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GEN.A.P.STEWA.T
TO LEGISLATURE
Asks Appropriation for Chicka?
mauga Park.
CHRISTIAN GAME BILL BEATEN
fflr. Mcllwaine Koocks It Oat ln the Scnate
Brief Session of tbe Oeneral
Assembly?Thc Day's
Proceediojs.
Tbcrc were two features of thc session
cf thc Legliiature yesterday. One was
tL? defeat of the bill in tho Senate ol
icied in thc Ilouse by Mr. Christian, ol
jRjehmond. incorporating the Virginia
Game Protootive ??A.sbciation, and tlie
other wus an addrcss-to thc two houses
by General A*. P. Stewart. of Tennessee,
ln favor of an appropriation to mark the
jpbsition or tho Yirginia troops at thc bat?
tle of Chickamauga.
Beyond thc-.sc thero was little of int.t
(est in either brajich. Both houses o.learcd.
their calcndars of ?uncontested matter.
but took up no bills that would provoKc
discussion. - The House. session la_tcd
%_ tll 1:30 P- M.. while thc Senato session
_:t_ only forty- minutes. Both bodies
?wil. have busy sessions to-day, as their
fct Yndars contain many important 1 .11. ._
benatc Session.
The Senate was in session for forty
i tninutcs yesterday . with Lieutenant-"
| Governor Willard in the chair.
Tho Norfoik bridge. lt iri-el and ferry
! hills wero on the calendar as Senate
.bills on their second reading. but w^rc not
r< ached before adjournment, and will
come up under tbe . same head t?_>
iday. l"poii their order to engrossment
sand third reading, there. will bo a light
en thc fioor of the Scnate along the lines
of ihe. fi. ht in committee.
Mr. Mcllwaine asked for an Indefinito
leave of alisenco for Mr. .Opie, who is
iinwc-1. and this was granted.
Tho Houso l>ill, incorporating thc Vir?
ginia Game Protective Association. was
defeated. Mr. Mcllwaine argued ear
ncstly in opposition 1<> tlio bill, as ono of
ihe iriost remarkable and a.ngero_9
measures ho had ever read; in that .it
gave csplonage and polico powers to an
_ ssoeiation responsible to iio one. Hc
especially objeotod 1o the. following para
jjraph oi' tlio proposed statute, or rather
tbe last scntence of it:
? Tho offieeir. of lho said association
fehall be a president. a vice-president, a.
ROcrolajy. and a. ireasurer, wbo shall bc
choriscn In ihe manner prescrlbed in its
charter or by-laws; nnd tho said asso
..i.tion may appoint such committees as
St may deora necessary, a.nd confer upon
<hem such powers and dutie_! as it may
. c< fit."
Mr. Anderson, of Kichmond, hoping to
Eayo Ihe bill. moved to recommit to com
Tuiitee. This was lost. however, and,
aflor auoiher appeal from Mr. Tdellwa.ino.
t.h?? bill was defeated unatiimously by a.
Viva-voce vni-.
MR; CHRTSTIAN BILL.
Thts measure was -introduced; in lho
Houso by Mr. Christian and passed lhat
"body. The ineorporators who are inter?
ested In the assoeiation are the following
V?"o!l Icnowri Richmond and Virginia sports.
irieii: Robert L. Williams, James IX. Shep?
pard. George C. Smith. Bpverlcy T.
Crump. .lames B. Elam, O. 11. Funston.
Henry (". Jones, Henry 1_ Vaughan,
To Be or NotTo Be
that is the question. "Whether it is better
for you to suffer with Catarrh and ail ite
distrcssing symptoros or use "MASON'S"
CREAM OF OLIVES nnd be qnickly
relicred. You rub it on-your nose and
forehead and in.-ert in tho nostrils. You
will find it a most pleasaDt remedy. MA?
SON'S CREAM OP OLIVES cures
Cntarrh, Croup. Nouralgia, Colds, Pim?
ple., Eczema, Burns, Piles. 25c.
GATARRH
R0R?_S, PILES
TIRED FEET
Ar Ohitmrnt f~* from Mcrcnrj- or Oplat-s
Tw.u.-?t?- rents a Box at Druggist- or mailed
hWrHT MASON* CHEMICAL CO.. 621
Arch St.. i'hlla.. Pa.
George W. Tiller, Thomas Whiltett, XV. J.
