Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-09
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Proceedings of the Senate
and House.
MEASURES INTRODUCES
Bills Providing for IA Reduction In tha
salaries OF the Clerks of the Senate
and House Voted Down.
Other Legislation.
Especial TO the Daily Press,

Especial TO the Daily Press.A
RICHMOND, VA. Feb. s,-after +ha
opening business OF the House today =
nuhf'oer OF local bills were taken up out
of their order and passed. Among these
We're:
Senate BIN to declare d certain portion
ul ground in York river to be q natural
oyster rock.
house DAl, with amendfnents, to .as
OH. and survey the natural
oyster beds. rocks and shoals In York
RIVER in THE county of King and Queen.
h'liiee bin to Incorporate the FrutfH
Lumber Co. ~
House blu SS2, relating to salaries,
mileage and other allowances of GER
tain State Officers. which wus ordered
20 20 ITS snsrossrnsnt' on saturday-Was
taken up and PASSED by rs to 6. The sir
effects q saving of between SIP. 600 and
N",oOV p r year, If passed 10y the Senate.
lhS e'gsest cut is in the au'iitor's office,
where "a redustdon OF more than 81, 600
per year is made.
Mr.. Parker Reported. a substitute for
Eothss biN NO. PAT, fixing fees of jailors,
Whtch, at his reQElssT, was passed by
and ordered printed. IT propose q new
scaie Tor iced prisoners, allowing
jailors 40 cents for one prisoner. 70
cents far e: 80 cents for 9. and SO on,
DECREASING the per capita allowance
gradually up to 90 prisoners. From 20
20 30 prisoners IS CENTS per capita GER
diem: for all over so at the rate of 16
cents ,ata per day. The Zee for commit
rnsnt is fixed at % cents.
The House then t2ok UP House bib
"sl, reducing the salaries of the clerks
OF The Senate anu = House. Various
amendments w@re offereH. Mr.. Seutbs
offered an amendment fixing the salary
pt the clerk OF the House and, keeper
OF rolls at $1,000 per annurn and of the
eielk cN the Senate at 81 100. This was
.hfeated by a vote of 40 ayes to As noes.
The am, nGrnent Offered by MT. Canpp-
a,etl. or Amherst, fixing the sasaTv of
Me H@use .trrk at 81. $50 per annusn and
u the Senate at $500 per annurn was
voted down. The Nous adjourned.
l'ae Senate adopted the bin incorpor-
I.IH1S the Fred 1icksssurg and Adjacent
Eattle!ie.ds Memorial Park Association
ahu MEMORIAL to Congress concerning
ne same. The House later. passed the
same 7Ali. SS--~~s
Ihe Senate today rassed he jnint. res-
F'Sir1tion to amend the constitutihm az al
10 CtcFe*lse the number of elections by
COMMENCING the spring and autumn efeas-
lons ana traking tie number OF such
elections slnall~r.
Inc HOUSE committee on finance to-
DAY reported favo1alHy Mr.. Kizer.s btlr
proVlulng "a license a. on EMPLOYMENT
MS and further providing that they
ma charge a fixed IA tie which shall be-
maize public.
G,tiI''s the new bhds intr2duced in the
rouse h1day We're the fogIowlne.
By Mr.. Powsr II, Ny r. quest: TO samen3
NAPIER 80 of the acts of 1856 author
!ZiES inspectors of oysters to assign to-
ple owners. maEaSerscr ~lessees OF hot Is
sNouhd under the water for ba thing
glnuni.
BY thu same. IVY request: To aunani
sections I and 3 Of chapter 2ss5. acts OF
Assembly 1885 and 1886. authorizins
inspectors of oysters TO assign to the
oMnrrS' managers and lessees of hotels
GROUND Under waterT FOR 9yaths np rrt,,lnd
Ivy Mt. Wlnborne: To render void as
- creditors and purchasers without
hottSS al sales AMI contracts for sales
~ personal property when the posses
stIn remains with the srantor. unless
corded. ~
Mr., WVthltw. of A%Igeghany, Bath ana
fiI9hland. toGay offered several bills in
.ne t1."se covering appropriations TO
state institutions. Which bills went to
/ t"e iinance comntttse. These hills are
n tnea nature CT a substitute fer the
BarkssaalA bin recently reported to the
Senate, rsduSdng expenses by curtailing
al,pt OPERATIONS tte the educational ana
other Institutions. I.c Vsftslrow bEls
are acee'rsanisd by a joiner~rasolution
hStrucidnS he nance ccsnsnittee NOT m
'rd|ude in tn a~ppropria t.on tair q su,n
or alter than $500 for William ana
! Mary College.
=. one of the bills amends the act est,ab-
i!Sh?HS 4 normal school cit William and
Miry College in connections with the
3""ES.ate rSrlrse.
70 ann Nt sections 1862 and 1868 OF the
|"ue IN relation to- State hospitals. SUI
PEI M endents' and other officers. The
sTi limits the beard of directors OF 5ach
hospital to five memlyS rs. whose terms
shall he five years. Each board is to APP
! E"lni on April 18th, ASS. and bienniarlv
hereafter a su8Mrintendent who shall
oe a physician. THE u sr1ntendenrs are
o receive annually $3.50: fist and sec
mum. -
~ J,nt RESOLUTION submitted with
tnese bltis instructs the finance commit
tTe 10 omit frcEn the appropriation bffI
me sum of $4,000 heretofore appropri-
atsd to the medical cosltge of V%jrpin,,
The Hflf to abolish the hoard of aerf,.
tuIoure and the OFFICE CT Commissioner
NJ ~aS'cu.ture and to transfer the pr,n-
enties and duties to the Virginia Poly
secnhlc institute Is similar to the one
introduced In the Senate.
htnn Thomas Temple Powell has has,
irsed by his friends to him
sew a candidate for the circuit iudea-
snip vacat. d hN the death Of i
1ulller' out has declined to be an as
.iiant.
The Senate Committee on General
avs. after a long hearing Monday
ISN'T, decided by a vote of 3 to 2 to
export favorably on the anti-tradlnr
lamp bill.
An amendment was adopted to inf
ne law INTO effect July I. Many speak
rs We're heard on both sides and o,.ti-
tlons both for and against the bill were
presented from the merchants OF New
port News. Norfolk. Portsmouth. Dam
Vilie, Alexandria. Berkeley and other
places.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Jan 81. '9S.
lagar Fire Insurance Co,
Powell Bros. & King Agents.
Newport News, Va.
Gentiemen:-We have received from
ne N1agar Fire Insurance Concnauv
II NV York. a check a. n Liz nn.nn