Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-27
LITTLE SYMPATHY
FOR THE BOERS
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senate several days ago refused to en-
Gross the resolution. By vote OF 20 to
II the vote was reconsidered.
| Senator Flood offered an amendment.
whish was accepted by Senator LeCato,
providing If n person be unable to pay
the capltation he should be permitted
to secure q certificate to that effect
from the judge of the County Court
and allowed to vote without the pay
ment OF the capitation tax.
Senator Glass objected to the amend
| ment. He said that few white men
would ask the court to declare them
paupers, but many negroes would do
so.
1t was suggested by Senator Cogbin
that this amendment would destroy the
whole aim and object of the proposed
change In the Constitution. 1t would
open the foodgates for corruption, as 1t
would practically give the county
courts the authority to judge OF the
qualifications of many voters. While
he had no fear of what would result
from any action Of the Virginia judici-
airy as at present constituted, Mr.. Cog
bill reminded the Senators that the
time might come when men less honest
than those now serving will be upon
the bench.
The proposed amendment to the reso-
luton and the general proposition It
self were earnestly indorsed by Sena-
tors Fairfax and Flood. The latter said
he did not believe the time would ever
come when there will be judges upon
the bench who will give 10 persons not
entitled 10 them certificates of inability
to pay the capitation tax.
Senator Flood accepted the sugges-
ton OF Senator Blakey and amended
the amendment SO as to provide that
| certificates of pauperism should be
given only to old or iniirm people.
| ~ very earnest argument was made
ugutnst the geHtTat proposition by SER
ator Lupton who declared 1t was not
ia business question, but one of politics.
He presented figures to show that when
the payment of the capitation tax was
a prerequisite TO voting, the State did
not collect as much money from the
poll tax as it had done since the con-
stitution was amended by eliminating
this prerequisite to voting Mr.. Lup-
ton said as n good Democrat, If this
measure should be approved in eau
Gus. he would support 1t. but he would
| fight 1t IL not made n party issue.
The amendment offered by Mr. Flood
was agreed to.
Senator Lupton offered an amend
ment to strike out ''capitation tax" and
to make the payment of ALI taxes"
prerequisite to voting. This proposition
received the votes only OIL MI. hupton
and Mr.. Dinwiddie.
The resolution was ordered to be en-
crossed by the following vote:
| Ayes-Senators Barksdale. Blakey.
Eggleston. Fairfax, Flood, Foster.
Glass, Gold, Harvey, Jeffries. Keezell,
lLeCato Mann, McIlwalne, Morris
Stands. Walker, Watkins and Wick
ham-19.
Noes-Senators Bruce. Clayton. Cog
bill, Dinwiddie, Donohoe. James. Lup-
ton, Massie, Munford. Opie. Sands, N.
| Clair. Steele, Tate. Tyler. Wallace and
Whitehead.
The further consideration of the res
olution was postponed until next Fri
day. when 1t will come up on its pas
sage.
A SURPRISE.
In the House. after an earnest argu-
ment the bill to abolish the Eighteenth
Judicial Circuit was defeated by a vote
of SO to 81.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Among bills introduced were the fol-
lowing:
BY Mr.. John whitehead-To amend
an act to impose a tax on social clubs.
| BY Mr. Saunders-In relation to spe-
| cial damages recoverable of telegraph
company. The bill provides a penalty
! for the disclosure of telegraphic mes
sages or for failure to promptly deliver
| them, or for mistake made in trans
mission, and makes grief and mental
anguish occasioned to the plaintiff a
ground for suit. The bill further pro-
vides that these damages shall not be
contingent upon the rule of the COM
| panies requiring repetition of mes
| cages.
ASSESSMENT OF TAXEs.
The bill offered by Mr. Parks. of
Page, to amend an net of session 1897
'9S, in relation to the assessment OF
/ taxes, caused another discussion.
Mr.. Parks opened the debate in favor
of his bill Mr.. AfcRae, of Petersburg.
| offered an amendment exempting the
stock of mining and manufacturing
| companies In the hands Of the holder,
from the operations of the proposed
law. Messrs. Pitcher. of Fauquier, and
Mr.. Whitehead. of Norfolk. spoke in
favor Of Mr.. McRae's amendment. Mr..
Jennings, OF Lynchburg, also favored
the amendment.
NORFOLK TURNPIKE COMPANY.
The bill was finally passed as was
one to incorporate the Consolidated
Turnpike Company of Norfolk
Inc rouse Committee on Finance
met this morning and considered the
Dill onered by Captain John w. Todd,
| OF Augusta, providing for the higher
education of one girl in each county
and city in'the State annually Captain
Todd appeared in the interest Of his
measure, and was ably seconded by
Captain Frank P. Brent, secretary of
the State Board of Education, and Rev.
James Cannon. Jr., of the Blackstone
Female Institute and DIR. r. S. Powell,
Of Brunswick argued against It's adop-