Lynham, James T. Bailey, Dr. Joseph
Charles" G." B.James. XV. K. Stow. XV. XV.
Mi!ste;id. A. G. Fifer, E. B. ' Serrimcs,
Thomas F. Stearnes. IT. A. George, D. R.
Sr.ow.' E. AV.. Brtiffey. -V. O. Watson, C.
11 j.inlc. Dr Wiliiah Randolph; W. P.
Lijiseombe, Dr. John Lloyd, G. L. Bruffey.
T. H. Fox, S. J. Doswell, J. E. Cox, M.
D Hart. E. L. C. ."colt, M.. R.. H.-ssclI,
N. L Henley. E. XV. Warburtbn, B D.
Peach'ey, R.' L. Spencer. H. VvV Plrtllips,
John AV. Jones. AV. A. Dickerson. Wiliiam
Tudd. AV."G.'Long. AV. P. Glinn. George
J. Hooper, Jr.,? C. O. Saville. A. AV. Har?
man. Jr., XV. A. Hammond. Barton II.
Grundv, and H. K. Fllyson. Jr.
ITS PURPOSES.
The bill stated tliat the purposes of the
assoeiation were as follows:
'Thc association and co-operation of
suitabie persons. with'the view to procur
ing and securing enforcement of a wise
and .udiclous system of laws for the pro
Icction, prnpagation. and prcscrvation of
game of this Commonwealth. The said
association shall have power to offer and
pay rewards for the apprehension and
punishment of violalnrs of the laws of
the State, or of thc United States, for tho
protection of game of every kind wbatso
ever, whether game birds; game animals,
or game fish, and or violntors of the laws
of tbis State. or of ,tho United States, re?
lating to forest fires: and defray any and
?ill expenses connected with the propcr
enforcement of said laws. Tiie said asso?
ciation shall have power to mako such
bv-laws, rules. and regylations (not in
consistcnt with the. laws of this State or
of "the. Enitcd States) as may be. neces
s..iy to carry out the purposes for which
the assneiatinn is incorporated."
HOUSE BILLS FASSKP.
The foliowing House bills were passed:
For protection of fish in. ITolston river.
For protection of birds in Roanoke,
Craitr and Rr-dford counlics.
To permit A. E. Thur.-lon to erect a
To incorporate the Portsmouth Subur?
ban Water Company.
To permit N. ".. Oakley to erect a. wharf.
For the relief of H. T. Morrison.
To permit Hudson Mench to erect a
wharf.
To permit Dr. W. W. I-crn to erect a
wharf.
SENATE BILLS PASSUD.
Tbe foliowing S.nale bills were passed:
To amend section lOTfl of Code in rela
iiOii lo works of internal improvement.
To amend section 2455 of the Code in
relation lo rents providing that rcnlor
shall not be liable for replacemcnt or rc
pnir ?_ properly in case of fire.
To amend eharter of city of Norfolk.
To authorize the city of Staunton to is?
sue Slil.OOO of bonds. for lhe purchase of j
n
m &
14
of Pr.@gr@ssiv?
Says a well known ear speeialist:?
"'Deafness in ninety per cent. of tbe cases
is the direct result of closurc of thc cus
lachian tube (a littlo passage-way lead?
ing from thc middle ear to tho baek part
of ihe throat) from a catarrhal Inflam
nia.tion ol" its mucous membrane. Then
follows a rarefaction of uir in the middle
oar. with consc(_uent intrusion of tho
drum, and an impaction of tho osslcular
_rch. with a gradual anchylosis of tho os
tdcular articulations, aod a progressive
Blenosis of thc eustachiau tubes."
An editorial in The Medical Brief. a
journal published by and for physicians
and liaving the largest circulation of any
_ trictlv professlonal medical publication
ln the' world. Says: 00-1901, P. 1517.)
"Deafness is becommg increasingly
common, and the frequent failure of local
trfatment makes it necessary that wo
look for systemic conditions which may
jilay a part in the contlnuanco of thc
trouble.
"At least throe-fourths of tho cases of
deafness are due to catarrhal disease in?
volving the eustachiau tube.
"Slmplv cleansing diseased mucous
. nrfaco.. inflaling tlie middle ear, inject
5ng modicaments. etc. will make 110 per
anancnt impression so long as constitu?
tional conditions remain unchanged.
