Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-12-18
Legislative Notes.

lFSlSiullfc NOttSs
/; Senator LeCato, of Accomac, an
nounces that he will in few days
introduce his fi.hing board bill
This measure, he declares, is drawn
on liberal lines and will, in his opin
ion, meet with the approval, not only
of the Tidewater representatives. but
those from the up country sections.
The board is to be composed OF five
persons, to be appointed by the
Governor. Three of them are to be
from the oyster section and the re-
maining two from the up country
To this - mmission is to be relegateo
the protection OF the oyster.
claiming, grabbing and fishing in
terests. Its members are expected to-
recommend to the Legislature from
time to zine such legislation as they
may deem proper for the benefit OF
these interests. 1t is the purpose OF
this plan, its author claims, 10 place
the oyster and fishing interests OF
Virginia on q solid business basis
The result OF this, if carried out. will
be to largely increase the revenues
of the Commonwealth. Senator lie
CaCO lllttt iIlSiN tsi - - ''N'AA
dred Thousand citizens of tie State
more or less directly dependtnF upon
these several industries. He cites
the fact that there are 10000 tong
men in the State who are supposed to
pay $500 CT its equiva eat, whea, as
matter of fact, only about SS,00O are
collected.
The House has adopted resolu-
ton providing for the appointment
of a Joint committee OF five, who. III
connection with the superintendent
of public printing, shall look into the
advisa bility of printing the text books
for Virginia public schools under the
management of this Commonwealth
In their efforts TO bring to the sur.
face for taxation all personal prop,
ertv, the Legislature seems inclined
to look after all stocks and bonds:
Delegate Parks has introduced bill
amending the present law, which re
ouires that in listing all bonds, notes,
stocks, etc, the value of the same
shall be fixed by the commissioners
of the revenue 1t is claimed that ut
present banks and other corpora
tions often return their stocks for
taxation at q value far below that at
which it is rated in the market. Mr..
Withrow, of Allegheny, introduced d
bill in the House on the same line.
1t requires that the commissioners OF
revenue shall in person list all per
sonal property instead of using
blanks for the tax payer to fill up as
is now done.
Senator Maynard. of Portsmouth,
has introduced bill providing that
any manufacturer or dealer in COM
mercial fertilizers shall pay to the
commissioner of agriculture regis
tration fee of S10U. This shall eDtitle
the person to sell not more than ten
brands of fertilizers and for each ad
dilional brand $40 more shall be laid.
The discussion in the Senate Mon
day on the proposition to abolish the
office Of second auditor elected the
fact that there is stormy opposition
to it. Senator keezel indicated that
he did not think this place would
be abolished and IL was scarcely
worth while to longer delay electing
this officer. The question OF abolish
ing the Office of commissioner of ag
liculture and imposing the duties on
the Agricultural College at Blacks
burg College was referred to in the
debate. 1t is scarcely likely that
either of these, or any other impor-
tant office, will be dispensed with.
In the Senate, Mr.. Flood, of Apo
mattox, has introduced a bill which,
if it becomes a law, will necessitate
largely increasing the appropriations
! for pensions 10 eX-Confederates. His
proposition is 70 place on the pension
list ali the soldiers who are disabled
either from disease or old age.
Governor O'Ferral declines to sign
the bill for the repeal of the law
against killing partridges, will not
veto it. 1t will become a law at the
expiration of the fifth day after its
passage Sundays excepted. 1t final
ly passed the Senate on the 9Th inst,
so it will become law on the 18th
throughout the State, with the ex-
ception OF the following counties:
Albemarle, Greene, Fauquier, Lou
don, Rockingham, Culpeper, Madi-
son, Rappahannock, Fairfax, Prince
William, Alexandria, Tazewell, Rus
sci, Campbell. Dickerson, Shenaa-
doah, Frederick, Clark, Page, Wash
ington and Smyth.