Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-21
Of power, we made our fight last fall and


M. Turner spoke for his plan.
Mr.. Heaton doubted the policy OF giving
this power 10 the Auditor. He Is not In a
position 10 procure the best men. Mr..
Heaton wanted TO give the appointment
wholly in the hands OF the board Of super
visors. He didn't want the county-court
Judges TO have anything to do with II.
What is wanted in this State Is not so much
ahieh assessment as Uniform assessment.
The Judges Of the county court may be very
able men, but they are not the business
men that the supervisors are supposed TO
be. The supervisors should make the ap.
pointments, and the appeals from the asses
sors should be to them.
Mr.. Bailey. believing that his amendment
would be defeated, felt that he ough, to 90
to the next plan, and that he considered
Mr.. Heaton's to be.
Mr.. Atkinsou's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. koIner moved TO amend so that the
appointments be made by the board OF
supervisors in the county and the c0rpO-
ration courts OF the cities.
Mr.. TIeaton wanted the appointments
made in towns and cities 10y the trustees
or city councils.
On motion OF Mr.. Lovenstein the amend
ment Of Mr.. Koiner was amended to give
the appointment In Richmond city to the
circuit Judge instead Of to the hustings
(corporation) judge.
Then Mr.. Hoiner's amendment was
amended by Mr.. IIeaton's amendment.
The upshot OF it all was that the Senate,
bya great majority, voted that In the coun-
ty the supervisors, in the towns the trustees,
and in the cities the councils should make
the appointments.
Then. so that they might reShape the
bill. 1t was, on motion OF Mr.. Wickham.
recommitted to the Committee on Finance,
and ordered TO be printed, with the numer-
Gus amendments adopted.
COUPONS.
The amended Ri1dleberger bill from the
House was taken up, Mr. Wickham having
offered substitute published in this pa
per sunday. Mr.. ilcaton spoke at some
length, and at 8 r. VI. gave way 10 a mo-
ton TO adjourn.
House of Delegates.
Mr.. Evans, Of MiddeseX, as acting chair
man OF the Committee on Chesapeake and
its Tributaries, under resolution adopted
by the House iDStructing the committee to
report such amendments to the new oyster
law as were deemed 10y the committee nece>-
sary and proper, reported bill amending
sections 8, 6, and II Of said law.
The amendment 10 section 3 strikes out
such portion Of said section rs relates TO
creeks one hundred wards IN widtb-the
effect Of which is to place the planting
grounds In said creeks on the same footing
with the beds OF the rivers, bays, &C., out
side Of said creeks, or below the point az
which they are one hundred yards in
width.
The amendment 10 section relnstateS
the former law rs to the rights OF riparian
owners. giving to them one half an acre;
reyoking the privileges granted 10 them
under the act Of March I. 1851, giving to
them one fourth Of their front. FOR planting
purposes; refunding to them all fees and
other moneys paid by them to inspectors
under section @. and IN Other respects quiz
eting the title or tenure by which the gem
eral planter held his plnting-ground..
The counties Of Accomac, northampton,
estmoreland, and Northumberland are
excepted from the operation Of this amend
ment. and remain under tho section as il
was originally adopted.
The section that has been amended con-
tanned a clause Ieserving to the General As.
sembly the right to revoke the privilege
thereby granted 10 the riparian owner. and
provided that he could not enjoy his priyi-
lege for eighteen months from the date Of
his application TO the inspector. Conse-
quently no hardship can result from the
amendment proposed.
The amendment 10 section - only pro-
vides for single inspection and sealing of
staye measures by any inspector duly quail
fled under the law. instead OF requiring it
to be done in each county IN which said
measures are used.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
Mr.. Evans. OF Richmond. asked four
DAYS leave OF absence for Mr.. Cardweil.
who still continues Ill, and it was granted.
Other leaves OF absence were also read.
PASSED.
Senate bill to provide for the interchange
Of coupon bonds and registered bonds is
sued under the act approved February II,
1889, entitled an act TO ascertain and de-
clare Nirgnla's equitable share Of the debt
created before and actually existing at the
time Of the partition Of her territory and
resources, and TO provide for the issuance
Of bonds covering the same, and for the
prompt and regular pGymcntoi the interest
thereon. reported with the following amend
ment by the House
"The Second Auditor shall cause all
bonds exchanged aud surrendered under
this act TO Dc cancelled and the coupons on
all counon bonds so exchanged and sur
rendered 10 lie purchased, 20 as 10 DESTROY
the negotiability OF the same, and he VIII
file all bonds 30 exchanged and Surren-
dered securely in his Office. Ii shall be the
duty Of the Second Auditor to cause fuil
record to be kept Of each exchange made
under this act and it shall be the duty Of
the Treasurer once in each month to COM
rare the bonds cancelled with the record,
and 70 certify the result Of his examination
thereon
Senate bill to provide foI the working
OF the roads in Madison county.
LICENSE TAXES.
The license law, passed in March last,
taxed the keeper Of an eating house twenty
five dollars specifically, and required him
TO pay IN additional sum OF per cen
tnm on the annual rental value Of not les
than ono thousand dollars per annum. \
day or two ago 4 bill was introduced
amending the tax law I'm this respect and
others. Mr.. Evans, Of Richmond, tried
TO have stricken ont all that portion OF the
law putting a tax on the annual renal
value Of the cating-hOuse, and while he
did not succeed in whole, he did succeed
in having the bill 50 amended a. to reduce
This additional tax on the elting-housf-
keeper so that no tax will be charged on
the annual rental value unless the annual
rental exceeds one hundred dollars. AS
amended the bill was passed to its thlrd
reading and engTOss sment.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
House bill No. IS. appropriating $4,000
to complete and equip the Central Lunatlc
Asylum, was reported.
Mr. Dunn favored the appropriation.
Mr.. StrIbling opposed ii, citing the TACT
that il was possible for one to be deceived
In the statement OF the amount unapprO-
priated in the Treasury. He thought the
government ought to be run on business
principles-that is TO say, within expenses.
More money was asked for per annum than
was ever asked for before.
Mr.. Dunn asked Mr.. Stribling what
would become Of the poor uniortunates
now confined in the Central Asylum.
Mr.. striblng said he was not in charge
OF the institution, but with the money al
present appropriated he thought he could
take care OF them.
Mr.. Dunn said the Board OF Directors
were not asking for money to take care OF
the inmates, but money TO complete the
new asylum and to remove the inmates.
There is not room enough at the old quar-
ters.
Speaker Stuart (Mr.. Graves in the CHAIR
said that in Alexandra there were IN lall
four lunatics who were unable 10 be ac-
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