The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-22
MOUSE or DELEGATES.
Mr.. Reddy's Employers Liability Bill
pnsscs The House hN a Vote OF : TO i,

Passes the House by Vote OF : TO L.
The session Of the House was opened
promptly ~ noon by Speaker Ryan ah9
Bshop Van dc Nyver again oHered
The consideration Of the joint Senate
resolution then came W, when Allows the
special joint committee. appointed uhuer
the Withrow resolution, 10 employ
clerk and stcnographer.
Mr. Nyinborne of ROckbridge, offered as
an an endment that this clerk ana steno,
grlphCr be also employed by tne speCl"i
Joint Committee on ketrenchi tl,-l, az" .o
Reform. The amendment was agreed 10,
Mr. Cooke Of Norfolk, offered as an
amendment that the expenses 50 lncutIct
shall not exceed $40. This amendments
Ana the resolution was then adopted as
On notion Of Captain Parks It was
decided that 800 copies be printea OF me
act providing for The listing OF bonds,
stocks. etc, for taxation, which mas just
been signed by the Goverio,N
An invitation was received rom tne
ladies OF the Confederate Memorial LIT
erary Society. asking tho members 20
attend the reception TO be given by the
General Assembly on next Monday from
I 10 T. NJ. The invitation was nc, &C
ccpted with thanks, on motion oil MI
Upton y. Jennings. OF Lynchburg.
OUT OF THEIR REGULAR ORDER
The following bills were then taken up
out Of their regular order, ordered 10
their enerossment and subsequently pass
ed:
House bill No. 211.-To incorporate the
Atlantic Telephone Company.
House bin No. 234.-TO authorize the
town Of SLnolk 10 borrow money
The following Senate bills were also
passed:
No. l35.-Senate bill to amend and re-
enact chapter 573. Acts Of lS9l-'92, entitled
an act for opening and keeping In repair
the public roads OF Pulaski county, ana
10 amend and re-enact chapter 4sl' Acts
of 1886 g6. entitled an act TO amend the
3rd. 18th. and 18th sections and 10 re-
peal and re-enact sections "a and Il OF an
act passed March @ 1892 entitled an act
10 provide for opening and keeping III
repair the public roads OF Pulaski county
No. l5O-Senate bill 10 amend and re-
enact section $50 Of the Code OF virginia
styled what the table OF town lois 10
contain. so FAR as tho same relates TO or
affects the assessment or listing for taxa
ton OF town lots I'm the town of Pulaski.
MADE \ SPECIAL ORDER.
Mr.. WinbOrne Of Rockgrdgc. moved
that the following bills which have been
reported favorably 10y the special JOINT
Committee on Rctrenchmcnt and Reform
be made a special and continuing ordtr LOT
next Tuesday.
NO. LiI-liNuee Dill 10 tiit'iiN ''''N
enact section 1922 Of the Code as amend
ed and re-enactcd by an act entitled an
act TO amend and re-enact section 5oZ' OF
the Code of Virginia in relation TO pay
ment Of fees TO officers out OF the treasury
i'm criminal cases. approved February ~
1880 and 10 amend sections 3o3o fo'o' 4O'''
i0s3 1894. 1855. and 1l9 Of the CODE so as
to provide for the payment Of costs IN
misdemeanor cases out of the treasures
Of counties and corporations.
No. 2iG-House bill 10 amend ana re-
enact section 1S5 of the Code as amended
and re-cnacted 10y an act to amend ana
re-enact subdivision 6 Of section 10 OF
the code of virginia i'm reference TO the
salaries of the Judges Of the corporation
courts Of the cities Of Lynchhurg ana
stanton. approved January O. 1892 ana as
amended and re-enactod by an act 10
amend and rc-enact subdivision or sec
ton 1S5 of the Code Of Virginia IN REFER
cnco 10 the salary Of the judge or the cor
poration court OF the city OF Manchester,
approved February -, 1892. and to amend
section 1S6 OF the Code relating 10 the
increase Of salaries of judges OF certain
cities.
No 27-House bill 10 amend and re-
enact section 1882 of the Code, as amended
and re-enacted by an act TO amend ana
re-enact section 1852, relating 10 the fees
of iailors. approved February a. 1890.
No. 2iS.-House bill 10 amend and re-
enact sections ~ and us OF the CODE
relating TO fines and costs before Justices
Of the peace. 49,, 49,
enact section $50 of the Code, relating 70
payment of costs and expenses III pioSe-
cutions for vagrancy.
The motion was agreed to-
JUDGE \. S. TURNBULL ELECTED.
AT this iuncture Colonel r. T. BoyHn
snfOrmcd The House that the Senate was
ready for the execution Of the Joint ORDER
under which a judge OF the County Nou''
of Brunswick was TO be elected
! The business of the House was then IN
terrupted and the nomination OF judge
for Brunswick county was about 10 De
gone into. when Mr.. a, Il. ,i noPDs, M 81
| Air T. r. Buford. of Brunswick, de-
I sired 10 be present al the election or
the Judge Of brunswick county. and he,
| therefore. moved that the elcclloh De
nosfponcd until Mr. Buforda return.
Mir. Mann. of Nottoway. spoke IN op-
/ p0sition to the motion, stating that MI
| Buford IN asking for leave OF absence.
| had only expressed the desire 10 be pres
| ent when the report Of the investigating
| Committee was taken up, ana ne had
| been informed that no action would De
| taken on that report ~.,-,- nj
| sneaker Ryan then directed Clerk Big
ger TO read Rule No. "a. which provides
/ nat committees shall IN an cases re-
| MORT hv bill Or resolution IN such FORM
! that NJ passed or agreed TO-. ll WILL c@.i
! into effect their recommendations Inc
| sneaker then stated that the report came
| nm without any resolution, and all that
] could be done with II under the rules, was
| 10 m. H. which was done When MI.
! nuford asked that action on this report
! hc postponed until his return ne WAS
! informed by the Chair that no actlon on
! the report was necessary.
! The motion to postpone tho election was
] then lost Mr. ". c. Carrngton. OF Chai
/ Into. asked that the House reconsider
/ its action. and pointed out ;hat Mr. bu-
/ ford had left here under the impression
/ that the election would be postponed un-
/ IN his return. and he himself the speak
err had certainly been under the same
! impression.
INC Chair announced that a motion 10
! reconsider was no longer in order mas
| much as the Senate had been notified
| that the House was ready 10 80 INTO the
senator Flood ;hen informed the House
| that the only nomination before the SEN
! afe for Judge of Brunswick county was
that OF Judge Needham 5. TurnbuN
| MIR. Mann OF Nottoway, then nominated
! Judge Turnbull for the position.
In doing 20, Mr.. Mann stated that inc
| committee appointed TO investigate the
| charces preferred against Judge Turnbul
had presented their report which stated
mat these charges were not sustained.
! The vote was then taken and Messrs.
| Jordan. OF Frederick and Lyon, OF APP
pomattox. were appointed committee on
| the part Of the House 20 count the vote.
| Irpon their return the committee an
nounced that Judge Turnbull had recelv-
ed "a votes and he was declared TO be