"PorsiKtont medication with careful al
to-itlon io hygione may yicld an amelio
ration of the trouble, and as deafness is
r vory great afflietion. hampering the In
dividual in a business way and shutting
#ut much enjoyment, even a slight im?
provement is well worth working for."
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets constitute thc
best. most rellalde and. ocoyomical inter?
nal or consUtutional remedy for catarrh
anywhere about tho body, actlng as they
..<? t'nrough the blood they search out and
. ttauck tlio diseaso whorover it may lurk.
.hat tha ____j__ cures catarrhal deai
ncss is attcstcd by many worthy and re?
liable people.
Mr. C. K. Rembrandt. of Roche.tcr, _ .
Y.. savs: "I have suffered much from
catarrh of the head, throat and stomach.
I used sprays, inhalers and powders for
months at a time with only slight rclicf I
and had no hope ol" cure. I had not thc
means to make a change of climate. which
seemed my only chance of cure. Last
spring 1 read an account of some re?
markable cures made by Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets aad promptly bought a fifty cent
box from my druggist and obtained such
posltive benefit from that one package j
that 1 continued to use them daily, until :
now I consider myself entirely free from .
the disgusting annoyanco of catarrh; my
lieed is clear, my digestion all I could !
ask and mv hcaring, which had begun |
to fail as a result of tho catarrh, has !
greatly improved until I can hear as well j
as ever." ]
Mr. Jamos __ Brown says: "I suffered
from catarrhal deafness for years and
spent hundreds of doliars with specialists |
without r_iof. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets \
eompletelv ourcd my catarrh and to-day
1 can hoar as well as I ever could."
Mr. 1. Mitchell llawcs. the famous
baritbno, in a personal letter to a friend
.?.aid: "1 _n going baek to my belovcd
profeiFSion next month. This will surpriso
you. I know. for when I last saw you I
novcr expected to sing again, but I am
entirely cured of my catarrh .and my hcar?
ing is now as aeute as ever. 1 used
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets and in three
weeks they had dono for me more than
all the specialists. to whom I paid thou?
sands of doliars, and now I am entirely
well."
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets aro sold by
all druggists at _> conts a box. Try them
a.nd vou will become their advocate and
i nond. /-. ...-1.,._.__._ . __T... i
gas, electric light and street railway
plants. _ - -
" BILLS 1NTKODUCED.
Thc foliowing bills were Introduced:
By Air. Claytor: Reqnlring fish laddors
on Leesvillc-dam across Gooso creek in
Campbell county.
By Mr. Tyler: For relief or W. C.
Smith.
By Mr. Shands: To allow Southamp
ton county to keep in rcpair bridge and
dam at Barbour's Mill.
House Proceedings.
The House wai? called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan and prayer was offerea
by Rev. James I. Vance, of Newark.
New Jersey
The reading of the journal of Saturday's
proceedings was dispensed witb. on mo?
tion of Mr. Jenringo, of Lynchburg.
Mr. Caton offered a; joint resolution,
providing that at 12:30 o'clock on Tues?
day, March ISth. the General Assembly
proceed to elect circuit judges for the
State. Tho resolution was referred.
On motion of Mr. Wallace, it was de?
termined to consider only uncontested
bills during the day. The Speaker stated
that General A P. Stewart, of Tennes?
see, was present and would at some hour
during the day address tho General As?
sembly in.favor of an appropriation for
Chickamauga. Park.
TOOK A RECESS.
On motion of Mr. R'ce, tlie House took
a recess in order lo hear General Stewart.
The Senate having adjourned, thc mem?
bers of that body came over to the hall
of tho House to hear the distinguished
speaker. who, next to General Longstreet,
is the ranking surviving Confederate of?
ficer.
Spcaker Ryan presented General Stew?
art at 12:45, who made an exceedingly in?
teresting address. in which hc vividly de?
scribed the battle of Chickamauga, aud
spoke earnestly in favor of an appropria?
tion for marking tho position of the A'ir?
ginia troops on the famous battleflcld,
which is now being converted iu a na?
tional park. He called attention to the
fact that all the Northern States that
iiad troops in any ot" the ongagements
around thc park had made fitting appro
prialions, while only five Southern States
had responded. Hc enumerated the Vir?
ginia r.giments that were there and paid
an cloquent tributc to their valor, and
especially mentioned Captain C. II. Lynch.
of the Sixty-third Virginia. He said those
A'irginians who fell at Chickamauga were
among the most galiant men in the Army
of Northern A'irginia., and they deserved
to have their position properly marked
ar.d their valor litly commemorated.
