Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-28
ASSEMBLY GETS DOWN TO WORK
Judicial Circuit Bill Calls For 90
Courto-Mcmbcrs Of Fisheries Board
TO Be Named Today and Four of
Five Men Already Sclcctcd-Mann
Bill Gets Setback.
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h'NiiAoND' VA. Feb. 21.-Pur.
snanl TO the rule adopted by The
House of Delegates yesterday, the
speakers gavcl fell at eleven o'clocI;
this morning.
The Senate bill providing for tho
fcuistrlcting OF the judicial circuits
so as to increase the number to
twcnty-ninc was reported to the
House today
The additional appropriations con.
tanned in late amendments to the gen
rral appropriations bill and coming
as supplement to the budget wcrn
reported
An effort was made early in the
day to have the judicial circuit re-.
districting measure taken ND OUT of
It's regular order There was siren.
nous objection. Half score of mem
bers protested. and the motion was
withdrawn. -.a.-,r
Norfolk Charter Bill Amended
The Norfolk charter bill was re-.
ported in the morning hour. The com.
mttec altered the bill 10 make the
board of control elective by the PEG.
pie. The local civil service board is
increased from three to five members
and the election of the school trus.
ices Is placed in the hands of the
new council. Those are the import.
ant changes for which Delegate T..
w. Gaines contendcd. The changes
are not agreeable To the Good Gov
crnment faction.
Senate bill No 10. the judicial
circuits" bill. came TO the House
from The courts OF justice with the
following amendments:
Changes in Judicial Bill
Eighth judicial circuit TO embrace
Culpcpcr. Albemarlc. Greene and
Madison. John NJ. White. Judge:
Ninth circuit. Culpeper, Orange. Lou
lisa and Goochland, Daniel A. Grims.
ley. Judge; Twenty fifth circuit. Rap.
l"lhannock. Fauquicr ana l.oudoun.
judge TO be elected; Twenty.sixth cir.
cut Rockingham and Page Judge to
be elected: Twemy-sevcnth circuit.
buchanan. Russell and Scott, Judge
to be elected: Twcnty.eighth circuit.
Isle OF Wight, Princess Anne and
Portsmouth city, judge to be elected:
TwcniNninth circuit. Amherst, Mel
son, Buckingham and F'luvanna, Judge
TO be elected.
Senators Miss Morning Prayers.
President Illyson called tho Sen.
ate OF order at 1890 o'clock today
and Immediately got down to bust
ness. The clcrgymen of the city ap-
pear to have abandoned the solons
Of the upper house. for more than
ten days prayer had not been offered
at the opening of its sessions.
solitary bill came in during the
morning hour" that being one by
Senator Fulton allowing the town OF
Front Royal 10 dispose Of and con.
vey certain real estate. The show.
er of Mann bill petitions seems to
have passed but slight sprinkle
was in evidence today.
Furniture to Be Paid For.
From the finance committee came
favorable report of the bills to
pay for new furniture for the State
corporation commission. secretary of
the commonwealth and other officers.
Senator Wickham. of the finance
committee, explained the bills. what
was involved and why the expendi.
lures had been made. He said he
would give any information on the
subject that might be desired ii mem
hers wished an explanation. The
bills carried their own meaning.
The bill providing for linoleum,
which originally called for the same
brand as that used in the galleries
of the House and Senate and in other
places, was amended so that The
name Of the brand was stricken ou;.
The bills, of which there were