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

teenth 1udlcial circuit.
BY Mr.. LeCato (No. POS: Authorizing
the trustees of the Leemont Baptist
church. in Accomac county. to sell their
church lot and buildings thereon.
BY Mr.. Steele (No. 296): For the relief
of r. L. Minnick. of Washington county.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A Large Number of Bills Passed and the
Calendar Wen Cleaned Up.
After prayer by Bishop Van de Nyver
the House went at once into the trans
action Of business.
An invitation was received from the
Association for the Preservation of Viz
ginia Antiquities asking the members OF
the House of Delegates TO attend series
of lectures 10 be given under the auspices
of the organization. The first lecture Will
take place on Friday. January 18th, at
S:15 +. NJ, in the hall OF the Chamber
of Commerce.
Captain w. b. Pendleton. Of Louisa
offered a resolution providing that
caucus of all members who are earnestly
in favor of retrenchment and reform De
held in the hall OF the House OF Dele
gates on next Tuesday evening TO urge
immediate action on such measures as
will bring relief TO the tax-burdened peo-
pie Of the State.
The resolution was signed by fifty~six
members.
Private Secretary Ben. p. owen present
ed to the House a communication from
Governor Tyle~ informing the body of1c-
tally Of the death of Judge William ).
Barton. Of the Tenth judicial district.
Mr. Saunders. of Franklin, onered
resolution under which all bills on the
calendar should be passed by temporarily
Of q
10 which no objection is raised.
The resolution was adopted.
When the calendar had been gone
through with and number Of local bills
been passed House bill No. 1873 was called
up on it's second reading on motion or
Mr.. Dggs. of King William. The bill
provides for the laying off, designating.
and surveying the natural oyster beds.
rocks, and shoals in York river in the
county of King and Queen.
Mr.. George C. Bland, the member or
that county explained that, when the
BAYLOR survey was made his county had
been overlooked, the county judge tall-
ing to inform the surveyor that there
was natural oyster rock IN that county,
Mr.. Digs, Of King William. also spoke
I'm favor of the passage of the bill. point
ing out that the survey of the natural
oyster rock in King and Queen county
had been omitted merely by an oversight
After some further discussion MIR. owen
of Manchester. moved to pass the
bill by The motion was then put
TO a vote. which resulted In p votes be-
ing cast in the affirmative and a in the
negative.
The chair announced that no quorum
had voted, and the House then adjourned
at 2:l5 p. NJ.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR
The following bills We're introduced and,
under suspension of the rules, placed
on the calendar:
No 29S, by Mr.. Willard, Of Fairfax
in relation to fences in Mount Vernon
Magisterial District, Fairfax county.
No 294. by Mr.. Barley of Alexandria
To amend and re-enact chapter sos of the
Acts of the General Assembly Of Vir-
ginia, approved March 3. 1894, entitled an
act in relation to working and keeping
In repair the roads and bridges of Alex
andria county. as amended by an act
approved March 3, 1896.
No 295 by Mr.. Allen, of Pittsylvania-
To authorize the school trustees of Chat
ham School District, in Pittsylvania coun-
", to sell and convey certain land to the
authorities of Chatham Cemetery lot.
No 296. by Mr.. Hanson, of Russell-To
amend and re-enact an act granting a
charter TO the town of Lebanon, county
of Russell.
No. 297, by Mr. Wthrow, Of Bath-To
pIOltcl llONt III tll' WdA'iH VI
Allegheny. Bath and Highland counties.
No. 29S, by the same-For the protection
of game in the counties of the Com
monwealth west of the Blue Ridge.
No. 800. by Mr.. Parks of Page, for Mr..
Early Of Greene and Madison-To de-
clare the Conway river a lawful fence
between the counties Of Greene and Madi-
son, from the mouth of Pocason Greek,
on said river. to where said river emp
ties into the Rapidan river.
No 800. by Mr.. Wood of Chesterfield
To allow the voters of Chesterfield coun-
ty to vote on the fence law.
No. 301, by Mr.. Hobbs of Prince
George-To compensate school trustees
other than clerk of district school boards
In Prince George and Surry counties.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The following Senate bills were passed;
No 79.-Senate bill to make il unlawful
! for any lawyer. physician, surgeon, dem
| fist, or any other person engaged in a
| profess ION or calling, taxed by the laws
| of this State, who has his residence In
| this State, TO practice his profession IN
| any county or city OF this Commonwealth
under a license tax from any other State
| or the District % Columbia.
No. 2l5.-Senate bill 10 regulate the Kill
| ing. capturing. hunting. buying. selling,
or C1ering Tor sale OF pdrtiluSSS wi
q'u 3D. Wild turkeys, and native pleas
| ants in the county of Albemarle and TO
| prohibit the catching of the same n
| traps or the destruction OF the eggs OF
same In said COUNTY
10. 9o-Senate bill providing for th'
relief OF II. j. Swindall. Ed Hall. and
John Hail. administrators OF John Bran
| ham. deceased. all OF Wise county, Vir-
| glnia-
No. l29.-Senate bill TO validate judy
ments and DEGREES OF courts.
No. l47.-Senate bill TO require the courts
| OF this Commonwealth having jurisdiction
| OF suits for the sale OF lands 20 satisfy
| debts to specify in the decree directing the
| accounts Of debts to be taken that the
| commissioner to whom the decree IL re-
| ferred shall ascertain and report all de-
| Iinouent taxes upon said lands. and II
| so,d for said taxes. to whom. etc.
No. 1s7.--Senate bill to amend and re-
: enact sections and II. as amended by
4 an act entitled an act to amend and re-