The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-27
Dl! SuDpTeSSInl Them Passes The
House Ane[ d Struggle.
EXTENDING JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTS
Favorable Report ON Bill to Cali n
constitutional Convcniion-oppo.
siti"n TO consolidation of May ana
November Eicct.ons-Mnttcrs OF
News About Richmond.

Especial Dispatch to The vlrginian.)
Richmond, Va, Jan. 26, 1S9S
me anti-irading stamp bill has won
III the House. After long and, a bit
Ter struggle the measure has been Or
dercd To its cngrossmcnt. 1t looked
at one time as If the trading stamp
pcoi,ie hilsht win, but the opposition
10 me use of the stamps and checks
SreW stronger daily. Some OF those
VINO started out as pronounced Sonno-
hehts OF the Murphy bin supported II
Whch The test came to-day. There 10
Dig lobby here for ana against Tho
measure and the fight will now be-
transferred To the Senate.
Niter long dobatc the bill to extend
thc Jurisdiction of county courts ns
|" the trial Of civil cases, and esncc-
'aiiS suits on evidence or debt. wos
passed by the Senate. 1t was urged in
laNor Gr the measure that the county
penpie needed better facilities for oh-
'alhihE Judgments. The circ,Iit courts
meet hut twice 4 year and often II re-
lures nearly two years in which to
l
i'asSeS inc House. will practically take
away from the county Judges their
practice in circuit courts
ne senate Committee on Courts
.hia morning reported Mr.. Withcrs' bill
W sunmll To the voters at The election
ieAl November the question of calling
Il convention 10 amend the cousiitu
tion. There were no speeches mnGa :,
me committee meeting For nearly m
hour the measure was under consld-
cihtioii, ana uiter being perfected in a
itM particulars was approved.
lie hrst election bill offered in the
,,o"se lhis session was presented by
III, ii, beIrE, or Stafford, to-day. 1t is
Unsigned TO amend the existing law so
thal Il voter can, If he chooses, call
OH all three judges to assist hin, In
preparing his ballot.
Ihere was quite n lengthy debate
n inc House Committee on Courts To-
HitN over the bin to abolish fees to
commemorative witnesses in criminal
eases tried by justice OF the pancr
~ was bitterly fought by MIR. Camp-
Dell, or Amherst, and other:, and ad-
Nocated by Senator Turnbull a vote
was not reached
Much OF the time of the House was
occupied IN discussing Mr. Ninborne's
o.l 10 reduce The fees To sherlfrs and
city S"rScants. vote was not taken,
The joint resolution looking to amend
ing The constitution with a view Of CON
soildating the May elections with the
November elections came up as the first
measure on the calendar in the Senate
MI kccZcll, the author of the propo-
sltion, supported the resolution in n
plain and practical appeal to the Senate
to pass ii.
Mr Bsrnes said he thought 1t would
be n mistake 10 combine the county
~ ktttf !, fl,F,
voters have trouble now in preparing
their ballots. and with many more
names on the tickets the difficulty
would he increased. In State elections
issues should be clearly defined and the
fight be made n clear cut one He
thought II bad thing to bring politics
into the county elections.
MIR. Mc1lwaine called attention to the
fact that there was on the calendar Of
the Seantc Il bill to submit TO the vters
the question of calling constitutional
convention and suggested that the res
oluion might be passed by until the bill
was disposed of.
Mr.. Kezell agreed to this and the res
olution went over for one week
Senator Opie introduced bill which
provides that the Governor or Board Of
Public Works may hire the convicts in
the penitcntiary and other State insti-
tutiOns in which they are held for pun
ishmcnt or reformation to any COM
pany, person or corporation agreeing
TO erect a beet sugar factory and pay
81 per ton for beets.
There was considerable debate over
the bill to amend an act imposing a tax
on collateral inheritance, by exempting
charitable, religious, educational ana
similar institutions from the payment Of
the tax. With a very few dissenting
voices the bill was ordered to it's en-
grOSsment
The House committee on roads haJ
reported The bill to amend and re-enact
section Of an act entitled an act to in
corporate the Port Norfolk electric
railway company so as to allow per-
SONS representing two-fifths of the cap
ital stock of said company equal voice
in the management OF It's affairs.
Captain II. S. Parks, member of the
House of Delegates from Page, will de-
liver an address In the hall Of the
House Tomorrow night on the life and
character of General Lee He does 80
on the invitation OF members OF the
Legislature.
Mr.. Raleigh Green, editor of the cul-
peper Exponent, was fined $40 in the
Police Court this morning for assault
ing and beating Mr.. Franklin Stearns.
Jr., his brother-in-law. The trouble
occurred on Main street Monday. night
and grew out of a remark Mr.. Stearns.
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