General Stewart spoke for only twenty
minutes. and in closing askcd that a bill
be presented and passed making an ap?
propriation for the purposo indicatcd in
his remarks.
Hc was liherally applauded, a.nd tbe
House rcconvencd and disposed ot" tlio un?
contested matter upon its calendar.
INTRODUCED AND REF10RRED.
By Mr. Cannaday: To repeal thc char?
ter of the town of Floyd.
By Mr. Sipe: To incorporato thc Har
risonburg Mutual Telephone Company.
Bv Mr. Settle: To amend thc lb.w in
relation to Uie bonds of county officers.
so as not to require bonds of county sur?
vey ors. . . . _.
By Mr. Mathews: To incorporate thc
Queen Anne"s Railroad Company.
By Mr. E. C. Jordon: To cxempt rail?
roads less than twelve miles in le.ngth
from the operations of the Eppcs' Sep
aratc-Car law.
By Mr. C. T. Bland: To amend sec?
tion 132 of the Code of 1SS7.
By Mr. Gent: To declare Clinch river
and Clinch mouritaih, in Russcl county,
a lawful fence.
IIOUSI7 BILLS PASSED.
To amend and re-enact the second sec?
tion of an act in forco January 2S. ISSI,
entitled an act. to amend and rc-cnact
an act to incorporate thc Sou'th-West A'ir?
ginia Improvement Company.
Authorizing and dirccting tbe Board
of Ph'armacy to registor C. F. Bruce
as a plmrmacis.t and allowing him to
compound and sell drugs in the. town of
Wise, in Wise county, and not elsewhere.
To incorporate-the Bedford Librarq Asso?
ciation.
To incorporate the /.eta. Tau Alpha
Sorority of the State Female Normal
School of Farmville. Virginia.
To amend tlie charter ol" Birchfield Coal
and Coke Company and change tho name
to Stonegap Colliery Company.
To permit A. C. Harding and AV. D.
Potter to erect a wharf or wharves on
Indian creek in the county of Northum?
beriand.
To amend and re-enact section 11 of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the
town of Washington in the county of
Rappahannock with license to sell liquor.
To incorporate the A'irginia-Carolina
Trust Company.
To amend an act entitled an act to
authorize the filing of a petition in a
pending chancery cause in the clerk's of?
fice, and to mature the same at rules.
To amend and re-enact sections 1398,
H02, H0_ and 1.04 of thc Code of A'irginia,
so as to enable religious congregations,
churches and their trustees to take and
hold personal estate.
To change the name and increase the
capital stock of the Gladeville Railroad
Company, in 'Wise county, and to amend
and cnlarge its charter.
To" incorporate the Einpctla Land and
Investment Company.
To incorporate tho Battle Town Gas
Company.
To amend and re-enact an act to pro?
vide for taxation of dogs and protec?
tion of sheopln the county of Rappahan?
nock.
To allow City Trust Company of New?
port: News, to change its name.
To change the name of the Security
Trust Company of Newport News, Vir?
ginia, to Security Trust and Savings
Bank of Newport News, A'irginia, and to
amend and re-enact sections 1, 2, 14 and
16 of chapter 113 of Acts of Assembly
1S93-'. 1, entitled an act to incorporate the
Security Trust Company . bf Newport
News, A'irginia, approved January 31,
1891.
For thc relief of R. AA'. Hutchinson,
deputy treasurer of Loudoun county.
To incorporate the Benevolcnt Aid and
Relief Association of Arirgin_a.
To allow J. B. Wise, treasurer cf North
ampton county, further time in which to
collect certain tax tickets in his hands
not returned delinquent or insolvcnt.
To authorize the firm of Coulbourn Bros.
to erect. a pier in Currotoman river, in
Lancaster county.
To amend and re-enact section 3721 of
the Code of A'irginia. in relation to pois
oning, killing, maiming or distiguring
horses. cattle or other beasts, nnd fixing
penalties therefor.
To repeal section 6 cf an act entitled
an act to incorporate thc town of Glas?
gow, A'irginia, approved February 29.
L-92.
To allow AA . IL Taylor to practice veter
lnary surgery in the county of Scott.
To amend and re-enact section 13 of
an act entitled an act to incorporate the
Onancock and Drummondtown Electric
Railway, Light and Power Company, ap?
proved March 5. 1900.
