The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-20

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 19.-When MI.
Hsthaway's resolution approving the
Presidents message On the venezu elan
trouble came up in the senate to-day,
ME- Wtckham offered the following:
''Thnt the general assembly In accord
with all patriotic citizens expresses the
wish that the statute providing that no
persons who held commission In tho
army or navy of the United States in
the lato war, and who afterv ards
served in any capacity in the military,
naval or civil 0ervice Of the Confederat to
States shall not be appointed to any
position in the army or navy of the
United States should be repealed"
This wss agreed to and the resolution
was then adopted by vote of twenty
seven to forty-two.
Mr.. Willard offered In the house a
bill to create the Office of dairy and food
DOM missioner, the officer to hRve super.
vision over the sale Of articles of food
and dairy products. Wholesale dealers
In oleomargerine, butserlne, etc shall
be taxed SIS. Persons selling any COM
pound food or dug shall pay tax Of
So So a tag Of one cent pound is
levied on every pound OF imitation Blu t.
ter. Mr.. Pitcher Introduced q bill in
the house TO abolish the office OF sealer
Of weights and measures.
Important Council Meeting.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. ia called
meeting OF the city council was hold to-
night to consider tho ordinance to
enable the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road Company to effect its improvement Is
in Richmond, consisting of the erection
OF passenger depot and general office
and rsinshed, and also its elevator aud
viaduct. 1t Is understood that the
present estimates of the cost of the en-
tire work of improvem ent will be nearly
$4,000, 000
Supreme Court of Appeals.
RICHMOND. Vo., Dec. 19.-The au.
preme court Of appeals rendered tho
following decisions to-day:
Jennings Va. Gravely, etc., from cir
cult cours OF Danville; affirmed.
Beckley va. Riverside Land Company.
from circuit court OF Lynchburg;
l. affirmed.
= News execute: vs. BASE, Brown & Co.,
from corporation court OF Danville; re-
veraed.
Goode &c 90. vs.. Georgia Homo Insur-
ancy Company, from the circuit court OF
Fauquier; reversed.
Allen VS.. Crank. from circuit court of
Goochland; affirmed.
Reynolds Va. Richmond Paper Manu-
featuring Company, from tho chanoery
court Of Richmond; reversed.
CraWford's adm illustrator va. Smith
executors. A rehearing was granted to
decree rendered by this court at it's
place of session in Stanton, Sepse mber
term. Petition TO rehear Judgment at q
former term WAC refused.
Lillian Fields vs. Commonwealth. It
Is ordered that this case, which Is pend
ing on the docket of this court at Suaun-
ton, be forthwith printed, and then to
be transferred to the docket Of this
court at Richmond, to be hoard at the
January term, 1896.
Foster and others We. Groner and
others. Appeal and supsrsedaa to the
corporation court OF tho city of Norfolk.
Wing, trustee, VS.. McCullock and
others. Appeal and supersedas to cir
cult court of Nosoway.
Bennett va. Boulware and others, ap.
peal and supersedAs to the chSncery
court Of the city OF Richmond.
Poopert vs. commonwealth, from
county court Of Allegheny; writ Of error
and supersedss.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com-
pany vs. Howard, from the circuit court
of Nelson county; writ of error refused.
Tanner & Walden vs. Traders Loan,
Trust and Deposit Company. from the
court Of the city OF Roanoke; writ of
error refused,
Refer and others va. Rogers and
others, from the cirsuit court OF Bote-
tourt county; appeal refused.