Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-06

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for an increase In the revenues derived
from the oyster industry.
Mr.. Withrow spoke again I'm opposition
| TO the pending motion. They had the
coon by the tail, and they intended TO
twist it,"
The special order-the consideration OF
the bill to prohibit extortionate fire-in-
surance rates in the State of Virginia
came up at this juncture, and argument
on Mr.. Diggs's resolution was postponed
| for the day. The bill In regard TO fire.
| insurance rates was ordered to be re-
| committed.
PASSED OVER THE VETO.
| House bill No. ~. with the ex-Gover-
| nor's veto. came up. and was passed by
| a vote Of 81 TO /. the delegate voting in
the negative being Mr.. Spratt This bill
authorizes the registration-books Of the
| city Of Charlottesville TO be purged prior
10 the special vote to be taken I'm said
city on the 18th of January. 1898.
TO DOCKET JUDGMENTS.
The House went into the execution of
the Joint order, the election Of a Judge
of the Corporation Court Of Manchester,
and when this was completed Mr.. Barley
introduced a bill to amend and re-enact
section 500 of the Code of Virginia so as
10 read as follows: No judgment shall
be a lien on real estate as against a
purchaser thereof for valuable considera-
ton without a notice unless it be dock
eted according TO the provisions of this
chapter i'm the county or corporation
wherein such real estate is. AS to such
purchaser the dOcketing Of the judgment
shall not relate back To the first moment
of the day on which docketed but only
from the actual moment it is docketed.
Mr. Barley also introduced a bill, on
the same line, providing that "in such
docket there shall be stated in separate
columns the date and amount of the
Judgment; the names of all the parties
thereto; the alternative value Of any
specific property recovered by 1t; the
year, month, day, and time of day OF
docketing il; the amount and date OF
any credit thereon; the court in which,
or the justice by whom It was rendered,
and when paid off or discharged in whole
or in part, the time thereof and by whom
such payment or discharge was made,
where there is more than one defendant"
Mr. Cooke introduced a bill to amend
section 1923 of the Code with reference
TO the compensation of commemorative
attorneys so as to read as follows: For
every case of felony tried I'm any circuit,
charged only once in each case the sum
of $40. No case of felony shall be con-
sidered as tried until pleas are entered
the jury empanelled. and testimony for
the Commonwealth has been introduced"
TO EXTEND JUSTICES JURISDIC-
TON.
Mr.. Churchman introduced a bill ex-
tending the jurisdiction of the justices or
the peace, in civil cases from 500 TO $3.50
Mr.. James Mann, of NottOway, intro
duced the following companion bills:
To amend and re-enact section 1888 OF
the Code Of 1887 in reference to judgments
and DEGREES in vacation.
To amend and re-enact section 1860 of
the Code OF Virginia. 1887, in reference to
the docketing of judgments.
To amend and re-enact section 1861 OF
the Code Of 1857 In reference TO the time
from which judgment Is to be a lien on
all of the real estate Of the debtor
These three bills have for their object
the remedying of the trouble that was
brought to light by the decision Of Holl-
man VS.. Holman, decided by the Court
of Appeals about twelve months ago. IT
was held I'm that case that a judgment
confessed at u O'clock. noon. had priority
over a deed of trust recorded earlier in
the morning Of the same day, because
the judgment took effect from the first
minute Of the day. while the deed Of trust
was effective only from the minute 1t was
admitted to record.
SENT TO COMMITTEES.
The following bills were introduced and
referred to the proper committees:
BY Mr. S. r. McClannahan: To author
lie the Board Of Supervisors of Culpeper
county 10 provide certain machinery,
tools. implements. and teams. to be used
in working the public roads OF the SAID
county. and to authorize them 10 make
requisltion for penitentiary convcts 10 be
employed In the operation thereof and TO
regulate the use Of the same
BY same: To provide for the opening
and working of roads and keeping the
same in repair, and to provide for erect
ing and maintaining bridges in the coun-
~ OF Culpeper.
A TEMPERANCE Law.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Willard
from the Grand Lodge Of Good Templars
OF Virginia for enactment Of certain
laws affecting the sale OF intoxicating
liquors. The petition asks the enactment
of laws prohibiting the employment OF
minors in any place where liquor is sold;
prohibiting the granting OF liquor licenses
TO unnaturalized citizens. and to prohibit
any common carrier from delivering pack
ages containing spirituous liquors to any
person in a local option town, city, DIS
trict, or county.
Mr.. Diggs presented a petition from
citizens OF West Point, asking that 'ein-
perance hygiene be taught In the PUBIC
schools OF Virginia.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bill was .introduced. ana,
under suspension OF the rules, placed on
the calendar:
BY Mr.. Willard. OF Fairfax: No. l02. 10
regulate the method OF disbufsing the
fund provided by act OF the General a.
sembly. approved February 20, 1871, Tor
the protection OF sheep in the county OF
Fairfax.
BILLS PASSED.