Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
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make it a misdemeanor for any person,
! not having the right 10 do so to board
4 stationary or moving railroad train.
! The bin provides that any person COM
/ hitting the above offence. FOR the pur-
! pose of stealing a ride or Of riding
| short distance and jumping off. shall be
! guilty of a msdemeanOr and. Ipon CON
| viction. shall be fined not less than 81
! nor more than 80"
OTHER BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Winborne: TO give w. l.. TEN
| pleton, a former duty treasurer OF ROCK
bridge county, power Of levy and distress
/ TO collect certain uncOilccted taX-tick@ts.
BY Mr.. S. II. Walker: For the relief Of
| Basic City SChOol-Desk and Furniture
Manufacturing Company.
BY Mr.. r. r. Powell; To incorporate
the Newport News Beneficial Association.
by Mr.. Hicks: For the relief Of the
! Church Of Christ, in the city OF Roanoke.
BY Mr. G. H. Walker: To repeal section
| Is of an act entitled an act 10 incorporate
| the town of Colonial Beach, in the coun-
ty Of WestmOreland.
by Mr.. Stoner: TO authorize the Board
OF Supervisors of BotetOurt county to re-
deem the outstanding bonds OF SAID
/ county.
BY Mr.. c. IT. Jennings: To allow the
Hastings Court Of the city Of Bristol 10
| correct the assessment Of the property OF
! the Bristol Iron and Steel Company ard
its successor.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were introduced
| and under suspension of the rules, placed
/ on the calendar:
No. 546-By Mir. Wexford of Lancaster:
To compensate school trustees other than
clerks in Lancaster county.
! No. 547-By Mr. Cooke Of Norfolk: To
| amend and re-enact an act to compensate
| the justices of the peace in the city Of
| Norfolk for acknowledgment of bail In
/ certain cases.
No 5iS-By Mr. Chaplin. Of Greenes-
Vile To amend an act to incorporate the
! town of Emporia.
No 549-By Mr.. Sayers. Of Wythe: TO
Acts of 1912 for the working and keep
ing in repair the public roads and bridges
Of the county Of Wythe.
No. 5JO-By Mr.. Jennings. of Washing
ton: To provide for the working of the
roads i'm the county of Washington. and
10 make the general road law applicable
/ To said county.
No 55i-By Mr. Powell Of Newport
! News: To legalize elections and conven-
| lions in the city Of Newport News.
No. 552-By Mr.. Savers, Of Wythe: TO
permit fines TO be worked out on the pub
lie roads of Wythe county.
No. 553-By Mr. Darlington, Of Char
lotte: To remove the political disabilities
| of Clement a. Green
No 554-By Mr.. Lyon. of Appomattox:
For working and keeping i'm repair the
public roads and bridges in the county
Of AppomattoX.
No 555-By Mr. Hale Of Grayson: 10
/ compensate school trustees other than
clerks i'm the county of Grayson.
THE STATE BANK BILL.
Judge Watkins's bill to authorize any
State bank now existing under the laws
Of the state Of Virginia. or that may
hereafter be chartered under the laws OF
this State. to make. sell. and deliver OBJ
legations of said banks, payable in mer-
chaadise silver bullion at retail, and 10
create lien in favor Of the holder Of
| said obligations. and to provide for the
General of the State from any taxa ton
| by reason thereof and for other pur-
poses, came up. and was made a special
order for Tuesday. after is patron rad
explained Il. Judge Watkins in asking
that the bill be taken up out of it's order.
on the calendar said that ii was free
silver" bin. and there was no objection
to IT, Later ne said that Mr.. Joseph
! BRYAN endorsed IL. and thereupOn Mr..
I Parker wanted 10 know how he recon
ciled this last statement with that he
first made. 20 the effect that the measure
was a "free-silver' bill. Judge wat
Tins said il provided for State banks.
which easily explained II. Leaving Jokes
aside. the patron OF the measure explain
! ed that its object vas 10 avoid the ~
| ner cent tax on banks. ana 10 PROVIDE
q local currency. He knew that at pres
emf the plan was not believed TO be very
practicable The trouble with the money
/ of the United states now was lhal II
was all OF a national character. ana y le
tendency of it was TO gravtate TO the
monetary centres. A few cities now
really controlled all Of the currency or
the United States IN 4rde ,;b ,i'd ne S re-
| iioved N was necessary 10 use local cur
rencv Under the old state banks, II
was admitted by all that local currency
was furnished. He beheyed there coul -
not he any doubt as 10 the solVency OF
noI ri note issued under this scheme.
/ Under it's operation the price OF sli o,..
would go higher ana higer ro All" be tbot
/ the free coinage OF SILVER "oUi" u '''''
| much nearer approaches. A. t,u o,os
not entirely free from ooJecu,Vn' IL I,
! nnO,,.osonb@rv questioned its merits. II
vas passed by and mace Sp'S'"' o'O''
for Tuesday at l O'Clock.
As TO COUNTY COURTS.
,r,o t~o Senate companion bills, NOS.
40 and 49, the first III relatiSn 20 ,nT
tvi ~ -. heir Jurisdiction. were taken uy
~ ~ heir order on the calendar anu
81 geetoated one OF these measures pIo-
vided that there shoui9 De ~ rial of civil
oI w s,,ch cases 10 be tried az those
terms alone. unless ten DAYS notice Va
even previous TO the sitting OF me cUut,,
The second me AVE he right to Try civil
ooiie - where The amount sought 10 De IN
co,,,rod does not exceed SSV' nut Ill, ni,'e,'
J hove no cHanccfy JNilHN'N ,'''H c...,ot,
meaeuree were opposed ~, DunppSar
Parks Mr. saua Sse ia ap favo Mr Of f them
whlie MI TDari,s explained that In civil
cases s'ah the county courts would und t inc inc
u Pr. i conrts. where amounts up 20 ~.
clIOu tin,,,oiS.eJ At present the county
are . ,,dees had the right TO pracucts an ~
circuit eGS courts but under the pending ~ hs G at
lre ,r,bnnals would be transierrea 10 .c
county eer courts Thus the Judges p SI ioS
latter would be ds and many oS would Be
Of thSi,[ ro 70 resign their office, unless the
Comics con,pii increased the salaries pertain
ing 10 '"''p ARE PASSED BY. so,
The contlna{1 gs, sS pc iae GsaG and that
90 rsoeeo the salaries OF the CLERKS o. VA
Senate AN ana hS eoornsstitutlonal vote Thurs.
70 5ec we're called at 9elocs and ssS
uaSd ing motions to reconsider "cio p"'''u
Penu,nmiSil Tuesday IA each case. .. seo,,o,
pyr u I'm TO amend ana re-enac' s1ouo
,.a dn Of tn the CODE, relating to the salaries