Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-08

STEPS TAKEN TOWARDS ACCOM-
PLrsuING THIS END.
EMOLUMENTS OF STATE OFFICIALS.
A Joint Committee 10 Prepare List
of All Persons Drawing Salaries
Horizontal Reduction.

Both houses Of the Legislature took G
decided step yesterday towards inyesti
eating the salaries Of State officials. Mr.
Barksdalc offered resolution in IN,
Senate, and Mr.. Withrow a similar reso-
luton in the House. providing for the APP
pointment Of a Joint committee of TIVE
senators and three delegates. which shall
prepare a list Of officials who draw sala-
rics from the State. either directly or in
directly. The resolution was adopted in
each branch.
Its avowed purpose is to furnish the
General Assembly with data which will
permit Of intelligent action looking to the
carrying out Of pledges Of retrenchment.
A considerable amount OF business was
transacted yesterday by the two houses,
but the bills passed were not Of great
Importance. with the exception of the
Senate bill making the muster-rols Of
| Confederate companies parts of county
records.
MR.. NORRIS EXPLAINS.
Immediately after the Senate convened
Mr.. Morris rose TO question Of personal
privilege. and read a portion of the re-
port OF the debate in the Senate Thurs
day over the student liquor law. He said
Il was bad enough, in the eyes Of some
people, to favor the right Of full-grown
men TO buy liquor If they wanted 10, but
it was far worse. and he did not wish TO
be put in this attitude before the people
Of Virginia, to favor the sale Of liquor TO
minors The bill he had introduced made
no change in the law as to minors, but
left them fully protected 1t simply
placed full-grown men, over the age OF
81 who happened to be students at amy
institution Of learning on the same
footing as other adult citizens Of the
State.
The Dispatch report created q different
impression, and he asked TO make this
explanation and have the correction made
in simple justice 10 himself. lie wished
TO say, further. that the faculty of the
University of Virginia had absolutely no.
thing to do with the introduction of his
bill Some Of them had said 10 him That
the existing law was dead letter and
that they would not object TO its repeal
as it did no good; but the bill introduced
was his alone. and he alone was response
BILE for il. He thought. however. il con-
formed to the wish Of majority OF the
people Of Charlottesville.
A BOARD OF FISHERIES.
LeCato TO create a board of fisheries, de- |
fine its duties. and fix its salaries. The |
act authorizes the Governor TO appoint |
five persons. who shall constitute board |
of fisheries. Two of the members shall |
be taken from the TideWater section OF |
the State and shall be experts. versed in |
the oyster and fish industries. The re-
three members shall be taken |
from different sections OF the State The
Governor shall designate one OF the eN-
perts as chairman of the board and the
other expert as secretary.
The bill provides that the board shall
establish an Office or offices in Underwater, |
and stated meetings shall be held. 1t
shall be the duty of the board TO see that
al laws relating TO the oyster ana nsh
Industries are faithfully observed and
enforced. Authority is given the COM
mission to fill all vacancies occurring in
he offices Of oyster Inspector; 10 abolish
my such offices or to create new offices
# inspector where none now exist, and
o remove any inspector for cause.
The act is very long one, and pro-
tides in detail as to the duties of the
commission. which is given practically
Exclusive jurisdiction over the oyster and
ish industries and over the Virginia oys-
er navy. with authority to elect the cap
aims Of the vessels. To meet the eX-
lenses of the commission there shall be
appropriated $4,000 from the oys-
er fund. or so much as may be necessary
0 carry the act into effect.
TO WORK MIGRANTS.
Mr. Sands offered a bill (No. 16D, which
vas placed on the calendar providing for
he working of Migrants in the county or
1enricO. The act provides That IL snail
e made the duty OF the special ponce IN
ienrico. upon report that a certain per-
on is believed TO be vagrant, to cause
[ once the arrest of such person ana
axe him before the nearest justice OF
he peace. If ii appears the person ar
ested is a Vagrant, he shall be commit
ed to Jail for a term Of thirty days.
When five or more Migrants nave been
rrested the Board Of Supervisors shall {
york them. with ball and chain, upon {
ne or more of the public roads
The Board OF Supervisors is authorized
o prescribe rules and regulations for the I
overnment of the Migrants. Corporal [
unishment may be provided as a method I
enforcing the rules.
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED. {
The following bills were also introduced
nd referred. .
BY Mr.. Keezell (No. 150: To incorporate ;
ne Rockingham Mutual Telephone and /
Company. q
BY Mr. Flanagan (No. 1879: For the re- .
Of Of William r. Goodman a COnfede- =
ate soldier Of POwhatan county. +
BY Mr.. Opie (No. 159: To incorporate r
Re Union Indemnity League. 4
BY Mr.. Jeffries (NO. 1907: To authorize
he Town Council of the town Of Culpeper Z
, fund its bonded indebtedness. Il
by MI Barnes (No. 1917: To repeal an r
Il defining the boundary between the il
)unties of York and James City through I
he city Of Williamsburg. a
BY the same (NO. 1853: To amend and re- n
lact section 2OJ0, Code Of Virginia, in re-
renee to owners Of animals being liable
" trespasses committed by said animals
BY Mr.. Barksdale (No. l6D: To amend d
nd re-enact section 3ii4 of the Code in
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