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WILL GIVE NO PENSIONS The Senate of Virginia Declines to Aid Disabled School Teachers, FOR JUDGES AND CLERKS A Motion is Offered to Double Their Remuneration?Other Measures of Interest. Both houses of the General Assembly sat' for nearly three hours yesterday, both disposing of a number of bills on their calendars and greatly advancing the work of approving the,statutes re? ported from the Revision Committee. The Senate killed Mr. Herman's bill propos? ing to pension school teachers who havo taught twenty-five years and hnvo passed three-score in age and are poor and dis? abled from further service. Thero was never any hope of Hs passage. The Sen? ate passed ten or twelve bills and the Houso llkowlse passed a number of Sen? ate bills. A number of Important or interesting measures were introduced, most of them In the House. Perhaps the most impor? tant was that of Air. .LeaKo, pioposihg to proviao special grand jury Investigations after all primary or general elections. Another measure of interest was that offered by Mr. H. K. Deo, of Nottoway, proposing to double tho remuneration ui clerks and Judges of election. This is designed to secure ilia very best class of men for service as judges. In tho Senate Air. Koeseil offered a bill proposing to estaollsh a collection of nat? ural history specimens In connecUon With the Department of Agriculture. The Senate did tho unexpected when It failed to pass tho House bill providing for mileage to members and employes ot the General Assembly, but tho bill, was saved on a motion to reconsldor. It will probably pass as soon as a larger num? ber of members are present. The Senate. There were Just twenty-two Senators In their seats when Lieutenant-Governor Wlllard's gavel fell, calling the body to order. Thero being no minister present, the opening prayer had to bo dispensed ?with. The body proceeded to business without delay, taking up tho calendur. On Air. Walker's motion, the Senate bill to amend tho Code In relation to attachment against debtors was Indefinitely post? poned. \ On Mr. Walker's motion, the Senate then went mtn executive sos-dion. Dur? ing the executive session these nomina? tions, made by the uovernor, wero con? firmed: W. C L. Taliaferro, to be a member of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Alary. W. H. White, of Norfolk, to bo a mem? ber of tho Hoard of Visitors of tho Uni? versity of Virginia. John B. Watkins, of Chesterfield, to be a member of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. O. D. Batchelor, of Newport News, to he a. member of the Board of Visitors of the Central State Hospital. The executive session was then ad? journed, and the Senate reconvened In open session. The House bill to amend section 753 of the Code, so as to make the Broad Street Bank of Richmond a State depository, was passed. The House bill to provide for payment of printing of the State Corporation Com? mission was engrossed and then passed. On Mr. Opie's motion tho House bill providing for mileage to members and ?mployas of the General Assembly was passed by. Teachers' Pension Bill Killed. The only contest and debate of the ses? sion ensued when the Senate bill to pen? sion disabled teachers was reached on the calendar. Air. Harman, of Tazewell, patron of tho bill moved to amend so that only those teachers who had taught twenty-fivo years and passed tho ago of sixty years; aro too Infirm to teach lon? ger, and who do not own $500 of prop prty, nor have an annual Income of SSOO he made beneficiaries of tho bill. Mr. Harman"-brief]y.. and clearly sum? marized the' provisions of the bill, and explained that very few would be on titled to a pension under the hill. The amend? ment was adopted without opposition. The question then recurred on tho pas? sage of tho bill. Mr. Harman advocated Its passage as a desorvnd reward to a poorly remunerated profession. Tho stand? ard of teachers in many places was de? teriorating, and some Incentive was need? ed to Induce competent teacher* to re? main In the profc-KKskui and to maintain the standard of tho public school edu? cation. He earnestly pleadfd for the pas? sage of the bill, which he contended would take very little money from the treasury. Mr. Barksdale opposed the bill. He objected to It as the opening wedgo for a neriee of pension raids on the treasury, ?.Dd as a bad precedent generally. Ho was opposed to pensions for anything nave military service. He urgod tho Son? ata to oppose engrossment of tho bill. The Senate refused to engross the bill) eyes, 6; noes, IT. Vote on the Measure. Mr. Harman called for tho ayes and noes, tho call wns sustained, nnd ihe result was as follows! Aycs-Messr.?. nrynnl, Harmnn. Hinehtv. son Revorroinb and