Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-10
In THE LEGISLATURE.

THE LAW OF ASSIGNMENTS-SCRIM
OVER TRUST BILL-A BALLOT MARK.
Err UNsEATED-THE AVERAGE LAW
THE WHIPPING DISSATISFACTION OF
MEAT-BILL TO REGULATE RAILROADS.
&C., &C., sc.
The Virginia legislature having taken it's
Christmas holiday is again at work. We
give below some of the more important
work of the past week.
AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW IN REGARD
TO ASSIGNMENTS, AND FOR THE
COLLECTION OF DEBTS.
The following recommendations with re-
gard to the above subject have been present
ed to the legislature by the Chambers of
Commerce of Petersburg, Richmond,
| Lynchburg, Norfolk and Staunton:
| First. That all assignments by insolvents
shall inure ratably to all bonG.itde creditors
of the grantor existing at the date of the as
signment. Proviso: C) Insolvent may secure
loan OF money or sale of property made to
him at the date of assignment in good faith.
| (2) He may prefer debts due to employees for
services rendered within three months of date
OF assignment.
Second. If trustee selected by grantor is
not acceptable to majority in number and
| amount OF the creditors secured, they may
| apply to the court OF the county or corpora
ton in which the deed is recorded OF the judge
| in vacation, land have trustee removed and the
| one recommended by them appointed
| Third. Trustee shall, within ten days from
date of recordation of deed, send by mail to
each creditor secured in deed an inventory of
| the assets conveyed and list Of the creditors
and the amounts of their several debts.
Fourth Give county courts concurrent
| jurisdiction with circuit courts of all COM
mon law suits for the recovery of money OF
| property.
Fifth Amend section 1886 of the Code,
which provides that in actions of assumpsit,
where plaintiff files with declaration, affida
Wit of the correctness of his claim, &C., that
no plea in bar shall be filed unless accompan-
| led by affidavit of defendant denying the cor
rectness of plaintiffs claim, &c, SO as to
make said section applicable to any action of
debt OF assumpsit on any note, bond or other
contract expressed or implied for the pay
ment of money Except in cases matured by
publications.
AN INNOCENT LOOKING BILL OF MOOR
PoRATIOM HIDES A GIGANTIC TRUST.
The bill to incorporate the American To-
bacco Company was passed by both houses
Of the legislature before the members caught
| on to its true inWardness. When the rumor
got out that it concealed a gigantic trust
| scheme, a bill was introduced to repeal it.
The House was divided in it's opinions
about the propriety Of repeating it. The
Dispatch reports the following remarks Of
Mr.. Cochran of Augusta:
| Mr.. Cochran could see nothing objection
| able in the act except the long time allowed
to the company in the charter, and he did not
think any danger need be feared from this
source. Corporations of this kind he could
not regard as trusts. They are only new modes
of conducting commercial business, and while
very few companies of the kind exist in the
South there are plenty of them in New York
and Europe.
1t is we'll known, said Mr.. Cochran. that
many people will refuse to put money in a
concern which has only fifteen years exist
ence, and this is the reason fifty years was in
serted. He never heard Of one corporation
being trust. Such corporations as the Amer
lean Tobacco Company are only purchasers
in the market.
Mr. Cochran said his county augusta
does not grow much tobacco, but if it did he
would be glad to see such corporations chart
cred to buy the article and bring money to the
pockets of the producers. He would be glad
| to see company of this kind chartered to buy
the wheat grown in his section.
The bill repeating the charter was order
ed to its engrossment by SO to IS, MI.
Lightner voting for the repeal and Mr.
Cochran voting against it.
When the bill repeating the charter got to
the Senate that body referredit to the Com.
mittee on General Laws.
A RIGHTEOUS DECISION.
| Ross Hamilton, the delegate from Neck,
lenburg, was unseated by the House and J
N. Hutcheson seated in his stead. 1t was
proven before the committee that largo
number of the Republican ballots were
marked with blue pencil SO it might be
seen whether the negro voters put in the
right ballot OF not.
THE ACHEEs' AVERAGE.
Use Senate bill to do away with the sys
TEN of average in the pay of teachers, fol
which Senator Echols of Augusta has made
a good fight, Was finally defeated by the
decisive vote of 20 to 10. Mr.. Echols NOV
ed to reconsider the vote and the Senate
passed by the motion to reconsider. But
later, on Wednesday, the bill was amended
so that 1.-The average attendance shall exceed
ten, y and ordered to it's engrossment.
A BILL FOR RESTORING THE WHIPPING
POST,
In the House Of Delegates, MI. Downing
of Clarke, introduced bill looking to the
re-establishment of the whipping post The
bill provides that stripes shall be inflicted
for the punishment Of petit larceny. In nc
case, it provides, shall more than 20 stripes
be inflicted in any one day, nor more than
80, the favorite number of the anti-bellum
regime, for any one offense. The bill was
referred.
SAVING THE TINE OF THE LEGIsLA-
| TURE,
Mr.. Gibson Of Culpeper, introduced il
the House a resolution that all bills for the
incorporation of joint stock companies now
before the General Assembly, except those
''to construct a turnpike to be constructed
beyond the limits of the county, or rail
road OF canal, or to establish q bank Of cir
culation, be dismissed and the applicants
therefor be RENTED to the proper courts OF
Judges having Jurisdiction Of such applica
ton, for their relief. 1t was adopted by
| the house.
INSPECTION OF MEAT.
Mr.. Downing offered in the House bill
to prevent the sale of unwholesome meats
TT provides that it shall not be Lawful tf
offer for sale within the limits Of the State
any fresh meats (beef, veal OF mntton)
which shall have been slaughtered one hun
bred miles OF over from the place at which
| it is offered for sale until and except it has
been inspected and approved. The inspec-
tors shall be appointed by the courts Of the
cities OF counties. They shall be paid one