Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-22
THE MILLER BILL UP.
Aule Members Of the House CiYe Il Some
Hard Knocks.
NO FELLOW-SERyANT LAW.
'he Adverse Report on Mr.. Mcrmwaine..
"'Ss"rc Agreed to-Lynchburg Bank
crs Protcst-Biils Passed.

inc General Assembly put in long
on" hard days work yesterday Both
branches held two sessions. those In the
middle OF the day being devoted chiefly
W 'he discussion Of measures OF general
Importance ana those in the evening to
'he passage OF local bills.
Inc senate was called 10 oried at noon
oy The Lieutenant Governor. and the pro-
seedlings opened with prayer by Rev. Or.
Landrum.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
ne following bills were introduced and
referred:
hy Mr. Jackson: To amend the charter
OF The town OF Clarcmont.
by Mr.. Hatcher: For the relief OF A.
w. Embcrson. disabled Confederate
soiai'i' OF the county OF Franklin.
10y MF, LeCato: To allow :. k Marlin
ana T. W. Mason to erect a wharf and
marine railway on Pungotcague creek.
Accomac county.
hy MIR, Flood: To incorporate the Gull
pepper and Fredericksburg Railroad Com
p0ny.
supervisors OF buckingham county to
borrow 5000.
BY same: To give D. Mott Robertson.
treasurer Of Appomattox county. and his
deputies further time 10 levy aud collect
certain taX-tckcts now in his hands.
by MIR Jones. 10 amend section 10 OF
the act in relation 70 insurance compa-
mes and associations upon IN" assess
bill provides that II any such company
or association fail TO pay mp judgment
against II within ninety days. its power
10 90 business in the state shall be sus-
pended.
liy Mr.. Watts: To correct certain or-
roueous assessments in the county OF
Roanoke
tv Mr. Berry. TO amend the act in
reference to the distribution Of the Code.
Ey Mir Herbert. To empower the Board
Of Water Commissioners of the city Of
Norfolk To collect tolls on certain road
ways in Princess Anne county.
by Mr.. Morris. To amend the charter
Of the Piedmont Construction Company.
By Mr. Herbert To Incorporate the
Mccullough Terminal Railway Wharf
and Warehouse Company.
ny Mr.. Jennings: To amend tn" char
ter Of the Blue Ridge Railway COMPANY.
By Mr.. Harrison: To amend the code
In relation 10 delinquent lands purchased
IN the name of the Auditor.
BY same. To amend the code in rela-
ton Ia the redemption Of lands.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
Mr. Hay offered resolution that here
after the chair be vacated at J. VI.
ana resumed at T. ". The resolution
was on motion Of MIR. Stubs. amended
50 as 90 take eject on Friday. and
adopted
LYNCHBURG BANKERS PROTEST.
Mr. Miller sent to the clerks desk
and had read "a resolution adoptel by
the Bankers Association of LynChburg'
rccitiup that the system Nv which IA
vored banks IN Richmond are maze
depositories Of the funds Of the state is
unjust u other banks IN Virginia. ana
asking that the hil introduced by Sena-
tor Miller and Delegate Ryan 10 change
inc system be passed. except 50 far as
Il gives preference To state banks.
The resolution was referred TO the
Finance Committee
THE FELLOW-SERVANTS' ELL
At o'clock the fpec9i and
feIlow-servaus bill. came up. ana
Nr. Harrison made "a strong alFn-
ncnt to sustain the adverse report II ne
committee Mr. MclllWainc closed thc
dshsto i'm opposition u the report Of the
committee and in favor 81 tho bill.
'ihe vote was then taken ON sustaining
the report of the committee ana resulted
as fO'lOws.
Aves-Nessrs. Arthur. Barnes -. HD
berry. buchanan. Echols Fairfax flool.
Green HnrnsberRer. Harrison. Hatcher
Herbert. Hurt. Jennings, Jones, JORDAN;
Morris. Stubbs. Watts. Wickham ana
Noes|Mcssrs. Barnes M III, Jackson
roCato. Lovenstein. NcIllw1ine. Miller.
Nughhach. Southall. St clair. Tredway.
Walton. Washington. and WellS-3-
The bill WAS therefore rejected.
PROTECTION OF GAME.
.fUia,sg ...nara1 Hill the ur0-
lection Of game I'm Virginia came mp al
2:45 as the second special order. The com
lnittee proposed an amen ,ment exempt
ing a dozen or more coU.ties from the
oneration of the bill and a half-dozen
or more senators arose To ask that All
OF the counties in their respective ais.
tricts be also exempted. In view or
This condition of affairs. Mr.. Walton
made a motion 10 pass the measure by
indefinitely. and this was adopted.
At $50 the Senate. on Mr. Harrison 8
motion. took recess until I. NJ.
Night Session.
The Senate reassemblcd at o'clock,
and Immediately took up the calendar,
The monOtony Of passing and ordering
hills TO their engrossment was not broken
until the bill of Mr.. Jennings prohlbit-
ing the sale Of pistols. Bowie-knivcs etc.
was reached. Then the Senate had about
ten minutes OF fun over various aihchu-
ncnts and motions.
MIR little moved that in view Of the
ovster-war in Tangier Sound the bill
l,e referred to the Committee on Flsh
and Game. -, =.
referred to a subcommittee. composed
or the chairmen Of the Committees on
Fish and Game PriVlIeEes ana ..l t!'oi ln
these gentlemen with decided emphasis.
much to the amusement OF the body' anu
no less TO the amusement OF the TWO
discounted. -. IN,
The second break was when the harms
herger oyster bill came NJ. rms phi
aims to provide more eflcleh' means
of collecting the oyster revenue; go
Mr. Stubbs moved to pass the hiil by,
In order to amend II, and spoke nearly an
Wessrs Jones and watts antagonized
oassinp bv. The bill was amended IN
.a,,erai nartIculars passed by. and made
The snecinl order FOR l245 p. NJ. Friday
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The following bills We're nassed: -,
.ro define the powers and limitations OF
b,iiiding and loan associations ,-u.
r. incorporate the Shoemaker college,
IN 81 Iet,,c and establish nv straight lines
az Ioyy"water-mark lines FOR the riparian
owner OF the shores OF FoN lslahuS' iii
Ac sy.s a,nend the chaI'er OF the Freder-
.cksburg and Winchester railroad Com-
pany. cuos county school trus-
80 10 nse school funds for purchasing
and erecting school buildings.
no authorize the School Board OF Jei-
ferson township. in Culpeper county TO
borrow money. ,,. H., 49,, 20
.cordation at Buena Vista OF certain
county records. 1900, nj.
lev FerUy Company.
To authorize the trustees OF the PresDy-
terian Church at Onancock 20 sell the
church property and reinvest the pro-
ceeds. ..Noo,
To authorize the COvingtpn School
Dnard 10 borrow money.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend an act 10 provide for the
assessment Of taxes on persons. property,
ard incomes. and on licenses to transact
business. &c. ,. -
10 authorize the Governor TO appoint u
board OF commissioners for the promotion
~ the uniformity OF legislation. IN the
United States. -
Relating 10 the time within which an
indictment for "A fe,ony must be u'ed or
accused be forever discharged.
10 charter the Virginia Coal ana COKE
Company. ,
To amend the Code In relation 10 en-
,a,-u0 a., record payment satisfaction