Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLE 7
Railroads Must Enclose.
Their Tracks
OR PAY CATTLE BILLS
Inc i'iii t" Prohibit Preferred Credfsoru
N'i'ed In the House. Another
Land Grabber Measure
introduced.
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RICfiMCaND, VA. Feb. 2.-Ishe House
,Vda'y took up House bill No. 23O. to
amtind section 1858 OF tta1a code in T,ala' :
t:9r 10 railr1Hd companies enychas;r,rs-
.hstr road beds with fences auad erect
ING oaiut'e guLaH+ds. This is r u,eaS,ir,s
"lhlerh has beeuf pending for several
years, and of which Mr.. Saunders is the
champion. AS amended by Mt Pitcher
the DEN ais passed requires THE railroad
:" aclcse their lines With fences and
equip them with CATTLE guards, with tlsss
alternative of standing for dam
age fotr CATTLE killed liz, case OF failure
10 fenle. -.
The House then took up House hin
346, providing that "a lfen given by sarry
pe'1tsNn. firm or corporation to prefer
Nne or more creditors over amy other
cred 3,Nnr or creditors shall ensure to all,
ana after sNmIe discussion THE bill was
hea>r by As to 80.
A large number of local and prtua,te
h.l We're taken UP amid passed
The House bill Ito incorpoyri,ta. dine
Richmond ana Underwater Rsailroad
GFnr'sny was taken UP. engrcased and
passed.
The House was engaged TODAY I'm dis
cutting "a. bill! Offered by Judge Walk :
;rs. pf 'Far1mvilie, en!arging THE police
powers In the prevention and punish
'r!a'It of "sa'e annoyance OF pupils Of fe-
male 'scklJols by u-uftianism. The bill Is
Cune bill. but is more ccnserva,wely
drawn and has the endorsement OF catl
the ferafe schools of THE state. Pend
ing discusslon Of 1T the House took "a. re-
cess.
Among the new bills introduced In
'tle Hcu7e roGlay We're these:
BY Mo. James Mann: To amend sec
'''.on Cos of the code lin reference ito the
form CT list and cath Ito be made by
'roi'taurers I'm returning lists of nncd.-
lecte.d taxes and delinquents. The bill
"a designed ito protect private property
from uu!e by trelasurers to sta.G1cfv de-
..nquert 'aaN claims. 1t requires effort
10 be made TO realize the amount due by
sale OF timber ON the lands Thus deltn-s
quenr and by effort to leiase or rent the
Hiopen'ty. The bill aims to prevent
whrt is known as land grabbing alt
sales of property for taxes.
BY Mr. williams, of GILES: no amend
'ghe aleac to prescribe and Regulate the
procedure by wfalch unpaid subscrlp-s
toms to joint stock companies may be
recovered by Said s4omp agl;es, :tfteir cred
tiers. receivers. ,tr,ustees, assasnees or:
amy either persons. al *
tIs s. iafas Berry i: To amend seetisan
of The Code of 1887 SO as TO ma lie titie OF
flee GAf superarft enderSts ef the poor am
elective office. ~
BY Mr.. 'W1allilrrls, OF Giles: To require
Lrc EiJuil-y1s 10 make full and complete
s,Naten5e1rts of alrl funds coming into
'ltie,r ta!yds ar1d to provide for their re-
moval 'flom office in case of default,
The B.1nd b!ll providing for boiler I'M
ifrerfit-,,M ii measure designed ITO protect
hum n life and inciden ally to- r1ahse rev.
enue Was, en- notion OF it's patron,
lJa'loen up ani made "a special order for
P. M tomorrow.
The Serttte has been erpsag ed to-day
n the discussion of the bill appropriate
M, sl50.000 for the enlargement of ahe
pc. i':.,t ary, nece},sfuated by the crowd
"a cS,rsl1tion of ';'ttalu institution. Nlr.
II cd of Appnn'lItox. and MIR. Opie. on
S',nuut'c,n, We're uhe principal opponents
ii at..= scheme. Akin to land compri-
.oiId with THIS question are several
litIe'.s. .l.:,a renting to the working of
ro2i5 by oDur'Ess. lan'5l..'ar to LEASE of
pr.G.narS tx "a sugar notwithstanding
concern anrther no "a s'l1te convict,
.lurm. &C. The bill Ms still pending.
TIE w thers cGnst!tu tiGnal convention
bill went over until TOMORROW.
TIE Senate today ordered to Its ent
gr'ossGn'sl:t the bill to amend section II
Of the act providing for the settlement
Of the pubic debt; acts 1912, 50 as to
provide u tat the tax payer who has
used couplnis I'm Tide attempt ito deprive
the State of IT'S revenue: slaall be liable
10 pay interest from THE date of the
aEiler of the coupons to the date of
Nj payment of the Judgment. which
has been or will be recovered by the
Stale lsl-lisl SUCH ',eiA -'pdS eA ~ uSEnb,
:auc,h coupons, when he has not kept
cla tender coed.
TIE coupons were issued principally
N 1855 anti 1889 and 1T is developed tha,t
very frequently the delinquent tax pay
er has nor kept his tender good. and 10
glow unable ITO procure the rendered
soupl,as. He has, therefore. kept THE
S,.u,.e from its tax and should pay inter
eSt.
I'm the House, Mr.. Watkins. drstro-
duced "a bill to regulate the rate OF
charges ST fire insurance companies
doing business in Virginia, and prUyid-
nag for the punishment of vioEaiaors Ut
provides ttslt mo- insurance company
tl1;ing such business shall charge hlgher
ai:saS eff insurance upon country and
farm property tinan the following: On
barns and contents 1-2 per cent; en-
E,:ck. metallic roof dwellings, 0.1OO per
cent: on brick, sh.ngle roof dwelhaa g's,
e,rie half of one per cent; on frame.
MI allie rOof dwellings,, enc half of one
per cent. and ON frame. shlngle-rOof
4 webln three rouruhs of one per cent
II further provides that i'm case of cori-
v1cGton fer violation OF it's PROVISIONS
fine of 800 shall be imposed.
It is understood tonight that THE leg
,.:5ative committee ON the enendFtureS
of STA tie institutions, will submit their
t: sport Tomorrow. and thar. the adoption
II yhe:r Recommendations will save the
@ua.ie t>-hhelHllis IANC %i''ooo
1t us reported shat they will adVdSe tine
a.baIt.on of '.Ihe offices of commissioner
If a agriculture and register OF the fand
office, transferring their duties to other
t,SIJaGlt mtmtes 1t is understood that re-
ductitIns OF appropriations advised VIII
be general, but much larger In some
la.sS than i'm othrS.
wANAMAKER FOR GOVERNOR.
(By Telegraph1
PHILA Feb. IA confer
amce of business men from all over the
State met here this afternoon under the
lusnicS of the Business Mems League.