The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-28
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lnquent for taxes.
by the same: For the rehe1 OF inc GO
tate OF w. c. Jones.
BY the same: To incorporate the Ohiteu
States Tobacco Company.
by the same: For the relief OF Il. +.
Coleman.
by the same: TO amend the charter Of
the Farmvlle and Charlottesville rail-
road.
BY Mr.. McIlwaine: To regulate the
capture and killing Of game in Dinwiddie
county
by Mr.. stubbs: To pay G. F. Garrett
for professional services rendered the
State.
By Mr.. Barnes on. ID. by request:
TO submit TO the qualified voters or
Powhatan district. Charles City county.
the question Of d lawful fence IN SAID
district
BY the same. by request To restore
and locate the line between the counties
Of York and Jams City
BY Mr.. Herbert: To repeal an act Tor
the appointment Of an inspector of slaves
in the city OF Norfolk.
The Virginia Maryland Conference.
Mr.. Stubs. from the joint committee
appointed to meet and confer with
similar committee from the Maryland
Legislature relative TO concurrent legis-
lation by the two States relative to the
time of taking oysters in the Potomac
river submitted the report OF the com
mittee, and introduced bill 10 carry into
effect the recommends tons Of the con-
ference recently held in Washington.
Mr.. Stubbs also presented the report
OF the committee appointed 10 look into
the question Of vessels listed for taxation
.gts hax
are satisfied that hundreds OF thousands,
If not millions, OF dollars worth of water
craft are not listed, but tfat there is
misunderstanding or Misrepresentation Of
the revenue laws Of the State by owners
OF vessels, and that as the law now
stands there is some doubt as 10 whether
certain vessels should be listed. They
therefore recommend that the Finance
Committee be requested TO examine the
law and so amend it that the property
referred to shall be listed for taxation.
The oyster committees report and ac-
companylng bill were laid upon the table
and ordered 10 be printed. The second re-
port was laid on the table.
The Gov rnor'- Veto.
4 message was received from Governor
O'Ferrall yetoing Senate Bill No. 2i1. for
the relief Of fine imposed by the County
Court OF Amelia county. In his message
the Governor says:
~ appears from the preamble Of the
bin that r. T.. Clay was indicted. con-
victed. and fined one hundred dollars in
the County Court of Amelia county for
shooting one +. a. Hawks and that the
relief Is granted upon the ground that
he is very old and infrm man and in
very moderate circumstances.
fupudt apurpyc any hill for relief
from a fine or penalty simply upon the
grounds OF sympathy. and If IL were I'M
derstood that the Legislature would pass
and the Executive approve bills for relief
based upon such grounds alone few fines
would ever be collected, and the statutes
imposing them would remain as almost
a dead letter on our statute-books.'
He also vetoed House Bill No 20. pro-
viding for working the roads in Buck
ingham county, as being unconstitutional
under a recent decision of the Court Of
Appeals.
He also vetoed House Bill No 26l. TO
incorporate the Norfolk, Wilmington and
Charleston railroad, on the general ground
that its provisions were too sweeping and
might become dangerous and oppressive.
Bin- Passed.
The following bills were passed:
Senate:
To incorporate the town OF Neapolis, in
Pittsylvania county.
To submit TO the qualified voters OF
Stafford county or any maeisteriai dis
tricr thereof the question Of hog law.
House Bills:
To increase the salary OF the Judge of
southampton county.
To authorize the trustees Of the Re
81 I.ONfffgNlllp. sell
| their parsonage.
Giving the consent of the state to the
purchase by the United States Of certain
] real estate I'm Wythe county and exempt
| ing the same from taxation.
TO remove certain records I'm the sur
Vcyor's Office of Washington county to
the clerks office.
TO amend the charter OF the town OF
| Culpeper.
To create a board of excise commits
soncrs for Alexandria county.
70 empower the supervisors OF Essex
county to subscribe to the stock OF the
Tidewater Agricultural Stock Association
TO incorporate the w. j. Dance Com
pany, of Danville.
TO amend the charter Of the town OF
Berryville.
To authorize the Auditor OF Public Ac
counts 10 credit +. j. McCulloch. lat
treasurer Of Botetourt county. with q
| lost school warrant.
To amend the charter Of the city o.
| Lynchburs. and to add another chapter
creating the Office Of police justice.
To amend the Code in relation to th'
compensation OF supervisors.
To authorize the supervisors OF Warwici
county to increase the salary OF the coun
~ judge.
To incorporate the Pennington Gar
Railroad Company.
To amend the road laws OF Fairfa,
county.
TO amend the charter OF the town o.
! Falls Church.
To protect fish in Shenandoah river.
Two jude
AT 1880 the Senate proceeded TO the ex
ecution OF the joint order. the election o.
county judges for Henrico and Henry, re
spectiyely.
4. Ashby Nickham was nominated 10
the Henrico iudgeship and ii. -. Muller
for the Henry judgeship, and were elected
The Equalization Tax BIZ.
At 1:fj o'clock the special order, thu
| equalization tax bill. was called up, ant
! Senator Fairfax spoke again 10 the Dill
| After reciting the work done by the join
| committee appointed by the last Lesis
| lature. he gave numerous examples whers
| mineral lands I'm the Southwest were pay
| inc only nominal taxes on very valuable
] land. 60
no resented what he thought was ar