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RICHMOND AND
THE LEGISLATURE
Continued from Page 1.
to the convention to write the word
against on his ballot.
REJECTED

zen, LIE Cato, MaSSie, Morris, Munford,
Steele and Wickham-17.
Noes-Senators Clayton, Eggleston,
Flood, Gold. Johnston Lupton, Lyle,
Mann, McIlwaine, Opie, Stands, st.
Clair, Tate, Tyler, Walker, Wallace
and Watkins-17.
COMMITTEE SUSTAINED.
The amendment reported by the COM
mittee was then voted on, the record
being as follows:
Ayes-Senators Barksdale, Clayton,
Flood. Gold. Hartley, Johnston, Lupton,
Lyle. Mann, McIlwaine, Opie. Stands,
ST. Clair, Tate, Tyler, Walker, Wallace,
Watkins and Wickham-19.
Noes-Messrs Barksdale, Cogbill,
Dinwiddie, Donohoe, Fairfax, Foster,
Glass. Harvey, James, Jeffries, Keezell,
lie Cato. MasSie, Morris, Munford and
Steele-16.
Senator Wickham voted in the af-
iirmative in order to move n reconsid-
Grafton. This he did. Then ensued a
free-for-all debate as to what the ac-
ton of the Democratic caucus meant,
and 1t was finally agreed by consent Of
all to pass by Mr.. Wickham's motion to
reconsider until Friday.
AIR LINE CHARTER.
The bill to incorporate the Richmond
and Washington Air Line Company,
which proposes to build n road to par
etiiSi CiAC INlClillOllu ~ ICueTlCNSDuTS una
Potomac. came up as a special order in
the Senate and was passed, the vote
being as follows:
Ayes-Senators BarkedaIe, Clayton,
Cogbill, Dlnwdde. Donohoe. Eggleston,
Flood. Foster. Gold, Harvey. James,
keezell, LIE Cato, Lupton, Mann, Mas
sic, Maynard, Morris, Munford, Sands,
Shands. st. Clair, Steele, Tyler Walker,
Wallace. Watkins and Wickham-2S.
Nays-Messrs. Bruce, Fairfax, Glass,
Jeffries, Lyle. McIlwaine, Opie, Tate-S.
The companion measures to protect
the States interests in the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac were also
passed.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
Lieutenant Governor Echols an
nounced that he has appointed Sena-
tors Jeffries. Keezell and Morris as the
committee on behalf of the Senate to
consider the Land-Grabbers bill
BILLS PASSED.
A number of bills were offered, among
them the following:
BY Senator Foster-IncreasinE the
salary of the Judge of the First Judi
cial Circuit to $1,000 per annum, from
$1,000.
BY Senator Tyler-To provide new
charter for the town of Hampton
BY Same-To authorize the Board OF
appropriate not more than $500 to the
erection of Il Confederate monument,
and to allow such monument to be
erected on the Courthouse green of said
county.
By Senator James-To increase the
number of contributing members to a
military company in cities of more than
10000 inhabitants having but one such
company. The bill proposes to allow
one such company as many contribut-
ing members as are now allowed two
companies.
BY Senator Opie-To incorporate the
Seamright Lithia Springs, and Augusta
Railroad Company.
BY Senator Donohoe-To repeal sec
tion 13 of chapter .. act of March 9th,
1890, to provide for assessment of taxes,
etc., relating to liquor licenses.
THE HOUSE.
In the House Mr.. Priddy offered the
following resolution. which was agreed
to:
Resolved, by the House Of Delegates,
That the finance subcommittee on
special pension bills be, and is hereby,
directed to report to the House OF Dele
gates without delay such of the spe-
cial pension bills now in the commit
tee as the committee may favorably
report, with the uniform requirement
in each bill that the alleged facts be
first proven before the courts of the
counties or cities in which the appi-
cantS reside.
ROAD BILL DEFEATED.
The bill offered by Mr.. Murrell to
improve the public highways of the
State was defeated, after some de-
bate.
ELECTION BILLS CONSIDERED.
The five election bills amending the
election laws OF Virginia were then
taken ND.
That relating to preservation of or
der at the polls was first considered:
Mr.. Gravely appealed to the House
not to thrust such measure upon the
people of the white districts of the
State, whom he did not believe would
sustain 1t.
Mr.. John Whitehead followed Mr.
Gravely in a very vigorous speech IA
voring the passage of the measure. Ht
commended that it was a party measure
and he spoke as the representative Of
the Democratic party.
This brought Messrs. Jennings, Todd
Pitcher and other members to theil
feet to inquire when the party had act
ed upon the bills.
Mr.. Whitehead finally said that h,
favored them himself. and other Dem
ocrats could vote for them or not, n!
they liked.
Mr.. Price, of Bristol. followed Mr.
Whitehead, and pointed out the neces
sity which existed In the Ninth Con
gressional district for the passage o
the measure.
Mr.. Mcconnell, of Scott, opposed tn,
bill. as did also Mr.. Todd, of Augusta.
The second was passed after numer
Gus amendments, and the third was un
der consideration when the House ad
journed
BILLS OFFERED.
a considerable number of bills were
offered, some of them being as follows
No patron Misunderstanding DR.. Loui.