The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-30
VISITED THE SOLDIERS.
~ Enforce Sunday Lsws-The Reforma.
tory Investigation To Visit state
Institutions

The special Joint committee appointed
IS Governor Tyler to inspect the SOL
tsers' Home. as required under the law
kovcrnipg that Institution, met yester-
LAY afternoon at the Governor Mansion
And drove from thcire In carriages 10 the
Home. The Governor and Major n. V.
Randolph. the president OF the Board OF
Nt~,tors Of the Soldiers Home, accompa-
MED the committee.
y me latter consisted OF Senator Henry
fFsirfax, OF LouGoun; Senator "a. :.
Lowry. OF Bedford. and Delegates IL. w.
Saunders. of Franklin; J. Z. Featherston,
of Campben. aisS w. h. fendleton' Oh
Louisa. General @. X wharton also ac-
tccmpanied the committce.
Upon their arivai al the Sc'diers Hone
9tbe visitors found the Did Confederate
veterans drawn UP In lile and salute
was fired in honor OF their WISH. Inc
committee went through the entire insu-
tuition and scrutinized everything very
closely, but no fault whatever could De
found Colonel Charles l.. Bigger, the
popular ana efficient commandant, acteo
as cicerone.
The committee will within the next few
davs hold a meeting in order 20 decide
What recommendations or suggestions IN
regard to the institution might be mace
20 the Legislature. II Is likely that some
MAN will be devised by which the In
mates might be given some useful occu-
patton. ~
The House Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns. while considering Mr..
Stubbs' dll providing for the pensi0ning
If needy Confederate veterans and their
widows appointed subcommittee Tor
the purpose OF framing proper Dill
This committee consisted of Messrs. J'
= Featherston OF Campbell, A. l.. Min
Ter of Bedford and ]. n. Stubs of Glou-
roster. and these gentlemen finally agreed
IN a bill which seeks TO fix the state
tax rate at AZ cents on every hundred
dollars worth Of taxable property IN
stead OF 40 cents as II is now. Ihis
amount is 10 be divided among the va
,lous purposes as follows: % IL per cent.
for general State purposes, 10 per cent
for public free schools and IL per cent.
for pensions Of Confederate soldiers ana
for the maintenance of the Soldiers
Home.
This subcommittee appeared yesterday
morning before the Finance Committee
and submitted the bill for the considera-
zion OF that body. The FiIance Com
mittee. after careful elaboration. de-
clded unanimously to pass the bill by
Indefinitely.
TO ENFORCE SUNDAY LAWS
The House Committee on Courts or JUS
tice will tomorrow morning. at 10 o CLOCK
meet In Room No. Of the upper moor
OF the Capitol building. TO take up as
epecial order the bill introduced by Mr..
willard. Of Fairfax. by request, providing
that saloon keepers shall remove all
screens. shades curtains. ETC.. from their
doors and windows. in order to allow
free view Of the interior of their places
Of business from the streets.
The object Of the bill is to prohibit al
traffic in liquor. etc, on sundays. All
parties interested in the measure are IN
vited to appear before the committee
10 express their views on the subject
REFORMATORY INVESTIGATION.
The House Committee on Asylums and
Prisons will meet tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock i'm the Capitol building for the
purpose OF continuing the investigation
OF the management Of the Reformatory
School at Laurel Station. superintendent
sampson will again go on the stand 10
continue his testimony.
.---Yke committee will hold another ses-
Sion tomorrow evening at O'Clock in
tho Senate Chamber.
TO VISIT INSTITUTIONS.
The subcommittee from the Senate
Committee on Public Institutions, APP
pointed to visit the University Of Virginia,
the Institute for the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind. the Western State Hospital, and
the virginia Military Institute, will leave
here next Wednesday night. Those who
will take the trip are Senator'S Withers'
Keezell, Blakey. Barnes. and Eggleston.
They will return here next Sunday.
Mr. Arthur III. Jennings, the son OF
Sir. Upton d. Jennings. member OF the
House OF Delegates from Lynchburs, is
visiting his father here in this city, and
Is stopping at the Lexington.