To incorporate the Sons and Daugh?
ter - Brothers and Sisters of Zoan Lin
zeye Tabernacle, No. 1, King Georg
county.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
ribc foliowing House bills were piaced
on the calendar:
B. Mr. Boaz: To incorporate tho Pres
bvt.ria.i- Orphan's Home.
Ey Mr. Gent: To authorize the Town
Council of Lebanon. in Russeil county,
to iFSue bonds and borrow money to im?
prove its streets and sidewalks.
Bv Mr. Cabell: Authorizing and em
pt.wering Dov? Commandory. Nc*. 7.
Knights Templar. of Danville, to borrow
m?-rey, issue bonds, and secure same by
mortgage, deed of trust or other Hen, on
the" personal-property. and validating
ccrlaln bond* heretofore issued.
Send Your Appiication At Onco To
The Physician.. Institnte.
They Will Send Vou Absolntely Free On?
ofTheir 100 Gnage Saprcme Electric Belt?,
tho Belt TV'hict. H_ Made so Many Wonder?
ful CureH?You Needn'tSend Even i? Poatago
fetamp, j uati'our. ame and Address,
Seven vears ago the State of lllinois grantoo
to thePtvyslcians'Institute of Chicago a charter.
Thero was need of something abovo the ordi?
nary method of treatment for chronic disease-?,
something more tlian any ouo speclalist or any
number of specialists acting Indepeadently
could do. so tho Stato itself. undor tho powers
granted li; by its general laws, gavo the power to
the Physicians' Institute to furnish to the sick
sueh help as would make thom well and strong.
Kver since its establishment this Institute has
endeavore d in every possible way to carry out
the original purposes of Us establishment under
tbe beneficient laws of the State.
Throe years ago, tho Physicians' Institute,
reali/.ltig the valtio of electricity In tho treatment
of cer.am phases of disease, created' under tlio
suporlntendeneo of its staff of specialists an
electric belt. and this belt has been proved to be
of great value as a cnrattvo agent. From timo
to time it has been Improved until lt reached
that stage of perfection which warranted its
presenthamooi "Supreme."
This beltisthemosteffectlveofallagcntsin tho
cure of rheumatism. lumbago, lame baek. uerv
ousexhaustion, woakenod or lostvitalfunctions,
varlcocele, kidney disorders and many other
complalnts.
This "Supreme Electric Belt" is made ln one
grade only?looguage?there is no better electric
belt mado and no better belt can bo mado.
"Whenever ln lho opinion of our staff of special?
ists tho wonderful curative and rovltalizlng
forces of electricity will cure you wc send you,
free of all cost. one of these Supreme Electric
Belts. *"It ls not sent on trial, lt is yours to keep
forovor without tho payment of ono cont. . This
generous offer may bo wlthdrawn nt any time. so
vou should write to-day for this froo "Supreme
Electric Belt" to the Physicians' Institute,
it 2086. Tnsonlo Temnle f!b?o. _. 7us.
By Mr. Lyell: To protect game in thc
county ol" Lancaster.
By Mr. Scttle: To declare Hughes River
and Hazel Rlyer a lawful fence in tho
counties of Rappahannock and Culpeper.
By samo: To provide. a lawful fence
for Rappahannock county.
By Mr. Kelley: To incorporate thc
Fasteur Institute of Virginia.
PRINCE HENRY MISSED IT,
Mark Twain Thinks He Should Have Heard
Folk AWIIer,
Mark Twaln thinks that Prince Henry'
sojourn in America wa.s incomplete an.1
unsatisi'ying, iu that Ihe Princo failed
of bearing Richmond's Polk Miller the
cthor night aL Carnegie Hall.
Mr. Clemens has written lhc well
khpwn Southern negro impersonator
highly appi/.eciatc aud con_ .imentary
personal letter.
"1 think that tho Princo in not heat
ing. you and your 'wonderful four at Ca
negie Hall, Now York,-' "writes Mark
Twain, "lias; missed thc only thing Jiis
country cairt furnish lhat is originally
and uttorly American. Possibly it can
furnish something that is moro enjoyable,
but. I must doubt it, until I forgct lhat
pair of musical earthquake:s, 'Thc "\Va
teririillioh' and "Old Dan Tucker' songs."
