The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-19
CUTTING DOWN JUDGES PAY
l Rstrerchmcnt Bill In the House Or
dered 10 It's EEsroSsment.
MUST PAY The CApITATIOH TAX.
Senator lie Cato Proposes an Amendment
- the Constitution in Relation TO Who
Shall he Entitled 20 vote--McCune
shows Up with Three Bills.

drcd Judges yesterday. Not long ai'er
chi. had been done the bill looking to the
reduction OF the salaries OF the )uosee
was ordered to It's engrossment In the
uonse and a bill designed TO accomplish
mi saroc ob3ect was offered in the Senate.
In executiye session the Senate con-
6vmed many appointments made ior
boards Of visitors 10 several public instl-
,u,lons The nomination Of Hon. VIII
liam l. Wilson fol member OF the bodi"
~ the state Female Normal Schooi was
not taken up 10 appears that u',io
xoroe doubt as 10 whether OF not tn'
Senate has authority to. cohnr" ''o "P
pointments for this board. r,.
WORK or THE SENATE.
Rev Or Tudor opened the Senate pro-
ceedngs with prayer. M -.
cenrraI Laws reported with an amend
ment House hill to protect iapeiS anu
trademarks OF labor ORGANIZATIONS anu
senate bill in relation TO alien casual'y
Insurance companies without anendmeh'
M MAYNARD. from the Committee on
Roads reported Senate Dill TO lncorpo-
at. tho Point Comfort Beach Railway
Company. 90
THE House Joint resolution relating 10
the a2polntment Of joint specHi com
nittee 10 investigate the advisabilty ana
feasibility Of the State publishing schooi
hooks was cOncurred I'm. Tho Iresident
of the Senate appointed Messrs. keezeH
and Fggleston as the committee on the
part Of the Senate.
Tho ioint resolution providing for
foInt special committee TO report a plan
for retrenchment and reform went over
until Tuesday. ..
TO AMEND CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. lie Cato offered a joint resolution
proposing an amendment 10 section j. OF
article 2 Of the constitution. The pro-
posed amendment reads as follows:
Fourth-No person who shall have faii-
cd 10 pay 10 the State before the day OF
election the capitation tax required by
law for the preceding year.
In response to a resolution adopted by
the Senate, n communication was receiV-
ed from the Auditor OF Public Accounts
giving detailed statement as to the
capitation tax returned delinquent in the
several cities and counties for the year
1896 The total aomunt was $l22,9i7 di-
vided as follows as between the Traces:
White. So. 25s: colored. s60.eS9 Rich
mond's list OF delnquents was the largest
being Sli703: white. 1924: coiored. s5.4is
House bill TO authorize Board of Super
visors OF Henrico county TO require Usage
orange hedges 10 be trimmed, was pass
ed
TIE y UT JODpi<2
A bill was offered by Mr.. Opie repeating
all laws relating to the salaries of judges.
He stated that If such measure were
not passed before the first of the year
when the terms Of the judges begin, the
salaries could not be- cut down for six
years.
The idea is to repeal these laws and
then enact new Cnes regulating the sala-
ries
d., s,I.
for the relief OF DR.. j. II. Mitchell, OF
Halifax county.
Mr.. McCune introduced a bill providing
that It shall be unlawful to interfere with
or I'm any way disturb or disquiet the
pupils OF any school or college
or female institute or the prin-
cpals or teachers in charge or
them while On any public road or street
or on the school premises. nor shall any
communication be had for such purposes.
either orally. by signs, or in writing. II
also provides that it shall be unlawful
for any person to enter upon the premises
OF such school or college. except on bust
ness without having first obtained the
PERMISSION of the principal. Every person
convicted of such offence shall be fined
not less than s. nor more than $50, and
upon every subsequent offence shall pay
"A fine of not less than $40 nor more than
$50 and be imprisoned not less than ten
nor more than thirty days. in the dis
erection OF the court The bill also makes
II an offence for any person to loiter
about such institutions. or the roads. or
streets nearby for the purpose of annoy
ing the pupils or teachers as they pass.
OTHER MCUNE BILLS.
Mr.. McCune introduced bill requiring
the patent medicine vendors, faith
at ~ fYaDnept country towns
on court days. TO pay license tax.
a third bill by Mr.. McCune provides
that the guardians or parents of children
between the ages Of eight and fourteen
years snail send them to school for at
least sixteen months In every year. fail
ure TO do so being punishable by fine.
At 1880 +. NJ the Senate proceeded TO
execute the joint order. having for its
object the election Of certain judges. The
entire list was nominated in the caucus
was voted in a bunch The Senators
present. except Mr.. Flanagan. voted for
all the nominees. Mr.. Flanagan voted
only for Judge Thomas NJ Miller for
Powhatan and Cumberland.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
In executive session the Senate con-
hrmed appointments on the boards OF
Visitors as follows
Southwestern State Hospital-H A.
Routh. Of Russell: Henry r. Copenhaven.
OF Smyth: G. NJ Scott Of Bland Ito serve
three years from April 10. 1900. and ID. G..
Cummings. Jr.. OF Washington: DR. j. r.
Gildersleeve. OF Tazewell: John NJ John
son. OF Scott Go serve three years from
April l5 1891
Western State lIospital-James l.. Med
way Of PittSylvania. +. H. Trout, Of
stanton; 4. +. Withrow. of Bath. (to
serve three years from April Is. 1880. and
G. c. Conway OF Orange: T.. H. Berkeley,
Of S;aunton: +. r. Stckley. of Shenan-
doah. Ghree years from April Is. 1897
Eastern State Hospi,al-Walter II. ray
lor. 81 Norfolk James r. Lewis. of Rich
mond. =. T. Southal. OF Amelia. Ghree
years from April Is. 1880: William r. Ay-
lett. OF King William: +. ID. Starke. of
Richmond; Terence McCracken. Of Fred
erickshurg. Ohree years from April 10.
1870; Thomas j. Cheatham. o. Chester
field TO MI uhe vacancy occasoned by the
resignation Of T.. ID. Starke.
Central state Hospital-R. II. Cooke OF
Norfolk. George ID. Pearman. of Rich
mond. George T.. Gary. OF Manchester.
'three years from April l5 1880. and
Robert Gillian. OF Petersburg: r. d..
James. Of Goochland: Beverley T. Eggles-
ton. OF Charlotte, Ohree years from April
Is. 1917
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Institution
George \. Mushbach. of Alexandria: Ad-
Olson Maupin. OF Honrico. three years
from March 10. 1917