Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-07


OF Labor Statistics
The Commissioners. Is given power ~
take testimony, examine witnesses uI-
der oath. and adopt other necessary
means to acquire information desrsu py
him. Refusal or failurett 20 answer tne
COMMISSIONER Inquiries Is made ms
demeanor punishable with fine OF nol
less than s25 nor more than $lVV' OF Dy
Imprisonment In the county jan not eN.
ceedlng ninety days. or by botn nhe anu
Imprisonment. State. county, ana town
ship officers are required TO furnlsh IN
formation asked by the CORNERSTONE.
Three thousand dollars per annum u
appropriated to bear the expenses VI
the bureau. $500 Of which is 10 pay the
salary OF the Commissioner.
TO PROTECT LABELS.
Mr. =. C. Folkes. OF Richmond. intro
duced a bill to protect labels 'raue-
marks. terms, etc. of labor associations
and organizations. The bill provides that
il shall be unlawful for any person OF
association to counterfeit, or use. any
label. trademark, or design heretofore
adopted by any association or union OF
workingrnen. The violation or this Prov
sion shall be punishable by hne Oh not
more than 500. or by imprisonment LOT
not more than three months.
ANY person or association may me WIN
the Secretary Of the Commonwealth wv
copies of such design, Label, or trace
mark upon the payment OF a Zee Oh y,
and shall be furnished with ceruIlcate
showing that such trademark has beeh
so recorded, upon payment Of an addl-
tional fee of 81. Any such certlncate III
all legal actions shall be sufficient PROOF
of the adoption of such trademark.
THE SUPPRESSION OF TRUSTS.
Mr. Charles Smith. of Northampton,
introduced a bill "for the suppression Oh
,rusts combinations and other contracts
or agreements tending TO restrict or re-
strain trade" The bill declares unlawtui
and void all arrangements, contracts
agreements. trusts, or combinations De-
tween persons or corporations ueslsheo'
ar which tend to advance, reduce, OF
control the price Of such product or artl-
Gle TO produce, or consumer or any such
prOduct or article; provides Tor the TOT
FIXTURE of the charter and tranchlse Oh
any corporation organized under inc
laws of this state, violating the provisions
of the act: to prohibit every foreign cor
poration violating any provisions or TINS
act, from doing business In the STATE
IN renuire the Attorney-General or the
state TO institute legal proceedings
AGAINST any such corporations violating
tho said provisions; to enforce the penal
ties prescribed and TO authorize any
person or corporation damaged by any
snch trust to sue for the recovery
Of damage.
BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Mr. Charles Wallace, of Richmond, IN
trod1ced a bill providing legislation 10
covar beneficial associations ana such
societies as are not reached under the
nresent laws in regard to insurance CUM
nanies. This measure requires such as
sociatjons to submit an annual report Oh
| their business to the Auditor ana 10 pay
a fee of SO to this officer in receipt OF 4
| certidcate from same, stating that such
has been done. 1t also requires foreign
Issociations who operate i'm this STATE
nnder the bill to make the Auditor their
| attorney for the service Of process. the
| measure is similar to the Ohio statute
| ON the subject, and meets with the ap-
! nrovoI of the associations in this city
u,bicb will come under the provisions OF
the act. -, A.
Mr.. Folkes also introduced a Dill 10
REQUIRE city and street railway conlpa-
nies to use vestibule fronts on all cars
run on their lines during the months OF
December. January, February, ana
| March of each year. The bill imposes
| for violation of its provisions.
BILLS AS TO CLERKS.
Mr.. w. F. Reddy. of this city. intro
duced a bill to repeal section 5i55 OF the
| code i'm relation to clerks OF circuit anu
corporation courts filing In the papers
| If courts copies OF DEGREES and orders
made therein after noting, comparing
| and marking them; their fees.
| 1'he same gentleman also introduced q
| biIi IA amend and re-enact section 3O59 OF
| the Code OF Virginia, 1881. Inc Dill SEEKS
| TO enable court clerks to docket Juos-
mont ON the original papers without the
SIGNATURE of a justice of the peace III
the case Of the latters death.
VIRGINIA COMPANY.
Mr. r. c. pitcher. of Fauquier, intro
duc.d the following bill, which, under
s,,snsnsion of the rules, was placed on the
.0ro incorporate the Virginia-Alaska
| Gold-Mining Company The Dill haihcs
as corporators the following weh-khoWh
gentlemen: A. l.. Buford. RlchmoId, - l
brown Nelson county, Va; A. ID. Wat
kins, Prince Edward county Va; H. -
| MARSHALL Portsmouth, Va; Claude "A.
cn,aneon of Pitsylvania county, Va;
| Daniel Trigg. Abingdon, Va; L. Z. III
cher. Fauauier county, Va; James H.
! McGavock, Wythe county, va; II. w,
! Flournoy, Richmond, va. me capi l'a
| stock is TO be not less than S2O0oO nor
more than 100000. and the company may
operate in any State or in any foreign
| country. .t,o
When Mr.. Pitcher ann9pnced the tue
of the bill Mr.. Merritt YRtooke arose to
object 10 any action heif1 taken on 1t al
this time, but he was informed that the
required check for the charter fee had
been handed to the Clerk. The bill, there
fore. went on the calendar.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were introduced and
referred to the proper committees:
BY Mr.. Cooke: To amend and re-enact