Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-05
Isa,.GAFrHf er VIRGINIA.
MONDAY. FEbRuARr 2, 1893.
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lV 10 30 dm6nQlOR tu6 COu0 IN W nho"
he n,ed IA evidence in civil cases. where witnessed re-
side out of the county or fifty miles from the Court
House, where the suit is tried
BILLS REPORTED.
incorporating the Citizens Deposit Bank Oh nheei'
ing; For the relief Richard p. Trace; Autnnrz'n.
title TO be made under certain conditions, 10 D;
wdde of Albemare, to certain land OF his condemned
by the Blue Ridge Rail Road; Amending an act pro-
viding for the appointment OF commissone.' " Io
tract for the construction Of the Coa river ofnse,
Incorporating the Virginia Gas Company a' l"i'
Mayo in Henrico. L., H.
Mr.. BEALE offered joint resolution wolon iles
over, under the rule fixing Saturday the ot hst nr
the election of Auditor Of Public Accounts "a Aul'
tori Secretary of States Treasurer, and Register Oh ne
Land office.
REsoLUrIoss OF IsQuIRY.
BY Mr.. August, for providing tor an investlgaton
of the causes of fires in the State, ana appointing
fire marsha!s in the cities aud counties; oy mr. 10
GAN, of amending section ofchapter ~ Oh tne Soue
by Mr.. WHITE, of authorizing the faculty OF Asnlano
Female College to confer collegiate degrees oy mr..
WARrH, of Incorporating the Independent Bank OF
Charleston, Kanswha; by Mr.. Smith, OF constructing
certain turnpike road in Gresnbrer county oy mr..
HAIRsToS, Of incorporating the Chlzeas savings
Bank at Rocky Mount. Franklin county; by MIR.
LosAS of refundiDg to John Wilson, Commissioner
of the Revenue in Halifax, the sum Of ga erroneous.
" paid by him; by Dir. PAXTON, OF allowing acaim Oh
Msssrs Binford g. Boyd for work on road;
The committee Of Finance was dischsrgsa IRON The
CO0slQordtlOn OF LDS petltlOu Vi "" ~ DASo'A oHA
Others asking reduction the tax on hotel Keepers
The petition was then referred to the committee OIL
Courts Of Justice.
BILLS PASSED.
Incorporating the Atlantic Stesm Ferry Company;
amending the Code so as to allow Justice, after all
due efforts to find the friends OF lunatc' VINO comes
from another State 10 obtain his admission into one
of the lunatc asylums OF this state; amending Tue
incorporating act Of the Odd Felows' Hall Assocla-
ton of Wheeling. so as to allow any person 70 pur
4, NJ han hundrAd aharpB therein IN
cooperating the Hughes Creek Oil and Coal ComPa
ny incorporating the Fayette Oil and Coal Comps
ny; Incorporating the Virginia Slate Company. in
the counties Of Albemsrle and Buckingham estsn.
fishing separate election precinct al the Good VIII
School House, in Brooke county; Incorporating the
Masonic Temple Of Virginia. This association Is
one organised TO erect building in Richmond. TO
cost about $0OUOO for the use chiefly OF the Masonic
fraternity.l
FLoUk INSPECTIONS.
The bill amending the law 90 as more fully to de
fine the powers and duties OF inspectors Of -FOUR came
up.
chief values of the -four manufactured here vas that
it resisted the action Of tropical climate. BY the in
specton laws authority given the inspector for Dor
ing hole half inch in diameter. Every barre! go
treated is injured inasmucb as it must be more Liable
10 injury than under other circumstances it would be-
The French Government has made periments n pack
ing -four in alright cases, and found that no -four
can be hurt 10 that condition. By the bill before
the Senate, the barrels are to be perforated
an inch instead of half noh, and the barrel made
still less airtight. He had letters from merchants
show that serious damage caueed to -four sent
to more Southern climates, by the melting OF the wax
used in sealing up the holes made by the inspectors.
By increasing the size OF the auger from halt inch
to one inch, the chances OF injury vera increased
The average quantity OF -four drawn by the inspector
from each barrel is half pound. The loss falls on
the miller, as was shown from paper Tread by tbs
Seustorl showing loss OF barrels in POO on a
shipment to Liverpool where the -four Is sold
by weight. From another paper he showed the
amounted to $S00n, and his fees for inspections
As O0O In the case of Crenshaw g. Fisher, the ave-
rage amount lost by them in the inspection OF every
800 barrels was about 197 pounds, which, with the
inspection fees, loss Of about of per cent.
on every bushel of wheat bought by them that year.
