The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-07
TIE GENERAL ASSEM- BLY,
NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.

In The senate NtHl'tV"l '''
...,.,,a and re-enact section 1861 Of the 'ode
orN,rv;nia in relation 20 proof Of negligence
.or,,in actions against railroad coinp'-
,,.. came np on It's passage and led 70 "
.,me what protractcd discussion
This bin was passed by the House a''e'
,.d,ou4 fight and brought 10 the senate on
tho 10th OF December. and was fepor'eo p,
~. -,,,mitteo for Courts Of Justice With
.i.'. ,..eemncndafion that itshouid nor pass
~. a., ieth of January the Till was fciec'e9'
~. .Af. xyas subsequently rcconsiuei'u'
"l' 49, i,ii was rccommitted and then re-
-ns with AN amendment. Aiter being
I'.,td by Mrssrs. iicaton. biachS'oh''
ZONES and others. the amendment va
,drotfJ and tho hiil was ,,'.'
Al passcd. ihc btl provides io'. u, "ms
action or suit against l"liio"u co.,
tor AN injury tosany properly n.'"; f &C.
rfts track not enclosed accof1ih5 ~ W.
~ '. i,.a m his chapter. 70 shall not De
ll'.',.orv far the claimant % show ihat we
i.,..'-, was caused by the negligence Oh ,ne
',l,o,,,ov. ats employees, agents OF seIF "n's'
- 800 that there rQS no ne9fgc"cf q"
~ .iogf fhs company Sh0i no, ',',t'
y, LOOM OF liability, PrOW0c" Wn'
.i.. ofI4ir as 10 cONfIrbWDfV "
rrne, shou apply 10 cases of'S'"g ""'''
th,s oc Words italiciscd constitute the amend
mont Of the Senate.
COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE
ro,soliu 90 amend and re-enaci section
4 .a a. ra.of.rt section 90, OF the oue Oh
T., relation 10 the terms OF comlnis-
-. a. me- revenue IN the cities OF the
9o,.,o,sstalfh. and the time Of theT eics-
i'm came up ON iis passage. me "'non"-
mont Al the Code provides thtt "t 'uc .n,,-
mi election in May. los" ana esc,i '. .,.,' =,
raar thereafter. commissioners on 'n0 ~.
nno shall Doc elected in an li,e Si.ie7 ~
,-,,r,nntyoalth for terms oi louI years
','.,f.d that wherever commissioner %,
H., re,enuo for any city has been eiecieu
~ nr xoare under the city chafief ms
term eball continue for the said Term.
me committee reported ON amendment
...a,,,,.t.,,'r fho city of Alexandra, ana MI
IioTd asked 90 put Manchester on the s"ii'
''7 Xger somewhat protracted discussion
10th amendments were reecte0' anu ,n'
I'm was passed as 10 came from the iouSe'
sDroF rNwHoIEsOME MEATS.
A.. Harrison called for the special order
Glitch vas House bin 90 prevent the saie OF
nnUholos0me meats in this stare lne
Question REQUIRED on the ainenuh'ent ~
no-sI by Mr. Turner, OF Noilolh' plv'i"
Thai in tiNls Of over loUD ilih"uii@n's' 'u0
i~enortor. should be selected by the coun-
.ii l.s'eed IA being appointed 10y the cor
p0rllgn Judges. .i.,. o,,o,dnont
M tho request of the corporation J9use VI
Norfolk Who wished 90 bc relieved from
reakins this appointment. which ne cohsiu-
,rs1 n rolifieai one. The senator was hol
bim.oif particularly welded % the amend
ment. ;.;,,, ,,,d
10 WAS rejected. .i,,,,,t ,,ro-
Mr.. Acker offered an amendment ,lo-
vilirr that Oue-half Of Che nspecuoh ic.S
shall be- paid into the treasury o. 'nc -
and the remainder go 10 the l"'i
In.t-ayes. o: noes, -.
