Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-27
and that the two bills offered would meet
this possible decision.
BILLS INTRODUCED.


BILLS INTRODUCED.
gy Mr.. Lewis: To extend the time for
collecting certain taxes and .evies.
by Mr.. Rodgers: For the rec OF tne
Rappahannock Go d-Mine Company.
By Mr.. Nee. Miller: For the relief or
James Overton Hawley, an eX-Confede-
rate soldier.
BY Mr.. H. r. Harrison: For the relief
OF J. j. Burks. of Amherst county. from
fine and costs.
by Mr.. Cabeil: To amend an act In
relation to chartered companies.
by Mr. Booker: To amend an act TO
prevent the determination Of partridges,
excluding Nansemond from the operations
OF The bill.
BY Mr.. X. s. Powell: For the relief Of
Green Jones. Of Brunswick county.
BY Mr. Reinhart For the relief Of Will
liam Daeds. Of Allegheny county.
BY Mr.. Harwood: To incorporate the
Colombia Oil-Mill and Manufacturing
Company.
passed last month, requiring the Auditor
to make statement as to treasurers who
are in arrears.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
BY Mr. Cooke: To amend section OF
MI AT " tSldDilSu duQlNiOHdl tVei I
for the city Of Norfolk
BY Mr.. Lewis: To provide for opening
and working roads and keeping in repair
In Culpeper county.
by Mr.. saunders: To amend section 10
OF an act to provide for the assessment
Of taxes. etc. in reference 10 taxing rail-
road and other companies.
by Mr.. May: To amend the charter Of
the city of Alexandria.
by same: To amend an act to amend
the charter of Alexandra.
BY Mr.. Coles: To incorporate the Vir-
ginia Transit Company
by same: To incorporate the Northern
Neck Mutual Union, in Westmoreland
county.
by Mr.. Smith: To amend an act with
reference to treasurers and their I'M
collected taxes.
By Mr.. Matthews: To impose a special
license on dealers i'm pistols and car
tridges In Accomac county.
BY same: To impose a special license on
dealers in cigarettes in the county OF
Accomac.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was devoted al
most exclusively 10 the consideration of
the bill reported from the Committee on
the amounts annually paid TO the Com
monwealths attorneys of the State. Con
siderable opposition developed 10 the bill,
ana the discussion was very heated.
Mr.. Saunders led off In the argument
for the bill. and was followed by Mr..
Berkeley. Mr.. Digs vigorously opposed
the measure as did also Mr.. May, who
thought the amount to be allowed the
Commonwealth's attorneys Of Alexandra
city and county entirely too small. Mr..
Parks. the only commemorative attor-
ney on the floor, and a member OF the
committee which had formulated the bill.
advocated ii in stirring speech. He di-
rected attention TO the fact that the
greatest fight against the bill emanated
from Richmond, as it proposed to reduce
the salary OF the Commonwealth Attor-
ney of this city from about $3.50 annually
to not more than g. 800 He said II the
people of Richmond couldn't get any one
to fill the office at this salary he would
move down here and qualify and pledge
his honor that no guilty party would
escape.
Mr.. Pitcher spoke for the bill, and was
followed by Mr.. Parker, who proposed
several minor amendments, asserting
that If they were adopted he would sup
port the bill. Mr.. Saunders again took the
floor in favor of the bill and. picking
up the threads OF Mr.. Parks's argument,
said II the commemorative Attorney OF
Richmond didn't like the bill he needn't
run at the election this spring.
Mr. Thomas followed Mr.. Saunders, and
favored the bill. When he concluded. a
number of small amendments were voted
on, and the majority of them were reject
ed Mr. Reddy proposed to increase the
Richmond apportionment by $500 and his
amendment was rejected. as was also an
amendment offered by Mr.. Maupin to
raise the Henrico apportionment from
$500 to $500. The bill was finally passed
the only amendment being to increase the
fees in Newport News from $50 10 800.