The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31

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under doctors or patent medicine treat
luent Costs nothing to try Blood Balm,
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composed of Botanic ingredients and is
superior to sarsaparilla> as q spring medl-
cine.
his county, recently endowed by the late
Indiana FLETCHER LWlIliams.
Judge John D. Hcrley, of Lynchburg,
representing the trustees of the institute,
and Mr. Otto L. Evans, the Board OF
Supervisors, of Amherst county, are here
trying to reach some agreement as to the
provisions OF the proposed bill. Inc
supervisors want the bill to provide LOT
the payment by the trustees of several
thousand dollars alleged unpaid taxes
against the estate, and the selling OLE or
all the land given in the will, save 1,ooj
acres or giving them the discretion OF
taxing the same. Counsel are expected
to reach an agreement which VIII pc
satisfactory to all parties in a few Gays,
when DR.. Ware will introduce the bill.
Hon. George c. Galleher of Prince Will
Ham, is one of those members OF the Leg
iSlature who wants to dispose OF the Con-
stitutioral Convention matter as quickly
as possible and 80 home. He said last
night that this course would please the
people and he favored it absolutely.
Mr.. Galcher thought Hon. j. Il. l.
Thornton. of Manassas, would most likely
come to the convention from his county.
The Legislature is getting fairly down
to business. and will, no doubt. dispose
of all legislation relating to the Constltu-
tional Convention within the next ten
DAVIS The Senate began consideration
of convention bills yesterday, and to-day
the House will do likewise. There are
two bills before the House, one offered
by Mr.. Parks, of Page, and the other by
Mr. Anderson, OF Richmond city The
former provides for the apportionment
of the delegates to each district. ana Or
ders the election to be held on the fourth
Thursday in May. and the body to assem-
BILE on the first day Of July. The ratifi-
cation of the work of the convention is
to take place, under Mr. Parks bill, at
the November elections in 1891. The Dill
offered by Mr.. Anderson provides for
one hundred and nine delegates to be
chosen as follows: Two from each Sena-
tOrial District, two from each Congress
sional District, to be elected by the peo
pie on the fourth Thursday in May, and
nine from the State at large, to be che On
by the members of the convention upon
assembling. In other respects the bill is
similar to the one offered by Mr. Flood,
which is now under consideration in the
Senate. The House will in all probability
take up the two bills and consider them
together
Hon Charles 7. Bland of Portsmouth,
who is an old newspaper man, evidently
knows what it means to have to work
on legal holidays. Besides he has 81 SOY
spot in his heart for county clerks, and
several days ago introduced "a bill per-
hitting them to close their Offices on
legal holidays. The bill aroused great OPP
position. especially among the lawyers
of the House, and after making a game
fight. Mr.. Bland took his medicine like
a man, and moved that the bill be dis
missed, which the House did in short
order.
Two conditions are keeping. the fight for
Second Auditor in tho background for the
present. One is the great contest for
Judge of the Supreme Court which is
completely overshadowing all other lesis-
latve questions, and the other is the fact
that there is grave doubt as to whether
Glere is any vacancy in the Office.
Until the Legislature shall determine
this important point, it does not seem at
all likely that the matter will be Very
much agitated. In a quie- way, however,
the two aspirants are keeping their
forces intact for the fight, should it come
off at The extra session.
1t is said that a prominent House leader
will to-day move to cIlange the hour for
the special order, which aas for its OBJ
ject the consideration of the bills relating
to the Constitutional Convention in COM
mittee Of the whole from O'Clock to 1880
o clock each day, IN ortiar that the matter
may be speeded as much as possible. If
the motion is made it will be vigorously
opposed, as a number Of members think
tle first hour of each days session should
be devoted to the considerations of other
matters.
Considerable discussion is being INDUCED
in as TO whether it is competent for the
Legislature to fix the pertiien of the
members of the Constitutional Conven-
ton, many we'll informed leaders claiming
that it is not. Some of the bills intro
Glced on the subject do name the per
diem, and it is being argued that it will
be only taken as Il recommendation to the
convention, and that the members OF
the body may or may not change it, as
they see fit.
Judge John d. Horslcy, OF Ly-achburs,
and Mr. Otto i. Evans, OF Amherst, are
among the prominent attorneys who arc
in the city to look after some legislation
before the extra session.
A good joke is told on Hon. a. 3. Fitz-
patrick of Nelson, and Major w. B. +.
Leech, OF Rockbridge, Va, to the effect
that wien they were making their fights
for the Legislatu re in the last campaign
they went into each Others county and
solicited votes. The mistake is a very
reasonable one, inasmuch as tl.ere is
settlement ON d spur OF the Blue Ridge,
where the two counties come together,
and it is rather hard for a person not s.ll-
t:relv familiar with the situation, to To-
cate the line. 1t is said that when o:se
of the old Democratic warehouses dis
covered his mistake he put in a strong
lick for the other, and vice-versa.
The Senate Finance Committee met
Yesterday morning to consider the reso-
luton of Senator Morris relative to the
sale of the te'sholdings in the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road, The matter was referred to a sub
composed of Senators Morris,
Eggleston and Fairfax, who Will report
to the next meeting Of the Finance Cons
mittee.
The Committee also favorably reported