Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLE
Proceedings ofthe House and
Senate.
MEASURES INTRODUCED
mr. " M. Atkin, .n Elected Judge Of the,
CORPORATE. Court OF Winchester.
Important Bin Presented by
Senator Keczcl.
Especial to the Daily Press.)

! nS1 MoND, VA, Jan. I'm the
| fhe'us'e today Mr.. E. c. Jordan. Of Fred
| erlck. offered joint RESOLUTION proyid-
, ing that the two houses go into tn. cleo
| t.on OF judge OF the corporation court
| OF Manchester at / O'clock The rsso-
| luton Was agreed to and Mr.. Jordan
waS directed to inform the Senate nf the
action of tbs House.
| When House bMI NO. los came m ON
| ITS passage. %hich proYt!es that clubs
shall procure license for the sale of
Vines and liquors. Mr. W. L. Reddv. OF
TINS city. moved to- iecOnmit the bill He
thought W imposing tax of $500 u
SIeat s'EuStce was done to scn- Of the.
ciups ne cited the Deep Run Hunt
| Nsn. which was largely composed of
i members OF the Common wealth and
Westmoreland clubs, Anil Where very
Little LIQUOR was colo.
MT. Saunders opp sed MIR. Rediy's
motion to recommit and suggested tn t
any amendment might be submitted to
the douse ami on motion of Mr.. r D.
JSnnings. OF Lynchburg, the beading
question Was ordered. ne motion 70 re
commit the bill was then lost and the.
bill PASSED
lively discussion arose when House
oHl NO. " CAME up on it's second reau-
ing, which provides for the amend mcn
OF the law authorizing certain persons,
When arrested or nvicted to be com
! nnu,ed to the custody of the Prison As
soclation OF Virginia.
Or. Winston. of Hanover. the patron
OF tne Nil, in advo, atins The mea sure
statSd' that there We're three reasons
why this bill SHOULD become u law, as a
public policy, in reference to the RICH;
of parents over their child en- and with
reference to lShe finances of the State.
Al present any magistrate in the State
, nao me light of sending any mil nor to
thS relormatury school on mere arres!
and according to the report Of the audi
tor of last year the State had contrib
utci to hhe support OF the institution the
| sum OF $4,000 and yet the State had no
control whatsoever over the institution
Or. Winston said he had, during his
tlSlt at the institution ON the previous
day, ascertained that several boys had
been Kept there for seven years and hS
ueserned In detail the manner in which
the lnma les are kept there. according to
the Information, furnished him,
At o'clock the discussion was inter-
fupte1 to take up the Joint order under
VIII oh jfidge OF the corporation court
Of Winchester was to biz elected After
the usual prelimdnares had been gs ne
tlsroug h with, Mr.: E. c. Jordan, OF
Frederick. nominal ted, Mr.. w NJ Atkin-
son for the tudgeship. who was SUISSE
quently elected by both houses, receiv-
ing 1O2 votes,
The following bills were Introduced
ard under rule No. 81 referred 10 the
| pMper committees:
by Dr.. Quesenberry. of Caroline: Fix
! ing the charges for tree urers and dep
uty trea surerh for district for taxes over
| due.
BY Mr.. w. D. Hanson, of Russell:
\ Requiring the commissioner of roads i'm
ials county of Russell to settle their ac-
| o,un;s fsssfore the board OF supervisors
Of Russell county eech Year at such
Tins as the boarN-Way provide.
- No t.. hDl
trustees other than CLERKS for district
school boards in Russell county.
by Mr. George w. SETTLE, * Kappa
hannock: For the relief of ]. B>Ward.
treasurer OF Enppahannock county.
by MIR G. c. Wharton, of MuntSomS'
Confederate soldisr.
by MI A. I Embery. of Fredeticks-
burg: To protect black bass and pond
bass in the Rappahannock river and IL,
tributaries above Tidewater, including
the Nonh Fork the, Rapilan and th,,
ROBINSON rivers and their tdE,rtalies
BY Mr.. Asa D. Watkins, CT Prince
EDWARD; To amend and re-enact sec
ton " of the laws of Virginia, approv-
ed March g. 1890. in relation to the IL
cense to agents for the sale of fartili-
GERS
BY Mr.. "A. D. Goad. of Ca .ral!: To
amend and re-enact ser,,itm of an act
entitled an act to authorize tho hn4, I'd
OF supervisors OF the county OF Carroll
10 let to contract the public roads Of
SAID County and levy TAX to keen them
In order. approvei' February %. 1892
by Mr.. j. Chaplin. of Greenville: To
provide for working and keeping in re-
pair the roads and bridges in Greenyill.
county.
BY MIR. J. n. Stubs, OF Gloucester:
For the relief of William ii. V..uehan
a Confederate soldier.
BY Mr.. B. Garrett. of Essex: For the
relief of Thomas II. Durham. Confsd-
crate soldier.
BY Mr.. ]. N. Stubos~ of Gloucester:
70 authorize the county cOu,p OF Chou
cSster to- examine insolvent and ll-lin
uuent tax bills OF J. G. Bray, deputy
treasurer OF said county.
BY Nr w. r. Duke, of Albemarle
70 afnend and re-enact section 2242 of
Inc Code OF Virginia in re!ation to dam
ages for 'trespass by animals, forfeiture.
etc, as ameiIied ard re ena ted by acts
approved March 1. 1885, and March 3.
1896 ~
B, Ms. james Mann, IF Nottowav:
70 anend and re-enact section 1862 of
the Cole of Virginia in reference to
what causes and motions may be tried
at special term OF the circuit count,
and who may hold It.
BY Mr.. r. w Saunders, of Franklin:
To constitute the railroad commission
court OF record.
BY the sdme: To cons; tsrta the rai,-
road commissioners board of apprais-
ers for railroads.
BY the same: To prcvile for THE gen
eral supervision oe railroad, ste.a boat
or canal companies. eXprSss Telegram
and telephone companies doing business
in the State of Virginia
The Senate. in executive session TO-
day confirmed the following appoints
ments nla1es by THE Governor FOR mem
bers CT the board OF visitors of the m
st.tutions named.
Central State Hospital-Julius Sscaus.
OF Richmond: Shirley Harrison, Of
Prince George; J. Thompson Brown. Ct
Nelson.
Virginia Normal and Collegiate Insti-
tuts-Thomas B. Watkins, Of Peeers-
burg: NJ. A, Coghill, of Chesterfield; A.
c. Walker, of King and Queen; L. L.
Ferguson, of Apporattox; Thomas y.
Williams. of Mecklesburg: P. P. May,
OF Louisa: John g. Heirs, Of Dinwid.
die, and A. y. Watkins, OF Prince Ed
ward.
A resolution directing an examination