Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Newport News Bills Passed
by the Senate.
THE JUDGESHIP CONTEST
MIR. Bland Introduces n Bill Providing for
gree Press. Anti-Trading Stamp
Bin Passed. Other LeEisla-
tive Matters.
Especial to the Daily Press,

-, iiho tHD, VA, Feb. A.-Immedi-
ately after the opening of business in
me House today the followins- uorsa
| "ilS with Senate amendments were
taken from the calendar and passed.
70 amend section $50 of the code in
relation to payments of costs and aV
penSeS IN prosecution for vagrancy
TO amend the act to regulate ana NJ
cense pawn brokers and junk dealers
requiring them to close their business
PAGES at certain hours, etc. Norfolk
operation of the bill.
PHI making city, town and county
o1tlclals, clerks and employees liable tn
garniShment -
:, l l. ting the Virginia Electric
Railway Company, changing the tttla
thereof. efS'
TO amend section BATS Of the code. IN
retatlon to perfection of mechanics lien.
etc. Atst1'
Also these House bills:
TO prevent the adulteratlon of fo,r
teu!nS to the United States land In
anu near fredericksburg for a national
battlefield memorial park ~
ne House today refused to pass, by
% noes To 10 ayes. u bill permitting g
iaboring man who is a house-Iholder RI
Nave ms exemption from garnishment
INMr Hicks, of Roanoke led the fight :
against the bill
| TRADING STAMPS PRpf5fRT1yEsT,
me senate today passed the House
ON prohVblttng the use of trading
stamps and other gift enterprises as in
| ducements to trade, with an amend
| Inent making the law operative from
judy LIST. 1898. The House will undoubt-.
eddy agree to the Senate amendment.
ana the bill will 50 to the Governor for
has approval. This measure has been
strongly urged by merchants all over
| the State whose business has suffered
from the competition of those merch-%
ants giving such stamps.
ne lfipuSe today passed by a vote of
| 81 to u the Parker substitute for Housa
OH! MS. to provide for a better assess
| INERT or personal property under the
cGn:ro! of fiduciares and the courts az
! the wealth. The bill passed al-#
| lows the circuit judge to appoint a COM
missioner in chancery for each city and
| county, instead of one for each judicial
district, as now. g:77's5
In the Senate today Senate bin mo
%, abolishins THE per CENT rr-I.z.fts
| Tor non-paXment of taxes by December
| 1. aroused considerable discussion
INIT. Clement and Mr.. Barr advocated .
the bill and Mr. Keezel o:Yyssset It. NE.
senate refused to order the bill to fts
engrossment. s-@3
The Senate today passed a large mum
Der OF private bills. among them one
| amending the charter of Newport
| News. another allowing Newport No rs#
| 10 issue bonds: to provide for a road
commissioner for Northampton county,
| authorizing Elizabeth City county to is
| -t
| The employers liability bill went over
| until tomorrow as the special order in
the Senate a.
NEW BILLS PROPOSED.
| Among the new bills introduced in the
| House today We're these:
| 'By Mr.. Powell-To provide for the
| working OF the public roads in the
| county of James ity, and the keeping OF
same in repair. The supervisors NAV
90 TINS by the contract system or the
1 al N ig- in ~ Lob, .
by Mr.. Garnett-To require purchas-a
ers OF real estate to record thei, deeds
| within the year in which purchase ds
made. 9ES@
| By Mr.. c. II. Walker-To provide for
! the better enforcement of the collection
of capitation taxes: such taxes when
! returned delinquent to have the force
| and effect OF Judgment for fine, and
| also to provide for the establishment of
| cha!n gangs TO work out fines and COSTS
| by Mn. Gwyn-To appropriate $40 COO
20 the Southwestern State hospital st.
Marion, to furnish additional room
| By Mr.. iNewberne-To incorporate the
| Chesapeake Transit Company. J.W.g
| Ashton. S. Q. Collins. Marvin Hardy,
| J. E. Cole and r. w. Shutice, !ncorpo-
| rators. Capital stock, from $40, OGG TO
100000. The company may build and
| operate railway from some point on
Chesapeake Bay. in Norfolk county, to
| some point on or near the Atlantic
| coast in Princess Anne county, and
! from any point on said line to Norfolk
| city. The company may also operate
| steamboats, or other craft
| Hon. Thomas Temple Powell today in
| PRODUCED bin to prevent the killing or
| shooting of game at night in the coun-s
| ties of King William. King and Queen,
hai,les City. New Kent and Henrico as
| MIR. Maupen today introduced a bill
to prohibit gambling at any inn, ordi-
| nary house of entertainment or saloon,
and in or on any adjoining premises.
! and imposing a fine of 800 or imprison-
ment for four months.
Mr Montague today introduced in the
House a bin defining what constitutes
a peddler, and prescribing license there
| for; also permitting such licensed Ped
der to seEa anything which merchant
may sell, and to peddle the same from
place to place.
FOR A FREE PRESS.
The following bill was introduced in
| the House by Mr.. C. T. bland, of Ports
| mouth. and referred:
| To exempt those enga ged in the pubii-
! cation of newspapers from being re-
quired TO obtain a license for the priv
| jlege or right OF printing or publishing
the same in the cities, towns and coun-
| ties in this State.
| l. Be it enacted by the General As
Sembly OF Virginia. that the councils
| If any incorporated city or town or
Board of Supervisors of any county in
this State shall not require a license TO
be obtained for the privilege or right
| Of printing or publishing any news
paper in said cities, towns or counties.
! But this act shall in no manner be con-
strued SO as to exempt those so engaged
| in the publication of newspapers, from
| the payment of a tax upon the plant.
machinery. capital or other property so
used in such business: or upon the In
come derived theref-om.
| This bill is the outgrowth of the suit
Of the city of Norfolk VS.. the newspa-
pers of Norfolk, which had resisted the
payment of a license tax imposed on
| them The newspapers claimed that the
| imposition of a license tax on newSpa-3
| perS was Unconstitutional. The case
| went to the supreme Court of Appeals
| Of Virginia. which recently handed {
| down an opinion adverse to the press.