The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-17
8ThslsglsIailYs Committee Of the Central La
Dor Onion Arrive and Exploit Their Bill.
REPRESENTATIVE BLAND ITS CHAMPION.
VIII Adjourn Friday for
I the Exciting Times Ex-
4a pectcd on tho Election Lnw Qucs.
{ tiou-Senntor Mason Wants nn IN
sufaDcc Commissioners.

D Kszer, and c. j. Cannon, arrived Sun
{; day night from Norfolk, and yesterday
placed in the hands OF Representative
3 Bland. of Portsmouth, the new me-
Z chanics' lien law. The committee is
: here Jointly in the interest of the lien
law and bill,which will be introduced
4 in few days relative TO the oyster
\ question. These gentlemen represent
Y a large number OF workingincn In all
sections of the State. and will be join
y ed in a few days by similar committees
3 from other cities. They were on the
s floor OF the House this morning, and
the delegates of the nature of theii
business Sentiment III general ana
that there will be changes made in
the mechanics lien law beneficial to
was introduced In the House by Hon.
Charles T. Bland.
The Legislature Will certainly adjourn
/! next Friday for the Christmas holidays
and no action on any OF the election
a bills will be taken before that time.
Is 1t Isl probable that the Democrats
will hold a caucus during the first week
\ in January to discuss the matter OF
Z amending the Walton bill. Then there
will be exciting times. II Is pretty well
Y known that there was 81 little scene In
3 the Democratic caucus the other night
+ when the matter CAME up. AS rule
the people in favor of q new law or
InaIeTlut announcements 10 lus tSE9bIiS
= one nre not In favor of the caucus TAX
Ing action in this matter. Eut the
& friends OF the Walton act think they
Z have majority of tho Democratic
/ members and they desire II caucus. All
( bills changing the election act will no
e doubt be offered this week. The anti
4 Democrats will have theirs ready iii
Il day or two.
81 BY far the most Important bill offered
In either body today was the one by
Senator John r., Mason creating the
4 office Of Insurance commissioner. and
dcaaTlbinE the duties cf this office.
4 The measure provides that the commits
Z sioner shall have and exercise superri-
81 sion over oil Insurance matters, and
7 shall be especially empowered to sue out
ainjunctions against companies that he
q believes to be fraudulent, or such us arc
y not complying with the law. The object
b of the BILL us It's patron says. is to pro-
gStect the people. Rgainst companies with
no capital. The commissioners Is to he
9Felected by the Legislature for four
AycaIs and will be paid In fees received
y by granting license to companies TO do
s business.
Senator Stubs Is after water
s. craft that Is not taxed with n long pole
&He introduced a resolution to-day call
38inEs attention to the fact that the Audi
altor's report showed only SPA, lao worth
33of Vessels Of less than five tons burden
MIND only s3lS,9gi of moro than five tons
= listed for taxation. His resolution
Il went on to direct the Finance Commit
/ tee to Investigate. MIR. Stubs said
there were ut least s6.OoOOO0 worth of
vessels subject to taxation and he prom
& ised to prove this to the committee by
Figures from the Custom Houses. He
n claimed that the Commissioners of Rev
I enue had not been doing their duty.
g The resolution was agreed to and the
Il investigation promises to prove inter-
s$esting.
II The House bill, removing the poi-
iSttical disabilities &c !. l.. Bishop. of
Southampton. failed To pass the SEN
Z ate. Mr.. Echols moved a reconsidera-
II tion and Mr.. Mason moved to lay the
S motion on the table until Senator Boy
l kin could be present and explain the
case.
The House passed the bills to incorpo-
{ authorizing the Portsmouth to issue
"A bonds. This latter measure Went
Through the Senate also. as did n hill In
d relation to the terms of Office OF Ports
mouth CouncIlmen
The House agreed to the Senate reso-
e luton with reference to asccrtninirr
yfwhat II will cost to copy the Virginia
muster rolls in the War Department at
s5 washington,
3Ha MIR. Willard arose to n question Of per
!; sonal privilege In the House to-day and
q explained n vote he had given in favor
" OF the reference OF the resolution In
II regard to copying the Virginia muster
r. Tolls. He stated that it was n measure
II ne most heartily favored and if II had
s carried with 1t an appropriation no
would have voted for It at the nronnr
9stime But he was opposed to the con
Ss s,ueration OF any measure whatever
Il mat might carry with 1t an appropria-
s. ton without the bill having been con-
n sidefed by the Finance Committee.
s5ii MIR. saunders offered q resolution re-
& questlng the Chairman to see to II
n mat no lawyers appear as counsel he
Al tore the committees Of the House with
q Gut having paid the special license tax
Il re9ulred. This was agreed to after n
III of1ef explanation from Mr. Saunders,
Efss senator Withers tomorrow Will intro.
rs duce a bill for n constitutional conyen.
81 lion and an antitrust bill.
az city Sergeant Charles IT. Epps has
VI been instructed by the Attorney Gene
& raj that the Lunenburg prisoners are
remain In the custody Of the Supreme
5.Court until the mandate Of that trihu-
S5nhl shall have been formally handed
"a down to the County Court OF I,unen-
SSsssburg. The negroes have been in ox,,.
& berant spirit since the news of thn new
sStrial awarded them was communicated
( to. them. :
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