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| Members of the legislature are coming
y town.
Hon T. {. Pitcher, of Fauuuer came
| in last night.
| Captain j. G. tFeatherstone, of Camp
bell. VINO was one Of the leaders IN the
| iishl for retrenchment ana reform two
Years. ago. is one Of lae early .;r@ivals.
| Inc Captain WIFI PROBABLY seek 10 get
through some Of the measures tila,, fail
! ed To lass at the last session M
pr Robinson. member of the House
from carroll is 4 new man in the legis-
| latve halls. He WAS around tu-uay
shaking hands with old friends ana
| making new acuuaintances.
| Hon. James l.. Shelton. " Louisa
arrives to-day. He has jus, recovered
from g sFell Of illness. Mr.. Shelton is
reputation for himself in his alaglni-
cent handling of the ease Of r. L. e.
Barrett, who shot and wounded Lawyer
}. G. Marye. at Louisa, last spring.
Mr. Shelton is one CT the new mem
bels VINO will likely return to his con-
stituents with q reputation crrditabie
alike 20 himself ana to his constituents
II will probably have sGin- bills Of
general interest to offer NJ. She.lun
said, but in my opinion :; legislator
can perhaps serve his constituents bet
ter in defeating some Legislation that
Will be attempted than in passing r4w
avs ! ann i'll !aHor of retren,. hnient
and reform. but DO not entertain any
radical views on the subject
| '-NneneVer and wherever SEQ an Op-
polyun!ty to Save money u me same
without jeopardizing the interests If
tine commonwealth. l shall heartily
| support measures designed to lessen the
burden OF tax payers.
| TO PREVENT HAZINN;
| Hon. Nj. $ Newherne Of Norfolk
county. who is the fourth oldeS, mem
Der Of the house in point of service Will
offer Il bill to make lazing of students
not perfected the measure, but ne will
do 50 in 4 few days as he Will advo-
cate its Passage With all the energy
winch he possesses. Several fellow
members nave promised him their hear
| ~ support. Mr.. lEewberne believes the
practice Of hazing is carried 20 such an
cNtention in some Of the colleges chat in
some colleges the time has arrived TO
enact a law that will break UP the evll
lie Will have facts to present tnat may
|proVe a revelation to those who are in
favor of letting the boys have a gool
time
| Colonel George Wayne Anderson. one
OF the delegates from Richmond, is per
iecting a bill designed to correct HI
evils OF the so-called Land -Sr.lODers :
act he has given this subject much
Thought and study ana hopes 10 ;2e aLls.
TO present a measure that will briHg
llIlto the state much revenue, ana at The
same time Will protect the interests az
the owners of property. .M.
| FOR SEP AR.ArE CARS .
On the very first day of the session q
bill will be offered to require rtill,ut.
companies to provide separate coaches
for the whites and blacks. The act is
|moGelled after the Kentucky law, which
mas stood the test of the Supreme Co-rt
|nf the United States.
Inc au;nor Of the separate car bill
Twill also present an act to prohibit
street car companies from working their
|nlotNmen and conductors more than ten
hours a day, except in emergency cases
lWcich will be very clearly defined.
| "A big fight will be made 70 abolish
the position of Register OF The Land
|Ohice. Some of the old members now
on the ground say the NOV will BE
successful. 1t is proposed to have he
secretary of the commonwealth dis
charge the duties Of this position 10
give him an additional clerk