Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-11-27
Mr.. Colds Bill 10 Reduce the Amount
for Capitol Repairs.
THE OGDEN CONFERENCE INVITED.
Legislature Joins Invitation to Educators
Bill to Protect Wholesale Merchants
The Proposed Corporation Tax
John G. Carlisle Engaged to
Assist Mr.. WiSe-Dr. Ware
Talks of the Campbell
Case.

Richmond, Va, November 24.-The
sessions of the Senate and House were
brief but full of interest today.
In the upper branch, Mr.. Gold, OF
Clarke, offered a bill repeating the appro-
priatlon of 100000 for repairs to the capi-
tol building, and another appropriatlng
$4,000 for this purpose. The patron OF
these bills is opposed to the plans of the
architects. which propose to alter the in
terror arrangement of the Senate Chamber.
EDUCATORS INVITED.
A Joint res 0lution was agreed to, joining
in the invitation to the Ogden Educational
Committee to hold it's next annual meet
ing in this city.
Mr.. Byars, of Washington, offered in
the Senate bill to protect wholesale mer'
chants against fraudulent dealings by re-
tail men who buy large stocks of goods
and then sell out to the detriment of their
creditors.
MIR. Barksdale offered his bill to lay a
special direct tax of one percentum On the
capital stock of corporations doing business
in Virginia, the said tax to be applied to
the payment of the State debt.
MIR. Whitehead, of Norfolk, presented
in the House a memorial from the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the jamestown Ex-
position Company asking an appropriation
of not less than $4,000 for Virginia ex-
hibit at the st. Louis Exposition. The
body passed several local bills appearing
ON its calendar, and others were intro
duced and referred.
A telegram from New York received
here this afternoon announced that ex'
Secretary of the Treasury John q. Carlisle,
of that city, has been engaged by the
negroes who are fighting the new constltu'
ton as associate counsel, and that he will
appear with Hon. John s. Wise in the
case here on Friday. The State Board OF
Canvassers held. a formal meeting here to-
day, but owing to the agreement between
counsel in the case, did not issue any GER
tifcate OF election to Virginia congressman
elect.
DR.. WARE ON CAMPBELL CASE.
In discussing the Campbell Crawford
cowhiding case, DIR. r. B. Ware, of Am
herst, said today:
"When l made the motion to table Mr..
Heerman's resolution on Saturday, l did
so In order to prevent immediate action
and to allow the matter to come up regu'
larry and in an orderly manner before the
committee to which it had already been
referred.
81 have no disposition to shut of in
vestigation. On the other hand, l well
come it, and if we do not vindicate Judge
Campbell, when there has been fair and
proper hearing of the case, then will be
the time for his removal and not now,
without examining into the facts in the
case"
The House Committee on Agriculture
heard partial argument this afternoon on
the bill offered by Mr.. Folkes, Of this city,
to abolish commissaries and stores in con-
nection with mines and manufactures. The
patron spoke for his measure, and it was op'
posed by Messrs. +. L. Parrish, of Coving
ton, and j. NOrment Powell, of Wythe-
vile, the latter representing the Virginia
Iron, Coal Coke Company. The committee
adjourned without completing the hearing,
until 10 o'clock tomorrow, when in all like
lihood the bill will be unfavorably repor-
ted.