He esid that charging the diameter of the augsr
hole would enable the trier introduced by the nspec'
tor though of no larger size than heretofore to draw
more -four from the barrel. What is to be gained by
this change in the size OF the auger, except an IN
crease of the salary of the Inspector It was now
proposed to legaIlzs the pocketiug of the milers'
-FOUR and he would off4r an amendment requiring
the inspector. when it is demanded by the party
owning the -four, to weigh the amount taken from
the barrel.
crease the receipts OF the inspectors but to protect
them from hsrassiug suits. He thought the opposl'
ton Of the m.llers might be explained by the fact that
the present inspector for Richmond had condemned
sc 0UU barrels Of -four, unfit for use. lie went on
TO combat Mr. AMBLER's views, with regard to the IN
creased size of tie auger The augers used for years
past had been an inch and oues& tesnth in diameter
that the present bill materially lsSssned s size-h1ng
1t as it does at one inch. The trers had always been
Eve eiyhths Of an inch in diameter, 40 that tins
vas no new feature. As to the quantity of draft
aour taks1 ont by the inspectors, it WAS on this
petition of the mixer: themselves that the compensa
ton of the inspector was reduced TO one cent per
bbl he receiving the draft -four sksE out 10 inspec
ton. About the damage done by inspections to the
-four destined for South America he would say, that
Mr. Harall had said that IL the inspection WAS vol
untsry matter, he would prefer having his -four, in.
tended for that quarter, inspected. warwick q
had also expressed their preference tor the
inspection of their -four With regard to the enor'
NOUS emoluments arising from the office of inspector,
he read latter from Mr. Dsaplane, stating that his
net income did not exceed 5000 per sunum. In Don
oluson, he would AJAX the Senate to pass the Dill e1
plsnatory of the law, and shield the officers OF the
State from annoying suits and to egaze the use oil
the inch suger.
MIR. CAMPBELL favored the amendment of Mr.. AN
BIER and hoped he would 20 further and specify the
amount inspectors shall DE allowed to take from the
barrel He showed that the net salary OF the insPsc.
tor of Petersburg is sllOO though the gross receipts
of tina Of. ce are g. 300. In New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore cent is allowed for inspection and the
inspectors retain tbs LoJng OF draft hour In oil OF
the States of the Union the inch rier used except
in two. where this Of an inch prescribed by law
In Petersburg the suger now used is au inoh and a
quarter in diameter, and the trer s fhs OF an inch
Mr.. THOMAS stated the gross income OF the insPeo
tor for Richmond to be g. 47. The hire OF Two as
sistants, ne PCT down at 81, UO each. He puts four
negroes at $g20 oiics rent, fuel, lights and staone
ry S4UO; timber for plugs and saving the same, $l
livery Of horse and wear and tear Of cart 2 other
expensea, $50U; reducing the sum to " '9oG; After
this prospective expense 10 put down, it Will reduce
tina sum to $500. He offered an amendment oy
49, Lo, lOxrnr nm hal
of the draft Eour drawn from barrels, to the Su
perin.endent Of the tertentary for the use OF con-
Victe.
The bill was laid on the able.
On motion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II O'Clock, pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Prayer by Rev. II, D. Hoge, D. D., Of the Pre'by
terian Church.
BILLS REPORTED.
Rills were reported from the standing committees
To provide for the election Of two commissioners o.
the revenue for Nicholas county.
To amend and re- enact the 4th and 9th sections o.
the act TO revise and amend the act to prsscroe the
mode OF electing trustees for the town OF Pearsoug
To incorporate the Southern savings' bank, in the
city of Richmond. 80
To amend sections 6th 9Th, and 5th, OF chapter ~
of the Code. relative to the Literary Fund
These bills we're advanced TO second reading.
ADvERsE REPORTS.
Exports were also presented adverse to sundry pro
or sppropristing certain sum of money to the
Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society, for GER
tain purposes Of amending the present Juror law
passed April 9th, 1858; OF exempting citizsns Of
towns from, county levies; of authorizing justice
Of the peace to issue "dstrngas" on Judgments rem
dered by justice; of prohibiting the introduction o.
adul,srsted liquors into the States OF requiring jurors
summoned in civil CAGES to serve in criminal csses
THE sboy. mentioned reports were read and agreed
to.) or allowing the jaior OF Lynohburg the same
fees the iaOrs of RchEaosd end Petersburg r. OF
granting more compensation to the )ustiSes o. Gum
berand county; of increasing the fees OF the commits
sionsr in chsncsry, in Petersburg; Of ,srsmp,ing
towns which provide for the poor, and Keep their
streets in order from. county levies OF conterrlng
the powers Of the Board of Public Works on the
Governor These ave reports are laid upon the ia
bic for the present.
THE LITERARY FUND.
Mr.. FRICTION, from the Committee of Schools and
Colleges presented report on the conotion OF tne
7 Enpd 4 in oh stated