The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-23
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bill % ses Apart Separate AParsmcnts
In Steamboats, for Coloxeds People
% ne Considered This Morning.
otner Leg islss,ve Gossip
The House Committee on Asylum and
Prisons met yesterday afternoon and res
ported favorahIy a bill authorizing GER
tain improvements at the Southwestern.
Lunatic Asylum. at Marion. Dr. 8, i.
Preston superintendent Of the asylum,
appeared in the interest Of the bill
The committee also ordered a favorable
report upon bill offered by Mr.. saun-S
tders, providing that when the term OF
convict In the penitentiary expires on
Sunday, he shall be discharged on the.
Saturday preceding.
The committe then rose and sat IN
joint session with the Senate Committee
OF Public institutions.
IS The object of the joint committee meet
ing was to consider the report OF the
subcommittee appointed to investigate
the matter of charging the penftentiary.
Both committees decided to go to Pc
tersburg to inspect the colored. lunatic.
asylum there on Saturday next.
a portion Of each committee VIII go to
FarmviHe on Monday. January 18th.
Blacksburg Tuesday and Marion We'd
neslay to inspect. the public institutions
at these points.
AT 10 o'clock this morning the House
Committee on Roads VIII meet at the
Capitol to consider the bill offered by
Hon. S. Wilkins Matthews, of Accomac.
providing that steamboat companies set
apart separate apartments for white and
gcolored passengers. A delegation from
the seashore section. headed by Mr.. A. r.
Thorn, OF Norfolk, is here to oppose the
measure. The patron of the bill is re-!
ceiving number of letters from Tide
water people, asking for it's passage. and
the newspapers of his section are warm
sly. supporting him In his fight Mr.
Matthews hopes for. favorable report
from the committee at its meeting To-:
day.
a prominent member of the Leg
isature was8met in one of the hotel
Hobbies the other night by constituent
who asked how long he had been in
the city. .'Since the first of December, 2.
was the reply. How long do you expect
to remain 81 asked the countryman- JIM
til about the first OF March replied the
1awmaker. You must like Richmond:
what are you driving at. anyway asked
the farmer IT am a member Of the 3yir-
ginia Legislature, was the reply. The
farmer seemed much surprised. and said
he had not heard of it before,
This remarkable case Is not without a
parallel in history. 1t IS said that after
Daniel Webster had electrified the nation
with his brilliancy, an old New Hamp-
shire citizen, in speaking Of MFR. Webster's
family said. 1.-THE old man had another
son by, the name of Dan'I, that run away
TO Massachusetts when he was a boy.
and amt never heard nothin' OF him
sence.'
A member OF the House Of Delegates
has received letter from a constituent.
stating that he has noticed the allotment
iof seeds made this year to senators, rep-
resentatives and delegates in Congress-.
and asking that the legislator mail him
.'some tobacco seeds and also some vege-
table seeds. especially beet. cucumber.
lima bean and sweet corn and snap beam =
The letter has been referred to the con-
gresham from the district where the
writer lives.
The Committee on Finance has ordered
favorable report of a bill offered by
Mr.. Cardwell. of Hanover. providing for
the establishment of the colored resorma-
tory In Hanover county.
Hon George Y. Hun1ey. OF Mathews.
was seen yesterday In regard to his po-
sition on the proposed amendments to the
Constitution. In relation to longing oys-
tiers In Virginia.
Mr. Hunley stated that his course in
regard to the oyster question would be
conservative and fair. and that he de-
sired to impress upon the people of Tide
water. the Importance Of the States OBJ
Stafnlng proper revenue; but at the same
time he felt that the people of the fn-
terror should be informed as to the needs
and embarrassmentsso of those of the fish
and oyster section. He knew that, nnfor-
Z tunately, there was an Impression in the
minds of many that the people of this
section desired to evade proper taxation;
but he was sure this vast an injustice,
taking the section. as whole.
He had talked with the representatives
in the Legislature from this section and
he knew that he voiced the sentiments OF
all In saying that none desire or propose
to obstruct legislation. and that all are
ready to meet the representatives. of the
interior in spirit of fairness andSaar-
mony,s ! in the effort to protect and Inn
prove the industry, and to enable the
State to get proper revenue
The Register Of the Land Office is daily.
receiving many letters of congratulations
from various sections Of the State at his
retention in office. Some of the commu-
znications speak IN comrnendatory terms
of the Legislature In refusing to abolish,
the Office.
, Hon. E. E. Montague, ex-member Of
the House uf Delegates from Hampton,
was at the Capitol yesterday.
Ex-senator Manly H.. Barnes. OF New
Kent, was at the Capitol yesterday shak-
ing hands with his old colleagues.
A sub committee Of the House Com
n1ittee on Finance was In session yes
terday afternoon considering private pen
sion bills
Hon. Harry J. Ayers. Of Wise, IS the
patron OF "A bill providing for the hold
ing OF a constitutional convention Mr..
Ayers. bill differs from that of Senator
Flood IN efTa r. ifnrovf1eS for the election