The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-28
speech than the House rallied to MI.
Mort and passed the bill amid iWhlrl--.
s1u pepuIouoo ett pc1 .1euoos on i1e!l
WIND OF applause,

Hon. f. C. Folkes was happy last night
over the decision of the House to appfo-
private s75. 900 for repairs at the Capitol
This has been one of Mr.. Folkes' hob
l,ic, ever since he has been In the Leg
stature and he was jubilant over the re-
suit.
Mr.. Jennings, the chairman of the COM
mittce on Public Property, who moved
the amendment was also happy. iiie
conference committee on the apPropi.isi-
ton bill will sustain the zapproPflal.',on =
and it is thought it will also restore .is
81. 50O for repairs at the Mansion WHICH
nc reduced to 5000 the other day on
,notion of Colonel George c. Cabell, Jr.,
OF Danvlle.
Tho now famous bill amending the
charter of the Protective Insurance Coiii-
pany of Virginia. so as to rePeai lile
Wharton law has not reached oEeiiio.
Montague and when 1t does II IS s.:s 80 !.
he will veto it, because its ute uoes nv
clearly set forth its object Inc pili "'1s
widely discussed yesterday.
Mr. Robert Lee Traylor was seen yeste'-
a.,,z,nd said the insurance people OF the
state did not approve such a course. IL
+ta ,,,atter of legislation He SAID ths3
f,,-ored The repeal of the Wharton law
in a fair and open manner II the LeSisia,
4,,ro was willing, but the amend1i'eiit
sa.,4,a IN HE above named charter, sald
Mr.. Traylor, proposed to give a slsaile.e
,,onopolv to the Protective llsufaiee :
Cmnany of Virginia in the matter "
s.,lr;n- rates He said that such
scheme had been undertaken W. &c 70
so hut had been discovered IN lillle -
prevent it ,r,,,rton
The Hunlcy bill. repeating the wharton
law is on the House calendar. but II Is
do,,ttfn1 if it will be reached in the CON
fusion incident to the closing OF the >scs-
sion.
Tho legislative commission resolution
was passed by the Senate yesterday zs.nu
reported to the House. 1t provides 1oi
a commission of five members, three 70
| be elected by the House and two by t'le
Senate, from the membership OF the re-
snnctive bodies. to suggest changes in the
laws; under the proposed new Consdtu-
ton The five members SO chosen are 10
choose two others from the State at
large. Colonel Cabell will seek to amend
the resolution in the House SO as to pro
vide for five members, three to be ap-
pointed by the Speaker OF the House and
two by the President of the Senate, their
compensation to be 81 per day.
sreemcnt between the two houses on the
matter of electoral boards met yesterday
afternoon and agreed upon u report which
will be reported to the two houses to-day
The report slStains Senator Jupton en-
tirely in Shenandoah. This is a complete
reversal of the report of the joint COM
mittee.
In Elizabeth City it was decided that
Dr. Frank Shield should not be chosen
over Delegate Cummings protest, and
that the latter should choose one MEM
Der and Senator Tyler one. The other
member has been agreed upon
In southampton only ono member is
in. controversy, and Senator Stands and
Delegate Sehrell are required to settle
| upon a man for the place by 10 o'clock
to-day.
The employers liability bill was signed
| by Governor Montague yesterday morning.
| Since its passage there have been hum
| dreds of inquiries at his office concern
| ing the signing of this famous measure,
| In which the people of the State have
| so long been Interested. The bill has
| been an issue in Virginia for many
years, and now becomes a law of the
! Commonwealth.
at a time when the business of the
| Senate had come to a Standsull yesterday
1 morning during the election of railroad
| commissioner, Mr.. Barksdalc, by way of
| Injecting a little pleasantly into the work
| of the day. suggested that a commission
| published in The Times yesterday as
! current among the NEGROES OF New Kent
i County. that the devil is loose and at
/ large in the neighborhood Of Norfolk.