Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-24
OLD BOARD AGAIN.
THE NORFOLK ELECTORAL CON-
TEST FINALLY DECIDED.
The FIGHT IN THE COMMITTEE.
Delegate Kizer Wins singIe-Handed.
The Sugar-Bect BiII-The AgricuI-
tural Bureau-The Bill for Tax for
confederate Soldiers.

houses or the General Assembly met in
Joint session last night and decided that
ODE present Electoral Board of Norfolk
should be retained.
The committees met at S15 o'clock. Mr..
Flood chairman OF the Senate Committee.
presiding. The Norfolk contest was first
taken up, and Senator Foster, of that
city, addressed the committee. saying that
Doe only desired to name one man for the
board and presented that Of Mr.. Arthur
j. Jones. He said he had allowed his col
leagues in the House to name two of the
board, and he thought senatorial courtesy
demanded that his nominee be appointed.
Delegate Charles c. Kizer who said he
represented the Democracy of Norfolk
presented the names Of Messrs. Andrew
Jackson Dalton, Jefferson Davis Hofhei-
mer. and Napoleon Bonaparte Joynes. He
read an official communication from the
secretary of the City Committee of Nor
folk, saying the present board had been
endorsed at recent meeting of the com
m.ttee. He also read a personal letter
from the chairman Of the committee. en-
dorsing the present board. and also let
Gratis asking that he use his efforts to
secure the reappointment of the present
BOARD. MI. kizer stated that one of the
members OF the board lived in the First
Ward OF the city. Mr. Foster denied this.
and Mr.. hlzer produced an affidavit set
ting forth that Mr. Hofhemer resided in
that ward.
HAD SIGNED FOUR TIMES.
Mr.. Kizer alluded to the fact that
petition had been sent TO the committee
asking for the appointment Of Mr.. Jones.
very numerously signed, but he said that
analysis of the petition showed that many
of the signers were Republicans. many
were not residents Of the city, one man
had signed four times
who is that?" asked Mr.. Foster
Mr.. Kizer gave the name.
But who is hep persisted Mr.. Foster.
Hes your man. not mine" said Mr..
hizer. and il the Lord don't know more
about him than do, he is the worst lost
man 1 know"
Inc reply threw the committee and the
spectators into such laughter that it was
some time before he could resume.
He did so by saying one man who had
signed the petition had been dead seven
years and the committee was again
thrown into confusion by laughter.
fOR The PRESENT BOARD
Mr. John W. Whitehead, secretary of |
The Congressional Committee Of the Sc !
cond District made very earnest speech |
for the present board and it was quite an |
effective one. He dwelt upon the neces- |
sity Of maintaining the party organization |
ODD Norfolk. and said that II the present |
board were turned down, organization /
would be very seriously endangered. He /
said no one could accuse him Of being |
animated by personal feeling against Mr.. /
Foster. since he had withdrawn from the |
race for the nomination for the State
Senate I'm order TO let Mr.. Foster make the
fight for the seat he now holds.
Hon. Merritt II. Cooke, the Delegate
from Norfolk. would not endorse any
one except Mr.. Jones. Mr. Cooke said
he was confident the John S. Barbour
club Of Norfolk. was the most powerful
organization in the city. and it demanded
that Mr.. Jones be appointed
Mr.. Foster followed Mr.. Cooke IN a
short speech, reiterating reasons for the
appointment Of Mr.. Jones.
COUNTY BOARDS.
The committee next took up the county
OF Lancaster, and Delegate Wexford
nominated two Of the present board
Messrs w. Med. Lee and DR.. f. w.
Laws. and ox-Delegate Hathaway nomi-
mated DR. H. III. Camps. These were
afterwards agreed upon by the committee.
For Richmond county, Mr.. Wexford Sc
lcctod Messrs w. Y. Morgan, George T.
Johnson, and John c. Lewis. The first
two are new men, the third is an old
official
The committee. in executive session. by
% practically unanimous vote. decided that
the present board in Norfolk should be
retained.
INC committee will consider the contest
between the Watermelon and anti
factions. IN Washington
county. az $3.50 this morning.
LABOR BUREAU BILL
The Senate Committee on General Laws
met last night for the purpose o. oo'i-
sldering the Kizer BILL establishing
labor bureau. which had been postponed
from Yesterday mornings session, but
decided that IT should be transferred 10
the Finance Committee. IL Will probably
be- considered to-day. Delegations from
Norfolk Roanoke. and this city were
present TO speak for the bill
THE sUGAR-BEET BILL
Tho amendments which the House
Ccmmittee on Asyiums and Prisons
placed on the Senate bill, Incorporating
the Virginia Sugar Refining company
arc the following: g..
"Bc IL further Snactcuf Nhot ti'N 49, I
Of the Penltentiary, BY ana
with the consent Of the Governor OF the
shall have authority as
soon as satisfactory evidence OF the or
OF said company mas Dect 1u-
duced before them and the bonus mere
matter provided for duly executed 10
hire not less than 100 nor more IMAM so
.at any one tme) abie-bodied men anu
boz convicts. not otherwise employed ~
ne said company for period not *
.eeding three years. with right OF re-
newal ON the part OF the said company
Tor a period not exceeding hye years
&c.
The second amendment simply pfoFlues
hat II the company fail, within TWO
years from the passage Of the act 10
put in operation the factory LOT u'v
Of bcet-su9ar II shail ps
he duty OF the Governor 70 cancer 'he
contract for the hiring Of convicts
Mr.. Saunders said yesterday thar me
BIN with these amendments wouid ne I
satisfactory 20 the cOrpOrators.
The House COMMITTEES on Asy luHs ana
Prisons yesterday reported nnfayoraDiy
be Senate bin providing for the enlarge 4
nent Of the Denitentiary I
JAIL.ERs' FEES BILL 3
Ths Senate Committee on CoSrts yestsr- c