Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-18
THE WORK OF BOTH BRANCHES.
A Number of Bills Introduce" an" !"
Grenf Many Pissed.

Great Many Passed.
Tho session Of the Senate was without
sneciaI interest. President Kent caiieu
tho hodv 10 order at the usual hour.
Mr. kcezeu submitted a communica-
ton from the Public Printer s'atins
that n the public and private acts Were
nrintod separately there would be a saw
ing of abori $500 TO the state. Unit
AFR Keezen chairman of the Comnli.-
tee on Printing. stated that ABOUT ,n ~
two pages of the acts had ALREADY pe. 30
printed He said II IL was deciued 10
Drint the public and private acts sepa
ratelv. that the Public Printer nau SUI
that ne could not distinguish as pe' ~
the two. and the Keeper OF ,nb h,, d.
some task for him to undertake Aiier
some discussion the matter was reconi-
mltted
FERRY BILLS PASSED BY
The Senate special order tor the. con,
sideration Of a House bill to amend ana
re-enact an act ncorpora ,x which was
set for the same hour. was posipoheu
until next Friday. ,,,,, -.
The "three-uuarter-c CLAUSE bill. intro
duced by Mr. Williams some Gays aso,
and which was considered Wednesday by
the Senate Committee on General LAWS,
when several insurance-agents were heard
on the subject. was reported win the
recommendation that II do not pass;
one hundred extra copies of the bill
were ordered TO be printed. and the mea-
sure was made the special order LOT
Thursday at | O'Clock.
NEW ELECTION-BILL.
Mr. Wickham introduced a SUBSTITUTE
ror the election-bill presented by him be-
fore the HOLIDAYS The alterations sus-
rested by Mr. Wickham IN tne sup5hel. ,.i,'
nrovlde that In he event II be shown
~ the Judges of election that there Is
no qualified voter presen. to assist the
vcier asking assistance. that then anu
IN that event sucA voter ashins ~,
distance I'm the preparation of his ballot
NAV call upon the Judges OF eieetlon'
who NAV in such case thereupon oesls-
,are one of their number VINO may tnSil
retire into the booth and there TX w
b9llot for such voter. The SUBSTITUTE
fnr.her nrovides for contingencies Wneh
ne county Judge or the secretary OF the
slectoral board are incapacitated bv SUD
len sickness or otherwise IRON peru
ing the duties imposed by The act.
ANOTHER OYSTER MEASURE
Mr. Stubbs introduced bill to amend
.ertain sections of the Code in reg "a 70
he ovster.law The objccI of this biii IS
. exclude the riparian owners on
Jackson creek. Sturgeon creek. anu
BROAD creek. in Middlesex county. iIoln
ented. as these grounds are emoracei
,io,,e narcels of land on said creeks. This
h'li is supported by large Deutioh Oh
citizens ACCOMMODATING said Dill.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED
Bv Mr.. Fchols: To repeal the char
Ter of the Peauannock Fire Assocla,,on
1892 bv Judge Grattan, upon hDpilca-
'nn of NJ O. Burkholder A. II. Taylor:
Thomas Hogshesd Kenneth Mccoy, and
Herbert L. Smith.
# the Virginia Farmers insurance Com
any, of Norfolk. Va. granted August
{, 1893. bv Judge Brook. upon appllca-
ton of ]. Wesley Gibson. 7. II. sun, Il
. Ware. =. r. Shackelford. and II. f..
Harrison
Bv same: To repeal the charter OF the
Norfolk Fire and Marine Insurance
Company. of Norfolk. ganted May p,
.Se3 by Judge Brooke. upon appllcaton
4 " warrington po5sg9 " " Smiley AdeecO and
Nv Mr.. Southall: To authorize the Board
f Education TO pay Mrs W. G.. torson
nv salary due the estate OF william I.
c-orson. late Superintendent OF Schools OF
Bv same: To repea' an act entitled an
,ct to allow Mrs. w. G. COrsOn 10 draw
rom the Treasury OF the State any salary
iue the estate of the late w. G. Corson.
nv Mr. ST. Clair: To amend the charter
Z the town of Tazewell, In Tazeweil
'ounty.
nv MIR. Clement: A bill in relation TO
.ctions of ejectment.
nv Mr.. Stubs: TO allow Louis Jones,
ate Treasurer of MIDI eseX county. fur
her time TO distrain and collect Tor
axes. etc. -,
nv Mr. Clayton: To INCORPORATE the
Piedmont Mining and Manufacturing Com
nv Mr.. Sands: To amend section 1920 OF
he Code i'm reference TO the duties of
commissioners in chancery.
Nv Mr. Snead: To repeal an act in re-
ference TO fences in Princess Anne cOun-
". Under suspension Of the rules TINS
bill was put on the calendar ana passed
BY Mr.. Barnes: To consolidate the
Hampton and Old Point Railway Com
Dany and the Newport News Street-Rail-
way Company. and create corporation
| to be known as the Newport News,
Hampton and Cd Point Railway Com
pany. Pr
Miller a disabled Confederate soldier, for
money expended by him in the purchase
Of an artificial limb.
Ry Mr. Stubs: To amend certain sec
tions of the Code in regard to oyster
Mr.. Stubs presented a petition from
| the citizens of Middlesex county. asking
| for tie passage of an act TO protect tht
riparian rights Of owners OF Ianqs Oh
Jackson creek, Sturgeon creek. ana Broao
creek, in that county.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Bills were passed repeating the charters
of the following insurance companies
National Fire Insurance Company. Poto
mac Fire Insurance Company, Farmers
and Mechanics Insurance Con pa pam,
United Fire Insurance Company, Phoenix
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Potomac Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany Planters Insurance Company, ant
.t..rMf I..a.s sr-4.r ~.
ComInny, all of Alexandria; Atlantic Fire
Insurance Company, OF Richmond; Provl
dent Fire Insurance Company, OF Rich
mond: German-American Fire Insurance
Company. OF Virginia; First National Fire
Insurance Company, OF Fredericksburg
old Dominion Fire Insurance Company
| of Portsmouth. IN,
The following other Senate bills were
passed: .,,
TO amend an act for the protection Of
| fish in Bland, Tazewell, and Smyth coun
| ties.
TO exempt the clerks Of the Genera
Assembly from civil process of courts.
| To amend an act to incorporate thu
Berkeley Street Railway Company.
To amend the charter OF the West Nor
| folk and Port Norfolk Drawbridge Com
To incorporate the Portsmouth. Gilmer
ton and Smithfield Railway and Traction
| Company.
For the relief Of Charles Straus, trus
| tee
To authorize Thomas w. Shelton
| Deputy Treasurer of Patrick county, L
| collect taxes due for the year 1882.
| 10 amend the charter of the city o.
| Williamsburg.
To incorporate the True Friends Ai'
| Society.
To authorize the United. Security, Life
and Trust Company, OF Pennsylvania
| 10 do business In this State
To amend an act regulating the sale o.
commercial fertilizers.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.