Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
TIE MILITARY BOARD
Bill Affecting lis Constitution Under
Discussion IN the House.
THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
More speeches. Out NO Vote "e"e"e"
nm This Mensure-Thc oyster
y,.,oa of the walton Law
ualumore's Centennial

an ~ create the ONCE of Insurance oo"
,,,es,oner for which Mr.. Lovenstein o'
-, o~.,ed a substitute. conferfihs
che duties imposed In Mr. N"S'
measure upon the Auditor OF Fuon' ~"
counts The consideration OF po'"
oasnres after some little discnsslon
gas postponed unth Monday
measures came up as special oiuc' a.
,.,,,ocE and the substitute for the orisi-
-, nm offered by Mr.. Lovenstein was
g., taken I'D. This substitute proVioes'
as stated. that instead Of creating an IN
surance commissioner, all duties ""''"
the original bill prescribes for hlm snai
he performed ~ the Auditor 81 fuo'e
Accounts. to whom shall be allowed >i''''
for clerical expenses.
Mr. Brown. Of Nelson. spoke against
the measure as presented ana o''e' "
numerous amendments TO 1t. lie tho"sn'
that $500 was entirely too msch lor
such work as would have to be done Dy
me Auditor, as he thought there woulo
he but little more work entailed upon the
Auditor by such a bill, and he, therefore,
moved tndt sflV III
aid be inserted IN lieu OF $3.50
Mr.. Iovenstein offered a. an amend
r,ent 10 the amendment $500. This was
defeated by a decisive vote, and the
amendment of Mr. Brown adopted.
Mr.. Iovenstein then spoke at length In
advocacy Of his measure, which, he de-
claroi. 10 be better and cheaper than the
original bill. .,o
Hs was followed by Mr.. Sands VINO
snok. against The substitute. declaring
that though the original bill was very
crude. the substitute offered for 1t was
much more SO. , ri.
BEFORE Mr.. Sands had finished bis
soeech Mr.. Mason. OF King George, the
patron Of the original bill, moved tna'
The whole matter be passed by untii Mon
dev. which was agreed to, and IL cohse-
ouently went over without action.
TO CORRECT OYSTER SURVEY.
Mr. LeCato yesterday introduced Dill
10 correct certain inaccuracies IN '"s
BAYLOR geodetic survey.
There are several bills now penang oe-
fore the General Assembly provioins IoI
certain new surveys OF public rocks eIhlih-
ga 60 he left out Of the Baylor survey;
ana also for the elimination OF CERTAIN
ereas from, said survey unjustly incluoeu.
Air LeCato's bill. provides for a genera
net 70 meet these special cases, ana sucn
ne may arise hereafter; and Is onereu
as Substitute for all the special bills
INV rcnding The bin provides that the
onplIcant for any new survey shah peu-
tion the County Court, supporting ms
en,l,cation by affldavts from at least
,1a citizens familiar with the oyster-laws
and the local situation. Such application
shall be duly published. and the claim
afterwards heard by said court, and the
finding duly reported TO the Board OF
lYeherles or Fish Commissioner, as may
be All costs in any case are TO be pad
BY the petitioners.
CRIMINAL. EXPENSES.
Mr.. Lowry offered the following resolu
ton, which went over until Monday:
'Resolved by the General Assembly
OF Virginia That the special Committee
on Criminal Expenses be requested to ~
quire into the eSpediency OF requiring the
counties and cities Of this Commonwealth
10 pay 81 expenses in prosecuting persons
charged with a misdemeanor, and report
by bill or otherwise.
NO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The special Committee on Criminal Ex-
penses reported Mr.. Withers's bill pro-
v.dlng that the question of submitting 10
the IrOIit VI iIf otuAT At' tN''RSH "
calling constitutional convention, with
recommendation that II do not pass
Upon motion Of Mi Withers the bill was
then made the special order for Febru-
airy 10Th.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED
Mr.. Echols introduced bin to amend
and re-enact sections 1854, 1896. and S46
OF chapter 40 OF the Code. in reference
TO allowing app ais. The only change II
the present law is to allow appeals In
chancery causes, IS of right.
Mr.. Sands introduced "A bill to amend
the section OF the Code In relation &c
forms OF actions and declarations OF
policy OF insurance. The bill provides
that In an action on a policy OF insurance
no particular form Of action or declara'
tion shall be necessary. but II shall b'
sufficient for the plaintiff to file com
plant IN writing at common law, setting
forth the grounds of his action, and the
relief prayed for.
BY Mr.. Maynard For the relief Of th'
heirs Of Adeiene Hal
BY Mr. Brown: To regulate the sale Of
cider and other intoxicants in the villag'
OF Lovingston, Nelson county. THIS bil
was accompanied by petition IRON th'
citizens OF Lotingston.
BY Mr.. Hay: TO remit to the county o.
Madison the State taxes on the Madison
and Orange railroad for certain purposes
BY Mr. Brown: For the relief OF A. q
Loving Of Nelson county.
BY same: To amend an act authorizin.
the county OF Madison TO subscribe to th'
stock of the Madison and Orange ran
road.
BY Mr.. Hay: To amend an act incorpo
rating the Madison and Orange Railroad
Company.
BY MFR. Little: TO amend an act incor
porating the Mineral Belt Railway ant
Tramway Company.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill to amend and re-enact section
1903 OF the Code. in reference TO tn
quantity Of land to be taken by work
OF internal improvement, was passed by
vote Of % 10 l, MIR. Hale. voting IN tn
negative.
House of Delegates.
The session OF the House yesterday wa
q busy and most interesting one. Mr
Lewis bin. to change the Military Board
by removing therefrom the Adjutant-Ge
eral, Assistant Inspector General. and Sec
rotary OF the Commonwealth. and addin
certain other officers. was called up short
~ after 2 clock. and Mr.. Parker move
that II be recommitted. lie stated tina
In making the motion he was only &C
tuated by a sense OF justice TO those mem
hers of the committee who wished to vot
on the bill and were absent from tn
meeting when II was reported. He as
serted that only five OF the thirteen mem
bers OF the committee were present whe
the vote was taken. and also explaine
that another object he had in asking 'or
recommittal was that his constituents IA
asked him TO do so. He said he did nc
contemplate having the bin smothered. bu
simply wanted II recommitted In orie
thaf Justice might be done