Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-11
PASSED MANY BILLS.
SENATE AND HOUSE HELD TWO
SESSIONS YESTERDAY.
pESlTEEIIlRY BILL PASSED BY.
Governor and Other state officers 90
superintend Work OF Enlargement.
BnIs Reducing Salaries of Clerk
of House aud senate.

was the Senate that ground them out III
largest numbers.
The House tried TO pass the bill re-
duclng the salaries Of the clerks OF the
Senate and House. but the measures fall
ed. because Of lack OF constitutional
vote. though each received a majority OF
the votes cast Motions 10 reconsider
were passed by.
The bills passed in the Senate were
nearly all Of purely local nature. The
bill to enlarge the penitentiary was
passed by. and Mr. Floods resolution to
p give 10 a board Of State officers, headed
by the Governor. control Of the work.
was laid on the table. with the under
standing that 1t Is to be incorporated in
the bill.
The senate's Morning session.
Rev. c. r. Hyde opened the session
with prayer. A large number Of House
bills were read by title, and properly re-
ferrod The following bills were intro-
duced:
BY Mr.. Barksdale (No. 1897: For the
relief Of Gertrude Hoffhine, Of Halifax
county.
BY Mr. Maynard no 4iO: To amend
and re-enact section 1871 OF the Code IN
relation TO Norfolk county ferries
BY Mr.. Flood 90. 4nD: To amend the
Code in relation to deeds Of trust and
other membranes
BY Mr.. Munford (No. 440: To convert
the Lakeside Wheel Club from joint
stock company into a social corporation
without stock.
BY Mr.. Kane CNo. 44O: Authorizing the
name Of James T. *. Walling. a disabled
and INDECENT Confesrate soldier Of Scott
county, to be plapd upon the pension
rolls.
FOR AFTEt$OON SESSIONS.
Mr.. Foster offered resolution pro-
viding that the chair be vacated at 2:SO, |
and occupied again at o'clock when |
only bills TO which there was no objec- |
ton should be taken up.
MIR Wickham moved 10 amend by sub |
shutting O'Clock for o'clock, and pro-
viding that the afternoon session termi- |
nate al 8 O'Clock. He said the members
of the Finance Committee were so busily |
engaged with the multiplicity Of impor-
tant measures now before it that it was
compelled to meet every night. Mr..
Foster accepted the amendment and the
resolution was adopted.
At the hour Of 1890 which had been
fixed as the time for the consideration
of the employers liability bill Mr.. Nc
llwaine offered his substitute. and moved
that its consideration be made the spe-
cial order for to-day at 1890 which was
agreed to-
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To prohibit the sale of liquors within
two miles OF Buena Vista.
To amend section SS6 of the Code in
relation to vagrancy.
To amend section 1862 Of the Code, in
relation to what causes may be tried
At special terms Of circuit courts, and
who may hold them.
TO amend an act in relation to fTaudu-
ent conversion of property.
To create a circuit court for Radford.
To amend section 2S23 of the Code, in
relation TO interest
In relation to public road in Norfolk
county.
To define who are officers and en-
oloyees Of cities. towns, and counties
To provide for garnishment of salaries
Of county, city. and town officials.
For the relief of estate of John H.
Knowles.
LOCAL OPTION DEBATE.
The bill to prohibit the sale of spiritu-
Gus liquors within two miles Of the city
Of Buena Vista, which is a local option
town, was taken up. and called forth a
rather spirited lebate.
MIR. Letcher opposed the bill, on the
ground that vested rights would be af-
fected and that 1t would in effect ex-
tend prohibition to a community which
had not been allowed to vote upon the
question.
Mr.. Flanagan was very earnest i'm his
advocacy Of a bill, which, he said, was
necessary TO give 10 the people OF Buena
Vista the prohibition for which they had
voted, since, If a man were allowed 60
his distillery or saloon six feet
beyond the corporate limits. the vote of
Buena Vista TO prohibit the sale Of in
toxicants would be Of no effect
Mr.. Flood also advocated the bill, on
much the same line as that pursued by
Mr.. Flanagan. He said he had a peti-
tition from thirty-six persons in the Ter,
riiory outside the city affected by the
bill. 1t was unreasonable TO say the
city should not be a dry city when 1t
had voted to become such.
Mr.. Mushbach spoke in favor Of the
bill, concluding by saying that he was
that while there had been nu-
merous petitions sent TO the Legislature
asking for the passage Of the bill, the
only objection to its passage came from
4 lawyer named Bell. in the town Of
Lexington, six miles away.
Mr. Morris opposed the BILL on the
ground that the charter of the city al
ready prohibited the sale Of liquor within
,ne mile Of the corporate limits, without
written consent Of the City Council
which would include the distillery which
[ was desired TO abolish. He thought
uch bill was the entering wedge Of
prohibition legislation.
Mr.. Parr spoke briefly in support of the
ill. and Mr.. Letcher closed for the OPP
'osition saying that the bill seemed 10
e aimed at a particular distiler just
outside the limits Of Buena Vista, to
Which Mr.. Flood replied that if this man
we're corrupting the morals of the city
was right that he be aimed at specially
The bill was passed by a decisive vote.
A BUILDING COMMISSION.
Mr. Flood offered the following. which,
n his motion, was laid on the table un-
II to-day:
Resolved. That Senate Bill No. S4s be ,
eferred 10 the Committee on Public
Institutions and Education. with in
tructions 10 report a bill constituting
'oard consisting Of the Governor. Sec
etary OF the Commonwealth. Treasurer,
nd First and Second auditors. to be
inown as the Board OF Building Commits
toner's. 10 construct cell-rOom with
buildings for such cells al the State peni-
entiary sufficient 10 relieve the congested
ondition Of that institution, and TO !
meet the demands Of humanity, provided
hat such bill shall not appropriate over
10000 for such purpose.
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