Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-15
no SENATE SESSION.
THE BoDY WILL ADJOURN OUT OF
RESPECT TO MR.. McoRkLE.
ELECTION TO FILL The VACANCY.
one win Probably he Ordered In I"
Few Days-some of the New "i's
Promssed-The Stands Hearing
Postponed.


OF Senator McCorkle, or kockDIluSe' a.
a nor certain that the House VIII DO
more tban meet and adjourn.
Tho interment OF Senator Mccorkle VIII
occur at Lexington to-day. The body
/. left here at 1890 o'clock yesterday. nav
ing been taken by way Of the James
River Division OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio. Accompanying It We're Rev. DR.. j..
w. McCorkle. OF Clifton Forge; Mr. H.
II. Mccorkle, Of New York; Mrs. John =.
Dunlop. Of RockbrSdge, a sister Of the de-
ceased. and her husband. The remains
were also accompanied 10 Lexington by
sergeant-at-Arms Frank Il. watkins, Oh
the Senate, and a joint committee from
3 the General Assembly. composed or SEN
ator George W. LeCato, or Accomac,
Senator John y. Ope, Of Augusta, anu
( Delegates L. H. Barclay, OF hockDroBe'
I I w. Churchman, OF Augusta, and a. ..
pr,ddv- OF Charlotte. Mr.. John w. Bur
cor of Rockbridge, a House committee
clerk and warm personal friend OF the
deceased. was also OF the party. Inc
delegation will return Saturday or sum
day.
The vacancy I'm the Senate occasioned
by the death OF Mr.. McCorkle VIII be
filed in about thirty days at special
election. writs for which Will soon be
,.s,,sa nv Lieutenant Governor Echols, as
nrasident OF the Senate The district Is
composed of the counties of Rockbridge'
Botetourt Allegheny, Bath, and High
land.
new road law for TaZewell county
WI, soon be introduced In the House oil
Delegates. II will be one agreed upon at
a public meeting OF citizens 10 be heiu'
Tho people OF farewell, according 10 MI.
Moss, the delegate from that county are
becoming greatly stirred up over 'ne
subject Of good roads. The ROAD TAX Ill
the county at present will not be
changed. but IL is proposed to ask the
Assembly 10 empower the county TO Dor
row $1,000 yearly for some time, the
amount 10 be applied TO building new
roads. The sum raised by taxation VIII
be- used In repairing the roads ALREADY
constructed.
Mr.. John Whitehead. member of the
House of Delegates from Norfolk VIII
oYsr a bill In few days providing ioi
the appointment of chaplain lor lnv
penitentiary. The bill will provide that
the chaplain be nominated 10 the Cover
nor by the ministers OF this city and PAD
bv them. He Is 10 have charge of all re-
lieious exercises in the prison. but may
allow any other clergymen 10 conuuct
services If he choose.
Mr.. whitehead will also oiter Dill re-
ouiring that all officials handling Pubic
funds shall give a bond secured py
recognized guarantee company. lie thinks
there will be little, If any, opposition To
the bill
senator Barksdale has received from
,be clerk of the Baptist General Associa-
lion OF Virginia, for presentation TO me
General Assembly. a memorial ADOPTED
AT the recent meeting OF the ASSOCIATION
i'm this city, asking that the sclentlhc
teaching of the effects Of intemperance
be introduced I'm the public SCHOOLS o.
Virginia.
Probably half of the members of the
General Assembly attended lhe Mou's
vernon celebration yesterday Many OF
them came back last night. Many ol
those who remained spent much of their
time at the Capitol writing letters. Many
mt I'm the day visiting points OF interest
i'm the city. Many sat in the hotel loDDies
swapping yarns. Senator Barksdale 'oiu
a good ono at New Ford's.
several years ago." he said. "a woman
of good appearance came INTO my Viios
AT South Boston and asked me 10 uei'hu
her IN court on the charge OF having mar
ried her dead husbands son by former
wife talked with her a few minutes
and saw IL was a dead Opcn-and-shut
case | asked her TO tell me the Whole
story. II seems the widOwer whom she
had married was much older than her-
SELF his son being a year or TWO oiner'
Her husband died. leaving her TO support
herself and several little children her
stepson lived In the house win her'
asked her why she married him. TO de-
80 NV honor she replied. | told her
10 ,eI that story TO the jury, and when
The trial came up she told it i'm court just
as she had told Il to me- The jury re-
ured and when II came back the Iole-
man handed the verdict TO the Clerk ana
an II was $40. the amount OF the Inc.
rhey could not clear her and be true 10
heir oaths. but they paid her me Tor
,er. | do not suppose there is announcer
uch case on record.
rh. cor,aet over the abolition of the
Eishtsenth judicial Circuit continues 10
attract the attention OF the leeiSld1ol ,,
Those who oppose the bill are cohhIeht vi
being able TO defeat ~, ,,,,ant against
ioubtedly strong sentiment asdlns. l.
,ut whether strong enough TO ude ,he
i'n'l over the shoals OF opposition re-
mains TO be seen. A new feature was
added 10 the contest iAnA HihhA ~
authoritative statement. very positively
made that Judge Whittle, of the Fourth
Circuit. strenuously objects 10 having
Bedford county. which Is now IN the
Eighteenth Circuit. attached 10 the one
over which he presides, as proposed by
Mr.. Claytor's bill. 1t Is thought this will
add great weight 10 the opposition.
The Democratic caucus committee Of
senators appointed TO consider the appli-
cation of Senator Stands for admission
to the caucus. will not sit until January
9th. II was 70 have heard the case De-
cember 10Th. but il suited each side better
10 postpone the matter until the later
date.
A bill will be offered In the Legisla-
ture In a few days giving 20 the members
OF the various commissions under the
municipal government of Richmond the
right 10 bid on and accept city contracts.
Under the present law they cannot DO so.
Senator Barksdale has received from
the Chamber OF Commerce OF Charlottes-
Vile copy of the resolution adopted and
printed I'm the Dispatch yesterday. warm
~ endorsing his antitrust bills and call
Ing on their representatives In the Gene
raj Assembly 10 vote for II. II is said
that the chambers OF several other cities
Of the State will adopt similar resolu-
tons.
Cake-WaIl< "a Great Success.
large crowd. numbering six or seven
hundred witnessed the cake-walk of
Mrs. Gifl's boys al the Auditorium last