The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-09

stating. The bin provides for the removal
Of the judge or constable from the booths
and leaves the Hliterate voter TO mark
lis ballot unaided. The bin provides for
the appointment of a supervisor from each
political party represented in the elee-
ton, who shall enter the booths and
mark ballots for all electors who are
hind or otherwise physically disqualified
from performing the service for them
selves, but these supervisors shall mark
ballots Tor no others. The judges are to
pass on The physical disqualification be-
/ fore the supervisor may act.
Mr. Pollock INTRODUCED the following
which was referred:
Resolved, That the committee on
finance inquire into the expediency Of au-
thorizing the appropriation Of $40, 10 be
paid ont Of any money In the treasury not
otherwise appropriated upon the order Of
the executive. when the work is done and
for the purpose Of having the boundary
line between the State OF Virginia AMI the
state OF Maryland in the Tangler and Po-
cOmOke Sounds plainly and permanently
marked, and report by bill or otherwise"
Ballot Reform Bill.
Senator Barksdaie introduced a bill TO
! prevent the corrupt use of money in cleo
ton. This measure is modelled after the
Missouri law. and Mr.. Barksdale will. in
the committee, offer IL as a substitute for
4 the bin he presented earlier in the session.
After careful investigation the senator is
convinced that Missouri has the most
/ complete and most effective law on this
subject Of any State in the Union.
/ Senator EggIeston got through, under a
( suspension Of the rules, a joint resolution
providing for the appointment of joint
! committee of two senators and three dele
gates to investigate and report with refer
/ ence TO the rearrangement Of the judicial
circuits with a view TO having the man
/ reported, should il be adopted. go into eff
feet on the lst Of January, 1902 There was
1 no objection to the resolution Senator
! EgglestOn explained that some of the
Judges had more work than they could do,
/ while others had little labor 10 perform
/ Some receive only $3.50 per year, while
I others get 1920.
/ He thought plan might be worked out
! whereby the whole system might be rear
I ranged to the advantage of both judges
Z and the people.
The Grimes Battery Claim.
The matter Of the Grimes Battery claim
, came up shortly after the house met to-
day. Il was reported adversely from COM
mittee Chairman Boaz explaining that
/ technical questions involved had rendered
/ it out of the province of committee 10
decide them, Mr. Bland, patron OF the bill,
| made a fOrceful speech in advocacy OF the
payment of the claim. He went into a de-
tailed and minute discussion of the cir
/ oumstances under which the battery per-
formed the service.
Others who advocated payment of the
claim were Messrs. Whitehead, of Nor
folk; Madison, Thomas \. Jones, Todd
and others Among those who opposed
Tl.,~- lax- 10
ter. Nottingham, Petit, Parks, and 9th
ers. The vote was 50 to 81 in favor of the
claim. the bill being ordered to its en-
grossment.
Mr.. Hutchinson introduced a bill giving
relief to widows of soldiers. sailors, o:
marines. The present general pension law
gives pensions to wounded soldiers, &c,
who are in need of aid, but the pension
expires with their death. Mr.. Hutcheson' :
bill provides that upon the death of the
husband so wounded in the service and
receiving a pension therefor, the pension
shall become payable thereafter 10 his
widow. 1t is provided that only those SOL
diers' wives who were married prior II
January /, 1865, shall benefit under this
act, for which ii desires compensation To
the extent of 81 ,573.05.
In depicting the dangers of the fever
scourge which the battery helped to pre-
vent spreading to non-infected cOmmuni
ties, Mr.. Bland graphically and eloquentiy
| pictured the conditions prevailing durins
the prevalence of the fever scOurge Al
- | Elizabeth City County last summer.
| Col. Anderson introduced a bill in tn,
: ! house providing that all officers of III,
state volunteer forces whose commits
sions were revoked by virtue of their be
9 | ing mustered with the United States vol
i ! nn1egT the with Sn9ip q IA
: / be commissioned as retired officers. The
q | shall be under the orders of the comma nd
= er-in-chief, and shall report by letter oI
u November l of each year TO the adjutan
4 general.
House Bills Introduced.
n Other bills were introduced in the hous
Y as follows;
: By Mr. John whtehead-To authorize the coun
ellis of the City Of Norfolk to appoint collector
d delinquent personal taxes for the City of Norfolk
> BY Mr.. Blend-To require railroad companies I
make connections with each other.
By Mr. Early-For the relief Of J. NJ. Taylor
s / disabled Confederate soldier.
| Bv Hr Dupuy-For the relief OF A. B Cook
=. from paying fines aggregeting $3.50, imposed by n
: Hastings Court Of Roanoke for selling real estat
. ! without license.
u BY Mr. Folkes-For the relief OF Bette D. Pow
eli from taxes enormously assessed.
BY Mt Jennings-FOr the relief Of Allen W Ia
. ley receiver. from the payment Of certain stat
= taxes.
The following were presented an
placed on the calendar:
BY Mr. MeAllister-To amend and re-enaet Gel
tain acts relating to the organization and condu,
| of institutions for the deaf. dumb and blind.
BY Mr.. Pileher-To amend act relating to Il
working o, roads in Fauquier County.
BY Mr. Garnett-To amend an act relating to Il
making Of the bridge a She: andoah. Va, toI
| bridge.
: BY MI acknowledgements the City Of New
e port News and providing a charter therefor.
C Bv same-To amend the l04th section Of d
| charter of Newport News,
n By same-To snnul section Il Of the charter
b Newport News.
?, House Bills Passed.
The following bills passed the house:
q, To permit W D. Gray TO obtain license TO prs
r | tice law in Virginia courts
y To authorize the superintendents of the State Ho
s pitals for the Insane TO grant furloughs to nma
| thereof.
e To amend and re-enact an act 10 amend and r
y enact section 3.3le of chapter 1853, of the Code
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