Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-03
Governor Wants to Abolish Z. r.
Commissioners Office.
LAWMAKERS AT THE CAPITAL
for Con Aid eration, Martin VIII Have
Mnre Than 100 in Caucup. Saun-
ders Has No Opposition.
Especial to the Daily Press. !


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| 1le Il Ao-So. a. DEC. 2-,Ihe mem
bers of the General Assembly are DC
| ginning to come in ana III. lo,hiae If
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I appearance attendant ,1nnn such -, ~,
! cIings. the ottjca-saakars .,ra ,l.n
| much il, evidence ana ~ s,.,,,.,. a,,n
ia new ,nen 1lar /. III y bie ,-,n,, H., ~, ~,
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are the only ones vho .C,n I'll, ria nns;,
| ton thev seek win ,n,. ,is,rrot ~ 80.
I. cess 1t takes an old sia.ar ,n lsa,S.,
/ from making a. promise I,for, ~ i
aware Of il. - :
i MUCH work ro l,r. no>E
There IS 4 Vast anr,,lnt If w1ri- ~,
1 for the new Icgisla1urc The l,nd
It.-ra lphe,s. law. eli h, ~, 80 ''u
! much iis,1,s.inn ,ot,, 49,, * =.
t the subject Of !, great afal nt ,,.h,tn
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4 pledges were ll1d. III r,f..ran.'. !. =.
4 alnan;llnent ,r rcnaal -ri,,, W. y -,
I however been the means of forcin,.
mere Of the nrnfesein1,l dali,,,,,,, us
/ to ray uv than INV l.,iv tr,,Ni,n, -,
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4 worked hardship il, MANY cas-. ~,
Ion the wlolo-!t has bean Of irr,1r,,l,}, i. =
l benefit il the treasury. AZ ,hn statn> A
I THE COVE RNOR,S MESSAGES.
/ Tn message If G,,rrnn,. Ts,.i,r n,i,,
fs5n very long document, ana tha sn - !.
\ terprisiNS neNspaper rr,,,,,,sr. hsy,
J succeeded in disroye1cn.s ne l..oi.s
,iWhereby some Of the mos, ,.se,,. ~, !
ffreconmh ntlations have lbeen f,ranns,.j
2tln the papers In one ,, mo Instances
tIchanges have been rerassir.t.i ~.
assnade because Of the fact ,hat rhe snes
Usage has been anticina,ed
I The Governor Will recommend rha
4 aEolishins of the office Of the RaiIroa i
i 5,onfI1liss if that office is not mals
4 8 charge l'non the state treasury in
t.Steau Of being supported ~ III. ra;i
~ oatls.S Whether q, not the fac, ma,
lie pres ent commissioner, Genera
I James c. XIII, has anything Sto do With
the decision of the Governor is not
known. General Hill comes from AL
hemarle county and is a great almirsr
o Senator Martin.
The srbject Of the election laws viii
rs treated AT great length. but instead
OF recommending changes, as The Gov
ernor is understood to have done in M
rough draft OF his message he. will
content himself with advising tina, tho
laws be enforced as they were enacted -
according 70 their intent
HIS STRONG; CARD.
| ne Governor strong card is 10 be
MS recommendations that all corpora
tons in. the State Shall be debarrel.
pi oh:bited and forever enjoined from
contributing to the campaigns in any
elections in the State. He Will suggest
a heavy penalty for a violation Of 4
| law on This subject. 1t Will be re-.nem-
nered that it was charged a few years
ago that the railroads made large con-
trihutions to the campaign fund and I'M
investigation that proved nothing, was
had. II is doubtful if the. recommen
dation is seriously taken.
Inc subject of the oyster laws will
receive considerable attention at the
1overnor's hands, and the reconmensia-