The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-05
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HOUSE or DELEGATES.
The House met at noon. Speaker Card
well in the chair. Prayer by Rev. George
Cooper of the First Baptist church.
DUNLOP MCCANCE.
Senate bill incorporating the Dunlop
( McCance Milling and Manufacturing
Company was. on motion of Mr.. Buf0rd
OF Richmond city, placed on The calendar,
and later it was taken up and passed.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Mr. Elan introduced a Joint resolution
amending the Constitutional article $50
as to make ii read 1.-THE Gencral As
sembly shall not pass or any
law impairing the obligation of contracts,
or any law whereby private property
shall be taken or personal seretces ar dJ0r
eracted for public uses without just com.
pensation" The amendment is in
italics
INSPECTION.
M Buford Of Richmond city intro
duced bill repeating the law requirir g
compulsory inspection of fish and flour,
but giving the purchaser the right to Dc
mand inspection if he desires H.
Referred.
FMpLOYEs' LIFN.
Mr Waddil of Henrico introduced the
following To secure TO clerks, agents
workmen, servants, and employees Of
every grade of service, lien upon the
properly of the person, firm, OF contrac-
tor, for whom they work, in the event
of the failure or insolvency OF such pei
SON. firm, or corporation or their re-
fusal TO pay the amount owed such clerks
and employees.
THE ELECTORAL BOARD LAW.
Mr.. Browne OF Nansemond introduced
a bill to amend the Electoral Board law
so as TO provide that two of the members
of each county and city Electoral Board
shall belong to different political parties
Mr.. Elam of Louisa introduced new
bill entirely, providing a method for the
appointment of registrars and judges Of
election as a substitution for the present
Electoral Board law This bill requires
them to be elected 3y the people instead
of By the Legislature
VIRGINIA MINING AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
Mr.. Buiord of Richmond city intro.
duced bill Incorporating the Virginia
Mining and Manufacturing Company.
The incorporators are Joseph r. Ander-
son. A. s. Buford, Basil b. Gordon, D.
Wilcox Brown, Douglass II. Gordon, J.
Pembroke Thorn. DeCouray WThorn,
Edward Dillon, John D. II. Ross, c. G.
Holland, p II. Mayo, and John p.
| Branch.
The capital stock is not to be less than
$4,000 nor more than 81 100000.
The company is authorized TO carry on
the business of developing, producing,
and dealing in iron, coal and other ores,
minerals, metals, salt, oil, natural gas.
marble, lumber, and other natural mate
rials, and of mining, working, quarrying,
smelling, manufacturing transporting,
and vending the same in the various
southwest counties of Virginia and coun-
ties adjoining in other States. To hold
all real estate necessary to build canals
and railroads not more than fifty miles
long, and operate them; to subscribe 10
the capital stock Of any railroad. Re.
ferred.
INTRODUCES AND REFERRED.
By Mr.. Elam of Louisa: Providing
that there shall be voting place for
every five hundred registered voters.
By Mr.. Crawford Of Augusta For the
protection of fish in the water of the
Commonwealth above tidewater.
BY Mr.. Coleman Of Pittsylvania To
incorporate the Danyille and North
Carolina Railroad Company.
By same To incorporate the Danyille
and East Tennessee Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Tyler To exempt undsrtskers
from jury service.
By Mr.. Tyler of Richmond (by re-
uuestc To authorize the Auditor to
purchase 100 copies of Chataigne s. Co.'S
Virginia Business Directory and Gazetteer
Of IssS-'S9, one copy to 60 to the clerk