Mrs. Clemons also writes how thor?
oughly her husband enjoyed Richmond's
humorist.
_ Ir. Miller' wrote to his son, "U'ithers
Miller, that from Now York hc went to
Boston,- and that during his entertain?
ment Fitz Leo came in thc hall from an
entertainment given the Prince. and that
tho six Virginians?General Lee, Polk
Miller and thc four darkcys?made things
hot.
ELECTED PRINCIPAL.
Mr. Crenshaw Succeeds Mr. Hart at Navy
Hill School.
At a meeting of thc School Board, held
yesterday aftcrnoon, Mr. XV. A. Cren?
shaw was elected prineii .il of thc Xavy
Hill School, to suceeed . Ir. John Hart,
rcsigucd. Mr. Crenshaw has been ::t lho
head of Uie Fairmount School.
Mr. Hart resigns on account of ili
health.
Reiief of lhc Poor.
At tlie meeting of the Citizens' Reiief
Association, held yesterday afternoon,
tho following report was mado:
Previously dpnated.for poor. $_,___ 31
City Mission this week. 100 00
North End agent. 10.00
West End agent. 10 00
East End agent. 10 ?0
? Tolal. $1,428 .4
The president of lho association has had
a talk with the Chief of Polico. who will
have tho vagrant law enforced.
VALUE 0F TESTIMONY,
Greatei? Than AsS-i'tiou.
There is none of us so hardened but
tliat when we have "been able to aid our
follow ereaturcs by cont'erring a benclit
?or bringing a little comfort into their
lives wo like to have appreciation shown.
This generally au'ords hi'ore pltasiu _> than
the performance of the act itself, and ia
this connection, the following I.tt.r from
a Paris, Texas, lady is of moro than usual
interest: "Hear Friends?I address you as
such, for you have been such to me. I
suffered for three years off and on with
piles... I was treated at'the hospital, and
' the new aud e'eg-.mt hospital, of Memphis;
they only gave me temporary reiief. 1
came Wei.t, thinking lhc change of air
and water would benefit me; live months
ago tho-bleeding piles came baek on 'mo
' and bled so much that I thought I would
die. I have had four of thc flnest doc?
tors in this section of Texas; all they
did was to finally nearly let me go to
. my. grave; all they w&nted was ;i big sum
. of .money from me and to operate on mo.
I said no; ho'surgcon's knife would enter
me.'if it was hiy time to die, God knew
it, and wbon I died I would die all togeth?
er. I began hearing about your-medicine.
I had no faith in you, but I sent and got
a box or your Pyramid Pile Cure; in two
days the blood flow had siackencd to one
half tho amount. and in one week I felt
so much better I walked four blocks and
did a little housowork. I was not bleed?
ing then; in three; weeks I" was well.
Cod bless you for putting such a. wonder?
ful medicine within the reach of suffering
men and women. I shall never ceasc to
recommend your medicine or 1k- without
it. AlsoT used your Pyramid Pills. Sa'lie
A- Hearndon." Testimony liko this
should l>e more convincing than all
claims and asscrtlons, and should leavo
no doubt in the mind of the reader as to
tho merit of th. remedy. Pyramid Pile
Cure is sold by drug. ists for fifty cents
a package, or will be mailed bv the mak?
ers to anv address upon receipt of d _ee.
Write Pyramid Drug Co.. Marshall, Weh.,
jtar their book on cause and cure oi jjilea.
SUFFRAGE PLAN
WAS CONSIDERED
Democrats of Convention Met in
Conference.
THE EXEMPTION OF SOLDIERS
Provision Adopted AppHes Only to Those
\._e Fou?ht ia the War Bctwcea
the biates?Lonvention
Uo.sip.
The convention was in session but
twenty minutes yesterday.
After prayer by Dr. Mcllwaine and
tho dill of the roll of members, showing
iifty-six present, leaves of absence lor
a 'week were granted aU Republican
members.
Air. Braxton presented a resolution to
permit women to hold the ofiice of
notary pubiic, which was referred to the
Committee on the Electivo Franchise.
The convention adjourned at 12:20
o'clock.
Tho-. conference of Democratic members
asscmbled immediately afterwetrds; and,
ln executive session, considered during
tbe day tho suffrage question.
The usual forenoon and afternoon ses?
sions were held. Tho general outlinc of
thc plans were disc'usscd in the morn?
ing. and at the afternoon session the
discussion turned oh the point of ex
empting all soidiers from the poll tax
prercquisites.
