Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-18
TO SECURE FARMERS.
0''l % Protect Them Against Loss By
commission Merchants Failing.
LAW OF NEWSPAPER LIBEL.
shaped After tho Georgia sta.
tate-The Examining Board Act
Committee News.

ana very little more remains for Il TO do
except 10 tackle the general appropriation
bill.
The Senate Committee On Courts OF JUS
ucc has before 1t bill to increase the
legal rate OF interest 20 per cent. by
contract between the parties. the bills OF
the Bar Association TO reform the mode
OF procedure IN civil cases. and bin to
protect farmers from losses when commits
sion merchants become insolvent. This
last provides that in any case where any
farm products have been consigned TO any
commission merchant for sale. and said
merchant shall become insolvent or die.
the eonsignor Of any such product shall
have the FIRST lien on any goods in the
hands Of said merchant or his legal repre-
sensitive belonging 10 SAID consignor.
II any such commission merchant has
sold the farm products OF any conslguor
within thirty days before he becomes IN
solvent or dies the claims Of such con-
sleror when legally proved. shall be the
first lien on TIE assets of any such com
mission merchant. provided Inc 'idiin7
shall not have precedence over liens ere
atc1 by judgments and deeds OF trust.
A-NtVA isA1fsMtf4NA ~
TURE.
The House Committee on Agriculture
and Mining met In the hall of the House
OF Delegates yesterday afternoon imme-
diatcly after adjournment Of the House
ana reported with a favorable rtcom-
mendation Senate bill 60 authorize me re-
ceipts b. the state OF her share OF we
money appropriated by Congress ior lhe
encouragcment Of agricultural INSTITUTE
tions. Mr.. Fcntrcss app arcd before ''I
committee In favor Of thc hiil.
The United States law requires i'In"
acceptance by the states. ana Ninlttl
act should have been passed 10y the i"s'
LEGISLATURE, hut was overlooked, ana in
CONSEQUENCE thereof II became nc'ts." airy
90 have a Joint resolution p1sset ot "l,n
branches OF Conrrc-s ior' Virgin"
share Of the Appropriation conil 10 So
cured.
THE OLEOMARGATINE hIld'..
The oleomargarue bin again occupl. i
the attention ~ the House 'oi"'l'''' Wv
yropositions and Grievances 4nd was
finally disposed Of boy the adoption Oh ii
substitute. which was favoraby rcpor,'u,
The committee also reported ~"
amending the present law relating 10 '"o
practice Of dentistry. ,o.
large delegation OF IRE lHS"'
REPRESENTATIVES were present ""ll 'l'
al of
"a the law governing Insurance c'"''
MICS and fixing penalties for tne No. ,,
,avrnent OF policies when due. 10 wv
ras nassod by until Tuesday. wh'h
eral representatives Of t.e hie H'S
connanies will be heard. Inc rep '9'i .,'t,
,,ves of the life insurance oon'p'"' 49,,
be afforded an opportunity 10 '4'""
the bill next Saturday.
RIACKSBURG COLLEGE.
DIR. Mcbride appeared before ult , i aaro-
rInsncc Committee yesterday I'.u ,,',,',,,s
cated the appropriation OF s.Nei a. 'l.ea,r,,
- n erection Of buildings Ht''
lo' ~, .,,or conduct Of the Virginia AZ,
,,,,,rol and Mechanical College Oh W. 49,
10 nresident. As no hill has yct 80
aa,,ced asking for the allloII "''0''1
,he matter was passed by ,- pov,e
ui IA, tor the relief Of Mrs. Anne ~ w.,
vairfav was. on motion oil ar ~.
lard. referred TO SUI
report. ..,ro,i1c the rent
III. SaIinnuent lands was discussIu'
ms 80 vas given to the paroh o. 'N0
biu 10 redraft H.
THE LAW or LIBEL
- Of Petersburg introduced
-u ~, a. tho House yesterday hy i'l"''p
aoening newspaper libel ana 70 pi 1',,.
oel.,nls nroccdure In suct action LOT SAM
a 90 present liability IN such a., w. ,'
NJ hin provides that any ialse "i'l 'i'"
,tc,ous defamation OF ano'hc'' ~, or
a., ,,r,r, in any newspaper magazine,
=. IN pfmt ,ondjrs, TO injurc the reputation
-, Individual and expose MN u ~"
"a sn,reJ contempt, or ridicule' shah cor"
-, newspaper libel. the puphVdV'ol,
=, such libellous matter behs 'Ss.,''",
90 recovery. II all actions LOT "a
,the, nroof OF actual malice may 'e az
,a,,,ea IA evidence TO support uaihns
c,ch evidence may I've rehutted pS plDot'
which. IN case of privileged CoiNi""'''N"
,ions will be in bar OF recovery
1arore any suit shall. be brought loI
Az ,uhl,cation Of libel in any 1eWsPhp',
sn this state the aggrievod party S"lI'' ~
inast three days before ming or selNInb
enc complaint I'm such suit' sci "
notice in writing on the oup'lSi'''
publishers. OF said newsplpafS at ulr.
principal office or pubhcau"lN .;aia,
,ha statement In the article OF "i"~'e9
hitch ne or they allcge L. be false OF
Snfaroatory. II II shall appear on lh'
,r,al ~ said action that the article was
,nhlished in good faith. that It's i1lsi'y
vas due 10 mistake or inisapprrh 'hsl)h vi
tho facts. and that full ana fair Ie'rdc-
zion OF any statement therein aileseu W
ba erroneous was published IN the heh'
.,,ior issue of said newspaper or WITHIN
yotice. as above provided, then the plalh,
,icr ir, such case shall recover only actuai
damages. And II said retraction, as mere
inbefore provided. is not made. then 'ie
failure 10 maze said retraction SHAH De
taken as proof of malice
The words "ac'rll damages shail DC
construed TO include all the damages tha'
the plaintiff may show that ne has SUI
fered IN respect to his property business
trade, profession, or occupauon' anu "'
other damage whatever cut.
The bill is a CODY OF the Georgia s'a'e
law on the subject. and Is the result Vi ~
labors OF a committee appointeu on 80
legislation by the Virginia Press ASSUME
tior. .Xv
EXAMINlNG-BOARD LAW
The Abingdon virginan charae,',r'ze ia, a.,
n Legislative outrage the act 80 80,
Tho state BOARD of Medical Examiners uo''
$50, ,,.-eutly nasssd the General Assem-
b,x TIE ground OF the Nirginian el'u
atsa, &c that the recent act prohipits All
,.,."o,s from practlcing who nave ho'
h.on assessed with a hcense-taN as "
payslcian or surgeon by some c",lii ,'''
sn,er 81 the revenue In this state during
80 ~ the Ave years next preceding the
,.sesaya OF the act, unless they nave OF
n.u 1hev stand an examination before
State medical board
Tho fact Ia that there was an error III
drawing the new law. and an amehdmeh.
designed 90 correc, the error has passeu
fhe Senate and is now on the calendar OF
enc HouSe This amendment relieves from
the provision that he shall be examined
by the Board OF Medical Examiners any
physician who IL legally licensed and prac-
sicing IN the state at the time Of the
passage Of the ac'. For H., r. 81 the new
law simply renders the Medical EXamig-
ing Board less cumbersome. Both schools
OF medicine are represented on the bocTd
and are Faiisacd with It's workings.
homeopathic physician remarked TO a Dis
patch reporter the other day that no ex-
animation could be falrer than that Of the
Virginia Medical Examining Board. and
that the physician OF either school who
could not pass II was not ~ 10 practice
medicine In this or any other state
THE orioiuaI law only exeruufel from a