Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-21


the respective pressd re officers, be here-
1 by constituted 10 investigate INTO tne
! facts pertaining to said survey. ana 'he
establishing OF the lines AFORESAID, ana ~
report as 10 what further action shouiu
be taken In I'll, premises.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED
/. nv Mr.. Buchanan: TO incorporate The
/ Norfolk Lumber COMPANY.
! nv Mr. Buchanan: To incorporate the
/ uolston OH and Manufacturing Com
pany. -.
| American S emmery Company
By Mr. Maynard: To incorporate the
Norfolk and Berkeley Drawbrid2e Com
pany.
By Mr. Lttle: To amend section Of
/ the charter OF the town OF Louisa.
by Mr. Barnes: For the relief OF Theo-
Gcre iiaxal
BY Mr.. Mushbach: To amend the Code
n relation TO the county or corporation
In which actions OF law or suits
n equity may be brought.
by the same: To incorporate the Mount
Vernon Military Institute.
BY Mr.. Maynard: For the working
and keeping in repair Of the public roads
i'm Norfolk county.
BY Mr.. Southan To incorporate the
McDaniei and Farmville Academy.
BY Mr. Buchanan To amend an act
incorporatne the Southwestern Railroad
Company. OF Virginia.
petition was presented by Mr.. Lit
tie from the citizens of Fredericksburg
pray ne for an enlargement of The powers
Of the Council OF that city.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
TO amend an act creating an excise
Board for Alexandria county.
md 10. ~ n
Board of Health.
To incorporate The Mineral Belt Rail-
way Company.
To provide for the better assessment
OF personal property
TO amend an act Incorporating Shoe
maker College.
To authorize Isle Of Wight county to
borrow money.
To enable the rector and Board of
Visitors Of the Agricultural and Mechani
cal College TO build water-works.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the charter Of the city OF
Richmond
To empower the town OF Berryville to
construct an electric-lght plant.
To amend an act in relation to keep
ing In repair the roads Of Page county.
House of Delegates.
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Seaton. of the Unita-
rian church.
The House concurred in the resolution
adopted by the Senate appointing John
L.. .udIyr Jr., Edwin Phillips, and Il. ID.
Chandler members of the electoral board
OF the city of Newport News.
The bill OF Mr.. Bland, providing for a
resurvey OF natural oyster-rocks, beds.
and shoals. under certain conditions,
f..f.
and created another lively discussion.
The amendment offered " Mr.. Hatha-
way, of Lancaster, on IT, previous day
first came up. 1t reads:
Provided that this act shall not he
construed to apply TO any grounds al
ready taken up by a planter, and in
which he has made any expenditures.
other than fees and rental looking 10
the culture and propagation of oysters"
Mr. Bland, OF Portsmouth opposed the
amendment. and spoke in favor of the
bill of which he is the patron. Mr..
Pitcher, of Fauquier. in an able and elo-
quent manner opposed the bill, and the
Hathaway amendment was finally agreed
to.
VISIT OF SENATOR DANIEL.
Just at this juncture Hon. John w
Daniel entered the hall OF the House of
Delegates, escorted by Colonel John Bel
Bigger and received the greatest ova-
ton that has ever been tendered to any
human being on the floor Of the General
Assembly. He was given a privileged
seat, and on motion Of Mr.. Saunders, OF
| Franklin. a recess of five minutes was
taken. The Senator from Virginia ther
held reception at his seat, and the
members shook his hand.
During the recess Mr.. Cooke, of Nor
| folk, moved that the Clerk OF the House
| of Delegates wait on the honorable Sen.
| ator and request him to respond to the
VAIN reception given him in the House
| The Clerk of the House then escorted
Major Daniel to the Clerks desk anC
introduced him as the Grand Man OF
Virginia.
Tho Senator gracefully and appropri
ately responded, and finished by saying
mid pleasures and palaces though he
. There is no place like his dear Virginia
home"
The business Of the House was ther
resumed
| Mr.. Saunders, of Franklin, moved L
dismiss the oyster bill. but the motor
was lost by a vote of 80 TO IS When the
! motion was made to send the bill TO lis
engrossment and third reading the Chain
announced that the bill would require 9
constitutional vote Of 81 votes in order
| to be passed. The bill was then defeated
! by vote of ~ to AZ.
| DO BUSINESS WITHOUT TAX.
The next hill creating a discussion was
Senate bill to amend and re-enact section
| Is of chapter ! of an act entitled an ac
to provide for the assessment of take:
on persons property and incomes. and oil
/ licenses to transact business and i'm
| posing taxes thereon, for the support o.
the government and public free schools
\ and TO pay the interest on the public
debt, and prescribing the mode Of obtain
ing licenses to sell wine. ardent spirits
malt liquors, or any mixtures thereof, II
| cases where a court certificate is re
| quired. approved March 6, 1890 in refer
| ence TO taxing insurance companies
Speaker Ryan (Mr. Cooke. Of Norfolk
| in the chair offered two amendments
which were adopted, providing that mu
tual fre-insurance companies shall b'
| exempt from taxation and that they mal
! do business in the entire State.
Mr.. Pitcher of Fauquier, offered thu
| following amendment: Provided that com
| panies and associations doing business OF
the life assessment plan shall pay |
State-lcense fee Of 500 per annum, ant
a tax of / per centum upon their gros
! receipts in the State, which shall be II
| full and In lieu of ali other State, county
town. and city licenses, taxes, and fees.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. Har
| rison of Lynchburg, Parker of South
ampton, willard Of Fairfax. Hundley o
Amelia. and Taliaferro Of Orange. Will
Mr.. Pitcher. Of Fauquier, made an abb
argument against the bill. The Hous
adjourned at O'clock before any actor
was taken on the measure.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED
l. Nv Mr. Rinehart: Amendments 10 tn
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