Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-03
END OF THE SESSION
The General Assembly Adj
journs Sine Die.
WORK OF THE LAST DAY
change Made In the Electoral Board OF
Warwick County. Bill for Taking
aSe TOO Census of Newport
News Defeated.
Especial to the Daily Press

today for the last time this session. the
extended term ending today. The short
session was consumed in finishing up
the odds and ends of legislation and r,.
ceiTing resolutions rommendaiory of
the officials of that body. Tho real
business of the day consisted principal
ny OF the passage of additional pension
bills. small local bills and other un.m-
portant legislation.
Among the important bills passed to-
day was the Senate bill introduced 'bv
MI ople, Of Augusta. forbiddins the
board of education to change. text
books in the public schools oftaner than
once in four years. with the exception
of the text books on history The bill
is designed to save parents all unu.-C-
sssary expense in the purchase of
school books for their children, the fire.
quent changes now made rendering the
books used by one child useless for the
younger children in the same family.
Notwithstanding the recommends
ileges and elections. the House in
adopting its report. submitted the name
of John 5. Young for that of H. a.
Campbell. as a member of the clecto-
raj board of Warwick county.
AL the House and Senate bills on the
calendar granting pensions to Confed-
crate soldiers or their widows We're
passed by the House. but the Senate
adjourned without acting on the House
bills.
The House has passed a bill intro
duced by MIR. Stubs. at the suggestion
OF Attorney General Andrew Jackson
Montague, authorizing the Board of the
Chesapeake and its Tributaries 10 ne
gotiate settlement Of a claim for
damages against the State oyster
cruiser Chesapeake, growing out of the
sinking by the Chesapeake in collision
OF a small vessel off lambart'S Point
The board lis authorized to settle the
claim by the payment Of damages not
exceeding $500. The bill was introduced
TO prevent the seizure of the ChesGi-
peake by the United States authori ties
pending settlement Of suit for libel.
An effort was made to pass the Sen
ate joint resolution this morning pro-
posing to amend the constitution of the
State so as to reorganiz-a the judiciary
MeSsrS. Saunders and Winborne pro-
tested against THE passage of a bill 50
TAR reaching and important in th+. clos
ing hours of the session, without sub
uniting the measure to a committee.
MessrS. Parker and Darlington advo-
Gated the passage of the bill. but the
opposition Strenu0uSy maintained that
the bill was crude and immature in its
form and phraseology. and the House
refused TO pass the bill.
a delegation from Lynchburg appear
cd before Governor Tyler this morning
urging him to veto the kZer bill Gre
ating a bureau of labor and Industrial
statistics. Senator Munford and Dele
gates Folkes and KlZer spoke in be
half of the measure. urging ,th,. Cover
nor to give it his approval
Inc house today passed. the bill char
tering the Chesapeake Transit Compa-
NY. corporation composed OF Norfolk
gentlemen. The bill was amended, but
the amendment was not mat erial.
The House and Senate agreed to the
conference report en- the bill Imposing
a taS-on trap fishing, and the bill was
passed as amended.
The Senate declined to concur in the
Hruse amendment to uhe lWithers CON
stltuMono! convention bin. The HouS,.
proposed to change the date Of the
siection from May, 1899. to November.
1899. On motion Of Mr. Parker the
. House adhered to its amendment and
"a conference was ordered. The confer
eeS We're unable to agree. and before
they could report TO the House the Sen
ate adjourned sine die. This kills the
constitutional convention election for
this session
The House passed ;h,. bill introduced
by Delegate Thomas T. Powell pro-
viding for rctaking the school census
of Newport News. but the Senate. thro,-
tied the bill. as it did all others of the
same character.
The bill for fence law in the county
of Warwick also passed the House. but
dfed in the Senate.
There was a confused and confusing
rush of small bills today. and it was
almost impossible TO follow proceed
1ngs. During the bulls in proceedings
'usiS TllttillDtFS amused themselves by
hurting paper pellets at each other
turning the hands of the clock forward
and backward. and other dignitied con
duct The older members Of the House
participated in these beguilng occupa-
tionS, much 70 the amusement of the
spectators. The paper bombardment
WaSed more general and furious as the
East hour of the session passed into
history This relaxation was rega rded
as quite pardonable after the arduous
1<aIhn1 OF ' h..x. Sea-.
tie the floor was strewn with loose pa
pers in weads. rolls and pellets.
me close OF the session has been
Frightened by many pleasant incidents
gifts and adopting complimentary res
olutipns, of which Messrs. Cooke
Charles Smith, Saunders. Speaker Ry-
AN and others We're the recipients Last
might "a few minutes before midnight
after the House had adjourned, Mr. r,
w. Saunders, OF Franklin. chairman Of
the committee on judiciary and general
ia We, was made the recipient of a
useful and handsome token of the es-
TEEN of mis- associates ON the commit
tee. Il was a comfortable office arm
chair. Mr.. w. F. Reddy of Richmond
was the spokesman of the donors, and
Speech, as was Mr.. Saunders in his
was warmly applauded on his happy
earnest and eloquent response.
This morning the following resuiu-
ton, offered by Mr.. BoaZ. of .Albemarle,
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved by the House of Delegates
That the thanks of this body are hereby
rendered to our speaker, Hon. John F.
Ry:an, for the distinguished ability
with which he has presided over our
deliberations, and the uniform courtesy
and Kindness which he has shown To
every Gnember'
A handsome gold watch chain and
charm was presented by the House to
Speaker John f. Ryan. Captain Parks
OF Page, making the presentation, and
the recipient gratefully responding
Mr.: Wallace, OF Richmond city, on
behalf of the kid mem ers'' IF me
House, in a. humorous speech present.
ed to Delegate T. G. Pitcher us Eau
quier, whom he chara cterized as the
chaperon.- OF the youthful members
Mr.. Pitcher acknowledged the gift In
a speech which was but the. more hu
snorous for its dignity and gravity.
Delegate Z. w. Saunders, on behalf