Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-03-16
The OLD DOMINION.
Important Legislation Of the
Session Of 1884.
FINANCIAL MEASURES.
Richmond and Manassas Railroad
Fight Criminal Expenses Re-
duCed-The Australian Ballot
LaW-RIchmond Locomotive
Works-Other News.


Law-RIchmond Locomotive
Works-Other News.
The legislation of the General Assembly OF
1898 ga practically closed Tuesday night.
The record OF the session is an important
one, as will be shown by some OF the work
done
E1r.y in the session United States 6enatf RS
for the untxp red and the full terms were
elected, and this was followed by giving TO
the State a splendid higher judiciary for
years to come
The general appropriation bill shows An
increase of some s25, 600 over that OF 1891
1892, and when it is remembered that 1t con-
Trims no such unusual item as the Worlds
Fair appropriation thu amount OF increase Is
practically some $50 600. or the aggregate
amount appropriated the oyster interest gets
$40 0 for its protection $1,000 Tor new
vessels, $1,000 for survey and $l,5 for the
Fish Commissioner, mating a total OF $685.
90. and that amount less $40, 900 for new
vessels for the second year.
Blacksburg gets 2,0O) for new barracks,
and the Female Normal School at Farmville
$1,000 for new buildings
The terms OF the dett-settlement act were
extended, AMI under it nearly half m lion
dollars OF old securities have been funded,
and the Sinking-Funl Commissioners we're
author zed to purchase from time to time
Century bonds not exec, ding 81 O,00J per
month
The biggest fight OF the session was that
upon the bill TO charter the Richmond and
Manassas railroad. and the passage OF the
bill not only secures Richmond another COM
petjng railroad line North, but its companion
bill has an important tearing upon the I'm
ances of the State, as the amount to be real
il ID from the sale OF the States interest Ia
tbs Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
road will be invested in Centuries also. Tho
veterans get an additional 10000
There were practically no new subjects for
taxation found unless the uilding- aud-lo n
bill covers such. Mr.. Fairfax made game
struggle to get through bis bill TO create a
board OF tqu .lization Of taxation. He got it
through the Senate, but if was defeated in
the House.
An important step was taken in the direc-
ton OF reducing criminal expenses, in pro-
viding for submitting to the people the qnes-
tion Of adopting constitutional amendment
10 meet the dec SION OF the Supreme Court
OF Appeals in the Miller case. Another sep
in this direction WIS the abolition OF tie
right OF persons accused oil felony to select
10 be tried in circuit court.
The bill 10 make banks throughout the
State depositaries for State funds upon the
purchase OF Century bonds passed The
House. Tut was defeated in the Senate. The
4 Nicol hill for the organization OF State banks
of issue whea the 10 per cent. tax shall have
been repealed pa sed both houses, and the
Pitcher bill, declaring guilty of embezze-
ment any banker or bank Official, who,
knowing the insolvency OF his bank, receives
deposits, is law.
The Miller local option bill was one of the
> Issues OF the session ami evoked great deal
OF debate in both houses. 1t passed the Sen
ate Tut was deferred in the House. Another
warm discussion took place over Mr.. Nell
waine's fellow servants bill. Mr.. McIlwaint
fought bravely for ii, but it failed to pass
The bill for the reorganization OF the Rich
mond and Danvile railroad passed after
considerable debate.
Richmond succeeded in having created bel
new Court OF Law and Equity, and Norlols
got a new Court of Probate and Chancery
The State Bar As .ociation bills went by thu
board. The bill to legalize primary elections
in Richmond passed, but the Nicol genera
primary election bill failed. A number
K chmond people were made happy by tn
passage of the bill defining the powers
agents and officers of societies for the pre-
vention OF cruelty to animals.