Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-15

Code in relation to appointment and du-
ties of judges OF election.
No. 3Sl-To amend section - Of an act
| relating TO oysters
No. 1910 amend section 800 or the
| Code as 10 limitation OF proceedings.
No. 1910 amend section Zb0J OF the
Code I'm relation to minors.
No. 2n-TO empower the corporation
courts of the State TO render judgments
! in civil actions at any term of court.
No. il3-T0 protect black bass In Rap
! pahannOck river.
No. ALTO permit J. c. Ninde and
| others TO erect a wharf
/ No. 31J-TO enlarge the powers or the
| Richmond Gas Company.
No. S55-To amend the charter of the
town Of Berkeley.
No. 2S7-To amend an act in relation TO
| hauling seine in the waters OF AccOmac
and Northampton counties
No 402-TO regulate the hunting or
partridges I'm Cumberland and Powhatah
counties
Code in reference TO disability Of persons
holding Office under the United states.
No. 410-TO amend the charter OF the
Chesterfield Transit Company.
No. 3j0-FOr the relief Of II. o. Moore,
of Scott county
No. lsi-To provide for working va
grants i'm Franklin. Clark, and Warren
! county. and in the city of Staunton.
No. $50 fix and regulate the time
| for holding elections to ascertain me
sense of the qualincd voters as to the
] formation of a new county
No 4lS-To authorize the citizens or
! Buckingham 10 vote subscriptions 10 a
branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way.
sUGAR-REFINING COMPANY.
When the bill Incorporating the Nir-
! ginia Sugar-Rehning Company came up
on its second reading Mr.. B5Soykln moved
to pass by and have the bill printed as
/ amended. Mr.. Flood opposed TINS mo-
! ton and Mr.. Letcher advocated il. IL
was adopted
Mr.. Flood and Mr. Hale had a rather
! lively contest over the bill 70 aulholii1e
| the Board Of Supervisors OF FRANKLIN
/ county 10 rent law offices on the Court
| house square. The bill was hnally passed.
20 its engrOssment.
/ the bin to authorize the consolidation OF
/ the Petersburg Railroad Company ana
/ the Richmond and Petersburg railroad
Company providing for the local iaAstlon
| purposes. Both bill and amendment went
! over until to-day.
THE PER CENT. PENALTY.
Senate bin No g. abolishing the > per
cent. penalty for the non-payme or
/ taxes by December LIST, aroused consld p
| rable discussion. Mr.. Clement and MT.
! Parr advocated the bill and Alr. heezell
| opposed it, The Senate refused 10 oiuer
! the bin to its engrossment.
Ii was after o'clock when the Sehate
| adjourned without having cleared the
| calendar.
House of Delegates.
The House was called to order at noon.
| There was no prayer.
AIR. WinbOrne introduced bill, when
was referred TO the special committee Oh
retrenchment, providing that the clerk
of The House of Delegates shall receive
| salary of 81 400 per annum, and the clerk
/ OF the Senate salary OF Sluyl'
Mr. Garnett introduced bill TO require
purchasers Of real estate 20 record their
| deeds within the year in which purchase
is made.
| LICENSE TAX OK NEWSPAPERS
Mr.. Charles r. Bland introduced OIL
| providing that the councils OF any ihcor-
| porated city or town or Board OF super
yisOrs of any county i'm this State snai
not REQUIRE a license TO be obtained Tor
/ the privilege or right of printing or pup
| fishing any newspaper IN SAID cues,
| towns and counties, but TINS act shau III
| no manner be construed 50 as TO exempt
| those so engaged in the publication OF
| newspapers from the payment or "a tax
upon the plant, machinery, capi1al, vi
| other property so used in such business
| or upon the income derived therelron.
| Mr. GWvn introduced Dill to appro-
| priate $4,000 TO the Southwestern STATE
| Hospital for the purpose OF completing
and furnishing an addluonal WING 10 lii"1
institution
CAPITATION TAX A LIEN.
Mr.. c. H. Walker introduced a bill pro-
viding that when State and county OF
ccrporation taxes are returned delinquent.
| according 20 the provisions OF section oJo
| of the Code such capitation taxes 50 re-
| turned shall have the force ana erect ol
a Judgment for a fine against the person
I'm whose name the said capitation tax u
! so returned delinquent. and the clerk Vi
| the County Corporation, or HuSiihSS
Court shall. within thirty days issue .
capias pro fine thereupOn. III the saiu iile
! and the costs of issuing ana eNecutlhs
! the said capias are not paid, the defend
ami therein shall be placed III chalh-
| gang for the purpose Of working on the
roads. streets. and public properly III salu
| county or corporation, Wnich salu Shaln
! gang shall be estaDhsheu ny N'o J""o~
| OF their courts
AN NTI-GAAIBLING BILL
MIR. Maupin introduced bin providing
| "ff a keeper of an ordinary, house OF en-
tertainment, or bar-room permit uniaWlul
gaming al his house, or al any out
| house booth arbOr, or other place APP
| purtenant thereto or held Herewith, ne
| shal be fined SEQ. and snail forfeit ms
| license and give surety for his good be-
| hayior for one year. or IN dciauit OF such
surety be confined in jail not exceeding
four months.
Mr.. Newberne introduced a bin TO in
! corporate the Chesapeake Transit com
| panv. The company is empowered TO con-
| struct a railroad from some point on or
\ near the Atlantic coast, in the county OF
! Princess Anne. TO the city of Norfolk.
| The corpOrators are }. ". Ashton, D ).
| Collins. Marvin Hardy, j. l.. Code, ana
| II. w. Shultice.
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. owen: TO amend and re-enact
section ! Of chapter 49,. Acts OF 1880, I'm
! relation TO the working OF roads in the
| county Of Powhatan.
/ Nv Mr. Hale: For the relief OF Wiley
| walton a disabled Confederate soldier.
| nv MIR Powell TO provide for the work
| ing Of the public roads In the county of
! lanes city and keeping the same IN
1 proper repair.
Ry same: no prevent shooting or kill
ing OF game az night In the counties OF
| King William, King and Queen, Charles
! CITY. New Kent, and Henrico.
PLACED on THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were introduced.
and. under suspension OF the rules, placed
on the calegdar:
No. 5S7-By MIR. Wharton, OF Mont
/ eomery: Authorizing the City Council of
1 6adford city 10 make an allowance for
The Clerk OF the Hastings Court of faid
10. 5SS-By Mr.. Jennings, OF I.ynchbr-g:
| 10 extend and define the boundaries OF
| the city OF Lynchburg. Va.
| 10. 5s9-By AIR. fFolkes. Of this city: To