The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23

dollars, enough to pay the necessary
increase on the interest OF the public
debt
There should be more careful ad-
ministration or the discretionary powers or
all judicial officers, In giving more speedy
trials, in the slmmoning of witnesses, In
the summonilg OF grand and petit juries
No grand jury ought TO exceed SIX; no
petit Jury sixteen, and only one jury
should be composed for each term. Com
monweaiths Attorneys should carefully
hook into their cases and see that only
no .sssary Witnesses are summoned. JUS
ticss OF the peace should be more care
f1l in issuing warrants OF arrest. ana
where one case would meet the enos OF
Justice they should not make dozen
or more.
''Coroners' inquest should be held only
in cases OF reasonable suspicion of crime.
The criminal expenses of the Common
wealth have largely and unnecessarily IN
creased In misdomeanor cases. Such cases
should be a charge upon the counties and
public sentiment will do much TO educate
the officers 10 carry out the laws for the
benefit OF the public and not for revenue
only" The oyster question Is one difiicult
70 handle. The laws and their execution
need the most careful attention. The laws
themselves are all thdt can he expected
under the meager Information furnished
the Legislature. The administration OF the
laws needs perfechng. / think there Is
decided advance in this direction In pro-
posed laws We need more systematic
and detailed statistics on this subject, and
some Of the proposed laws DE i'm that di-
rection. Radical changes in our present
laws are fraught with much danger.
EFFECT OF THE PARKS BILL.
Delegate James Lewis Anderson OF this
city. furnishes The Times with the fol-
lowing opinion as TO the effect that the
Parks law will have upon notes, evidences
of debt, etc, taken in the line of the
business merchants, as well as outlining
the changes which are made in the pres
ent law.
The text Of the bill is printed in full
IN another column of this issue of The
Times.
Mr.. Anderson says:
The law which was in effect prior to
the enectmen. of the Parks bill into
law. was the act approved March g. 1890
which provided that the aggregate
amount OF all bonds. notes, and other
evidences OF debt due 10 the person Civ
ing in his list for taxation, in excess OF
one hundred dollars should be given TO
the commissioner of revenue. and that the
aggregate of those under one hundred
dollars each. should also be given the
solvency OF which in case OF doubt should
be determined by the commissioner.
''The only material change which the
Parks act makes in the former law, Is
the manner Of listing for taxation bo1's,
stocks, notes, and other evidences or
debts etc. who're the amount OF each
exceeds the sum OF one hundred dol
lars
IAN such securities and evidences Of
debt which are under one hundred dol
lars each are to be listed in the aggregate
as provided in the former law
"Of all such securities and evidences OF
debt which exceed one hundred dollars
each there must. under the Parks act, be
given a list in detail of the date, amount.
for which originally given. but not the
name of the debtor. the dates and
amounts OF credits thereon. the balance
due and the time OF payment Of all bonds,
notes. stocks. and other evidences OF
debt. etc
1.-THE act further provides that