Wntklns-n. Noes-Messrs, Anderson. BitfKSdalo, Ryars, Campbell, Chapman. Uoiiohoo, Ford. Gold, Garrett, Knczi'll, Duploh, Alann, AIhssIo, Mclhvnlno, Oplo, Senrfl nnd Wnlker-17. All tho other Senate bills on their se? cond reading wore passed by. owing to the absence of. or by request of their patrons. The Senate bill to amend section 27.00 of the Code, In relation to when nnd by whom distress made, was thon tnkon up. Air. Walker asked and was granted per? mission to offer two amendments as fol? lows: To Insert the word "circuit," instead of "counlv"; to make the provisions ot the bill opcratlvo on nnd after February l. 1004. ' .. Tho amendments were adopted and the bill ns amended wns thon passed. Leaves of Absence. These loaves of absence were asked, and all granted: By Air. Aicllwaino: Two days for Mr. Hobbs By Mr.' Anderson: Indefinite leave for Mr. Lyle, of Roanoke, who Is 111. By Air. Lupton: Four days for Mr. Bruce. By Mr. Mann: Two days for Air. Shands. Bills Passed. Tho following bills, reported by tho Committee on Revision, were engrossed and then passed In the Senate yesterday: Amending the Codo, section 2IS4, allow? ing preference In certain ensos of liens. Amending the Code In relation to cer? tification of acknowledgements. Empowering clerks of Circuit Courts to take and certify writings In clerk's offices. Amending sections 253.1. 2531 and 2338 and 2547, 1 nrelatlon to tho Jurisdiction of tho probate of wills. Amending section 2552 of tho Code In re? lation to Inheritance ot property by cor tuln persons. Repealing the act providing for tho In? corporation of associations and societies for the prevention of cruelty to children. Repealing Hcctlon 2017, and amending 2R25 of tho Codo In relation to Interest of Insane persons In real estate. Relating rb transfer of property of non? resident, minor or Insane persons to foreign guardian or committee. Relating to sole of real estate held as courtesy or dower, whether tho re? mainder bo vested or contingent. Prohibiting advertising by lawyers of any off or to nbtnln divorce or tho publi? cation ot any circulars, bills, booh or any form of Inducement to obtain divorce. The Mileage Bill Fails. Consideration of bills reported from the Commltteo on Revision was then dis? continued, and Senator Barksdale, of Halifax, moved to tako up tho Houso hill providing tor mlleago to members of the General Assembly, clerks, officers and pages, which had been passed by during tho morning hour, on Air. Opie's motion. The motion prevailed nnd the hill was laid before the Senate. Tho measure simply provides for tho payment or mlleago of members and employes for nttendance on the present extra session of the General Assembly, the body having saved the Stato fifty or sixty thousand dollars by adjourning In the spring and intrusting the work of revision of the statutes to a Joint special committee. The bill was taken up, the question be? ing upon its engrossment. Mr. Bark.8 dnlo briefly explained tho provisions of the measure and advocated Its engross? ment and passage. ? Mr. Mclhvnlno expressed doubt as to the constitutionality of the provisions of the measure, and announced that he would vote against It on that ground. The pending question being called, the Senate refused by a voto of lfi ayes to 6 noes, to engross the bill, a majority of 21 votes being required. Motion to Reconsider. Air. Barksdale changed his vote from nyo to no In order to move a reconsidera? tion, which ho did. Tho motion to re? consider was then pnssod by and the mat tor went over until there was a larger attendance, Thoso bills wero introduced and dis? posed of as stated: By Air. Rovercoinb, Alleghany: To pro? hibit the ti'oasurer of Alleghany county from imposing tho five per cent, pen? alty on taxes collected by him in Cov? ington magisterial district, until Janu? ary 15, lf-OI, and providing that said treas user shall not be required to report col? lections made by him of taxes in said district until tho 15th day of January, 1904. Referred to the Joint committee on special local and private legislation. By Mr. Barksdale, of Buckingham: To permit tho commissioner of agriculture to collect specimens of natural history. Referred to the Commltteo on Fish and Game. Tho House was called to order at 11 o'clock by Spoakor John F. Ryan, and thore was no prayer. Tho following bills wore offered nnd referred: By Mr. Henry E. Dec: To amend the law in relation to the compensation of clerk*'and Judges of election so as to al? low them $2 per day for thoir services Instead of $1 as at present. By Air. Leake: To provide for special grand Jury Investigations after nil pri? mary and general elections. By Air. Fulton: To Increase the com? pensation of tho Commonwealth's attor? ney of Wise county. Ex-Congressman Harry Tucker was on Never Too Laie to Be Cured. No. 12.S Hennosny Street. Nkw Okt.eanr, La., June 8, 1903, "Wine of Cardui ii indeed an idea! woman's medicine and by far the best I have known to restore lost health and strength. 