Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-10
TALK ABOUT A STILL.
An Innosnt-LookinS Bill Creates q Stir
IN The House.
SALARY OF The new JUDGE.
The Lower Branch objects to the Pro
posed Reduction-The Danvillc Re-
organization-New Measures.

ceedings opened Win prayer W ''N'' ''
w. v. Tudor.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Hay: To authorize the School
Board Of Catalpa District. OF Culpeper
county. TO fund certain indebtedness.
BY Mr.. stubbs: To allow the late Trea-
surer OF Mathews county further time 10
distrain and levy for taxes.
BY same: To provide for preserving the
names of the soldiers OF the late war,
giving companies and regiments. &c. The
bill requires commissioners Of the revenue
at the next annual assessment to list
every man who was q soldier or sailor
or officer In the Confederate service, with
the command in which he served.
BY same: To amend the charter OF the
Chesapeake and West Virginia Railroad
Company.
BY same: To allow the Baltimore, Ches-
apeake and Richmond Steamboat Com
pany to erect wharves on York river.
BY MIR McIlwaine To provide for the
transfer on the land books OF lots or
parcels OF land sold under decree or court
for the payment OF taxes thereon, and for
the redemption of such land when soid
for non-payment of taxes.
BY Mr.. Parrish: To incorporate the
Chesterfield Transit Company. The cor
porators are W. c. Andrews, q. {. ST.
John. w. r. Weiss. and +. w. Hyslop,
of New York. and Il. ii. Nash, II. G.
Parsons, Ware b. Gay. A. c. Harman.
and j. r. Williams, of Virginia. The
principal object of the corporation Is to
build and operate pipe line TO transport
oil. said line to run from Richmond
through Chesterfield 10 West Virginia:
BY Mr.. Maynard: TO incorporate the
III NJ.
BY Mr.. Watts; To better regulate sales
under deeds OF trust 10 secure the pay
ment OF money.
BY same: To amend sections 1901 and
1902 as TO fees of commissioners in chan
Gerry.
THE NEW COURT.
A message was received from the House
that that body had disagreed to the Sen
ate amendments TO the bill establishing a
new court of law and equity for the city
OF Richmond.
Mr.. Lovensteln offered a resolution,
which was agreed to. that the Senate
adhere to its amendments. and asking for
committee of conference, consisting OF
two on the part of each body.
The House agreed TO the resolution. and
Messrs. Lovenstein and Jones were ap-
pointed on the committee on the part of
the Senate. The committee had not
reached an agreement when the Senate
adjourned
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To repeal certain sections Of the Code
relating to the proceedings to try the
ge:pineness OF coupons rendered for taxes.
II Sc include all acts in connection with
coupon legislation except the act known
az THE coupon crusher' and those con-
sequent thereto.
To amend the Code in regard to the
pay OF judges and clerks of election.
hn in IN
fees of sheriffs. sergeants, criers, cOroners
and constables.
TO authorize ths supervisors of High
land county 10 increase the school-tax
levy In Stonewall District. of that county.
Fer the relief Of the Shenandoah-Valle
and other agricultural societies.
In relation to the sale of certain church
property belonging to the Reformed
Church, in Woodstock.
To provide for the working of roads
In Buckingham county.
To amend the Code in regard to the
sale or encumbering of lands belonging
to churches. etc.
For the relief of William NJ. Beaton.
To amend the act authorizing the
Sheriff Of Albermarle to execute process
and 10 serve notices In the city of Char
lottesville.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To give j. 4. Bagley, Treasurer of Lu-
nenburg county, power TO levy and distress
TO collect certain tax tickets in his hands
To incorporate 1.-THE State Executive
Committee of the Young Mems Christian
Association of the State OF Virginia"
TO place George c. Robinson, of Prince
William county, on the pension list of the
State of Virginia.
To incorporate the keystone Coal, Iron,
and Land Company.
To amend the Code In relation TO banks
holding real estate.
To repeal the act In relation to floating
logs in Nottoway and Blackwater rivers.
For pension for Major II. l.. Lee, Of
Lunenburg, a disabled Confederate SOL
der
To protect partridges and woodcock In
the county Of King George.
AT 230 the Senate adjourned.
House Of Delegates.
The House convened at noon yesterday
and In the absence of Speaker Cardwell
Mr.. Gibson occupied the chair. Rev. DR.
Cooper offered prayer.
The hall was crowded with ladies'. and
for a while the fair sex monopoliZed the
entire attention Of the members. SO alb
sorbed were the lawmakers In their devo-
tons TO the ladies that when Mr. Camp
bell moved that the House suspend bust
ness for twenty minutes, the motion was
carried almost unanimously. Mr. Bend
helm called for reconsideration. The
members then awoke to what had beer
done, ana the motion 10 suspend was re-
Jected by equally as large vote as was
cast in its favor few minutes before
THE COURT BILLS.
The two bills providing for the estab.
Iishment of new courts in Richmond and
Norfolk, which were amended in the
Senate. were laid before the House. The
amendment to the Norfolk bill was, or
motion of Mr.. Cooke, concurred In. Mr.
Crump objected 10 the amendment to the
Richmond bill, and the House refused to
agree TO II. Subsequently a message was
received from the Senate asking for a
committee of conference on the disagree
ing votes of the two houses. This was
agreed TO, and Messrs. Campbell and
Boykin were appointed on the commit
tee.
TAX ON STATE BANKS.
Mr. Clarke introduced the following
which was referred:
Resolved, That whereas the country
has been suffering from financial panic
from which business and agriculture are
still depressed; that while we justly esti,
mate the importance of the revision OF
the tariff. we affirm. In our judgment. the
revision of the tariff laws Is OF secon
dairy Importance 10 Virginia and tht
whole South compared with the urgent
necessity of needed changes in the ma
tional bank laws, which are ironclad
and tend to constant contractions of tho
currency, and the Capitalization or the
money OF the United States is In Large
to the great detriment OF the agricultural
classes and the general business. anc
that to these bad laws Is mainly due the
recent panic and present depression ir
business and agriculture; and. whereas
the banking facilities of Virginia are but
only inadequate TO meet the business
needs of the people, and especially the ag
ricultural communities: therefore be IT
Resolved. That our representatives II
the Congress OF the United States OF
America are earnestly requested to ust
every possible effort TO have abolished
the 10 per cent tax In State bank issues.
THE DANvILLE BILL. AGAIN.
The Richmond and Danville reorganiza
ton bill was again discussed at som,
length. Mr.. Patteson took the floor, ane
stated that under the laws OF England
Massa chusetts, and New York, and, II
fact. more than half Of the States OF tn,
Union, no railroad could secure unlimited
capital stock. I'VE can" said he, 'only
BY the past judge the future, and in the
past the issue of unlimited stock ha:
always meant unlimited fraud" The
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