Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-15


county.
nv Mr.. Williams: To amend the acts
OF 1889 and 1890 IN relation to the control
Of prisoners In jail.
Nv Mir. Mushbach: TO amend an act
OF 1894 In relation TO the working ana
keeping In repair roads and bridges OF
Alexandria county
BY MIR. ST. Clair: 70 provide new
charter for the town OF Pocahonias.
BY Mr. Jones: TO amend and re-en-
act section 457 OF tho Code. what real
estate exempt from taxation.
BY Mr. Stubs: To have natural oys-
tcr-rocks. beds, and shoals surveyed,
which were omitted to be surveyed In
the last geodetic survey. This bill pro-
vides that upon the petition Of twenty
citizens of county in which there are
natural oyster-beds and rocks, not IN
cludcd I'm the geodsic survey, the court
shall appoint three commissioners 10
make an examination of said beds and
report whether I'm their Judgment they
should be surveyed. In case the report
should call for n survey the court shall
direct the oyster inspector OF the county
TO have the same surveyed by the Coun-
~ Surveyor, and a chart made of the
same
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Portsmouth and
Primers Point DrswbrIdge Company.
TO amend charter of the Chesapeake
Land and Improvement Company
To amend section 1869 Of the Code with
respect to appeals In civil and criminal
cases.
To appoint quarantine officer at
Newport News
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO amend charter of the Norfolk and
Atlantic Terminal Company.
TO amend section 2266 OF the Code in
relation TO divorce from bed and board.
TO amend section 22l6 OF the Code re-
hating to the issuing Of marriage-iicenses.
House OF Delegates.
The session or the House was devoted
exclusively 20 the consideration of bills
on the calendar and a number OF import
ant measures, some OF which evoked dis
cussion, were either passed or moved up
on the calendar.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
BY Mr.. Williams, OF Giles: To require
justices and other Conserva'tors OF the
peace TO make report and pay fines and
other moneys collected by them belonging
II the Commonwealth.
BY the same: A bill 10 repeal section
500 of the Code OF Virginia in relation
TO the compensation OF Commemorative
attorneys.
by Mr.. Hathaway: 70 amend and re-
enact section 1904 OF the CoGe OF Virginia,
entitled How, of person convicted or
mis1emeanor-minim fine"
by same: TO amend and re-enact sec
ton 1893 of the Code of Virginia, entitled,
How term of confinement, or amount
of fine of person convicted of felony IS
ascertained."
BY same To amend and re-enact sec
ton 4lA OF the Code or Virginia, entitled,
Record TO be kept Of conduct of con-
yicts; 10 have credit for good conduct
The two first-named bills introduced by
Mr.. Hathaway are companion bills TO one
introduced by him before. and which has
been reported favorably by the Commit
tee for Courts of Justice. They are all
three very important bills and seek 10
allow i'm all criminal cases where guilt
is confessed and jury waived 10 chow
court 10 find degree of crime and ascer-
tain and fix the punishment 1t is Thought
these bills will greatly reduce criminal
expenses. as almost all cases where guilt
is confessed the court and prisoner agree
upon verdict. and thence will save the
necessity of a jury. The constitutionalty
is the important point in the bill: but,
dltti dtiDi Ait ROAi lc
Committee reported the bill.
The bill TO amend and re-enact section
/ 41i4 is to require a correct record of the
punishment. degrees of same, when COM
mitted. and by whom, OF all convicts
and requiring the Board of Directors and
a joint committee OF the General As
semby to examine and report on the
same
BY Mr.. T. T. Powell. To establish a
corporation court for the city OF Newport
/ News
BY Mr.. Einstein: For the relief Of
, Writ Dunlap.
BY Mr.. Berger: An act to provide for
I the collection of an exhibit of Virginia
resources and its exhibition.
BY Mr.. James Nice. Miller To amend
section 2is4 Of the Code in relation TO the
enforcement of mechanics lien.
BY Mr.. Graves: For the relief of DR..
J j. Rawles of Greene county,
BY Mr.. Rinehart: To allow j. w. Bonner,
Treasurer of Bath county. further time to
| distran, levy. and collect certain tax
tickets and license taxes for which he
has accounted TO the State.
BY Mr.. c. T. Bland: To protect sub
contractors, supply men, and laborers
This is the mechanics lien bill referred
TO In yesterdays Dispatch.
BN MT. INlnt0tTt. ~ lfltdNt AtiF idfb
of Peter McI.aren, in Bath county, from
the payment of taxes and levies illegally
assessed thereon for the years $780, 1892
1893. 1894 and 1895.
BY Mr.. r. S. Powell: To vest IN the
lessor of real estate, or his assigns, al
crops raised on the leased premises until
the rents for said leased lands shall be-
paid, and until all the stipulations con
tanned In the lease shall be performed
and until said lessor, or his assigns, shall
have been paid for all advancementS
made and expenses incurred In making
and saving said crops.
By Mr.. Harwood: To authorize th'
Commercial Guarantee Company, of Rich
mond to deposit securities with the State
Treasurer
BY Mr.. Randolph Harrison: To confirm
the title 10 real estate in certain occu
pants thereof.
By same: To regulate preferences among
creditors and TO prevent fraud being per
petrated by debtors.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were introduced. and
under suspension of the rules, placed OF
the calendar:
By Mr. Berkeley: To exempt attorney
at law from paying specific licenses etc.
By same: TO authorize the Crockett
Springs Company to appoint police agents
BY same: To authorize the Council o
the town of Salem, in Roanoke county. Il
issue new bonds of said town sufficien
TO restore the bonds issued for the con
struction of waterworks, and TO transle
the lien OF the deed of trust on said water
works. its franchises, ETC.. to the bonds Il
be issued under this act.
By MIR. Smith. OF northampton TO ALLOW
tho voters of Northampton county 10 vot