Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-02-17

reading and engrossment after under
going several slight amendments, which
were offered by Mr. McIlwaine, the pa
tron of the original measure.
On motion of Mr.. Saunders, the bill
providing that all fines collected for
offences committed against the State
shall be paid and collected only in law
full money of the United States and
shall be paid into the Treasury to the
credit of the Literary Fund was taken
up. The bill was ordered to its en-
grOssment and third reading.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH.
The Senate Committee on Public
Institutions and Education was to have
met Friday afternoon to consider fur
Their the charges brought against Rev.
John E. Massey by Senator Flood, but
in view of some of the members being
on other committees which were in
session at the time, the matter was
postponed until Tuesday afternoon.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
was the Senate bill to incorporate the
Augusta, Highland and ALLEGHENY
railroad.
At o'clock Senate Bill No. w.. TO
provide system of pleading If com
mon law, came up as the speci& order.
the question being on its engrossnaent.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. Mar
shall and Harrison, and antagonized by
Messrs. Little, Jones, Blackstone, and
Sands. The bill was ordered to its en-
grossment by vote of II to IA.
In the House, Mr.. A. F. Withrow in
troduced bill to establish a market
day for cattle in the city of Richmond
The bill provides that in that city and
within one mile of it's limits the mar
ket-day for the sale of beef cattle shall
be on two days in the week-Wednes-
days and Thursdays for the sale
of other kinds of stock on any day in
the week, Sunday excepted. A viola
ton of this law shall be punishable
with fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $500.
Kent's railroad commission bill came
up on it's second reading as a special
order.
Mr.. B. 0. James spoke in earnest adj
vocacy of it. AT the conclusion of Mr..
James's speech, which was an eloquent
appeal in favor of the measure and af-
ter much discussion and wrangling,
with several unsuccessful motions to
adjourn, the bill was passed by as a
continuing special order for to-day and
the House at 2:S5 adjourned.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 18TH.
In the Senate, MI. Wickham, from
the special joint committee on the debt
settlement, presented the bill for the
settlement of the public debt of Virgin
ia; also bill for the retirement of bonds
held by schools and colleges and the
issuing of registered certificates there
for and providing for payment of in
terest thereon
On motion of Me-. Wickham, both
were made the special and continuing
order for Monday.
Mr.. Sands, from the Committee on
Library, reported bill for the erection
of fire-proof State Library building,
which shall also accommodate the Su-
preme Court of Appeals, State officers,
sc.
A number of bills were presented and
referred, and a number of local Senate
and House billswere passed.
In the House, a number of bills were
placed on the Calendar.
Mr. Koiner introduced bill regulat-
ing the transportation of bodies of per-
sons who die of contagious or infectious
diseases. The bill provides that no
railroad or other common carrier shall
convey Or cause to be conveyed
through any city the body of person
who died of smallpox, Asiatic cholera,
or yellow-fever. The corpse of a per-
son who died from measles, diphtheria
scarlet-feyer, or typhoid-fever, or any
other contagious disease, before being
offered for transportation, must be
wrapped in a sheet saturated with a
strong solution of bi-chloride of mer-
curry in the proportion of one ounce to
one gallon of water, and enclosed in an
air-tight casket in a light wooden box
not less than one inch thick. A certi-
ficate stating that these regulations
have been complied with shall be pre-
sented by the undertaken before the
body shall be received by the trans
portation company. A certificate stat
ing the name of the deceased, the ma
ture of the disease, &C., must also be
given.
Mr.. Goode introduced a bill to pro-
hibit the use of free passes on railroad
and other transportation lines by State
officials. The bill makes it a INSIDE
meanOr for any member of the Virgin
ia Senate, House of Delegates, any
county, circuit, city, or State judge, or
any other State official, to use free
passes or tickets or accept free trans
portation in any way from any rail
road, steamboat, or any other trans
portation line within the State of Vir-
ginia.
The penalty for a violation of the
above clause shall be a fine of $500, to
be recovered on an Indictment by a
grand jury in any of the courts of the
State, said fine to be paid to the coun-
ty or city treasurer where the case is
tried, and by him to the State Treas
urer.
Mr.. Withrow of Bath introduced a
bill to amend the charter of Covington.
At 1:15 the Kent railroad bill came
up as special order. At the sugges-
ton of Mr.. Ryan a clause, which affects
the constitutionality of the measure;
was stricken out
Mr.. Withrow, of Bath, was the first
speaker to discuss the bill. He deliv-
cred plain, forcible, and sensible
Mr.. GOode followed in brief but
forcible speech in favor of the bill. He
gave several instances of unjust dis
elimination by railroads.
Mr.. Kent next took the floor to advo-
cate the measure, when Mr.. Ryan pro-
posed that it be passed by until Mon
day. Mr.. Kent accepted the PROPOSE
ton, and the bill was made continu-
ing special order for Monday.
Among Others, the House bill to
provide that all fines collected for of
fences committed against the State
shall be paid and collected only in law
full money of the United States and
shall be paid into the Treasury to the