The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-13
A NEW ELECTRIC PLANT
4 Bill for the Incorporation Of the Norfolk
Electric Light and pOWsr Company,
OFFERED N THE HOUSE BY Mr.. COOKE.
Bland Preparing 20 Rattle for tic
81, Oystermen : Watch Dog Cookies
Grn NniIway Empioycs TO be Trans.
scrred to Norfolk on the asth Inst.

PtchTnnd. Va. Dec. 12.-tSpeciaD-
In the House to-day Mr. Cooke offered
& bii! 10 .iLSoipoi t.e Nolioik Eiec>
a trio Light and Power Company with
= Paul X. Boyd, d. N. Sferry. George
Russell at{a Walter H. Taylor. all OF
Norfolk, and ]. C. Sperry, OF Syracuse.
A.. n, Us incorpoIators. The measure
n authorizes the company to supply nat
ural or artificial lights and elsctric pow
4er Tor pubic and private uses, and to
& transact the general business of an
eisctrlc company. The capital stock
3shall not be less than $4,000 and may
+ De increased TO $500 Geo
Mr. Cooke also introduced a bill to
amend the Charter OF the Norfolk and
Atlantic Terminal Company. The
amendment authorizes the company 10
6uiid urnpik6B or roads not eXccesiirg
over 100 hundred feet in width ana to
puud bridges over Tanners creek to
connect the turnpikes
a Dill was introduced by Mr. New
herne TO prohibit the catching of fish
with seines. weirs and nets in Lake
Drummond
Mr. bland, Of Portsmouth, offered two
el,is. one was an act ratifying and
confirming a resolution of the Council
oi the city OF Portsmouth adopted III
Iaiation to the terms of its members.
The other authorizes the smouth
council to issue bonds for the connie
ton OF its sewerage. TO continue the
paving and grading of its streets and
70 redeem its portion Of the ferry
pohos. MI Maynard offered the same
bills in the Senate.
In the Senate Nj. Stubs offored q
plli TO have the boundaries of certnin
natural oyster beds, rocks and shoals
made. ''' -
Delegate Foster is confined TO his
room oy sickness. Delegate Newbern,.
. mas returned from home, where he ha .
i been indisposed '
Vi Mr. Lee offered in the uouso ana
had placed on the calendar bill to
ton. "a % iiat'p-
. Inc most interesting feature of the
too day was the introduction of two
{ i Hnis haSing reference to the election
law pS Senator Hay. This gcntieman
Has, Dy some, been counted as amonp
\ shose Who are opposed to any material
.Ss ,,a IN the existing law. but there
IS no member Of either BODY Who ;e
D more anxious for amendments IN ~, -
4 mace Than Mr.. Hay. The bills he Of
@1seo are companion measures On.
tpedls sections Is and II OF what ;s
I a. as the walton law" thar &c
4 d,, apoisnes the constable feature The
y 3tner provides & new system of Tot;n nv
5SeS re-enacttng and amendin~ cer,a it
DsneI ssctions. This latter measurn
/ provides that the name Of tho 81. IA,
S gates Of each. party shall be prin- a.
\ ia parallel columns, there to be nv, or.
4 Sooiuhn Tor each party ticket o,,a,
ssacn ticket Is to be printed an s,.,
Siem, design, or device to be submit. tad
by the chairman of each partv mhese
Il are only the most important rea tmrss
8Sof the bill There are other ,njre,
changes that are of interest. It is So a.
,3that. the measure win be rccetva3 , sI ~
much favor by the senators. II is " non.
sceded to be long step in the direetior .
3of election reform. ''o'
Delegate Powell. of Brunsw,c, g.
Il me House to-day offered n Bill to nra
vent lyRching. II provides thai an,
Person charged with the crime 70,
which iynching Is generally admins
tered shall be promptly tried in IN,
u Circuit Court Of the city. county. n,
Town. where the crime IL committed
sSan Juror shall be permitted TO serve q,
Z 6fae jury unless he be q free holdo