Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-12-14
THE LEGISLATURE.


The legislature will adjourn on
December 20 and reconvene on Feb
rusry 10, and will remain 10 session 30
days after the expiration OF the 80 days
from December 4, without pay, thus
making up, 10 part, the recess that is
now taken. II, after the 80 days with
out pay, for which the law provides,
there is still business to be done, the
governor or the legislature itself Will
reconvene the body. and al extra SEES
sion will be held, as provided by law.
SENATE
The Senate concurred in the resolu'
ton adopted on Thursday by the
House for recess OF the Gen.
eral Assembly from December 70
until February 10. This action
was taken by a very decided majority.
1t was not adopted, however, until
after some interesting discussion. Mr..
McIlwaine said it was impossible to tell
whether the constitution TO be adopted
by the convention will be ratified by
the people, whether II be submitted to
the present or an abridged electorate.
So far as proclaiming the constitution
is concerned, Mr.. McIlwaine said that
this could not be done. There were too
MANY interests in the convention to
believe that such a policy could be
pursued.
Senator Opie, without mentioning any
name, said be WAS sorry that the Sena-
tor who had 10 the convention talked
about the alleged "bargain counter" 10
the legislature was not present. He de-
MED the statement by this Senator as
to the "bargain counter" So far as he
was concerned, Mr.. Optics experience
OF many years in the General Assembly
was that there werd no bargains"
made, such as would be inferred from
the remarks OF the Senator he had ref
erence TO. Everybody knew MIR. Opie
referred to Mr.. Glass, who soon came
into the Senate chamber.
The real fight of the day was over the
bill incorporating the jamestown Ex-
position Company. Norfolk and the
other tidewater cities that scored an in-
ming before the committee on Thursday
won a complete vistory yesterday. Col.
Anderson, with view OF scotchiDg the
Norfolk scheme, moved to increase the
capital stock from $40, 900 to 81 900, 600.
The Norfolk repre- ,entatives snapped
up the proposition and the Senate
adopted the committee report. 1t was
reconsidered and sgaln carried. The
defeat of the Richmond side was com.
plete.
Bills were passed to incorporate the
Eastern and Northwestern Railway
Company; to amend the charter OF the
Virginia Seaboard and Western Rail.
way Company.
HOUSE.
The session OF the House was not
marked by any exciting scenes yester'
day, aud that body settled down to
business. The House cheered the an
nOuncement that the Senate had con-
Cured in the resolution providing for q
recess from December 20 to February
10. The FIGHT for the Jamestown Ex'
position be. 1een TidewAter on the one
side and Richmond city on the other
has been postponed before the House
committee on general laws until 1890
on Monday, when it will come up as q
special and continuing order.
The most important feature OF the
day was the bill presented by Mr.
Hunley, for redistricting the State fol-
members OF the General Assembly.
All OF the districts are arranged as al
present. The bill went to the commit
tee on privileges and elections.