The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-01
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Th, Senate Passes Hr. Wlthers' Bill by
q Vote Of. q 10 10.
4 GREAT MANY ELLIS PASSED.
The Body In Session All Day an" La's"
part nj the Night-The Bill PROVIDING
for the Care Of Insane Persons
Passed by New Bills.

called for the special order. when was
the constitutional Convention piii. Inns
hill had been engrossed on ffioa5' go
,hara was no further discussion. The ron
was called and the bill passed py 'o'e
Of % TO 10. 49,. Cd.
senate bill No. 56S, ITO amend the Coae
In reation to the case OF insane persons
'..hich u,as also the special order, was then
,aken no. but was passed by until O'CLOCK
l.. NJ. .ea ,uao.
Hon J. ]. NoodhoIse was elected Judge
Tor tho County Court of Princess Anne.
NEW BILLS
The following bills were infoduceu'
Nv AIR Jones: To amend an act to
nrovide a charter for the town Oh bueha
Vista. ..o,,
By the same: To amend an act estao-
fishing a Corporation Court for the CITY
Of Buena Vista. ,os
BY Mr.. Green: For the relief OF James
A E.rer ex-sherfff of Wythe county.
nv MIR LeCato: To allow the voters on
Atlantic district, Accomac county, to vote
Mr. Flanagan offered a bill providing
for the appropriation OF so to pay the ae-
tlal expenses incurred by John L. KAN
dolph in his prosecution of charges against
the Deaf. Dumb, and BIND Asylum He
stanton.
IMPROVE LEE MONUMENT.
Tho Committee on FINANCE and Banks
presented a bill providing for the appro-
priatiou of a sum of not exceeding S'O
for needed improvements around Lee mon
ument The Improvement contemplated IS
the placing IF a granolthic curbing ahu
grass mound around the said monument
BY Mr.. Flood: To amend the Code IN
reference to duties OF Boards Oh super
visors.
ba n,taPph nomination.
Judge J. Thompson Brown, of Nelson,
10 M the place on the West Virginia debt
commission made vacant by the death OF
Hon. Taylor Berry, and he was unahi-
mously chosen.
The senate adjourned at o'clock until
400 Z. NJ.
N PASSING BILLS IN a HURRY.
The greater part of the afternoon ses'
sion OF the Senate was devoted 10 the
nassing upon Of various minor measures.
There was little discussion. Nhen the
! bill to remove the disabilities OF w. /.
Bugg was reached several senator's want
ed LIGHT on the measure. Bugg. it seems,
AZ one time engaged In duel. and was
convicted of IT, The bill was rejected,
and Bugg will not vote this fal.
House bills 59f and OBS We're rejected al
most unanimously. one gave James
LLmis Shoemaker permission TO change
his name and the other gave Frank run
stall Clark "A similar privilege. The bills
were rejected because the acts CONNECTED
with the Constitution.
There was a great deal Of noise on the
floor and the presiding officer had TO rap
for order almost constantly.
An amusing incident resulted from
Delegate Cooke coming into the Senate.
forgetting that he was not i'm The hall of
his own body and beginning 10 make
speech He soon discovered his error.
and the senator's missed an oratorical
treat.
BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were passed:
To amend an act to regulate the killing
and capturing Of game i'm the counties of
Allegheny Bath. Highland, and Augusta.
To amend section 1850 of the Code in re-
lation to pay and mileage Of jurors.
To amend section $3.50 OF the Code in
relation to carrying concealed weapons.
To incorporate the NaSsawaddoX Lum-
Der and Barrel Manufacturing Company.
To incorporate the Tobacco WarehOus-
Ing and Trading Company.
To compensate school trustees In Scott.
Lee. Tazewell, Dickinson, Buchanan, and
Wise counties
To authorize the supervisors Of Amherst
county TO borrow money.
To amend the road law Of Richmond
and Lancaster counties.
To prohibit killing OF deer in Page
county.
TO provide for working and keeping In
repair the roads and bridges in the county
of Culpeper.
TO authorize Commercial Guarantee
Company to dcrost securities.
To authorize the County Court OF Wise
to have certain distractions removed.
To declare Clintwood suh-district, In
Dickelson county. a school district
To authorize county Of Accomac to levy
a tax.
TO incorporate the Virginia Union Uni
versity.
To change he name of Jacksonville
magisterial district.
TO amend an act TO prevent trapping and
SEEMING in New river.
Providing for working public roads in
Prince Edward.
To protect game In Luuenhurg.
Authorizing county of Lancaster 10 in
crease pay of judge.
To incorporate the Mcdaniel and Farm
Vile Academy.
Providing for working roads in Lunen-
burg.
Regulating sale Of cider in Nelson coun-
ty.
TO prohibit. hogs from running at large
I'm Accomac.
In relation TO fences in Northampton
For working roads in Amelia, Nottoway
and Brunswick.
In relation 10 direct tax Of Prince George
county.
To incorporate the Occoquan and Mount
Vernon Railway Company
To incorporate Che Broadwater Oyster
Association.
To amend sections 4071-4-5 OF the Code
In relation to prisoners.
Requiring superintendent of penitentary
to keep certain accounts.
To legalize primary conventions in Ac-
comac and Northampton.
To amend charter Of Newport News
To prescribe the time for holding courts
I'm Eight judicial circcit
To authorize the United States govern
ment 10 acquire title TO land.
To allow w. j. Woods. treasurer of
Giles county. to collect delinquent taxes
For the relief of NJ =. Fulcher
To regulate and license pawnbrckers.
To allow j. J. Darden TO collect taxes.
To amend an act az to subdivision of
tracts of land, &c
In relation TO commercial fertilizers.
To prohibit the several cities and towns
from imposing a tax on farm products
To amend an act for the protection of
terrapin.
For the protection of certain fish In the
Potomac river
To protect game in Bedford county.
To amend game law of Roanoke county
To amend game law OF Shenandoah
county.
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