The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-30
IN THE STATE SENATE.
CENTURY AND RfDDLEBEh"H"
BONDS ON THE SANE FOOIINd'
The Act Requiring Separate Juries In Fac"
Coupon Case Kepeaied-An inquiry
Concerning the New state Library,

Although the ranks OF the Senate yes
to-day showed the faces OF a number of
members who were absent last week
there were enough absentees TO make
hardly an average attendance.
Lieutenant Governor Kent called the
Senate TO order at noon, and the pro-
ceediurs we're opened with prayer by Rev.
j. S. Dill.
senator Conway r. Sands offered the
following. which was agreed TO-
-, at the state Board OF
.Ds,5sr,. commissioners be requested 10
f,,rnfsb the Senate with an esutl'o'V ~ -
~ probable cost or iulhlsni"e .',
,,nrarv and Offices, removing ,ne roi,a1
,ron the several offices oil ui,e ~'' +hc
~, 10 hooks and documents from ,o
anu anu 90 the new library building a'so
lioi a.. a. ,umber of employees when VIII NC
required in the new baHo'"e
Bills Introduced "a
| ,.uor,,o bills were iutIcduced anu
..td,,od 10 the appropris te comm -,
| -, senator Walton: TO allo" 80. 49,.
~ ~, ., r4oller OF Shenandoah ooun,s.
u Sanator buchanan: To incorpoIa's
80 town OF Saltsviiie, In smy'n anu
| Washington counties. HE y q
Nv senator Southali: TO renew -,
| cray from the aynent oil ,,l0 Ut,
| bv the County Court OF H'"e'.'' , 49,. GA
nv Senator Harrison: To anehu 'le O'u0
in relation to probate OF Wits. ,,.,. ,ro
-, senator Williams by requcsp' 10
,rcc,rorate the town Of Chase Clly' !"
Meckienburg county. ~, ,.r,,,iao
wv ~, senator r. IL. Barnes: To pIoFiHe
medical and surgical aid for the sl1 i anu
disohled moor OF the state. Inc Dih
,,ides for appropriating sum ho' $50
49,, n eents per day for each pd.i'".
ms 80 ia treated as "A charity patient
- ,ne bospitaI Of the Medical zones o'
%.,.nin,s ,rhe bill is similar IN many re-
e,ects "a the one presented by tne 'o''V57
~ PHYSICIANS and Surgeons 'ol '"c
~ senator Miller: TO provide Tor lhe
nrotection and propagation OF saine anu
2 Ash and TO provide tund theieloi
! ! Nv Senator Mcllwaine. lmpoS4ns "po'
4 Railroad corporation, or any eoV.'1',
trnstee lessee. MORTGAGE. or o'hei ~, 80, 80
o,'nrating a railroad in the state OF VIZ
,i,,ta uabilttv for damages or INJURY suS-
,,tnsd nv any person, including employss
- e,,ch corporaticn in consequence OF 'n@
! negligence or wilfu wrong oil any o,poe l D
aoents etc. OF said corpofauV"' pss0''
D receiver. or mortgage. .,..,,
= RMS bill has met with the det9i 'i,ii''u
r onnoeition of the railroads, as has been
| arrested
Gals when it was beng oei
Bills Passed.
. rho following Senate bins We're passed:
=, no INCORPORATE the Virginia anu "i"i9
r. land Steam Ferry Company 90,
- no amend and re-enact sections 4-'
= ia soI Of the code Of Virginia IN reia-
a lion 10 the use by the Commissioners oi
IS the Sinking Fund of any surplus money
a in the Treasury in the purchase oil po""s
II of the State issued under the ac's oi
10 February Is, lSS2, and February ~ ~
L. ,rbe effect Of this amendment is TO pace
TX | what are known as the century puiu'
l. an - footing with the Riddeberger bonds
as no authorize the Chesapeake and ono
railway 10 extend its line of tfansporta
IL lion into the city of Norfolk ana TO ENJOY
Of wharf warehouse, and all other ternlna
ir | facilities therein.
TT no authorize the citizens. of the tow
m of Bridgewater to issue bonds TO IN
amount Of $1,000.
House Bills.
For the relief Of the Port Norfolk Ian
H. Company.
| Hanover county.
Il To repeal an act TO regulate triais u
n iurv in cases where the Commonweait
IS defendant, approved March o. 1879
A. The act referred 20 provides Tor
ri separate jury in evS.y coupon case.
senator McIlwaine made II spinte
speech in support OF the bill 10 repeal I'D
Is act. He stated that I'm Petersburg n
ma law. which was intended TO prevent u
tender Of coupons for taxes, was TOT
fal failure and that the summomns OF
NJ, many juries simply served 10 adNeiu
the matter. and that il was often the ca
-. that jurors az one court became u
ny suitors al the next That each case 60
nus the city I'm which the case was ul
$l2 for a jury, and cost the state q
nth Of s. lie said that sometimes as MAJ
Il az one thousand persons, composed OF
las classes. including idiots and lunallcs' we
assembled in motley array around /
.. courthouse OF Petersburg in answer
an advertisement Of the sherlu cam
day for Jurors, ready and willing 10 draw |
81 a day allowed by the law ana col
PEELED TO be paid by the city some TIN
)urt for one minutes work. lie clled ,
the instance where forty cases, each win
)rhs separate jury, were disposed OF IN @
hours time. lie charac ierized the WI
,,so affair as IL farce and a disgrace, a
80, read letters from Judge Hancock a
cars Judge Mann confirming the statem'
in regard TO the failure of the purp
Of the law and the increase of the
has Of coupons from year 10 year. Ihey 81
ana unqualifedly recommended the aDoli
pipe | ment of the law.
To confirm the merger and consoli
ken ton Of the Lynchburg Street Railv
the Company and the Lynchburg Elec
,ost- Company
9Th. TO provide for the government
schools in the county Of frederick.