore, lose about $4,000 per year In taxes.
The last bill passed by the Senate
was one Mr. I3arksdale offered to in
corporate the Mckinley, Halifax and
Pittsylvania Institute, a high school for
colorcd children. The title Of the act
gave the Senators an opportunity to
have some fun at Mr.. Barksdale's eX-
pense.
Mr.. Parks pension bI1l failed TO pass
the Senate. I was designed to make
null and void all existing pension acts
and TO provide new method Of passing
upon pension claims. Tn other words,
the bill provided that applications for
pensions should be passed upon by the
county courts instead OF placing per-
sons on the pension roll by legislation.
Two years ago the Maupin bill to pro-
hibit pool selling in Virginia on horse
races run outside OF this State was
passed. 1t was tested in the courts
and its title found to foe defective. Sena-
tor Morris carly In the session offered a
bill to correct the defect. The Senate
passed the bill. but 1t failed 10 get
gal IN Virginia to sell pools on horse
races in Washington or elsewhere out
side of this S.ate.
About two-thirds of the members of
the General Assembly have gone home.
There will be few here tomorrow. A
party will leave Cor New York in the
morning, TO he gone q week or ten
davs.
4 member OF the Senate lost more
a nj oh
Ha cannot account for his misfortune,
but thinks his pocket was picked
The assistant clerks In the Senate to-
day presented their chief Mr.. Joseph
Button, with handsome ring. Scna-
tor Foster, Of Norfolk, made rhe pre-
sentation speech, and MIR. Button re-
sponded in eloquent and feeling terms
The building expenses Will not be raid
out Of the State Treasury. The money
has been raised by private subscrip-
ton, and Mr.. Pitcher settled the bills
to-day. He would not say what the
expenses amounted to
Governor Tyler will in a day or two
take UP the matter of making appoint
ments to the Board of Fisheries. He
will take q trip through Tldewater be-
fore making any selectioG@ He has
not decided upon q cingle member of
the board
Mr.. James w. Craig, who was for
years the keeper OF Mayo's bridge, died
IN Manchester to-day. He was q mem
ber of P,ickett's division, and was In
the charge ut Gettysburg.
Judge r. w. Hughes will retire from
the bench to-morrcw. He was In the
city to-day and took an affectlonate
leave of all the officers Of the court.
The judge is locking we'll. better than
for some time past. Judge Waddill Will
be appointed In a few days to succeed
him.
Colonel Thomas Whitehead, the Ctm-
missioner Of Agriculture, is receiving
quite number OF letters from people
who desire to be remembered in tho
free distribution OF garden seeds The
commissioner hos no such seeds at his
disposal He has only twice issued seed
free of charge to the farmers OF this
State once seed of Havana tobacco.
and the other time seed of sugar beets.
In both instances, however, the de-
partment had purchased the seed and
decided to distribute them free Of charge
in order to induce the; farmers Of this
State to experiment with both artt,3
cles. Parties who desire to receive seed
free OF charge, ought to apply Id their
respective Congressrnen, who ~ Vii sun
4 ply them through the Depa ctmentSof8
:4Aa,griculture an Wa shingt tor. (4s ss'