Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-11
ADMISSION BY TICKET
Hills OF which delegates Appear TO
Have no Knowledge Measure.
Likely to Provoh stubborn oppo-
.iuon Aic1nmdria Wants Rich.
nona,. shipbu,ldinE Plant :
Death of aho widow of colonel
George vythe sIuuiord.
fspecial to yirginian-pilot.

further arranged for the reception OF
the distinguished Democratic leader.
/ All the members were present except
Senator GLASS; who is absent from the
\ city. Mr.. George Lindsay, clerk to the
committee, and Mr.. S. NJ. Donald, SER
geant-at-arnls, were also present.
The tickets of admission we're ar
ranged and distributed to those entitled
to receive them.
The members of the Legislature.
members Of the Supreme Court, the At
torney-General and chairman of the
State and City Democratic Commit
tees will have seats on the stage. Adj
mission to the Academy will be by
tickets, except as to one gallery, which
; will be thrown open to the public. Tho
Governor, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and
ladies and wives Of the members
will occupy the boxes. Another meet
ing will be held at 4:30 this afternoon.
at which the arrangements for the trip
to Washington, etc., will be completed.
WHOSE BILLS?
On the calendar Of the House OF Del
egates Thursday appeared four bills.
Nos. 440. AL, 443 and 44S, the source
of which no one appeared to know, as
bore the words, COMMITTEE BILL
WILL PROVOKE OPPOSITION.
The better part of to-day had been con-
sumed in the discussion of the Land
-Grabbers' Act" the majority OF the
wearied delegates had departed for
their dinners, leaving the faithful few"
to vouch for the passage of "uncon-
tested measures"
When the aforesaid bills were called,
DR.. "A. S. Prlddy, of Charlotte, arose to
put them on their passage, but the
words. II object" from some member,
served to pass them by.
Yesterday these bills were, on motion
OF some friendly member. recommitted
for the purpose Of correcting, so 1t was
said. some minor errors of wording, etc.
Should these bills reappear there is
little doubt they Will provoke stubborn
opposition.
No. $40 provides for the appointment
OF as many special officers rs tile cleo
toral boards may deem proper, the ap
pointment to be made by the Judges of
the County. Court" upon the recon-
mendation of the board said special
officers to attend ..the election at the
precincts for which they are appointed
and preserve order"
The law as 1T now stands, clothes the
Judges of election with authority to pre-
serve order, but the mandates of such
Judges are to be executed by the off,
GERS OF the law having power to make
arrests.
No.-441 vacates on the LIST day. of May
next the terms of office of ali registrars
and provides for annual, instead OF BIZ
ennial, appointments. This bill also
amends section II, of the Code, relating
to new registrations, so that only
thirty. instead Of sixty. days notice OF
= the same shall be REQUIRED. Only three
days are allowed for such new reglstra-
ton. instead of five, as at present.
Bill No. 442 provides for the election
of new electoral boards by the present
Legislature. Under the existing law
these boards would hold on until the
next regular session.
No. 44S provides for the appointment
by the electoral board of the "tIcket-
markers" the appointment to be kept
aisecret until after the polls are opened.
Under the present law the appoint
ments are made by a majority of the
Judges of election at the time Of the
opening of the polls.
WANT STIP-YARD.
- very fiattering offer was received
by the w. r Trigg Ship building Com
pany to-day to move its entire plant to
I, Alexandria. Va. II could not be learned
from whom the offer directly came, or
I. any Of the details of the proposition.
The purpose is to combine the Trigg
plant With the, ship-yards already at
Alexandria and make q great ship
building industry there to build war
8 ships as well as others.
Isl Il is believed this move would be n
good one for Alexandria, as the shin
yards would be directly opposite Wash
s&1ngton, and the naval officials there
. could visit often and personally insnect
the, work.
"a strong effort will be made to pre-
vent the plant from being moved from
richmond. It is notyet known whether
the matter has been taken up for con.
sideration by the Trigg Company S
Il officials.
MRS. MUNFORD DEAD.
Mrs, Elizabeth T. Munford died at
her residence Mt No. 307 West Franklin
street this morning at 2 O'clock. She
was IN the eighty-second year of her
age ana was the widow OF Col. George
Wythe Munford
Mrs. Munford was well known and
d beloved In this city, where she has re-
sided for over seventy years. OF St
faufs Church she lad been honore6
Z member almoSA since its foundation,
"a and lin all the55ssSork of the church She.
& ever took an active interest. Her loss
ssatyill be felt keenly by the community
4 At large. for. though on account OF her
~ advanced age and feeble health, death
was not unexpe the thought of her
demise had been put aside day by day
Il as itn occurrence too painful to sug-
I gest. &,
Her . eyeral &c hi ldreH are: Mrs. Chas
u. lhott, a isses ~. N, Lucy. ,Llzzle.i