The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-20
GETTING READY
TO GO HOME.
Legislature to Adjourn Next Sat-
urday Week.
THEY ARE PUSHING ALL BILLS
Norfolk Election Cases Indefinitely Postponed
unlvarslty Gets $4,000 Extra-EIk
Island Remains Unsold-Leg>
lsla1ive Gossip.

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these days, and is evidently preparing
10 get away at an early date.
1t is pretty generally believed that the
BODY will adjourn sine die on Saturday,
March 29th, although the session was
extended by resolution until April 4th.
Everything is heading that way now.
and members say they will leave on that
day.
The decision Of the Elections Commit
tee not to take up the Norfolk cases
was based upon that idea, and the re-
fusal of the House yesterday to make
special orders Of some bills on the CAL
cndar indicate that the lawmakers are
anxious to depart.
The Senate and House pension bills
will be considered by the latter body as
n special order, and will probably be
a busy one, and lasted in all over four
hours. the chair having been vacated
at 2 and resumed at p. NJ. The good
roads measure was the chief topic under
discussion, and it was finally defeated;
and the bill which went down was that
which proposed to sell the state ELK
Island. in Goochland county, for $50 per
acre Colonel Newhouse called it a sand
bar. and otherwise ridiculed the scheme
disposed Of The House and Senate re-
superintendent bills will probably be re-
ported in the House in a few days, and
Chairman Boaz will to-day submit his
report on the appropriation bills. By
the middle of next week it looks as if
the real business of the session will be
practically disposed of.
The session OF the House yesterday was
Chairman Boaz, of the House Finance
Committee will to-day report the appro-
priation bill for the ensuing two years. 1t
was completed yesterday.
The last matter considered was the re-
quest of the University of Virginia for
$4,000 additional appropriation, and af-
ter speech favoring it by Mr.. Duke, of
Charlottesville, it was granted. The COM
1nittee reported a bill offered by Mr..
Bowman, Of Salem, appropriating $4,000
for q Virginia exhibit at The st. Louis
Exposition The penitentiary bill was
passed by until Friday. 1t will be IA
vorably reported with the amendment of
the committee that the $1so,OO0 to be ap-
propriated he used exclusively for build
ing additional cell-room. The bill ap-
rropriatins 100000 for Confederate pen
sions and all the institutions of the State
get Increased appropriations. The Gov
ernor Is given $500 for improvements
at the mansion. Labor Commissioners
Dohcrty gets an Increase In salary from
$500 to $1,000 per year, and the clerk to
The Railroad Commissioner gets a raise
from s1.sooo to $1,000.
It is estimated that it exceeds the last
one In amount by something like half
million dollars. There will be many
amedments offered in the House.
The contested election case Of Nessrs.
lambeth and Bihb against Messrs. White
head and Woodward from Norfolk city
was indefinitely postponed by the House
Committee nn Privileges and Election
yesterday.
Mr.. Lindsay Bibb. one of the contest
ants. was present. accompanied by his
counsel Messrs. Mallett and Heath.
Neither OF the contestants were in the
room, but their interests were looked
after by Messrs. Randolph and Pitcher, OF
Norfolk, and Thomas Whitehead. OF
Lynchburg. There was considerable spar
ring over the settlement of a time for
taking up the matter. Colonel George G.
Cabell. Jr. Of the committee. and Mr..
Mallett, Of counsel for the contestants,
made earnest pleas to either go into the
case now or to fix an early date for its
disposition.
Mr.. Jordan, Of Frederick, spoke for
postponement, saying that the time was
now too limited to give the matter graver
consideration. for most Of the members
would leave by Saturday week.
Counsel for both sides were ready to
10 into the matter at. once. but the point
was made that they wanted to be fully
heard. and II the case was taken UP it
should be made continuing order and
heard in eXtenso.
The motion to postpone indefinitely pre-
vailed. This takes the case over to be
settled at the session next winter. should
there be one, to put the new Constitution
into effect. The action of the commit
tee is considered as a victory for the
sitting members. Messrs. Woodward and
Whitehead.
MT. Wallace. OF Richmond, yesterday pre-.
scented TO the House bill amending the
law in relation to public holidays so as
T., include May Both, Confederate Me
mortal Day. In sport Of the bill the fol-
lowing petition has been sent to the Gen
eral Assembly:
TO the General Assembly of Virginia:
we respectfully petition your honorable
body to enact Law making the THIRTEEN
csay OF May Confederate Memorial Da.
= legal holiday. This day is now a feo.
eral holiday, being Decoration Day, ana
n observed as holiday in most OF 1ns
etates OF the Union.
TO set apart this day as a holiday wouio
not only be distinct convenience TO the
RANKING interests OF the State. but rsso
Ne think to the general public, and wound
lie but hitting commemoration OF the
ee.yices ana sacrifices OF the soldiers p
the Confederate army.
Respectfully submitted.