The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-08

Crucial Test on SALARY Rsduetion
Coming This Week whipping
Post nan in Popular Fnvor- Bland
Wants TO Stop Raiiroad aud stems
boat Sunday Freight Euainess,
Especial Dispatch q, The virglniano

Especial Dispatch 20 The Virglnian)
Richmond. Va, Feb. {, 1898.
Delegate Charles Smith introduced Il
bill to-day TO allow the voters OF North
anpton to vote on the proposition to
remove the county seat from Eastyille
to Cape Charles. Should 1t pass thgre
VIII be warm contest over the pro-
posed removal.
bill was offered by Delegate Mat
thcws 10 prevent hogs from running at
large on the streets and public roads
In the town OF AcuSmac
Hon. Ill. l3. Owen, member of the
House from Manchester, will Toe @
candidate for Il position on the State
Board of Fisheries
The bill of tho greatest public interest
introduced in the Legislature to-day
was lone by Mr.. McIlwaine to authorize
the consolidation of the Richmond and
petersburg and the Petersburg railroad
companies. These companies have for
u 'ohE tln1e been owned by practically
the same people, and the general busl-
ness has been conducted from one Of
ice The terms OF consolidation are
10 De such as may he agreed upon by
tWo"thfdS or the stockholders of each
company at IL meeting called especially
iNr Inc purpose Df CONSIDERING she
proposition In the event terms are
"Srcsu upon. the Petersburg company
| snail deed all OF It's property, To the
Richmond and Petersburg coInnonv
and the latter company nav Increase ira
capital stock to a sum not exceeding
S"oUoooO. 1T Is provided that the Peters,
company Shall continue as n seperate
corporation as long as any shares of
SHOCK remain unsold TO the Richmond
ana Petersburg company. The Rich
,n"'lu ana Petersburg company agrees
10 release it's exemption from State
ta"hlloh, but not from city, itpwn or
county taxation. The whole OF the con.
soiidaied property would be subject to
STATE taxation the Same rs any other
iairoad. but only seventy per cent NJ
lne property UhIt being the proportIon
ol lhe Petersburg company would he
s"hJect 10 municipal and county taxa
M M ~ Is provided that the chief legal
o'i'ce OF ihe CONSOLIDATED company shall
De in Petersburg
The death Of Circuit Judge II RI
,,"hter occasoncd no surprise. nrnono
the members OF the Legislature "a N
@ ""a hhoWh that he was q hopelessly i'll
.',nh' .h' fls successor will be chosen by
me Legislature within the next ten
4aSs senator NJ. H. Barnes, of New
Nent, Is a candidate. and so is C,,nn,ty
Judge j. w. G. Blackstone. nf Acoo,,,s
II IS possible that X-Congressman n
e,aruihcr Tyler, Of Charles Citv aud
county Judge G.. S. Kendall. of Nor,b-
"hil"son, VIII be candidates for the va
citncy The circuit embraces the T,ast-
TN ohore and Peninsula counties
rms WAS a very quiet day In the
ciihte. Inc attendance was small. and
was transacted. The session laetod
ohly an hour. Probably two-thirds of
.he Delegates were in their seats h,,t
ahe 'floSt important bills were passed INV
WI" oniy those considered as TO which
no ooJectF2n was made. Those passed
as ,r, d RUE were local measures.
e senate Committee on Asricul-
me recommendation OF the snecia,
committees, that the Department of
InGficuiture be abolished. Senator
harksdale the chairman Of the com.
n1ttee mat made The report, was "a
qmested TO prepare bill carrying into
eject t me recommendations When
This Is done the question, will no no,,
sidered on it's merits. oo'-
Mr. Murphy's whipping most h;I1 ,;,,
probably come up in the House again
tomorrow. It has been twice renort
ca favoiuhly by the COMMITTEES nn
courts. MI. Murphy thinks il will
E'SS: Delegate Parker, who has ,.e.
Gently returned from Southampton.
says he found only two people al the
courthouse OF that county last court
day who were opposed to the measure
a gentleman from Smyth county sta foo
th'IL MS people are practically unanI-
nous in favorng the measure
This week will, no doubt. settle tba
fate of the bill looking to red1lctinn
or salaries. The measure that haa
passed the House will probably ne con.
Cured in by the Senate.
Delegate Bland Of Portsmouth 70
day offered a bill to prohibit raijroad
and steamboat companies from lnod-
ing >or unloading freight cars or vas-
seiS on Sunday and from running
trains, except such as shall be run to
carry passengers or malls.
The committee that has been ,nyas-
tgattng the Laurel Reformatory mada
It's report to-day Scommendine tha
management, but suggesting some re-
forms. 1t is suggested that the boys
are not given as warm clothing in the
winter as they should have, and II IA /
recommended that q bill be passed to
prohibit the use Of shacklee on 5 the
inmates. s 55jy a. "a
The Senate Committee Or. Or .neral
Laws, by a vote of s to 4, d2clded 10
night TO report faVorlng the 5anti-trad-a 81
Ing stamp bill with an Famendmenf. 81
providing that the act shall no 4 into 4
effect July 1St ss }i