1 suffered mirery for twelve years, being troubled with menorrhagia. My back ached and I bad frequent bearing down pains and headaches. 1 would often wake from my sleep in such pain and suffering that It would bo hours before 1 would close my weary eyes again. I dreaded the long nights aa well as the weary days. I consulted two different physicians hopin'p to e<-t relief, but finding that their medicine did not seem to cure me. I tried Wine of Cardui as a friend hud recommended it so strongly. 1 am clad that I followed lic-r advice for it was the only medicine for me, every ache and pain haa cone and not only this, nut my general health has unproved. 1 feel well and strong, have a line appetite, have gamed in flesh and never looked better. My advice to suffering women is to take Wine of Cardui and thoy will never bo disappointed in the results. <^r; <TKa^<JL X. Tbbasoem, "Thu Haw Woman.* Misslovisanne. TweK-e years of suffering ? Few persons could stand any kind of sickness that length oi time. But Wice of Cardui which has rescued so many sick women from chronic and so-called iacurable diseases restored Miss Fine to the full enjoyment of health, when doctors could do nothing for her. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO TAKE WINE OF CARDUI. This is the message that this letter brings to every suffering woman in this country. No matter how severe your case may be, no matter how many doctors say your case is hopeless, remember that thousands of women who have been given up to die have taken Wine of Cardui and have found complete relief, Wine of Cardui regulates the menstrual flow, starting that important function properly when it U suppressed and checking the flow when it is profuse. It removes the weakness and inflammation which cause bearing down pains and leucorrH?a. U Xou iaxe wfferiug yc* cannot do better than take this great remedy today. All druggists sell $1.00 bottles of Wine of Cardui. This Has Been a Most Unusual Year With Us! ^ In spite of the many drawbacks that Richmond has suffered, our business has been better than we expccted-the best we've ever had. During the past three or four fall seasons, in order to get good de sirable goods,'we've usually bought three or four times as much as we really wanted, slatting in May and June to buy, and then we would countermand unfilled orders every two or three weeks, com? mencing on the 1st of October This Year We Have Not Given a Single Countermand ! Every day we receive immense shipments of Furniture, and it's no uncommon thing for a cus? tomer to exclaim, ''Myl when do you expect to get rid of all this Furniture?" This is easily explained though, when the customer sees our remarkably low prices, marked in _plain figures on, goods that cannot be excelled for quality of make-up and excellence in design and finish. Chas. G. JurgeilS* Son, 419-21 E. Broad St., Bet. Fourth anl Fifth. Among some of the new arrivals of goods this week was a good line of Mahogany Chamber Suits in heavy effects, Iron and Brass Beds, special color effects; Extension Tables, Sideboards and Dinner Sets. , ' Catalogue Sent Free on Receipt of Postal Card. All the Credit You Want If You Want It. tho floor of the Houso for a while and wns warmly grooted by his friends. Tho following Sonato bills woro pass? ed To amend and re-ennct Bcctlon 150 of the. Codo of Virginia In relaUon to the reapportionment ot representation in the General Assembly, and to amend nnd re-ennct section 61 of the Code ot Vir? ginia. To provide for the preservation of tho permanent registration rolls and for the transfer of voters on said rolls, and for copy tn bo used for all purposes with sumo effect as the original. To provide nn appeal to any person de? nied registration. To amend and re-enact, sections 157, 158, 159, 160 and 161 of the Codo of Vir? ginia, To provide for contesting local option elections. To amend nnd re-enact sections 16S. 169, 170, 176 nnd 1?0 of chaptor 13 of the Codo of Virginia. To repenl an act of the General Assem? bly of Virginia, approved May 23. 