The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-10

ton. Wlckham. and st. Clair.
I5brary.-Messrs. Sands. Stubs, anu
Watson. -, p,hIic
no examine Office Of Auditor OF PuDlI0
Accounts.-Messrs. Watts, Washihs'o"'
10 examine Second Auditors once t,o
Mexsrs. Mushbach, Parrish anu
To examine Office Of Register OF ene
raoa oe5ce -Efes.srs. Hatcher, Mlier'
and Jennings. -, ofBce-
Nfessrs Fairfax. Greene. and Buchaile.-'
| no examine bonds Of Public OinSei
Meagrs. Echols, Harnsberge' anu
Cato. -. t4av Flood
and Jackson. -, Senator
After an announcement ny Canoral
/ Stubs that the Committee OF - IN
80 would meet on Monday, at ~
| o'clock upon motion OF Seisl'oi
/ the Senate adjourned.
House II Delegates.
eroaIcr CardwelI called the House 20
! order promptly at noon yesterday anu
pov DIR. Moses ID. Hoge offered prayer
a. he has done every day this week.
Mr. lanes s. Jones, OF King ana queen
offered the following Joint resolution:
posolved 0he Senate concurring0 mat
the General Assembly proceed TINS gay
al 1871 p. NJ 20 the election OF Auuitoi
~ Public Accounts. Treasurer Seci etaiy
Of the Commonwealth, Second AuuItOi'
REGISTER Of the Land once, oupei -
a,t of the Penitentiary, Railroad Com
,,,ssioner and Superintendent OF Public
Dri,tIro,. that in the execution OF the
totnt order nominations shall be made lot
ybe whole number in the order In when
.tc,, onnear above. and then each mousse
shoi, he notified Of said nomination, then
tho roll shall be called for the eiecuoh OF
60 of the officers in the order named,
opd whom the roll shall have been called
for the whole number the presiding oilcer
Of each house shall appoint a committee
of two. which, together, shaH cohsIltu.e
a ioint committee to count the JOINT Vote
i'm each case and report the result 10 lheh
respective houses
The resolution was agreed TO-
oave of absence was granted TO the
following members: John b. Miller, OF
Rappahannock. two days; J. d. Preuow,
of Southampton, two days; Camm Pate
son. of Buckingham, two days; William
NJ. Murren. of Campbell. two days; {. h.
Fahrney. Of Rockingham, one day; A. j.
richardson, Of Louisa two days
When the hour Of 1890 had arrived, the
House went into the nomination Of State
officers. and the list Is the same as pub
lished in the report Of the Senate proceed
ings.
Mr. Hunton was appointed by the Chair
to inform the Senate of the completion
of the nominations. Whereupon the
House proceeded TO vote on the various
candidates.
Messrs. Baker p. Lee, Of Elizabeth City,
and Carter H. Harrison POpulisO, as
members of the joint committee, APP
pointed to count the votes cast, subse-
auently returned and announced the re-
suit of the several votes. Whereupon the
nominated officers were declared TO be
elected.
Bills Introduced.
The following bills were introduced and
referred to the proper committees:
BY Mr.. Cooke: To amend and re-enact
section 800 of the Code relative 10 Judg-
ments not a lien against purchaser Tor
value without notice unless docketed
CThe bill provides that no judgment shall
be a lien until and except from the time
it is duly docketed according to the pro-
visions Of this chapter in the county or
corporation wherein such real estate isl
BY Mr.. Irvine: TO provide for the pay
| ment Of fees due r. A. Ayres and VIII
! liam T. Rhea for services I'm the Virginia
! and Tennessee boundary line suit.
BY Mr.. Caddall: To allow pension to
Virginia Woods. Of Pulaski
BY Mr.. Cooke: To establish an addi-
tional court for the city of Norfolk, and
to define its jurisdiction.
BY same: Requiring the Corporation
Court Of the city OF Norfolk to hold
monthly terms for the trial of all causes
and matters cognizable by said court.
BY Mr.. Brugh: For relief Of William =.
Hun from erroneous assessment.
BY same: For the relief j. l.. Garland
| sheriff OF Botetourt county.
The following bills were placed on the
calendar under suspension of the rules:
BY Mr.. Perkins: To authorize the board
Of supervisors Of Warwick county TO in
crease the salary Of the clerk of the
County Court of the said county.
BY Mr. Wilkinson: To distribute the
road tax arising from the Citizens Bank
OF Carroll among the several magisterial
districts of Carroll county
by Mr.. Utz: To authorize the board Of
supervisors Of Madison county TO effect a
loan for county road purposes
The following bill was passed.
House Bill. No. !, changing the time
for commencing the construction of the
railroad authorized under the act of the
| General Assembly, approved December 20.
1852 Incorporating the Washington and
| Western Railroad Company, and COM
| pleting the main line referred to therein.
and under the amendments thereof.
NJ. Bendhelm'> Nea, speech
| Perhaps the prettiest nominating speech
| made in the House yesterday was that
| OF Mr. Charles Bendheim, Of Alexandria
! who placed I'm nomination the name OF
| Colonel Morton Marye, for the Office of
| Auditor of Public Accounts Among MANY
! other graceful things he had the following
10 say about the gallant Colonel: From
each feature or his countenance beams
! his nobility"
] Colonel j. Catlett Gibson. Of Culpeper.
| IN seconding Colonel Marye's nomination
! and speaking Of the valuable services
! which the same had rendered the State
| While holding that office, presented a
statement showing the Indebtedness OF
each county and city treasurer. on the
revenues of the years 1884 1885. 1886. 1851.
1883, 1882 1890, and 1891, during the admin
istra1on of the department by Colonel
! Marye. From this statement il appeared
that on said revenues, aggregating some
| tWentyfOur million Of dollars. these
! tredsurers owe less than nincty-three
| thousand dollars, and that OF this in
debtedness there is secured beyond
| doubt, by judgment and collaterals. over
| siXty-nine thousand dollars. leaving about
twenty-three thousand dollars Of whose
| collection by the State there is doubt
| Should this amount OF $4,000 prove a
total loss, II would he loss Of less than
| one-tenth Of one per cent. of the revenues
1T IS doubtful whether under any
| system" Colonel Gibson estimated.
(which can be devised. the revenue OF
the Commonwealth can be collected more
| promptly and with as little loss by reason
! OF default Of treasurers and their sureties.
ION the revepues OF 1902 for which
treasurers should settle by July l. 1893.