Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
PASS HUNDLEY BILL.
Measure Limiting Criminal Appeals Goes
Through the House.
PLEASANT WORDS ARE sroN
Analogy and Explanation OF
.uces Made on Tuesday -
.na.r..ooa-so Relief for e2Eeral
FfeId-Busy Sessions.

The proceedings of both Eanches Of the
General Assembly wer/ full Of interest
yesterday. ouestions>b great public con-
Germ were under Consideration, and there
were a great number OF visitors to the
legislative haDS.
In the Senate the joint resolution for
the rellel/of James e. Field from
judgment OF the State came up as
special order at | o'clock. MesSrs. Morris.
BUCHANAN, and Hay spoke in favor OF it.
\hne Messrs. Jones. Flood, Tredway. and
williams opposed it. The vote was Is to
10 in favor OF the resolution, but 1t re-
quiring a two-thirds vote to adopt the
resolution, II was not carried. A motion
made to reconsider was passed by, SO
that the resolution may again be called
up, when, with a larger attendance OF
members, 1t may be adopted.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
BY Dir. Morris: To incorporate the V.r-
ginia and Northwestern Railroad Com
pany.'
by same: To amend an act Incorporating
the Chesapeake and West Virginia Rail
road Company.
BY Mr.. Mason For the relief OF Thomas
S. King, Of Westmorelsnd county.
BY MIR. Buchanan: To incorporate the
Stonewall Jackson Institute, at Abins-
don, Va.
By Mr. Mason: To amend the Code of
Virginia in relation to divorces.
Bv the same: Prescribing the pay OF the
hartor master of Carter's creek, Lam
caster county.
BY Mr.. Tredway: To amend the Code in
relation to county city, and district
officers.
BY Mr.. snead: To incorporate the South
eastern and Atlantic Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Jones: TO authorize the county
| Superintendent Of Schools Of Rockbrdge
county to apportion the district school
tax levied upon railroad and telegraph
companies.
BY aIr. Hay: To amend an act providing
for the time OF holding terms OF court ID
the Sixth Judicial Circuit
BY Mr.. Williams: To amend the cnarter
OF the town OF Keysville. Charlotte county.
by Mr.. LeCato: To amend the CODE
relative to fishing with pound nets IA
the waters on the eastern side OF Chesa-
peake bay.
water oyster Associat on.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the Code in relation to con-
nnement in jail OF persons sentenced
etc.
For the relief OF w. II. Ewing.
To amend the charter of the town of
Berkley.
To have the boundaries of natural oys-
ter-beds. etc, surveyed.
Tc amend an act protecting sheep In
the county of Accomac.
To amend section 3433 Of the Code in re-
lation TO clerks of courts.
To amend section $3.50 of the Code In
reference to duties OF commissioners in
chancery.
To prohibit insurance companies from
issuing policies for more than 10 per cent.
OF their capital stock.
To incorporate the Interstate Railroad
Company.
To incorporate the Norfolk and New
port News Ferry Company.
To authorize the Board Of Public Works
10 accept certain bonds from Emory
and Henry College.
To ratlfy and confirm certain charters.
To repeal an act Incorporating the town
OF Mendoza. I'm Washington county.
To amend the charter Of the Berkeley
Street Railway Company
To amend an act IN regard 10 the Bed
ford High School.
To incorporate the Home Mutual In
surance Company OF Virginia.
TO amend the Code I'm reference TO
juries I'm civil cases.
To incorporate the Blue Ridge Club.
House OF Delegates.
The bill introduced some time ago by
Mr.. Hundley TO regulate criminal proce-
dure in appellate courts, and 10 prohibit
such courts from granting new trials
because Of technical irregularities in the
records Of trial courts, which has been
under discussion In the House for more
than week, was passed yesterday. but
not without a strong fight on the part OF
the opposition, led by Mr.. Randolph Har-
rison.
The bill was a special order for ? o'clock
and promptly AT that hour the measure
was called The race-track bills were
under discussion at that time. and Mr.
willard moved that the Hundley bill be
laid over until Monday at 1 o'clock. Mr..
Hundley objected to this and said:
ut has been charged that l desire to
cover the Lunenburg cases. II IS not
true Long before the Lunenburg cases.
after a terrible example OF the defeat Of
justice by resorting TO delay and miser-
able technicalities occurred in my own
county Of Amelia. tn Dispatch asked the
opinions of a number OF leading lawyers
in the state, and OF my humble self, and
then ] took the same position that 1
now do. IL is not a new question. II
is one of the utmost moment, and my
bill seeks to correct a great evil one
OF which the people have long complained.
and complained in vain. After a week Of
discussion. and after fair and full dis
cussior. why Is il now sought to delay
action on ito WHY have dilatory tactics
been resorted to? II is a matter which
affects the dearest interests of all the
people No more important measure has
been before US. Why do gentlemen seek
TO smother the bill7 Let us come TO vote
quickly. / am actuated solely by desire
to promote public interests. On this ques-
ton | represent the whole State. not the
people OF Lunenburg alone. though l am
proud to be their representative also, If
you viii have it So"
COMES BACK AT STOYALL.
Mr.. stovall spoke against the bill in
strong language. and accused Mr.. Humid
ley OF having in his speech on the mea-
sure last week spoken derogatorily of the
/ Republican party.
/ Mr. Hundley replied TO him vigorously,
and said: ''Your party IS In the minority,
and will remain IN the minority, and ought
70 remain IN the minority so long as 1t
/ champions the cause of criminals"
Mr.. X. s. Powell spoke TO the bill, and
thought il ought to be passed. He paid
a high tribute 10 Mr.. Hundiey, who. he
said. laughngly. had exhibited more
learning than he PowelD thought he
/ possessed.
Mr.. Harrison then took the floor and.
after acknowledging the compliment
spoke against the bill. He had proceed