1SS7, entitled an act to provide a modified oath to bo taken by persons elected or ap? pointed to any post or office undor tho laws of the Commonwealth who aro un? able to take the oath required under the Acts of Assembly, approved April 21, 1SS2: Mr. Folkes' Prospective Bills. The House considered a largo, number of bills on their second hearing, ordering a number of them to their engrossment, Mr. Folkes gave notice that at the proper timo he would offer an amend? ment to the hill relating to corporations having for their object the compelling of railway companies to define what is their domicile. He explained that ho was moved to of? fer this by the fact that the headquar? ters of the Southern road, while nomi? nally here, are In reality In Washington. Legislative Notes. Among tho visitors In attendance on tho session of the General Assembly yester? day was Rev. T. C. Davis, editor of a new weekly publication published at Chlncotngue Island, Accomac county, Va., and known as Tho Oysterman. Tho pa? per, the eighth number of which has just boen issued, Is a highly creditable ono In typographical nppearanca and in the character and handling of Its matter. It Is printed entirely by hand, using no patent Inside or outside. Hon. J. D. islam, member of the House from Brunswick and a member of the Houso Finance Committee, has not been able to attend the session of tho General Assembly this fall, owing to a dangerous, Illness of typhoid fever. Ho is not yot convalescent, nnd will hardly he able to attend tho session at all. Mr. J. E. Nottingham, mombor of the House for Northampton, has been grant? ed leave of absence and has gone to his homo, whit hor ha was summoned on ac? count of the IllnosH of his son. Hon. Edward Lyle, Senator from Roa? noke city, wn6 granted Indefinite leavo of absence on account of Illness. He has Just undergone a delicate operation on his throat, made necessary by a serious case of tonsilltls. Ho is up and doing niooly. but Is not yet ahlo to attend tho Bosslons. ' The Sale hill, known as a bill to amend the Norfolk city primary election law, which wns vetoed by the Governor laat spring through a misapprehension of Its provisions, will probably bo called up to? day nnd passed. The Governor, It Is un? derstood, will offer no objections now to tho enactment of the bill. Tho Barktsdale-Keezoll general primary bill, providing for the payment of ex? penses of all primaries to nominate candi? dates for State and Federal oloctlvo of? fices, and legalizing such primaries, Is expected to como up In the Senate thin week. Thp bill provides for tho instruc? tion of members of the General Assembly by their party constituents through a pri? mary as to their choice for United States Senator. In tho matter of State elective office and Congressmen other than Sen? ators, the measure proposes the election bv primaries of delegates to a delegated convention, with the county or city as unit, and tho nomination by such conven? tion on a majority vote of the delegates of tho candidates of tho party. It saves candidates the expense of primaries and places that upon the State treasury. Tho bill proposing a reapportionment of representation In Congress and the rear? rangement of several of the Congressional districts of the State, now on the Senate calondar on Its second rinding, Is expected to come up for action In a week or two. The measure Is applicable chiefly to the First and Second Districts and the equal? ization of population therein. Tho Senate bill to prescribe the man? ner In which o. duly registered voter who has not been assessed with his State capitation tax may pay the same, de? signed to remove the objections to tho bill on tho subject recently vetoed by tho Governor, was passed by yesterday, owing to the small attendance. There is a similar rrieaeur.i^bn the House calendar or In committee...'. Tho Senate Is making excellent progress In the work of considering, amending when necessary, or desirable, and passing tho bills on the calendar designed to conform the statute laws to the now or? ganic law of the Stato. There are 101 of these bills, and of that number about, sixty have been passed already. Some of them are forty, fifty or even sixty pages In length, and their reading and the necessary roll calls alone consume consid? erable time. Tho failure of tho Senate to engross the Herman bill providing for the payment of pensions to public school teachers nfter twenty-flvo years' service, was not a disappointment to Senator Harman, Its patron. It Is tho beginning of a campaign of education by Senator Harman In bo half of better remuneration for teachers. He hardly hoped to have the bill passed, but will keep on hammering to arouse Interest and spur the people of the State ns to paying the teacher a fair remun? eration for the responsible work he does. The Senator was himself formerly a teacher, and realizes the Importance and tho value of retaining In tho profession tho capable men and women who are driven Into other occupations by reason of the poor remuneration of teachers. Revival Services. Revival services were begun at the Sec? ond Baptist Church, corner Sixth and Main Streets, on last Sunday morning under very auspicious and hopeful cir? cumstances. These services will continue during tho week at 12 noon and 8 P. M. of