The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-12
Judge Watkins Urges His Bill In the In
Ierest of : ate Banks.


HOTSE or DELEGdTES.
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Judge Watkins Urges His Bill In the In
ierest of STATE Banks.
Rev. Dr. +. y. Calisch. rabbi Of the
! synagogue Beth Ahaba, again offered
| prayer IN the House of Delegates at noon,
! ana the body then at once plunged into
| business.
Mr.. Mann. Of Nottoway offered joint
| resolution which instructs the Register OF
4 the Land Office TO make some repairs 20
| the heating apparatus IN the Executive
| Mansion. which have been pronounced to
| be necessary by Chief Fuller, of the fro
| department.
! Edward. House bill No. 3J9, relating TO
| the license 10 agents for the sale OF fer
| tlizcrs. was then taken up out Of its
/ regular ordcr and dismissed.
| On motion OF Judge Watkins, House
| bill No 36S was then taken up out Of
| its order. II provides that state banks
! n1y issue bank notes redeemablc In sill
| Yer bullion. Judge watkins said the bill
would pass without any trouble 1t was
! has free silver bill and gave a local cur
rency which was very much needed, and
| avoided the United States ten per cent.
| tax. IL was good bill and Mr.. Joseph
| Bryan wanted it, .
| No sooner had he uttered his last re-
marx imam Mr.. Parker of southampton,
| jumped 10 his feet and asked that the bill
be read. This was done, and Mr.. Parker
! then said:
The gentleman at first stated that this
| measure was a free silver bill, and after
wards he said that Mr.. Joseph Bryan
| endorsed II. / like for the gentleman 10
| explain this Inconsistency"
| Judge Watkins stated that for long
! time ne had believed that state banks
/ would relieve the commercial difficulties
| by the issuing of local currency. At pres
| ent the money market was almost entirely
| controlled by the cities OF New YORK,
| Chicago, and Boston. When the cotton
| crop had TO be moved IL was always ne
| cessary 10 bring national currency down
| South and the expenses incurred by 1t had
| TO be borne by the people in the South.
! state banks would remedy this evil by the
issuing OF a local currency, consisting or
| bank notes as provided under his hll,
which were TO be redeemable in silver at
it's market value at the time Of the re-
demption.
In Scotland and England a state oann
system was carried out. and his bill Vas
| in the same direction. This Local. cur
renCy to be created under the bill was ~
be used at home. and the people would
then not be compelled 10 fan back on
the national currency. II many states
would pass similar bills then the price
OF silver would be raised
After some further discussion II WAS
decided that the bill be made special
order for next Tuesday at 1 o'clock
AGAIN PASSED BY.
When Senate bills No. 142 and Ii3. two
companion bills enlarging the powers or
| the county Courts came up on the
calendar Captain Parks. OF Page. arose
in opposition TO them He explained thap
i'm civil cases the County Courts should
have concurrent jurisdiction with the Cir
cult Courts where amounts up 10 S3OO are
involved. At present the Judges or Coun-
Is Courts had the right 10 practice iT
Circuit Courts, but under the pchuins
bills nearly all the jurisdiction or or
cult Courts was 10 be transferred TO the
County Courts, and in that manner me
HfHtlfr. hl
good deal of their income 1t had been
argued in favor of the bills that such
laws should be enacted, because IN some
counties the Circuit Court only held two
terms within a year. But he called at
tentiOn that under these bills the whole
sale dealer would be given an oppor-
tunity 10 get at the retailer. who owes
him money, every month. II these DIS
became laws, then the counties would
either have 10 raise the salaries OF their
judges or the latter would have 10 re-
sign.
Mr.. Digs. Of King William. spoke in
faor Of the two bills and stated that the
attempt had been made at every session
in the past to have such measure passed,
but without success. The fact that the
taxes could not be collected was caused
by the impression made upon the people
that debts should not be paid
Mr.. Saunders. OF Franklin, said Cap
tain Parks had voiced his sentiments.
Infct NlllS WONll lluAAiplA tAN AtoNH 80
the county courts and they would be-
sides cause the loss OF "a number of
county Judges. because It would make 1t
practically impossible for county judges
to practnce law In the circuit courts.
The House finally refused TO pass SEN
ate bill No. 142 and on motion of MT.
Willard Of Fairfax. the companion bill
No l4S. was dismissed
POWERS OF COUNTY COURTS.
afV.c
for the cutting down OF tailor fees, was
reached. on motion OF Mr.. Parker, OF
Northampton, the motion 10 reconsider
the vote by which the House had de-
clined to pass the bill was passed by I'M
iii the number Of fifty-one otes required
by the constitution can be secured.
The same action was taken in regard to
House bill No. 3Sl. providing for the cut
ting down OF the salaries Of the clerks
of the Senate and House Of Delegates.
blouse bill No 256. providing for the
cutting down OF the pay OF the county
superlntendents Of public schools was
the next special order and II was passed
by until next Tuesday on motion OF Mr.
Jennings, of Washington.
House bill No. AS relating to the pay
OF fees TO court officers out OF the state
treasury was next taken up. Mr.. Win
borne.of Rockbrdge, who fathered the
trenchment and Reform stated that the
bill provided that the court officers men,
toned in the measure shall only be paid
half fees out Of the State treasury in
cases where they fail TO collect the fees
out OF the prosecutor or defendant. He
added that bill No 40 which was a com
panion bill. introduced TO remove the
objections raised providing against this
system
Az Nfann ~ Nottowav oDDosed the
two measures which he thought were I'M
constitutional and ne therefore moved
that they be referred TO the Committee
on Courts OF Justice.
The motion 10 refer the bill 10 the
Committee on Courts OF Justice was lost
after a good deal OF discussion and the
bill was rejected by a vote OF Is 10 II
which was as follows:
Ayes-Allen. Anderson. Booker. Chap
lin. Cooke. Craig. Digs, Duke. Embrey.
Festherston. Galleher. Garrett. Hale.