Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-02-03
legislature of Virginia.

The billintroduced by Mr.. Patteson
to require one-cent stamp to be
placed OF every sight draft and
check used in the State the proceeds
from the sale of which are to be used
in increasing the pensions of dis
nb]ed Confederate soldiers was con
sidered by the finance committee
Monday and reported unfavorahiy.
The House committee on privileges
and elections Monday reporteG
fayorably Mr.. Nicol's bill to legalize
primary elections. The bill as 1t
comes from the committee provides
for the punishment only OF persons
who seek to influence votes by i'm
proper methods and not those who
are the subjects Of such improper
methods.
Mr.. Watts has introduced in the
Senate bill to appropriate S95, 900 to
purchase four steam launches and
necessary arms and equipment for
the better protection of oysters. He
also introduced Il bill which provides
that two years after the passage
thereof it shall be lawful for all per
sons, residents and non residents, to
rent oyster planting grounds Ill
Chesapeake bay proper. This latter
section proposes an important change
10 the present oyster laws.
The Senate has passed House bill
TO repeal the act of March 6. 1890, re
curing a separate Jury in each case
where coupons are rendered in pay
ment of taxes. The act was passed
in order to discourage the use ofcOu-
pons, but Senator Mcllwaine in an
admirable speech slowed that the
act had utterly failed of its purpose
and had put the city of Petersburg
to great cost in the trial of sucl
cases anG that it should be repealed
The Senate last Saturday passe(
House bill extending the time with
in which certain old securities may
lie funded under the Olcott settle
ment Under this act bonds out
standing may be funded within 81,
months after its passage and TIM
sinking fund commissioners may
within their discretion, extend thu
time six months longer. There ar
ROW not accounted for outstandin!
coupon bonds to the amount OF 81,
SOC, 600 and past due coupons of 81,
0O0. 900 There are also outstandin,
non coupon bonds amounting I
$500, 600, with interest Thereof
amounting to $1,1O0,000, making
total indebtedness not yat FOUNDED
| Of QnD Q0H -, wound nm m hn1.S
Senator McIlwaine introduced
bill Monday imposing upon railroa
corporations or any receiver, trustee
lessee, MORTGAGE or other persO
operating railroad in Virginia
liability for damage or injury su.
tanned by any person, including ell
ployes of such corporations, in cor
sequence of negligence or willfr
wrong of any officer, agent, condut
tor, engineer or other employe {
such corporations. This bill doe
away with the doctrine of fellow
servant" in Virginia in so far as til
operation and use of the railroad
are concerned, and brings the Stat
in line with the policy of the zen
ployes' liability act OF England an
the policy of many of the countrit
of Europe and States OF America.
A bill offered in the House by NJ
Gibson to amend the Code in rel;
ton to the pay of members and of
GERS of the General Assembly.
fixes the compensation of the Pres
dent of the Senate and Speaker {
the House at 5000, and the othe
members at $40 for each regular Sc
sion, and in addition thereto til
= President and Speaker shall receiv
: $40 and the other members SO p
day for each day the regular sessio
shall be extended over and beyon
thirty days. At the extra session
the President and Speaker shall IT
ceive 1910 and the other member
S36O The mileage is fixed at