each day, oonducted by tho Rev. W. R. L,. Smith, who Is being assisted by Mr. R. D. Garland, whose dir?ct, business way of stating the truth makes him a very attractive speaker*, Judge Williams 111. Former Judge Samuel G. Williams, of jtveanoke, Is ifi In that c'ty. He Is qui e nn old man. and his friends are anxious as to his condition. MANY SMALL CASES BEFORE THE COURT Paltry Thefts, Little Assaults and a Great Many Drunks. A long lino of small cases was all that Justice John had to contend with yester? day morning. John Robinson was put undor security for thirty days on the cbargo of taking throe umbrellas belonging to another man. Ben Johnson got the same on the alle? gation that he took a sack of flour from another person. Reuben Harris was given sixty days flat for taking groceries belonging to Ullman. and Lucy Bennett got ton days for taklng'two dresses. ? Then came the assault case, the drunks and disorderlies. Rochetta Taylor was put under security for twenty days and fined Jo for beating Hattle Norvell, Henry Payno struck Rosa Payne. He got thirty days and was fined $10. R, Gathrlght paid $2.50 and was put undor security for ten days for getting drunk and falling against a window. Eddie Hall was fined $20 for being drunk and resisting the pollco. Then an even dozen drunks wero dis? posed of. A LEGISLATIVE FOOT BALL TEAM IS FORMED A number of members of the General Assembly played truant Saturday and went down to Norfolk to the foot-ball game, with the result that there was not a quorum of either house. Among the number were sevoral members who are themselves old players, notably Mr. Early, the center rush on tho groat Uni? versity team of '03; Co.ptnln Bob Lee, who played on tho Virginia Military In? stitute cloven when a student ther.9. There were Just twelve members noted on the train by a reporter for The Tlmes Dlspatch. Of this twelve the following fcot-ball eleven was made up: Delegate Wafldy, left end; Senator Cromwell, left tackle: D-slegate R. E. Lee Jr., left guard; Delegate Early, center: Senator Kcezell, right guard; Senator Massle, right tackle; Senator Bryant, right end; Senator Barksdale quarter baok; Delegate Sebrell, left half back; Senator Shands, right half back; Delegate Goodwin, full back. Subatitutes-Delogato Whitehead. ex Delegate Pllcher and ex-Delegate Cooke, of Norfolk, who was an enthusiastic spectator at the gamo. This team should be punished for truancy by being required to play a game 'it has boen suggested. The eleven Is open to challenge from any Legisla? ture, North Carolina preferred. THEIR POSITION. From a Prominent Member of Liquor Dealers' Association. A leading member of the Liquor Dealers' Association was seen last night, In refer? ence to an expression of opinion regarding the proposed Cummins bill. This bill provides that clubs shall, In ad? dition to the per capita tax, pay the reg? ular bar-room license. Its effect would bo to break up tho clubs to a large extent The gentleman referred to said: "The liquor dealers are In favor of the Cummlng bill, for the reason that It litis for Its purpoeethe destruction of the mush? room clubs, formed only for the purpose of selling liquor on Sundays. They are not opposed to legitimate clubs, but they do think that no club or set of men have any right to sell liquor on Sunday any more than the licensed dealers." Was an Error, A friend of tho Randolph-Macon foot? ball team requests The Tlmes-Dlspatch to correct the error made by another paper-Inadvertently, no doub -that one of Pthe college substitutes was Involved n a fight at the park last Saturday. rho gentleman In question Is positive that no member of the Randolph-Macon team nor substitute, was in any way Involved In the encounter referred to. The re? porter was merely mistaken as to the man. ?_ Supreme Court of Appeals. Proceedings In the Supremo Court yes? terday were as follows: Slaughter vs. Banner, argued by Isaac Dlggs for appellant, ana M. M. Gilliam for appal lee. and submitted. Next ea.6tjs to be called: Turner by, &c., vs. Barrant and others. Rlnhmond. Fredericksburg and Poto? mac Railroad Company va. Martin s ad? ministrator. _ ?' . Glutei's executors aud others vb. bliel fam and others, being Nos. 10, IS and 10 on argument docket. me rorrrail- !> ? Maker. 112 ;,? N.9LhST, DON'T trlflo with your cyos, and do not allow anyone else to do It for you. For comfort and preserva? tion of tho oyoslght have jour Glasses adjusted at our well known optical establishment? tho largest In the South, and one of tho best In tho country. Com? plete Optical manufacturing plant on tho premlco . Prescrip? tion work our specialty. Expert service and lowest charges guar? anteed In all cases. "Good for the Eyes." ...The... S. 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