Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-05

any other creditor, or creditors. shall be
prima facie fraudulent as to other credit
ors not so preferred. The cases covered
by the act are where persons. or corpo-
! ratiOns create any lien or encumbrance
ON their property for the purpose OF CIV
ing n preference to one or more creditors.
except to secure q debt contracted or
money borrowed at the time OF the crea-
ton OF the lien. If made. the burden or
proof shall be on the preferred creditors
TO prove The validity OF their claims.
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Clarke: For the relief OF John
l.. Wright. an ex-Confederate soldier.
BY Mr.. Parks: For the relief OF a. w.
McKim, Treasurer OF Page county, ana
r. NJ. Keyser. }. s. Barley, $. H.. Shenk'
and ID. G.. Buracker. his deputies.
BY Mr.. Carter: For the relief OF Robert
+. Lyons, OF Scott county.
BY Mr.. Allan: To amend and re-enact
section 1858 In reference TO what a,ticles
on death OF householder vest absolutely
IN his widow, minor, and children, ana
unmarried daughters.
by Mr.. Browning: For the relief OF
Garland Reynolds.
BY Mr.. S. w. Matthews: To amend ana
re-enact section 81, schedule d. or
chapter 2H. Of the Acts Of 1S9-o, In ,
lation TO the assessment or taxes, as IL
affects licenses TO operate obby-horse
machines. II fixes the license at 80, ana
the penalty for its non-payment at not
less than $50 nor more than so. ana pro-
vides that at fairs or Industrial exposi-
ions a license TAX OF fL5t per ud9 VI w
per week may be charged.
PERFECT THE GENERAL LAW.
on motion OF Mr.. Pitcher. House bill
No. AZ. i'm relation TO what portions VI
their roadbed need not be fenced by tne
| railway companies. was taken up out Vi
it's order. Mr.. Saunders explained that /.
was to perfect the section Following that
affected by the general law. when naa
already gone over to the Senate. The Dill
was hen passed.
WOULD NOT RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Withrow, Of Bath, moved to recon-
slider the vote by which Senate bill NO
"a, to allow Mr.. J. +. Payne. Of his coun-
ty, to practice pharmacy. was dismissed
on Thursday. He explained the case III
volved. and said he asked for the recon-
sideration because he had been absent
when the vote was taken.
DIR. Winston opposed the granting OF
relief bills in general TO physicians anu
pharmacists as unjust TO those proies
sions.
the bill. as did also Mr.. ennings Ol
Washington, who made an earnest pr"
In behalf of men amply quallhed 10 Praoe
tice phnrmacv in his section, out VIM
were prevented from doing so under tne
present law. He hoped the vote "oulu
be recOnsidered. tho
committee i'm reporting the bills unfavor-
ably. and said ii had been done alteI
careful investigation. Mr.. Snead follower
along the same line. and the House lheh
refused 10 reconsider.
THE BOND-LISTING BILL.
House bill No. 413. 10 amend the acl
~ nrovide for the assessment OF taxes
on persons and property, so as 10 -
vide for the listing OF Don9s. p"rys
stocks. &C, was. on motion OF MI. 49,
taken up out Of its order. lie eNPIaru
certain amendments which the cOmni.
tee had made. one Of these IS 10 mahe -
bin embrace bonds Of railroad cQmpanieS,
instead of bonds due from sucn conipa
mics. This. he said. had been uohe III o.
nn,nt ~ = misconstruction which hau
been placed upon them by certain -
who construed that II indicateu nnand-
turity of the bonds. me o.heL tbet
menf was one which made IL Gear ~
stocks of banks were not taxable uhuel
this act. The bill was passed
MORE TALK ABOUT SALARIES.
After the election Of the two Judges
and the passage of a number OF local pmn9,
the bill of the speclal ret.ei naPnors and
their salaries. was taken up as a speolal
order. The question was on the
~ the amendment offered by MT. otuVDs
on Thursday striking out the pIVNlSlon
for transferring the duties or the kfopea
~ the rolls from the Clerk or the fiOuse
~ Delegates to the Secretary or 'he
Commonwealth. ,,uo ,binL the
oeBres of Clerk of the House or Deie-
gates and Keeper of the Rols couiu nc
! disassociated without impairlng tne PPeerpa
lie service. The body was hot was i'm
70 hinder the public WORK. re m1S
svmnathv with the principle OF me ~
sire hut was not in favor or MAKING liz
| change. The Clerk OF the house "as az
only one competent 70 peTLoim "a miliar
of keeper of the Rolls: lie was and
With the machinery Of the House' CO.
tDnavv ~ the passage Of every Dill anu
fine amendments made thereIo' oise
duties were imposed upon SoHte nartorm
NNNiN -.o,T1 no unable TO ptIlOIlH
thor, without first gaining the lhiViira
ton from the Clerk OF the house' the
latter officer would really nave 10 uV
work of the office, and pear a Dmtu
,mrbicb II the change was mace, WouIu
not nroperly belong TO him. MI. nIu
"a ha evnected to vote Tor lhe pll,
whether the amendment was auoPtehh uIt
not as he was in favor OF tne ELL '"
n nS ;he work done by the committee.
THE DUTIES MERELY EkfON
TORY.
Mr.. Winborne said that the duiles VI
the Keeper of the Rolls were meIely PEI,
functorV. The enrolled DllIs "eIc ~
hound Volumes. and If any one ueslreq q
ponun tbo Secretary of the Commonwealth
conid furnish ii as well as the Slerk VI
Tho House. 1t was contemplated, uhueI
the proposed measure. TO require az
clerk TO nave the bills enrolleu anu ~
SSaXad and then turn them over 10 the
Secretarv of the Commonwealth, IN "hose
office they are to be MED. oro
Mr.. Saunders asked II the uutieS $1,000
merely perfunctory. why was ~ NJ
80 transfer them TO another oihceE MT.
VVinhorne replied that because as IOh6
y, tbere was an office, there was always a
man TO fiji #; and as long as tnere We
an incumbent there was a salafy. otnen
States combined the Offices or secretary
20 the commonwealth and Keeper OF the
Rolls. and there was no reason why y"
qinia could not do the same thlhs'
TRTBIJTE TO COLONEL
NJ Wfthrow said he was one of those
I'm favor of retrenchment ana REFORM out
Ne renort of his committee dealt gently
with those whom he thought the S'dte
should care for. John Bel Bigger, rs
said had spent thirty-two years or ms
lie In the service Of the State. and MS
name was known in every household Oh
tbe state. and was respected and hoho1-
ed "When you strip that OLD man vi
that duty" said Mr.. W1throw, you aIe
taking from him that which is as dear
to him as the child of his life, and l
none this body will not do II, ana uoh
Mr. Withrow paid an eloquent tribute
70 the veteran Clerk, and ms REMARKS
were received with enthusiastic applause;
Dr Winston said he was certainly N
foyor Of economy. but he was not IN
favor of It at the expense or eInclent pun
lie service. II there was any man III tnls
state who earned his salary, 1t was Johh
Bell Bigger. ...,r,, ,rshura
~ Colonel Bigger, and spoke feellnBiy
of ''that old man whose head Is last
ripenlng for the tomb ,ho
MIR Cooke echoed the words or the
Delegate from Franklin. He believed II
would be a great mistake m on ' ne bKa eener
of the Rolls, and combining IL win an
other. hard