The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-11
LEGISLATURE ON
OYSTER QUESTION
Nh0I Is Coming II Is Difficult 10
AccHI0IeIy Forecast.
GAME AND FISH WARDEN PROPOSED
Committee on Reducing State Expenses Do
Not Know Where TO Begin.
GAME AND FISH WARDEN PROPOSED
Belt Limo Bil PnsseR Both Iiouscs-so
Does tho Bill Requiring STOCKS ma
Bonds to Ee Listed for Tnxntion-
Aizcr's Rili for the Relief OF won>
en- Clerks Dcrentca-BIil Antroduc.
ed 60 Prcvcnt Preferred Claims
War on Pilots Ceases.
Especial Dispatch to The Virginian.)
Richmond Va Jan 10 1S3Y

Especial Dispatch to The Virgnian.)
Richmond. Va. Jan. 10, 1898.
The bill to incorporate the company
which proposes to belt line Norfolk,
Berkley and Portsmouth has passed
the House and Senate, and ncw goes to
the Governor. 1T was offered by Mr..
Cooke.
Chairman Parker, OF the House Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, has
about completed the report IN the case
of Cole VS.. Newberne. 1t will proba piy y
be presented to the House to.norrow ".
1t Is understood lila; the committee
was about unanimous In recommending
that Mr.. Newberne be declared entitled
to his seat.
The Senate to-day passed the Parks
bill. providing for the listing of stocks
and bonds for taxation. 1t now goes
to the Governor. having been passed
by the House before IL came TO tie
Senate. An effort was made at the las
session to pass q similar measure but
1t was defeated. Not Senator voted
against the bill to-day. II Is claimed
thar this bill Will add much to the
revenue OF the State, in that it will re-
suit In the finding of many bonds and
stocks which are not now being taxed.
Delegate kizer's bill to .A1ulra all
storekeepers who employ lp.dy clerks
TO provide seats for .ham In the stores.
which passed the House. was iefea ted
In the Senate. When 1t came up Mr..
Hhrksdale made an uttl:k upon the
measure. He said h MAS one OF the
most ridiculous measures he had ever
leara or II the Legislature had the
right 10 require cushioned seats To he
furnished the clerks, 1. hnd authority
10 pass an act regulating the salaries
or such clerks, and. -: one, he would
prefer to do the latter thing The yot.
was u to 10 against the bill
Inc special committee appointed to
report plan for the reduction of Stote
expenses has not had meeting n
yet. rms body has task to perform
thht no one envies. Senator Mason
.he chairman, is frank to admit tnat
u is hard TO tell where the work shouId
begin. He will call the commi-tee To-
Ecther this. week for conference. AMI
The work will be commenced.
1T Is generally conceded TINT ttcre
VIII pe some legislation on the oyst,r
question. Just wha. It's chorcter will
be no one can tell. Senate: lie caio',
bill to create a board of fisheri,e Iaa
many warm advoca;as, but the m.as.
ure viii hardly pass. One great trouble
IN dealing with the oyster question Is
.na' nost OF the members from beyond
the tidewater section are new TO In,
Legislative halls and they are not oc-
Iualhted with the subject thew vii,
have to deal with.
mere II no prospect Sf a bill being
introduced interfering with tho nirots
capt John A. Curtis. who has alwovs
led the war on the Pilots AssocIa .inA
says he Is done with fighting them
FOR several consecutive sessions effort.
were made to abolish compulsory pilot-
age for coastw!se vessels, but the
pilots always won
NIT. Humphreys whipping post will
be sure of defeat. 1t will receive more
votes than 1t did last year but n,t
enough 10 pass It. Some of those who
voted TO report the measure favorably
cld so simply TO get the bill before the
House. Mr. Humphry will make a
night for Fhe bill and will argue that It
VIII do more toward reducing criminal
expenses than any other act,
The House Committee on Banks,
Currency and Commerce will vote on
the anti-Tra ding Stamp bill on Thurs
day 1t is a foregonc conclusion that
'he iSPS.'b VIII VIC III l1FOr or the
measure.
Mr.. a. T. Withrow, of Bath, offered
a bin In the House providing that
zen given by any pe:son or firm to
prefer one or more creditors over any
Other creditor or creditors shall cnure
10 all. The blu provides that, IL any
person. firm or corporation create any
len or cncumbnanca on his or their
property CT estate for the purpose OF
giving n preference to one or more
creditors of suoh person or firm over
any other creditor or creditors, except
to secure debt contracted, or money
borrowed at the time of the creation of
the lien or encumbrance, the same shall
inure to the benefit ratabIy OF all the
ere edieors OF such person or firm existing
at the time such lien or encumbrance
was created The bin is to go in force
on July 1st. 1t seeks to prevent the
giving Of preferred claim by parties
about to make and assignment TO their
wives or others to the detrlment of the
remaining creditors