Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-02-28
Legislation Of Local Interest.

In the Senate, Friday, MI. Echols intro
duced bill ''To incorporate the Basic
City: West Virginia and Pittsburg Rail
way Company" The corporators are
Messrs. Charles K. Hoge, Charles A. Holt,
Edward Echols, A. c. Braxton, Arista
Hoge, NJ. A. Booker, j. NJ. Quarles, J. N.
Mcfarland, Samuel Forrer, J. E. Sanger,
II. P. Mason, G.. G.. Gooch, Silas B. Mason,
S. d. Gooch and J. S. Darling. The COM
pany is authorized to construct and operate
railroad commencing at the town of Basic
City, Augusta county, or at point within
two miles of the intersection of the Chesa-
peake 4 Ohio Railway Company and the
Shenandoah Valley railway, and running to
some suitable point on the Shenandoah
West Virginia line between the counties of
Bath and Shenandoah, crossing the Valley
railway at q point between Staunton and
Harrisonburg. 1t was passed in the
Senate.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the bill to so
amend the Code as to do away with pay pa
tients in the lunatic asylums of the
State and make all free came up
on it's passage. Messrs. Jones ard
Berry warmly advocated the passage of the
bill as mere act of justice, and Messrs.
Moore and Heaton opposed it with equal
earnestness. MI. Echols endorsed the SEN
timent but thought this an impractical
time to make the change, which will take
at least $4,000 from the income of the
State. The bill was passed-ayes %; noes Z.
The clause in the Tax B ill taxing insur-
ance companies came up in the House on
Monday, whereupon Mr.. Booth of Rich
mond, offered an amendment providing
that assessment companies shall be liable to
city and county taxation. 1t was opposed
by Messrs. Cochran, Letcher, Downing
and others and defeated. MI. Cochran
then offered an amendment providing that
assessment companies be not taxed on the
money arising from assessments, but be
taxed per cent. On the amount in excess
of that paid for death losses. This amend
ment was also defeated.
A bill passed the Senate, to authorize the
Board of Supervisors of Highland county
to redeem the outstanding bonds of said
county issued in payment Of it's subscrip-
ton to the capital stock of the Washington.
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad Company
1.-THE unbuilt Narrow Gauge railroad ~ and
for that purpose either to borrow money
and issue it's bonds therefor, OF to exchange
new bonds for the outstanding bonds.
When the Senate bill taking away the
transportation of convicts entirely from
the sheriffs, came to the House, it was lost.
A substitute for it reducing the pay of Of
ficers performing that duty, from IS to 81 a
day, was strongly opposed by MI. Lightner
and defeated.
A bill for the relief of j. M. Fitz and D.
P. Woodward, of Fitz & Woodward, former
proprietors of the American Hotel in Staun~
ton, relieving them from fine of $175
imposed by the Hastings Court Of Staun-
liquor to minors, passed the Senate.
There has been placed on the House cal
endar bill to authorize the qualified voters
of the county Of Bath to vote on the ques-
ton Of removal Of the courthouse, clerk IS
office, Jail, etc., to the Bath Alum Springs,
OF near by.
A bill to authorize the Supervisors Of
Augusta county to increase the salary Of
the County Judge, has passed the House, as
has the bill to incorporate the Buena Vista
Street-railway Company.
A bill for the relief of Zion Evangelical
Lutheran congregation Of Waynesboro
passed the Senate and House.
The bill to incorporate the Augusta and
Rockbridge Railroad Company has passed
both houses.
The bill to in corporate the Waynesboro
and Basic City Street-Railway Company,
passed the House.
The bill to incorporate the Buena Vista
Street Railway has passed the House.