The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-18
ROANOKE, VA. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY IS. 1896.
THE STATE hEaIsLATURE.
what Wa Done by virsinia's seIons Yes
to-day.

THE STATE LEGISLATURES.
what Was Done by virsinia's seIons Yes
terday.
RICHMOND, Jan. f7.--In the house
to-day, Mr. Bryant introduced an act to
incorporate the Tobacco Warehouslng
and Trading Company, with Richmond
Maury, @. E. Keraey, j. w. d. Farrsr,
Desne @aury and A. Langstaff Johnston
90 oorporators; capital stock to be
100000. Very broad powers are con-
ferred by the bill. II authorizes the
company to grow tobacco. So buy and
sell It.. The principal office 10 to be in
DAnviile.
\ when the Parks bill, with reference
70 listing bonds, etc., for taxation came
up In the house IL was amended In aev-
erNl particulars, on motion OF Me-
PeSker. Delegate Winston said no req
garRed the measure az one dangerous ID
sheEntesests Of the iarmers and asked
thai 1t be recommitted. The measure
waf finally passed by and made the
spSpial order for Wednesday at 1 p f&n.
Pr. Wtllard'a bill to amend the eide
tnEelaticn to the sale of Intoxicating
liquors to minors or certain studantSs
cAme up In the house. The amendm&ns
Sdds the keeper Of o 'distillery or &ny
Pther person" to the list of those sosbe
for selling liquor to min&ks
/ and includes among the students 70
which Intoxicating drinks are not to b3
furnished students in the public schools.
Mr.. Willard made an able address in
zavor OF the measure, and Mr.. Berkeley
was opposing 1t, but yielded for q mo-
tion to be made TO reoommit the bill,
which waB done.
A big fight was made by Mr.. Hath
awny and others to have the Maupin bill
recommitted. The house refused to re-.
commit and adjourned without taking
any other action as to the measure.
The house to-day refused to agree to
Mr.. Harwood's resolution, providing
that when that body adjourned to-mor-
row 1t be until Tuesday in honor of
Lees birthday.
Col. William Lamb gave g suppe at
the Jefferson tonight to the Repub.
licsn members of the general assembly.
L. Is stated that politics were not dis
cussed.
Mr.. Gillian introduced a bill in the
house to-day to project game in Din
widdte county. The house committee
ON the finance bill will next Tuesday
morning consider the Newberne bill,
making 1t unlawful to impose q tax on
market carts.
When the bill providing aid for the
Virginia University came up 1t was
passed by until tomorrow.
mr. Cabell offered . joint resolu zion,
which WAS referred, authorizing the
governor to appoint o board Of commits
sioners In the interest Of uniformity of
legislation throughout the Legislature.
The two houses to-day elected II. s..
Stuart Judge Of the corporation court Of
Brintol.
| Legislative Notes.
Senator Clayton has introduced a bill
TO repeal the charter OF the Roanoke
U~nderwriters' Agency, granted by the
corporation court of Roanoke in 1893.
He has also introduced o bill (charter)
to incorporate the Piedmont Mining ana
Manufacturing Company. The moor
poraiors are: f. 81 Fries, r J.. Rey.
nolds, w. A. Lsmly, j. w. Fries, o. II.
P. Watson, j. 81. Spencer. O. B. Bry-
ant, q. G.. Lester, j. W. Coon and
Henry 8. Trout. The operations OF the
company are confined to the counties
of Henry, Patrick, franklin, Roanoke,
Botetourt, MONTGOMERY and Craig.
The bill introduced by Senator Olay-
tor to incorporate the Salem and Blacks.
burg electric railroad has passed the
senate. The senate has repealed the
charter OF about twenty insurance COM
panies chartered by The courts of Vir-
ginin during the past few years.
The Bedford high school question Ia
one OF the spiciest and most hotly con.
tested cases before the senate commit
tee. 1t has been before the committee
on educstion and public institutions
three times and 10 TO have Its fourth
airing mex Monday.
JIG. Heavener, OF Montgomery county,
has been appointed assistant State chem
ist and has assumed the duties of his
office. Mr. Heavener is quite q young
man and Q graduate Of Blacksburg Coll
lego.