The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-07

bers-thrce from the Senate and five from
the House.
Mr. Pretlow subsequently withdrew his
amendment and the resolution was
passed.
Bills Passed.
The following Senate bills were passed:
TO amend and re-cnact an act cnttled
AN act TO amend and re-enact section
10 OF chapter 1 OF an act entitled an act
60 provide for the assessment OF taxes
on persons. property. and incomes ana on
licenses 20 transact business. etc, dp-
proved February l6 1892
TO provide for adjusting with the Stale
Of West Virginia the proportion OF inc
public debt OF the original state or VIZ
ginia proper 10 be borne By West VIZ
ginia. for the application OF whatever
may be received from West Virginia 10
the payment OF those found TO be cntlueu
TO the same.
TO provide for the tax assessment on
| railroads by districts I'm the counties ol
Accomac and Northampton.
To amend and rc-enact sections ''V
! ABB. l35, and fl36 Of the Code OF virginia,
and sections Hs7 and 4i3S Of the Code or
/ Virginia. as amended by an act approved
| March 6. 1890 and sections 4lO ana 4lo'
4 Of the code OF Virginia, az amended by
an act approved February 10. 1882, rciat-
ing 10 rules governing the penitenuary'
The following House bills were passed :
TO INCORPORATE the Richmond and North-
ern Railway Company .,. -,
For the announcement and extension OF
| oyster culture In the tidal waters VI WA
| Island or Fox Islands. .e- ~.
lr,ti,led an act TO repeal chapter BOO or
n,o session Acts Of 1920. and TO re-
| cract section 203S Of the Code OF 1881, 30
far as repealed by same.
! In collation. TO the assessment OF the
personal and real property OF the Com,
nonwealth. and requiring the Auditor Oh
/ Public Accounts TO issue circular, e'C.
The House refused to pass the following
bin:
To authorize the Council OF the city OF
/ stanton 10 condemn the right OF way
/ through the grounds Of the Virginia re
melc Institute. in said city.
Afternoon session.
The afternoon session was opened by
| Sneaker RYAN at 4:30 o'clock. Judge
! Cardwen arose 10 two questions OF per
/ sonal privilege. In the first place nc
wanted 10 call attention 90 the fact that
he had been misreprcscnted In the hlch-
mond Dispatch. as 10 his remarks on
tbc Australian-ballot bill. on the previous
| evening lie had been reported as sayins
! that The Times was the only menace 10
| tho Democratic party AS far as he could
ronomber ne used the following Ian
| ,,uaae which had been verified by num-
| bcr Of the members OF the House
1--WE have nothing 10 fear from either
! fho Rouublican or popuiist party but the
Greatest menace TO the Democratic party
is that class led by a Democratic paper
i'm this city. and that paper faNors the
/ passage OF this bill
I'm the second place, he desired to state
that i'm the same speech. when ne anudeu
to Major Baker T. Lee, of Elizabeth Clty'
he did not intend to create the I'M
prcssion which had been imputed 10 nm
according TO letter written MN by
| Major Lee The intimauon OF the let
for was that ne had said. or endeavored
to convey the idea that Major Lee had
no longer any necessity Tor a chansc III
the election laws since his county hau
been lacked on TO Acc0mac. lie had not
intended TO create such an impression
and did not question the motives which
induced Major Lee TO take his position
AGAINST the measure. Inc oniy lhlhs
which he desired to bring out was ina |
| he thought Major Lee could not COM
ntain Of the late day al which the elec-
lion bill was brought up in the House
because he himself had been the reel
| mont Of honors conferred upon MIN by
I
taken by the Legislature, during the last
session. at a late hour, and, as he remem-
! hered i'm the last day. when the county
| of Elizabeth was tackled on TO Accomdc
| county. If this had not been done IN
| AN probability Major Lee would not nave
been here. .. -.-,...,.,.
Mr.. McRae offered a joint resolution
which was agreed to. providing that
| thousand copies of the Australian-Dailot
! Governor for distribution by and among
! the members of the Legislature. Inc
| resolution was agreed to-
The Debt Question.
udge Cardwell offered resolution
,,o,,idine that at AS =. NJ. the House
! nroceed to an election OF TWO members
! If the commission created by lhe JOINT
| resolution I'm reference 10 the west VIZ
! - debt settlement. The resolution was
! adopted. and at the proper llnle Ml
| csrdwel nominated Mr.. y. n. DOWNING
of clarke and Warren. in few we'll
ltosen remarks. as one of the members
of the commission.
MIR Diggs of King william on pehall OF
- ,,bo opposed the resolution at first,
oslred that the minority be represented
an the commission, and placed IN nomina-
lion MIR. Randolph Harrison, OF Lynch
burg. e,.. so.ocaoa .no
IF
or,ination OF Mr.. Harrison, Mr. Mason,
80 Ing George. that OF Mr. Downing.
and Mr.. Harwood. of Richmond, that of
MI Pattesoh I'D resolution
rro,,idinp that the part Of the rules gov
arninq elections be suspended, and that
| a,ch member vote for two candidates.
1,be resolution was agreed TO and the vote
| -, ,,,ith the following result: Harri-
s,n "a. Downing, "A; Patteson. IS.
Tho chair announced that Hessrs. Har-
r,son and Downing had been elected.
A. e.so the chair was vacated until
SD o'clock. on motion of DR.. Priddy OK
Charlotte
Bills Passed.
The House passed the following Senate
bills: ,...-.
For tbe relief OF w. H. Ewing, treas
urer of Prince Edward county
TO provide for claiming grounds In the
waters Of the state.
no incorporate the Dominion Building
and Loan Company. OF Lynchburg.
TO prohibit the planting Of oysters in
"a certain part OF Assawaman creek
in Accomac county.
10 amend and re-enact section ii OF
the Code Of Virginia in relation to how
and when erroneous assessments oil
lands corrected.
no authorize Henry Battaile to erect q
wharf on Pungoteague creek, in AccomaC
county.
TO authorize the board Of sechoo trus-
tees of the Clintwood district. in Dicken-
son county. TO sell and convey the pres
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