An amendment confining this exemp
tion. to soidiers in the war between tho
States v.'as finally adopted. when the
conference adjourned un.til to-day.
Mornicj; "Session.
The conference was called to order at
12:25 o'clock Lvy Judgo Robertson, who
had been named as presiding officer, in
tiie abseuce of Chairman Keezell.
Tlie first movo was a resolution by
Mr. Wjysor to limit speeches to ten
ruinutes, no member to speak more than
once on the same subject.
Mr. AVysor said hc was sick and tired
of so much spcaking. He was going to
c.ilit next Saturday and go home, aud lie
wanted to get through by then. lt was
eviderit to everybody that the perma?
nent understanding clause would be oyer
v.belmingly defeated, and it wa.s ridieu
lous to be wasting weeks and weeks of
further argument ou it. Thc resolution
wa.s defeated by a voto of 9 to 19.
Mr. Glass explained agtiin thc dif
ferene'e between his plan and the ma
joiity plan. The whole question was be?
tween the temporary' or thc permanent
understanding principle. Ile claimed thc
temporary would not disfranchise any
ii'.rc whito people thali the permanent
I-ian. The understanding clause of his
plan would apply to only 10,000 whito
vcters, while tbe. permanent plan would
I.fcve to be administered to 156.000 white
vi'ters. He. moved to strike out the lirst
sixty-five lines of thc majority report
aiT. substitute sections 1 and 2 of his plan,
which had been accepted by the minority
Of lhe committee.
mr. awsor*s motion.
Mr. AVysor called on all to come to a
vote for the temporary understanding
clause, to defeat thc permanent clause.
Ile would then vote to defeat the tempo?
rary understanding clause, and send
Messrs:. Thom, Glass aud others to
hunting for something else. Ile raised
a laugh by declaring he was out and out
fcr the temporary' plan. temporarily.
Mr. AVysor in his speech digressed into
a discussion of the question of procla?
mation or submissipn of the constitution,
strongfcy opposing the former course.
AVhen hc concluded, Mnjor Daniel
asked for a rulihg as to the status of
tho situation. He. asked it" tlie adoption
of lhe. amendment offered by Mr. Glass
would preclude any further consideration
of the report of the majority of the
committee.
lt was decided that if thc amendment
was adopted, it would not prevent the
offering of other amendments in its
place. and when the final vote was taken,
if thc amendments were adop.ed, the
majority report could be. offered as a
substitute for all, as a substantive propo?
sition.
The conferendc, at 2 o'clock, took a
recess until 1 o'clock.
Ain.-r_u.il _r.SS.0_.
Merr.b.-.rs were late gathcring in the
hall, anu* it was twenty minutes late be?
fore Presiding Officer Robertson, by per?
sistent poundlng with his gavel, could
restbre order sufficient to proceed with
business...
As soon' as this was done Mr. AValker
moved to strike out t.ie paragraph ex
cmpiing all who had served in war at
any time from thc prercquisite of pay?
ing tho capitation tax. Ile said all Con?
federate soidiers who could not pay a.
capitation lax were now exempted by the
courts. lf the provision as recommended
in botli tlio majority and minority pla.ns
was adopted, it would simply let iu any
amount of negro soidiers iu Eastern Vir?
ginia without any corresponding advant?
age in exempting white soidiers. The
amendment was defeated?-yeas, IS; nays,
30.
EXEMPT PENSIONERS.
There was a long discussion over an
amendment to cxempt from the capita?
tion prercquisite to voting only those soi?
diers who were pensioners of tlie State
of A'irginia.
This was advoeatcd hy members from
the Eastern sections of tlie State and
strongly opposed by meniTJers from the
Southwest and A'alley.
Mr. Braxton was very .earnest in op?
position. while Mr. Richmond bitterly
protesled. Captain Parks called atten?
tion to the fact that if to sbut out negro
soidiers and Federal white soidiers, the
arrueiulmetit was adopted. it would ;*i*fso
have tho effect of shutling out a great
many worthy Confederafes who were
not fprtunate enough to get on the pen?
sion roll nf. the State. He knew of soi?
diers on the pension roll of A'irginia, who
were never in the war; he knew of some
drawing pensions who owned valuable
farms: he called a list of counties and
the number of pensioners. showing lhat
while his county hau* only thirty pen?
sioners. another which did not send half
as many soidiers in the war- had 400 on
the rolls. Rockingham county, which
sent a whole regiment of infantry and
many cavalry aud other troops, had only
2o0 pensioners, while another county, not
half so large. had 500 pensioners.
