The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-18
Il VIII Be FOUGHT Out Before AnOIhCI
Legislative COnnI||ee.
QUESTION OF A SELECTION OF SENATORS
Already Reing Discussed
-SuEav Hcct Indu,try-An,i-Fii
ing Btli Adversely Acnorted--Strong
insurance Pool Fighting wharton
Htil-Wnnts TO Succeed Barton.

Especial dispatch to The Virgir!an.)
Richmond, January II, 1898.
There was n hot fight in the House
oil Delegates to-day over the .ant-trad-
Ing stamp bill. 1t will be remembered
that the Committee on Banks, Cur
rcncy and Commerce reported as
substitute for the Murphy act, which
prohibited the use of the stamps in
virginia, measure requiring that
trading stamps be sold to all persons
who desired to purchase them. This
was not satisfactory to those who
wanted to break up this and otEer
similar trading devices. AS soon as
the original and substitute came up
the fight TO have the two measures re-
committed was begun. BY vote OF
40 TO rs the bills were sent 10 the Com
mittee for Courts of Justice. Before
that body the fight will now be made
in favor of the Murphy bill
me bill offered in the House by Mr.
Deddy on Saturday TO provide n meth
Oh Tor voters to express their choice
or candidates for United Statca Sena-
tor at the time when members of the
Legislature, who Will vote for The
Senator, are chosen, is attracting much
attention. This measure meets with
the approval OF those who made the
fight for the primary plan at the Roa-
noke convention 1t Is believed the
Dill has been approved by several
prominent Democratic leaders who are
not members of the Legislature Those
members OF the General Assembly who
are 10 be elected in 1899 will vote for
AIR. Martins successor. 1t looks now
rs if Mr.. Martin would have several
opponents. Among those spoken of as
probable candidates are Governor
Tyler, General Fitz. Lee. Congressman
W. ~. Jones and Hon. X. Walton
Moore. Of Fairfax
There is Il big lobby of insurance
people here against the Wharton bill,
which prohibits combina tions among
insurance people for the purpose Of
controlling rates. y great many mem
bers of the Legislature are receiving
kilograms from insurance agents
among their constituency. protesting
against the passage of the act. This
bill has been reported favorably in
the House.
The Senate had a lively discussion
over the h!ll to allow DR. II. r. Jones,
OF Brunswick. and others TO practice
pharmacy without passing the cXami-
nation required. IN each case the ap-
picant was II physician residing SOM
distance from n drug store. He com
pounded his own prescriptions ana
wanted authority to compound other
doctors prescriptions. 1t was con
tended that if any exceptions were to
be made under pharmacy act the law
should be repealed Those who de-
sired TO license thc persons in question
were in the majority and the bill was
passed
The following telegram. addressed to
10 llnt Of I1 m Il.
Newport News, Va, ian II, 1895
Resolved. That we, convention Of
the Tidewater Sugar-beet Association
of Virginia, assembled in the city Of
Newport News. in the interest of the
sugar beet industry, endorses the
Flood bill. ana that this resolution be
telegraphed to the president OF the
Senate and to the Speaker Of the
House.
'HF. H. WRIGHT, chairman.
"B. F. LATTMER, Secretary"
When the bill to restrict certain de-
fences TO actions or suits on insurance
policies came up in the Senate. Mr.
Lowry cNpla ined that when a policy
was taken out Il great many questions
were asked ;he applicant The bill was
designed tn provide for the recovery on
such policies unless the answers to the
utstions were incorrectly given with
intent 10 commit fraud. In other words,
II an incorrect answer is given recovery
can he had unless 1t shall appear that
the answer was knowingly given and
with intent to defraud. The bill was
passed hy, on the motion Of Mr. Morris
who desires an opportunity to exam
inc the bill.
Later in the day the bill was called
up and MIR. Morris called attention to
what he regarded as Il serious defect
in the measure, and he had the act re-
committed.
senator Massie offered a bill provid-
ing that the Commissioner Of the Rev
c!ue shall ascertain from each person
residing in his district thc aggregate
amount Of money and the value of
principal and interCSt of personal es.
tate. and credits under his control as
court receiver. or commissioner and II
shall be the duty Of couflt clerks ia fur
rish the commissioners with a list of
nll evidences of dtlst under control of
The court, provided that tax upon pr0p-
cgty held for the bcnehi Of another
shall be paid in the district where the
beneficiary resides, provided he is
resident or Virginia.
The Senate passed House bill extend
ing the time for the Norfolk and Az
lantic Terminal company to begin work
Mr.. Maynard's bills amending the char
ter OF Portsmouth, ETC. were again
passed 10y on account of his absence.
The contest for the succassorship Of
Circuit Judge Barton. who died In
| fredericksburg last MIGHT hoe oIrao5y