Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-01-15
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Tho virginia Legislature.
WHAT II HAS BEEN DOING DURING THE WEEK
MEASURES INTRODUCED.

WHAT IT HAS BEEN DOING DURING THE WEEK
MEASURES INTRODUCED.
The Koiner bill for female physicians at
lunatic asylums passed tie House by an over
whelming majority on Wednesday. Messrs.
Koiner, Saunders, Munford, Shackelford and
Kent spoke for it, and Mr. Cardwell against
it.
State Treasurer Harman on Saturday re-
ceived from the Treasury Department at
Washington, check amounting to S442, 7O2. u.
This amount the government sends to the State
of Virginia for the refund of the direct tax to
parties who paid that tax at the time of its
assessment. In order to attain this end leg
islative committee is at present formulating a
method by which all parties entitled to it
shall receive their proper refund.
By Mr.. IL. j. Williams of Augusta: An act
to amend and re-enact section 1872 of the Code
of Virginia in relation to how property is lis
ted and taxed.
Bill reducing the fees of the commissioners
OF the revenue for granting licenses. Under
the present law the commissioners of the rev.
enue get Seventy-five cents for each of the
four licenses issued under section 565 of the
Code. This system was adopted to prevent
the use of coupons for taxes. Now Mr.. Mush-
bach's bill proposes to allow commissioners
seventy-five cents for all four of the licenses.
Mr.. Gibson presented bill to regulate
private banking houses and firms. Itprovdes
that when such Institutions are started. a
sworn statement shall be made to the auditor
of public accounts as to the capital available,
property liable for debts, etc. QUARTERLY re-
ports sworn to-, shall be made to the auditor
The bill also provides tor a bank inspector to
be appointed by the governor. The official is
to receive $40 per day for each day employed
and travelling expenses.
By Mr.. g. p. NOIen, of Patrick: An act to
amend and re enact section 1907, chapter 1871,
of the Code OF Virginia in relation to punish
ment for petit larceny. The bill provides that
any person who steals from the person OF anoth-
| er money or other things of the value OF IS or
more shall be deemed guilty of grand larceny
and be confined in the penitentiary not less
than one nor more than ten years. If any per-
son commits simple larceny, not from the per-
son of another of goods and chattels, he shall,
if they are of the value of fifty dollars OF
more, be deemed guilty of grand larceny and
be confined in the penitentiary not less than
one year nor more than ten years; and if they
be of less value than five dollars in the first
case or fifty in the last. he shall be deemed
guilty of petit larceny and shall be punished
by stripes not less than five nor more than
thirty nine; but any person who shall be gull
ty OF the larceny OF horse, mule or ass shall
be punished by confnementin the penitentiary
not less than three nor more than eighteen
years.
By the Delegate from Campbell county,
providing that parents and guardians paying
taxes in cities be allowed to send children to
city schools upon the payment of nominal
sum.
cars. The bill provides that all such cars
passing over the various railroads shall be
taxed - per year for each car.
The Richmond State on Saturday inter-
viewed 103 OF the 137 members of the Virginia
Legislature on their presidential preferences
with the following result: Cleveland, So;
Hill, SO; German. 5; a Western man, 6; non
committal, 6.