Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-26
ASSEMBl.
Proceedings of the Senate
and House.
MEASURES INTRODUCED
"'s'"s the Council of Newport
"S TO Issue Bonds for Sewers.
schools and Jail rasse,iby
the Senate.
Especial to the Daily Press.

Especial to the Daily Prass,
RICHMOND, Jan. 252An ino,
slsat vi intermittent rain. snow and
cnn,h. anu a very chilly temperst1rra
the legislative session toda V ~ 80 oIa
OUT nearly all the ,membars 49, .; ?.
chelr seats. The absence 81 tba Ls.7;aL ~.
vas especially notable, many usnany
offending the session.
~ bfll to incorporate the Nav, :.
. news and Old Point Railway and Ms
tilc company was introd,ica5 ~ g.
senate today by Senator Manly II
HstIies. The incorporators named are
Willtam II. Butler M e. rnealls WI
iiam ]. Payne. w "A. Post. S-arfar ~ AZ At (,
6faXton, r. M. Booker. s. q C,umminss
ana samuel REGISTER, and they ara
Sranted the usual rights to sue, be sued. 4
nrnia. sei VT, OF lease property, promote.
p'oJeSN' ouiid. equip,operate various en-
.erprises subject to such regulations as5
uheS may prescribe not in conflict win
'he laws of the State or lmunicipsal Or
iounty government. The principal OBJ
lects or the company are to supply etec-
I'trrc current In the cities of Nawnnr4
News and Elamptonto furnish light and
power to purchasers. including the SOL
a'ers Home. and to build and operate
power plants. ~ -
The capital stock of the said co1npany
. not 70 be less than $1,000 nor more Z
Lhan 10000. in shares of 500 cast. 81
'itV 'iiaN1pttf Office Is TO De In the ssfsv
Ut Newport News or such other place
as may be deemed best for the interests
of the company.
The railway provided for in this bill
Is TO extend from Newport News TO
Hampton and by and with the. censenf a
of the authorities, into and on the prop s
Srty now known as the Soldiers Home
The bill is a long document, making
sen pages of typewriter legal cap.
The bill WAS placed on the calender
dc 81
The bin of Delegate C. T. Bland, ef
rort snaouth, providing for inspection Of
steam boilers. was again favorabiy re- s
ported to the House today, 1t having
been i'ecommitted to meet objections
suggested by members
Among the resolutions introduced to-
day in the House was one offered by
MI Quisenbury providing for the abofi-
!olnn OF the tenth Judicial circuit. the
bench of which lis now vacant owing to
the death of Judge Barton. The avowed
object of the resolution, which its pat
ron asked be referred to the committee
IN courts of Justice, is to inquire into
the eXpediency of reducing the criminal
expenses of the State The res,,sl4 y an q
provided that the House take n1s ae tian5ss
the matter until the committee had
reported.
MIR. r. D. Jennings asked for a record
ID vote in order that memb ars might y
ne put on record as to retrenchmei't
and reform.
Mr.. Embry created n li.:le amus... N
rtent by 'nt!mating that the advocates y
II the resolution, after falling to Sc %
cure the nomination of their candidase,
had offered this resolution to abolish
he judgeshfp. He hoped the bill would
90 10 the committee in due course.
The consideration OF the resolution
elected considerable diScuSSion,in which
the friends of retrenchmert maintained
chat If the matter of the abolition of the
iudGeship were deferred until after the
aucuS had made it's nomination to-
morrow night there would be ra.rench- y
ment. The resolution was agreed to.
A number of local bins ware intro
duced in the House, among them one
amending the charter OF the town Of
Onancock. Another bill provided for
instruction in hygiene in the public
schools.
Sensi tie bill NO. 165. to create the board
Of fisheries of Virginia. was passed by.
there being opposition thereto, without
ttme for consideration.
Mr. Cooke moved that House bill No Is
LAT and the substitute therefor in ref
crence to fees of commemorative at
2orneys be passed by. IA the discus
sion some members raised the Question "
If conformity to the constitution. where's
Upon MIR. Cooke characterized the con-
StNution as the veriest curse the State
tVer had instead of a benefit.
When House bill NO. 161 came up on
It's enSrossment, it being a bill to au-s
way to construct and operate a branch
me into Washington city MIR. Saun-
ders. of Franklin. offered an amend
nlent requiring the railway to pay for
III stock that may be killed along the
line, or fence its tracks.
Mr. Ryan. Of Q4oudoun (Mr. Cooke IN
the chair, antagonized the amendment.
Mr.. Parker, of Southampton, ohaln-
D:oned the amendment In vigorous
speech, and various members took part \
rha debate which n "a nj ma sd
md interesting one.
1t developed in the discussion that the S
Effect of the amendment would be to #
require he entire Norfolk and Western (
me to be fenced or that cattle killed
be paid for. Opponents of the amend
ment made the point that it was unfair
TO discriminate against one road, the
advocates retorting that there was no
other way to get at THE matter, and is
the amendment be made applicA Bile TO Z
me road at will be easier to apply ii
70 Others. Mr.. Ryan. the chief oppo-
rent of the amendment, stated that If
{ were adopted he would move TO dis
Miss the bill. MIR. Saunders, patron of
She amendment, responding warmly that
''le would help to dismiss it. and that he
did not intend to be thus terrorized.
Mr.. Hicks, of Roanoke. was among the
opponents of the amendment, which he
maintained would be a hardship to the
railroad
The amendment was adopted. ayes
49, noes 80: whereupon Mr.. Pitcher, OF
Fauqniers moved to dismiss the bin. Z
Adopted.
On meg ion of Mr.. Mann. the House at
2:10 adjourned.
The Senate's session was even shorter
han the House. burt it was much
buster one \ large number of bills
We're passed and ordered to engross-
ment without debate. About the only
discussion of the day was on the ems
sroSsment of THE Senate bills Nos. 143
and 143. one amending section 3045 of
the code in relation to terms Of county
courts, and the other amending section
S0t6. extending the jurisdiction of
county courts as to all ma tiers reAt-&
ng TO contracts and actions for DANA
ses not exceeding $500. The bills were
ordered engTossed.
House bill authorizing the council of
the city of Newport News to Issue
bonds to the extent of $4,000 for nfslrni-
FINAL SSffi and