The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-08

Mr.. KeezeIl rayors Cell Building, without
m Administrative BulidinG-hir. Lassi.
tey,s Arguments Other Committees
and Legislative Gossip.

after g hsr, fight the friends OF the
7,eniteDtjary appropriation bill Won on.
Yesterday evening. The senate i.llu
House Committees on Pubic i.ls a. ~,
tons. in joint session assem- pled, .eana
~ recommend an appropriation OF slso,ooV
10 h,,i,d n cell building to relieve enc
,,resenf contested and unsanitaTy cond1-
7ions. a., .,,,,.
Mr.. Clayton read the report OF the SUP
committee, which has been consia isi
.h.s matter 1t recommended Ssep'ooe =.
s,cs;aeo for two stars, and also aile ~. ,is.
revenues of the oenitsntiary ipr .t.s
.,oriod making nearly Ssoo,eVo 10 pe
5>ended for cell building 10 COS.
a cIs,Y, house or administrative puita...s.
:. . sast ess nm and !, few other minor
The resolution offered by Mr.. Lyle as
s,,fsti1,Ite measure, providing taat =
larger number of convicts s'lou , =.
sent tt, the State farm, and thar tiie 81
nation should be relieved IN l nus. 49,,
vas discussed and the resoinuon va
voted down by the JOINT coi .a.l,...
3 aeEfi,e subcommittee a resolution proslu-
No. that a large number of conVicls
sa,o,,la he used in State quarries ana on
The public roads. This he regarded as i
proner solution Of The difficulty. Neieher
MIR Iassiter nor Mr. Lyle felt that the
State was very closely bound by It's con-
tract with the Davis Shoe Company.
About a third of the joint committee
seemed TO favor Mr.. Lasisterss public
roads resolution.
A JOINT COMMISSION.
M. KeezaIl moved that the matter CT
sbes construction of a new building be
.,laced In the hands of a commission OF
Two from the Senate, three from the
15onse and the Board Of Directors. This
commission is to select a site, decide on
the building, &c. Mr. Keezell moved that
the commission be given $4,000 a year
for two years He did not favor granting
the use of the net revenues Oh the PEN
itentiary for this period. lie was also
opposed to building a ssSooo Suard-house
or, administrative building. He was IN
favor of building a cell building in front
of tI,e present penitentiary without
yuard-ho,,se. and believed it could be done
for S175o03.
Mr.. Keezelrs motion to appropriate
10000 a year for two years was adopted.
and the bill thus amended was ordered
to be reported favorably.
Mr.. I.assiters good reads resolution
masses along with the bill as a minority
report
NoRFOLK'S BRIDGES.
The Senate Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation yesterday afternoon
had another hearing on the Norfolk
bridges tunnel and ferry. w. d. Pender
agued for the bridge proposed by the
Norfolk and Berkley Bridge Company,
the one controlled by the Norfolk Street
Railway and Light Company. Mr.. Hicks
appeared for the, Norfolk Bridge Com
,,aly. Mr. ]. l.. Jeffries appeared repre-
senting property-owners between the Nor
folk and Western bridge and the Com
posteIla bridge, who argue that they
would be greatly damaged Mr.. IL L.
Page again appeared in the interest of
the tunnel proposition at Main Street.
No action was taken.
The House Committee on Privileges and
Elections continued TIE hearing Of the
Bibbits-Isulton contested election case
yesterday mornig. Mr.. Malcolm
Coles conclot.ed his speech Tor
Mr.. IIibbits ad General Ayers closed
the discussion with an argument for Mr..
fulton. NJ. H1bbits, the Republican
member from Buchanan, Wise and Dick
enson, claims to have been elected last
fall by forty-fire. majority. The counsel
for Mr.. Fulton claim that by reason of
irregularities either all Of Buchanan coul-
ty, or ISSox precinct in Buchanan county,
or Gily precinct in Wise county, should
he thrown ont, any one or all OF Which
would elect Fulton. The committee will
meet OH Monday to consider the case in
executive session.
The Senate Committee on General
Laws will taxi. Up The charter of the
Manchester ard Richmond Free Bridge
Company, which proposes to purchase or
condemn Mayo's Bridge ard build a new
enc Whereabouts on Tuesday night at 8
O'Clock in the Senate chamber. y num-
Der OF Richmond and Manchester men
desire TO be heard. Major Sol Cutchins
which opposes the bill.
The House Committee on Finance last
night considered the peddiers bill and re-
farreG it to a subcommittee. The present
law fixes the State license at $500. Tho
Richmond city license is SEQ. The new
law fixes the State license at So
tlfe Senate Committee on Fish and
Game last night considered the Fish Com
missioner's bill extending the open oyster
season, but did not take any action upon
it.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
End Elections will hold a special meet
1mg on Monday night at S o'clock to take
iti,Etiie subject OF redistricting the State
slto congressional districts.
The Library Committee of the House
md Senate met yesterday morning in
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