Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
FEW MINUTES WORK
nm SESSIONS or THE HOUSE
AN SENATE YESTERDAY.
1Vg CHARTER FEES BILL PASSED,
cooke's Law Ready for the
co,cruor-A RESOLUTION to Invests
te the Management OF the Penn
,enhary Defeated

.enftnrl DciS"eSus
-, senate and House OF Delegates
81, session only few minutes yes
w Each body Is awaiting reports
w., tne newly-appointed committees.
,,.s have not yet had time to consider
'rs before them.
-,, Senate passed MIR. Cookies House
.,, --ovldIng that fees be paid on the
..,sion OF charters. and the feature of
=. session OF the House was the failure
's,,s effort OF Mr.. Bland. OF Portsmouth
come the adoption OF a resolution
'..,,iInc FOR an investigation of the
,..stmsni Of convicts in the penitentiary
:, was the sense OF the body that the
r.rr,ittce on Prisons and Asylums could
,.te au the inquiry necessary.
The Scnate's Work.
r,. attendance az yesterdays session
.str. senate was small and the session
r.rf one acknowledgements Kent
-...-.l and Rev, Or. George h. Cooper
BIZ senate coucurred in the House
..-..t.nr providing for committee 10
t-.l.Hrste the criminal expenses OF GER
.urufs senator Foster urged
.--rrr,rce in the resolution, saving that
I'D friend. Judge Baker y. Lee. was
o.. Julse OF one OF the counties included
- 81. resolution. and he was anxious TO
h.ya the matter investigated.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were offered and
s.rf To- committee:
~ ,f- Eegleston: For the relief OF
p-rsu r. Thomas. OF Siddon's POST
ono Nscklenburg county, Confederate
m, Mr. MAYNARD: To permit T. Z. Trot-
ran 10 cree, a wharf on his land. at
-. Pine Point. on the Nansemond
-trs- ir NsrsemOnd county
pv Mr. MunfCrd: To incorporate the
u.r-ir8 o Per Cent. Building Fund AS
y, Mr. nrnbull: To amend and re-
,-.., sections WSl and 1853 OF the Code OF
Virginia. iu relation to taxation and al
irsqr.. of costs IN criminal cases.
AIMED AT PRIVATE BILLS.
v- Lefrher introduced a Joint resolu-
.,r providing that the Legislature re-
frsa 20 consider any private bills at this
s.s..1r where the courts can give the
rs~.fv sought Mr.. Letcher calls atten-
.-- 10 the fact that nearly half of the
$40. I'm The volumes containing the Acts
II
y.ta measures. which impedes important
igsltiou. and ia an expense to the
S-st,. as an the bills have TO be printed.
me Circuit Court can grant charters
rrier the Virginia law, but It Is the
general practice during the session Of
ra Assembly 20 have the body grant
charters to joint stock companies.
TAX on CHARTER EXTENSION.
Tho Committee on General Laws.
-
r1-,,f without amendment bills TO in
t-rr1-ltt tie American Guild: 10 incOr-
r0rsta the ranville Aid Society. and the
House bin providing for the taxation OF
al extension Of charters. The latter
vss passed and the first two ordered to
tfai. eugrossment
The senate adjourned at 1920.
House of Delegates.
Tile House was called TO order promptly
~ Inc noon hour By Speaker Ryan. and
Rev. Mr. Mastin offered prayer Colonel
bigger announced that he had received
several letters In regard 20 the charter
f.s RE had certified the receipt OF the
c. KS contained therein. and made them
t-yltle TO the Treasurer.
VOTE ON 4 NEW COUNTY.
colonel Bigger read the following letter,
Tabanon. Va. December ?. 1897.
Hon j. Bell Bigger. Clerk OF the House
n Delegates Richmond. Va:
Dear SRI send By express. addressed
o. Won COPIES OF the pCll-books and re-
,-n, OF the Judges OF the various voting
-raefucts IN this county of the votes cast
u our recent election, on the question OF
forming a new county out OF portions OF
Washington. Russell. and Scott counties.
send these copies. as required by
section 70 Code Of 1887.
D. l. BOYS. Clerk.
The above was referred 10 the Com
nttee on Counties. Cities. and Towns.
To VENTILATE THE CHAMBER.
Wr. william Henry Mann, Of Peters
burg offered the following:
Resolved, That committee OF thIte
D. appointed 20 ascertain II il is possible
o. have this hall properly ventilated, ana
report " this House the result of their
Investigation
The resolution WAS agreed 10.
WANTED ANOTHER NNESTIGATlON
Mr C. #. Bland. OF Portsmouth, oHeF-
q the following joint resolution:
Resolved. the Senate cOncurring, Ihat
committee Of five be appointed-three
on The part Of the House and two on the
Tlrr Of the Spnate-WhOse duty II snail
Do % inquire into the kind. quality. and
quantity ~ food distributed per meal 10
each convict in the pemtentiary, ard 10
further ascertain as 10 the amount or
clothing furnished each prisoner and the
hliiu anu lAallly OF lhc SAINT SatI tSii'
mittec 90 report 10 their respective bodies
as soon as possible
Dr. Winston thought that IL this mat
Ter was 10 be- inquired into IT should be
referred 20 the proper committee. After
some little discussion the resolution was
defeated
Colonel Bigger announced the following
committee meetings: Prisons and Asy-
lus saturday. 10 a. NJ. I'm Room No.
9 Roads and Internal Navigation. to-day
60 1920 4. NJ. I'm Room No Z: Asylums
and Prisons Saturday at 10 A. NJ. in
Room No. .
ADULTERATION OF CANDY.
,lr. r. S. Parks introduced bill TO pre-