Tho Captain further contended that
this disercpancy would produce untold
fnction between tho different counties
and would further result in a wild scram
ble before every Legislature to add to the
list of pensions for the purpose of cx?
tending the list of thoso exc.pted fr_m
payment of the poll lax.
The amendment was defeated. Mr.
Carter iproposed an amendment llmiting
the exemption from the poll tax nrere
quisite to those who served in the late
war between the States. This wass almost
unanimou..Iy adopted. and the conference
adjourned at 6 o'clock until to-day.
Transfers of Properly.
Richmond: Home Building Company to
A. L. Huntt, 25 feet on east side of
Tyler Street, 70 feet south of Calhoun
Street, S600.
James River Falls Paper and Pulp Mills
to John P. Branch, 13.. 2 1-2-12 feet on
south side of Canal Street, known as
the Gallego Corn Mill lot. 127 feet on
south side of Canal Street. known as the
Basin Spring lot. 1.S feet on east side
of Twelfth Street, between Canal and
Byrd Streets, by depth of 256 feet to
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Price, $1.08.
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The Bell Book and Stationery Company
914 East Main Street,
Thirteenth Street, 30 feet on east side ot
Eleventh Street. together with c^-tatin
water rights, & c., .7,500.
I/ibbio C. Kirk, Rosa B-. Annie B.. and
Ilelcu C, J. B. Kirk and wife to J. H.
Thomas, 15-9-12 feet on. north side ot
Floyd Avenue, 123 1-2 feet north of Bcech
Street, $3,050.
A. W. Patterson, special commissioner.
to* P. I*. Mayo, 21 11-12 feet on south side
of Main Street, 173 5-12 feet west of Eighth
Street. No. 711. 510,00ft
James T. Sloan to John Washington
Hughes, 24 feet on west side of Tliirty
first Street, 165 feet south of ClayjStrect,
subject to deed of trust for $900, W.?.
Mary V. and A. "VV. Via to II. XV. Roun
tree, 18 6-12 feet on west sido of Twenty
first Street 165 feet, south of M Street,
5462.50.
A 3. Warren and wife to XX. A. ana
George Sorg. 10 11-13 feet on south sido
of Clay Street, 1_> 10-12 feet east of Kin
nev Street. 5S75.
XV 3. AVestwood to Marvin F. Pollard,
?G feet on enst side of Twenty-ninth
Street, 104 fect south of Leigh Street.
Ilenrico: Mary C. and Aibert Bamet to
lane Eilis, 1-2 interest for lifa m '-: 1-2
acres on the Williamsburg road about
C miies east of the courthouse, . , _c.
Meyer vs. Meyer Case.
It .3 understood that the Court of Ap?
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cision in tho case of Dr. and Mrs. Otto
Meyer. which is a suit to d.termine which
party has the right cf the custody cf
their child.
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looking to the comfort and: conveniencc
of chureh, Sunday-sehuol and other
pichics.
For excursion trains apply to
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A. G. P. A. C. & O. R*y.
SOO East Main St., Richmond, Va.
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President. Secretary.
VACAT.ON T0UR5
Via C. & 0. to th; Pacific Coast.
On authorized datea ln May, June and
August, tlie Ches-ipeakc and Ohio wOl
.jclj"* roimd-trio ""Vacattotl Tour" ticket.
to San Francisco or I.os Angeles. Cat,
going one route and returning another
at S6*-23 except that going or retumlnjf
via Portland. Ore.. .11 wlll b- added,
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visit at Denver, Colorado Sprinz*. Man
itou. Salt Lake. A side trip may be mud*
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April at greatly reduced rat.s.
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C. & O. Railway, Richmond, Va
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Richmond, Fredericksburg; St Potomae Rail?
road Co.
The obstruction to Southern RaiiwaT
connection track having been re___v..2_
commencing March -th. Southern Railway
through trains leaving Elba Station.
northward, 6:1- P. M- daiiy, and arri .:is_r
Elba Station at 2 P. M. daily, wlll run
via Richmond as usual.
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General Manager.
The D-ctirs to Me...
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Surgery will meet to-nlght at 8-?- o'clock
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