The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-22


sssof. Norfolk county to take evidence TO
;sTelieYe "A. s. Martin, aggriereh OF an
) erroneous assessment. of lands
The Senate and House passed the
& bills to authorize Norfolk county 10
ysf9 srtow money and providing TO: Il
Corporation Court for Newport News.
5 Mr.. Charles 7. Bland introduced In
h the House to-day a bill that has already
I. beer, dubbed The "Bland Sunday Law
e Bill 1t Is a measure that is going
s. to attract mulch attention. The title is
A bill to prohibit railroad and steam
81 boat companies from landing or unluaa-
Z ing freight on Sunday, and also from
running trains or boats except such as
\ shall be run for carrying passengers
81 or malls. 1t reads as follows:
49, BE Is enacted by the General Assem-
( bly, OF Virginia that no railroad com
N t1any shall permit the loading or UNI
Nloading OF any freight car on Sunday,
Il nor shall permit any car. train OF cars,
& or locomotives, to be run OH Sunday on
any railroad, except such as may be
n 11ln for the purpose of transporting the
4 United States malls, either with or
I without passengers. and except such as
s shall be run for carrying passengers
II exclusively, and the same restrictions
& shall apply to steamboats,, provided that
3 the word Sunday, as 1t appears here,
u ahali be construed to embrace only that
b portion OF the day between sunrise and
}Esunset, and that trains and steamboats,
n In transit, having started on sunday,
may, In order to reach the terminus or
Is shops, run until O'Clock n. IN. on sun
Sday but not later, nor for any other
purpose than to rcalch the terminus or
f} shops.
And any railroad or steamboat COM
panN violating this section shall be
& guilty of n misdemeanor In each coun-
II ty in which such car. train of cars.
n nj ~ -, MI hu ri ny.
siin which any such freight car or steam
= boat shall be loaded or unloadcd and
l1upon conviction shall be fined no, less
4 than $500 for each offenSc, the fine
when collected to be paid to the State
81 Treasurer for the use Of the public
Z schools.
e ID. And be II further enacted that all
& a>-ts or parts of acts in conflict hereto
~ be and are hereby repealed.
us Sd. This act shall be in force from its
q Fasssge.
.S Hon. Thos. b. lvey. of Petersburg,
Is Goes not occupy much Of the time of the
ii House In making speeches, but he is
y e. deep and sound thinker. and takes
great interest in everything going
/. on.
The Hon. W Il. Foster of Norfolk,
: returned to the House this morning af-
f3ter pleasant visit TO Norfolk.
.
q Hon ]. c. Parker, of Southampton
4 county, is making gFeat progress in his
4 Legislative life, and Is fast looming up
as one OF the leaders of the new mem
!. berS.
& -i@
Hon. T.. F. Williams, of Lunenburg.
Y is one Of the most affable gentlemen in
ethe General Assembly He is also a
handsome man with very interesting
4 conversational powers.
The Randolph letter. making grave
:: charges in reference TO the admins
& traton of affairs at the Deaf Dumb
Z and Blind Asylum at Staunton, is still
9the subject OF much discussion among
4 the members, and all of them are In
: favor of rigid examination in the
{ charges made.
4 The oyster bin has been completed
and 1t will, in all probability, be Of
4 fered In the House by Mr. Chas. r.
4 Bland tomorrow
Hon. Chas. r. Bland of Portsmouth.
s 10 one of the strongest and most elo-
squent speakers yet heard among the
new members.
Z The Maupin BILL in reference to pool
ceiling in the State is question which
q is keeping the minds Of the delegates
much exercised
III Many ladies appeared upon the floor
OF the House to-day They added an
eaditlonal attraction to the scene.
I Mr.. Newbernc's bill, prohibiting tax
n on market carts. was considered by
;Ine House Committee on Counties,
cities and Towns to-day Mr.. New
& berne Delegate Winston and u delega-
q tion from Hanover advocated It, while
CITY Attorney Meredith and others of
e Richmond. opposed it. No action was
$taken. vote will be reached some
time this week and the measure will
s probably be reported favorahly. Mr..
\ FOR It. ~
a55 The Senate to-day agreed to the House
sg3oint resolution providing for n specjaI
3comnittee to investigate John L, Ran
y dolph's charge of immortality Mt the
sHDeaf, Dumb and Blind Institute. At
this writing the members Of The com
Astmlittee have not been named II is az
s3pected that the investigation will heo;n
esthIs week. Tho committee viii npe5,a
sSbly visit Stanton instead Of ba,,n
5EEthe teachers brought here
8yS In the Senate to-day the bill proyid,,e
4 for convict work in the erection Of tbo
,&aULnion Theological Seminary was dis
,sSmissed
.ag There was considerable debate I, ~
II House over the bill to amend tho coae
Yin relation 10 the duties ot Register ~
.sthe Land Office. The object Of the mon.
6 sure Is to correct a conflict between tu,o
statutes as to the salary of the ofTice
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