The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-14
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;Bill Of Incarceration Offered In The House
81 By AFs Cooke Yesterday BY Request.
IloSGuAaECI NORFOLK WITH BERKLEY

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M Aasa BerIticy5 With The
81 8aheorporators-sEv. Bland Intro
anecs Another BiIi TO Protect
Contractors, supply Mcn and La
Internationally Become LAW.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 13-(Special)-
= A5r. Cooke. by request, offered IN the
g4fIcuse a. bill 10 incorporate the Greater
s3fSerfollS Drhwbfidge Company, with w:
Fss H. Cutchin, Robert Edmond, Bernard
u Eaath. Sam I. Wigg, Edward WllicoN.
u se,orporators. The act authorizes the
D Oons truction and operation of bridge
n ncross the Eastern Branch OF the cil2'i-
Is beth river from some point at or near
1.-THE foot OF Water street in the city
Z OF Norfolk to some point at or near the
& foot of Main street in Berkeley, and
y From some point at or near the Green
leaf johnson Lumber Company's Mills
81 to or near the mouth OF Back Creek on
Y Ghe Portsmouth side. The capital stock
is to be not less than $1,000 n2r more
4 than 100000.
81, ,.ss Mr. Charles T. Bland, offered bill
IN the House to protect sup-contractors,
& supply men. and laborcrs. This Is the
y third meass-,c along this line Mr.. Bland
of Chairman Saunders, Of the Judiciary
COMMITTEE, and ether influential MEM
bers. 1t will probably become a law.
Senator Maynard Offered bill to re-
h peal the charter of the Old Dominion
Fire Insurance Company, granted by
Judge a. S. Watts. This Is an alleged
wildcat concern.
Il a bill was presented by Senator Stubbs
20 change the present law III regard
to The manner OF granting licenses to
persons working on the natural oyster
Shoals so as TO permit tongers to report
lhe amount of sales on january 1slt and
april 25th, instead CT every Saturday
might. as at present, and also If they
pay 81 on January LIST and 81 on April
The celebrated gold brick case figured
In the debate in the House OF Delegates
to-day, Mr.. Parker's bill with reference
10 bail In criminal cases was under con
8sideration. The measure amends the
Code so us to provide that when a judge
OF o corporation or county court refuses
bail, application for bail cannot be made
Z boz the judSe,of n similar court, but to
the judge of the Circuit Court, and
( finally to the Court OF Appeals. Mr..
L Digs. OF King William, opposed the
& bill nnd defended Judge Christian for
granting ball to the notorious Parker.
e liessrs. Parker, McRae and Saunders
srepoke for the measure, and 1t was final
sly ordered to its engrossment Ny an
yyS a bill was offered in the House by
4 Mr., Southall in relation to the Farmville
and Powhatan railroad. 1t authorizes
& THE company to mortgage it's property
= Tor 81 ,000, 900 to secure SS20000 of out
2 standing obligations, and directs the
q clerks of Chesterfield, Powhatan, and
8 Prince Edward 10 record such mortgage
and deduct $3.50 from the tax on the
\ same.
;s8 The House had considerable discussion
gover the bill offered by MIR Parker to
Eenlarge the powers of Justices of the
Peace and Police Justices. and finally
ordered 1t to Its cngrossnent. During
1.-The debate MIR. Kcesec. the Populist
i member from Halifax. came out in the
centre aisle and in jan earnest address.
! said he came here prejudiced against
LAWYERS, but he found them advocating
measures to reduce criminal expenses
that would bring them less business, and
( ne had come to the conclusion that men,
$bers OF the legal profession were not
60 bad after all.
s The House Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns tomorrow morning
VIII TAKE up ana consider Mr.. Reddy'S
Oil to make horse races and pool selling
lawful for fifteen days in the spring
and fifteen days in the fall. A number
or horsemen will appear in behalf OF
the measure. The Methodist Ministers
conference this morning adopted a pro
test against pool-selling. II was af-
: forwards approved by the Ministerial
Union OF Richmond. body that en-
braces all the Protestant preachers in
M The Committee on Finance will to-
morrow morning consider the matter
OF making an appropriation to keep the
Library open at night. 1t is said TINT
there VIII be opposition to this scheme.
me advocates OF the night opening are
willing to cut off the appropriation for
srhnning the elevator but they will fight
Tor the keeping the Library open MT
#,i1aght. The city of Richmond pays the
salary OF the assistant librarian, who
serves the institution at night and the
STATE STATE Will be put to very little expense.
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