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tive and no reports from standing or Sc
Icct committees.
Bills and resolutions poured in in con-
siderable number and the calendar was
then called. LTirsing before the Senate
tie resolution offered Tuesday by Mr..
Chapman, OF Greene. providing for a joint
session of the two houses on Tuesday or
next week for the election OF a United
States senator. The experience of the
General Assembly in the election OF STU
preine Court judges caused some good
natured raillery, and It was. indeed, found
that the resolution OF the senator from
Greene was defective, in that II fixed
tho hour for the election at 10 O'Clock.
instead OF Mt noon. as Is required by law.
When this necessary change had been
made. the resolution was adopted and
communicated TO the House OF Dele
gates, which promptly concurred.
Calls COR Investigation.
Among the joint resolutions We're two
OF considerable importance. Mr.. Dick
inson. the Republican member from
Tazewell offered amendment TO the
Constitution OF Virginia. abollshing the
provision making the prepayment of poll
taxes prerequisite for voting. A reso-
luton of Mr. STROBE, of Amherst, called
for an Investigation of whether or not
the University OF Virginia complies with
the condition imposed upon 1t to give
instruction TO academic students from
Virginia without charge for tuition to as
certain whether the cost of students liy-
ing there is higher than at other schools
receiving State appropriations and to
formulate measures to reduce the cost
bt attendance upon the University. The
Committee on Public Institutions and
on f,f
the resolution to Investigate and report
2 to the present General Assembly IS soon
us may he practicable
1t is set forth in this resoI,,tio, th,,
me University of Virginia RECEIVES its
appropriation upon the condition that ,be
institution shall give instruction 10 all
Wnite students of the State of Virginia
|ithout charge for tuition in the aca-
dcinic department. the animal c.to
ioEues of the University, however. show
that these students have to paw n "IJnis
Yersity fee of 5000 as pre-reuujsite to
entrance and instruction in the acadimic
department, and it is claimed by Mr.
Strobe. - his resolution, that this sum
us more than some colleges receiving
state appropriations, charge expressly for
the tuition itself and furthermore that
the cost c. students living at the Uni
ycrsity is appreciably higher than at most
of the schools and colleges. Searching
Inquiry into all these conditions is de-
manded in the resolution.
Get Rid of Lobbyists.
Another effort was made without en-
tire success, to define who SHALL and
who shall not be permitted to appear
upon the floor of the Senate. In reso-
luton offered by Judge Phcgar. of Mont
gomery. everybody not members of the
body is excluded from the floor, with the
exception of officers of the government
membe and ex-members OF Congress
and TIE House OF Delegates. members
and eX-members of the. Senate, and the
Constitutional Convention, ministers of
the gospel. reporters and such persons
as the president of the Senate may see
Mt to honor with an invitation to seat
near his chair. The doorkeeper was in
structed to remain in constant attendance
and to enforce these regulations.
Discussing tho resolution, for which lie
asked immediate consideration, Judge
Phiesar declared that his sole purpose
was to prevent the overcrowding. that
IN the old hall. made 1t impossible for
members occupying back seats to parti-
cpate in the proceedings at all.
Considerable divergence of opinion de-