Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-01-26
to his sieatioil.
10 SUPPRESS DnuSnlENNEss.

| &c his election.
TO SUPPRESS DRUSnENNEss
The bill prepared by DIR. w. W. Parker of
Richmond, to punish persons who get drunk,
10y fine, Imprisonment and hard labor, which
has been heretofore commented on by the
INDICATOR, has been introduced i'll the
House by Mr. CEuinp Of Richmond.
| FILLING VACANCIES.
As four members of tbs present legislature
were elected to alsesiiips-Speaker Card
we'll TO the Court Of Appeals, and Senator
Harrison and Delegates Nicol and Shoffey to
circuit judgeships, they will resign few
days before the adjournment of the legisla-
ture, in order that their successors may be
elected
| THE RAILROAD FREE PASS BILL.
/ The bill requiring railroads to issue free
passes to members Of the legislature was de-
feated in the House by the following vote:
| ~Yeas-Messrs. Benlheim, Blakemore,
Brooiing, Bryant Byrne, Campbell, Clark,
Eanes. Gibson, lIarwood, Kellam, koiner
Matthews, Newberne, Richardson, Kicks,
Ryan, Slemp, Speck, Stratton, Thomas,
| thompson (Knox). and Utz-23
| Nays-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Barham,
Einford, Boiling, Boykin, Brugh, Cabell,
Caddall. Coleman, Cooke, Cox, Crump,
Diggs, Downing, Edmondson, Evans, Fen
tress, Graves, Gregory, Hall, Harris, Harri-
son Garter u.), Harrison (Randolph), Hath
away, Hunton, Jones, Logan, Mason, McRae,
Murrell, Neff, Nicol. Paxton, Petty, Pitcher,
Pretlow, Priddy, Sanders. Segar, Shelley,
Spilman, Stokes, Tabb, Thompson (S. A. },
Vaughan, White, Willard, Wilkinson, With
ers, Withrow and MI. Speaker-52.
ANTI-coNvICr LABOR BILLS.
Three bills were introduced in the House in
regard to convict labor. One is to prohibit
convicts from working in the grounds of the
Capitol square; another to require all goods
M anutactured by convicts to be so stamped,
and the last of the three prohibits the erection
Of any more buildings on the grounds of the
penitentiary, OF in any part of the State, in
which conyicts carry Oh the manufacture of
goods under the State or for private corpora
tons. The passage of these bills is asked
for by the Federation of Labor unions of
Richmond
AUGUSTA MATTERS.
House bill No. 100, introduced by Mr.. Koi-
ner: To incorporate the Stanton Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
House bill passed: To enlarge the powers
| of the corporation of Wayneshoro, Va, in re.
gard to the internient of the dead.
ExEMPrING THE SOLDIERS
Mr.. Wtiiers' bill relating to who shall be
exempt from jury duty was reported favora-
bly, to the House, with tie amendment added
by the committee striking out the clause which
refuses to exempt contributing members to
military companies.
NOT AFRAID OF THE WILSON BILL.
Mr.. HARDWOOD introduced in the House a
bill to charter the Virginia Coal and Coke
Company. Tie capital stock shall be not less
than Sl0o, 900 nor more than 81 ,0000 The
head Office of The company shall be in Rich
| mond. The corporators are John g. Haddock
George w. Sioux, E. B. Arnold, Ware b.
Gay and John I: Jones.
CHANGE OF NAME.
The Senate Committee on Public Institu-
tons met and reported favorably the bill to
change the names of the State lunatic asy lums
to hospitals. When the bill came up for en-
grossment Oh Tuesday, there was good deal
of opposition to it developed, Messrs. Stubs
| and Morris saving that insane asyiums was
the right name for them and they should be
called that MI Echols advocated the change
do Al WAS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NY Supcl
of the several asylums. The vote on ordering
it to its engrossment stood IA to IA, and was
decided in the affirmative by the casting vote
of Lt.-Gov. Kent,
DAMAGES FOR STOCK KILLED ON UNFENCED
RAILROADS
The bill introduced by Mr.. Saunders to
am end the law in relation to the liability of
railroads for injury to property, was the sub
ject of much discussion i'll the House Wednes-
day. The object of the measure is to make rail-
roads pay for the injury to stock in cases
where the roads are not fenced in, whether or
not negligence on the part of the company is
proven. In other words, the bill seeks to give
the company no standing in court when it in
jures property after having failed to comply
with the law in regard to fencing the track
in. 1t was finally passed
THE MILLER LOCAL OPTION BILL.
In the Senate on Tuesday, the Miller bill
restricting the Local Option law to towns Of
500 OF less, came up, but was on motion of
Mr.. Echols, passed by. On Wednesday it
came up again, but vote showing quorum
did not vote, the Senate adjourned. The State
says the bill was taken up with evident re-
luctance.
A STATE ENGINEER FOR COUNTY ROADS.
Senator Miller introduced a bill to create
the office of road engineer for the State of
Virginia The bill provides that the engineer
shall Investigate and submit to the Governor
and Legislature, on OF before December 1St,
1895, and every two years thereafter, a report
of condition of the roads of the State and the
best method of improving them. He shall
leo iuta nd hui1dinu Of de
various counties of the State wherever such
roads are to be built, and his services are
required.
SALARIES OF CIRCUIT JUDGES,
In the Senate, Mr.. L. Il. Barnes introduced
bill to amend the Code in relation to the
pay of Circuit Court judges. The bill pro
vides for the following changes: Judge of
First Circuit (Judge Prentiss) 50, 500; Seventh
Circuit (Judge Wellford) s., 800; Twelfth Cir
cult (Judge IIarrison) 800; Thirteenth Cir
cult (Judge McLaughlin) 81 900; the others to
receive 81 500, and the judge of the Chancery
Court of Richmond 50, 900.
THE KoINEI FERTILIZER BILL.
Mr.. Koiner's fertilizer bill came up in the
house OH Wednesday. Mr. PretloW opposed
it as of no benefit TO the Stat. Mr.. WithroW
opposed it because be thought it would posi-
bly, increase the price Of fertilizer 50 cents =
ton and take $500 annually out of the pock-
els of the farmers. Messrs. McRae of Peters
burg, Cabell Of Richmond, and Pitcher Of
Fauquier, also opposed it. The bill was final
ly passed by until next Tuesday. The bill
changes tay of SlOo year to 10 cents ton.
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