Mr.. Berry offered an amendment whlci
was agreed to.proyiding that in cities OF Over
thirfv thousand inhabitants 0ne-hal lhf
toes collected shall Dee paid 10 the state
Al tbs request Of Mr.. Blackstone the
committees of AccOmac and Northampton
which are isolated from the rest Oh lOe
state and get AN their beef from ban ,,;
were exempted. and In this form the Oi''
DEATH OF JUDGE NEALE.
The Chair laid before the body commu-
nirafiou from the Governor Transmitting 10
tto Ie,i, "a letter from Mr.. Gilmore =. Ken
aii clerk of the County Court Of Norlhaml
I'm announcing the death Oi Judge lialnli-
Ton 4. Neale. 0f that county. ON the od Oh
February. thus creating "a vacancy 10 Nt
filled hy ihe Genarel Assembly. The COM
muuicaiion wa7 laid on The table,
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
Mr. blackstone offered a resolution. which
was adopted. directing the Public Printer
fo rcurint at once the report OF lhe COM
mitfee for Courts of Justice and the nine
recommending bills. looking % a reduction
in the criminal expenses Of the state. pc
cntso Of This action was an error Oh lhe
PRINTER i'm emitting one of these nine bills 10
The batch stitched together and sunsltulihS
for IL another bin Of different chafacieI;
This entire subject comes mp as speciai
order az one o'clock today. inquiry "'-
Welcomed the fact that Che printer was moi
responsible for the mistake. the binder haN-
ing inadvertently substituted Dill No ~
for .4l.
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER.
Mr.. Harrison. from the Committee OF Con-
ference ON the disngreeing votes oil the TWO
houses On amendments proposed 10 iiVu7'
bin relating 20 the election Of the Ionmis-
si1uDr of Agriculture. submitted report
stoned bv AN five members of the committee
recommending that both houses refuse 10
r.rcda from their amendments, ana That ihe
bin being considered imperfect be dis-
missed.
'rbe reoort was agreed 90 without any OF
po.ition. This leaves the appointment OF
Inc commissioner in the hands OF the NoN.
ornor as provided hy the new tode' instead
of making tine officer elective by the 1enefai
Assembly. rs was contemplated ny 'hl7
biu. which lDd tO the most vigorous discus
sion induced in boz either house at the pres
emf session. The senate. hcarkenlng 20 the
voice off the Farmers Assembly, amended
tine hiu providing that no other person
then "A practical farmer actually engaged
in the cultivation Of the soil. Ac., should be
ciisiblc o. ihc office. and the House refused
40 agree 90 the amendment further than 10
require the commissioner % be practic"l
farmer. Hence the Committee OF confer
cnce. ,....,.,,s
The senate agreed 90 the amendments pro
pnsed hy the House oi Delegates 10 me JOINT
resolution clecting members Of the Elecio-
ri Ho,rl. for me respective counties and
ritio. OF the Commonwealth. The amehd-
ncnis OF She House have been published.
This finally settles the matter, and the
boards are elected If a member OF any
board declines Go serve. the remaining TWO
will nm the vacancy. some question has
been raised as to when the neWly-chosen
hogrds will 20 into office, but Attorney
General scott. recognizing the construction
uiac.d ON the law In "a decision IN ga Graf
IAN. holds that they go In az once and their
term is for four years irom January ISL
1870.
A VOTE RECONsIDERED.
ON motion of Mr.. Hubbard, the vote by
which The senate on Wednesday rejected
House bin authorizing the voters Of Prince
Edward county To vote ON the question OF
removing the county courthouse irom
Farm,uic 90 Worsham was reconsidered
ana the bin passed by. II seems that this
bin was returned from the House under the
aprrehonsion that it would be perfected
and then sent to ihc House.
HEBREW HOME.
Mr.. IoyCnsioin called up out Of order the
bin fa incorporate the Hebrew Home for
the AGED and iuhrm Of Richmond. Va, aud
a was ordered 90 It's eugrossment.
Mr.. LLOYD also succeeded i'm having the
hin 10 amend the act approved few days
ago amending the Code in relation 10 the
manner In which taxes for 1891 and every
nth year thereafter shall be extended soas