The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-06

THE DIG les: GIN
mont on the merits Of the case. Senator
Bruce opened ;n a stirring speech for the
contestant and Mr.. Blair replied abb for
the contested.
.I,be co ,.,otttee will further hear the
case this afternoon.
The Senate Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation continued q the neat
bridges. tunnel and ferry between Norfoik
and Berkley yesterday. nj W. Nc
Kay yVoodhouse. OF IieriSley, was heard
in advocacy of the Main-slres,et ptaass.s
p0rating the present ferry conpan when 1if,
operates at Main Street, were hear The
promoters of the scheme to const a 1;o a.
We're also heard briefly They propose a
double tunnel connecting Norfolk with
Berkeley and Berkeley with Portsmouth.
Surveys have disclosed the fact that tne re
both rivers and no blasting Will be neces-
sary. The ferries now pay SIX per cent
interest on, q, 100000 The tunnel Woulas
as the rivers are each about. six hundred
feet wide. The underground tunnel In
New York city, where there is hard rock
sl200.000 a mile. The tunnel is regarded
as practicable. The committee will hear
the other bridge enterprises and those in
opposition to them on Friday afternoon
at o'clock.
1t looks as if Hon. George Y Hunley,
of Mathews, will be the commissioners for
the First Congressional District on the
part of the State to the Ter-Centenarys
Exposition in 1907. The place will be filed
by Governor Montague, along with the
1SCSI to
tricts OF the State, in q. short while. and
Mr.. Hunley has exceptionally strong
backing. Judge G.. Taylor Garrett and
Senator j. Boyd Seas will to- dav present
the paper to His Excellency asking that
Mr.. Hunley be named.
The Confederate women changed the
tasis of their operations from the Senate
to the House yesterday. Those who were at
the Capitol yesterday were not the ones
who "held up the Senate Tuesday, but
they came to speak in kindred cause.
On Tuesday Mr.. Whitehead had placed
or the House calendar a bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 to the + me for Needy Con-
Tolerate Women, and the ladies only
came to cultivate the good Offices Of the
committee and to enlist the support of
The members
Captain Carlton Mccarthy was present
and acted as spokesman for the fair
delegation, and delicate hands decora ted
all the members with Confederate colors.
Some of those in the party were Mrs.
l.. o. Miller, Mrs. D. NJ. Burgess, Miss
Alma Jane Miller, Mrs. A J. Pyle, Mrs.
Alice Reddy, Miss Alice Reddy. Mrs.
julius A. Hobson, and Mrs. Nelson
Powell.
The following bills were favoraby re-
Ti,to
yesterday:
For the relief of the estate of p. a.
Bayor, deceased.
To amend and re-enact section 1271 of
the Code Of Virginia in relation to secur-
tiles to be deposited with the treasurer
by foreign and home insurance compa-
MES.
To release taxes levies and charges
on property assessed against the estate
of John Kelly, deceased, upon lands in
Allegheny county, and returned delin-
quent for the years 1888, 1899 and 1900
For the relief of B. E. Jeter, of Bedford
county, from payment of erroneous ta~es
To refund to Jas. NJ. Habel and George
to the State of Virginia and the county
of Bedford.
The old fight over the EMPLOYERS IL
ability bill is brewing in the LEGISLATURE
again. and will shortly be on with all its
accustomed Vigor and fierceness. Sena-
tor McIlwaine, who has so ab,v CLAM
pionad tho measure at every session for
the past -four or !ivc wears resented
such bill yesterday In the upper branch,
and Colonel Cation, of Alexandria, Of
fered a sin1ilar ore in the House
While the measures are not Identical,
they seek to accomplish the same OBJ
iect, and the two patrons, it is thought,
will cooperate with each other in the
fight. There is hardly doubt that a
bill. doing away with what the lawyers
call the court made of fellow-servants
will be enacted into law at the present
session, as both the political parties in
their recent platforms declared for the
principle.
Captain W. W. Dey, of Norfolk city,
leader Of the reform element of the
Democratic party down there, was on
the floor of the House yesterday, having
| so far recovered from his long Illness as
! to be able to travel.
Captain Dey said he supposed the con-
ties. against iessrs Whitehead and
Woodward would be pressed, though his
| illness had prevented him from dealing
| With any political matters for a long
| time,
Mr. James Y. Trehy, Captain Dey.s
| lt.l g-tilne political opponent was also on
| the floor of the House yesterday.
| The House Committee on Counties, CT
| ties and Towns met in executive session
| yesterday afternoon and further consid-
| ercd the bill offered by Mr.. C. r.. Bland
| extending the corporation limits OF tbs
| city Of Portsmouth. No conclusion was
| reached as to the matter, and the com.
nittee decided to take a trip to Ports.
| mouth tomorrow morning to personally
| view the ground which is sought to bt
| annexed. The committee will return
here Saturday, and then give out its de.
cision. 1t looks as if the bill will be ia.
vorably reported.
! The subcommittee named hy the Com
luittee on Privileges and Elections of the
| i.cuse to secure the names Of persons
! whom representatives desire to be on
/ the electoral boards OF their counties
|