Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-28
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Wash Day. in the House of
Delegates.
MANY MEASURES PASSED
o'"''s''" Election Case of LIE Sour VS.. Blan-
TO" Decided in Favor OF the Latter.
Ge'ernor Bushnell Visits
the L-gislasure
Especial to the DAILY Pra.s \


"hltn there was no objection A large
EanHSeH OF such local and pirate bills
were dispatched with grSat eapidity,
out Whenever objection was offered by
any member the bin was passed oy.
Among the House bills thus nassed
were:
House bill in rela ton to what shall bes
taught in the public schools.
Onancock |, 81
For the preservation OF quail in SttH-
ford and Prince George
10 authorize the county court of Nor1>
,o!k county to acc pit an avenue in Port
Norfolk as public read and setting Il &
apart for such use.
Changing the name OF the institution s
FOR the deaf. dumb and blind at Staun-
ton to the Virginia School for the Deaf
and Blind. @SS~S.
To authorize the town: of Onarccc,-
to DorrCW MONEY. N
10 aES nd the charter of the town Of
Suffolk. -,
To provide for working and keeping
in' repair the roads and bridges In Nam
SamonG county.
To prevent dismissal of magistrates.
warrants in criminal cases by county
courts where such warrants are de-
tectiVe or improperly drawn. This gives
the courts power to connect or rai sue
correct warrants in their stead and tnus &
save useless expenditure
LhSSe bills were engrossed 5s
To am,nd the charter of the Virginia
State Bar Association
To amend anal re-enact section 2S23 of
chapter l20 of the code, in relation to In
terest -
To esta blsh circuit court Tor
city of Busna Vista
To create circuit court FOL. Radford
city. s17sTsss
The :Houa., today heard. the report Of IL
the committee on privileges and cleo II
ions IN the contested election case OF II
lie Seur VS.. Blanton for the sat in the
Hf.Ise from the counties of Cumber.ana
which was made by Mr.. Parker OF h
Sout hampton and signed by II of the I2
members or the COMMITTEES, awards the II
seat to Mr.. Rlanton, the sitting mem s
Der. The report wa adopted VEL
In the Senate today Mr. 3Barksdale IN 4
PRODUCED a Joint resolution proposing
amendments TO the <..Nrst .sltfona t -
ing circuit and CENTS linourts and sl,a I
shutting in llet direct 81 district co, g "a
more thaEt thial igbttr less than twenty
districts TO be so arranged as to contain
AS nearly as possible the same number
or inhahttanfs. courts to be held In each
county of said districts at least once
every month. The said courts are to
be invested with the same authority.
power and jurisdiction as county and
circuit counts have at present. Mr.
Rarksdale says the change will save
%iooUU pSh dut1ulll, retaining Une pest.
features of the county court system
The special joint committee on re-
trenchment and reform has decided
to report favorably Senator LIE Cato's
bin to amend the extension as to the :
constitution to require the payment
or the capttation tax before a person
can vote.
Bills We're Introduced, in the Senate
today making ann ndments to the char
ter of the town OF Berkeley looking to
of taxes for the same.
Mr.. Stubs. of Gloucester, today IN
tfoiuced in tia House bill providing
for an additional tax of 51a cents on
every siG0 of realty and personally 10
create fund for the relic: and maths
tenaHce of disabled Confederate v5t,,-
ans and INDECENT widows Of veterans.
resolution was presented ,o the
House today from the legislature OF
North Carolina requesting the lAgisla-$
ture of Virginia to relieve r. L. Doug !
lass. of Irede!l county. ". c., who was
irrsted On reGrlis:ion frGm the gov
%rnor of Virginia on criminal charge
ard immediately lalult-al. Large ex-
pensa was incurred for witnesses. etc. @
The legislative session was pleasantly
interrupted .oday at $50 O'clock ana the
chair vacated :ur ten minutes IN &C.
count OF the visit of Governor asa S.
Eushne!t aud Others who cane ur from
Old Point this mornin" Tie BucA.ye
governor and his parry were rendered
an informal lev=e n which many n,em-#
'bers OF the Senate aud House Ware
present and graceful greetings -xcne ng-
ed between the representatives CT the
two states. Ten minutes Were thus
Pleasantly passed, after which the House
adjourned.
Prior to t:ls, ADJOURNMENT the House
was engaged in debating the kindred
,bilis, und%r ';ascussi1,r yesterday. hay
ing for their coect The reduction CT
trunlEil EXD5nSeS Is II IN
b:lis) which %as ported by tie Joint
committee from the Senate and HorsS.
The first of thNse provides for the pay
tneht OIL costs in misia means or .,:ases cut
| Oh the TREASURES of coun,ias and cor
porations, AID is known as iLocse bill. 8
Mr.. Saunders ma lie u vigorous speech
| IN opposition 10 the measure, IN which
he contended that i. would mercy
change tbs :orm OF th= bacd,n 4 tax
alton from State u .oaal, without ma
teriaf Limnution. and would press heay-e
| NY upon counties ana communities least
| able to bear it,
othso members SPOKE In opposition to
| tErS Dill, and 1t seems very improbable
! that it will get through. Thus passes
| away another effort at retrenchment.
| This bill VIII be tak,n up again tonlor-
row as the special order
In the court of appeals today an opin-
| ion was handed down in the case of the
! city az Norfolk VS.. The Norfolk Land
| mark Publishing Company. The case
| was, appealed by the city from thu cir
cuit court of Norfolk and the opinion.
| which is against the newspapers.
was prepared by Judge George NJ. Har-
| rison. The city of Norfolk, by Its coun-
| Gil, undertook to impose tax upon the
publishers of newspapers for the sup
| port of the city government etc, and
| the case was heard in the lower conrt
| and decided against the city. The APP
| psal was taken by the city attorney,
| withthe result as above. From time I'M
| memorial the press has been free, un-
| trammelled, ready to promote the good
! Of the ccmnnnity and state and has
| beer exempt from. taxation because of
its educational influence But things
| amt like they used to be-" Now they
will have to wax up to the captains Of
tica and settls--just the same as though
| they were enSageSi In a business for