Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-25
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Y.
Proceeding of the Senate and
House.
MEASURES INTRODUCED
Bill Providing for II State Fisheries Co m
mission Favorabiy Reported to the
House. Ex-Commandcr Stubbs
Makes Speech.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 24.-The House
committee on the Chesapeake and Its
Tributaries today decided to make ia
vorable report on the bill offered by Mr.
Les'ato. providing for the creation OF a
Ste te fisheries commission, to whom all
matters relating to the oyster and fish
interests Of the State shall be referred
The commission is to consist of five
members, Of whom two are from Tide
water and the other three from the 9TH
er sections OF the State. Notwithstand-
ing the favorable report Of the COM
mittee, this bil1~promlses to precipitate
an interesting discussion when 1t comes
upon it's passage. The members of the
Legislature, or many of them, are OPP
posed to delegating so much authority
as this bill cOnfers upon a cimmls-
sion to be named by the governor, as
me bill provides.
Among the important bills introduced
u the House today was one offered by
NJ. j. w. Williams, Of Giles county
prC v;1n:r that treasurers OF cities and
counties shall be ineligible for re-elec-
ti"a u,itil it shall appear that they have
pad up all arrearages in full. This bill
will meet with determined opposition
from treasurers and their friends. for
the treasurer who has no arrearage is
not only rare. but Is the exception rath-
er than the rule.
Mr.. N. S. Newberne. of Norfolk coun-
ty, is the author Of bill offered today,
to make the cities Of Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Norfolk county one quaran-
tine district, and to create quarantine
commission which shall be vested with
fun quarantine powers. A lively fight
is being made by the physicians Of Nor
folk and Portsmouth for the post of
quarantine officer
Among the Senate bills passed by the
House today and which now go to Gov
ernor Tyler for his approval are;
Sena ,e bill l67-to amend and re-enact
sections I. II and IS of the act Of Feb
ruary 20. 1899, to provide for the settle
ment of the public debt OF Virginia not
funded.
Senate bill ting $1,000 for
printing and binding the oath volume
of Virginia reports.
Senate bill 221-amending the charter
of the town of Barton Heights. Henr!co
county.
Senate bill No. 4C-as amended. to
prevent deception in the manufacture
and sale of imitation butter.
Senate bill No. SS-omen ling section
l271 Of the code. relating 10 securities
to be deposited with the treasurer, and
to provide that every alien casualty m
surance company shall have a deposit
of 100000 in the United states dedlcat-
ed to its business in the United States.
In the Senate to-day the bill
making employers liable for injuries
Sustained by employees "aS relCrIeJ
from the House. read aa-ffiirst ana second
time. and Lieuhenant Governor Echpls
referred the bill to he committee on
roaIS. Mr.. McIlwaine. OF Petersburg,
this, and movad that the bill
go to the committee on courts of JUS
tice. and on yea and nay vote it was
ordered referred to the latter commit
tee. Senators Wickham, BOyk:n and
Mason made a fight when the roll call
was made TO show that the presiding
officer had determined where the bill
should go. The vote showed that the
Senate thought the bill should go TO
the committee on roads-19 TO ~.
Senator Letcher introduced a resolu-
ton to allow popular vote to be taken
on the question Of imposing a special
tax for the benefit Of veteran soldiers
and sailors of the State.
Mr. J. p. Caldwell introduced a bill
in the House providing for the appoint
ment of physicians to jails who shall
receive 10 cents for each patient attend
ed, and further providing that fee
of $50 shall be paid for analysis of
stomachs or bodies and tests for poison,
in cases where such crime is suspected
and where the examination or analysis
is ordered by the court. At present
many suspected cases of poisoning go
for lack of provision for
payment OF fees for analysis and tests.
Hon ]. n. Stubs. the member from
Gloucester county. and late grand COM
nander of the Grand Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans of Virginia, spoke to-
day in advocacy of House bill No. 1879,
for II geodetic survey of the
natural oyster beds in York River in
the county of King and Queen. The bill
was advocated also by its patron, Mr..
G. c. Bland. and by Mr.. Diggs, OF King
Pitcher. of Fauquier. and Craig, of
The bill, which elected a
lively debate, is one designed to open
to tongers certain leased oysted beds.
Messrs. Withrow. Watkins Winbourne
and others participated in the debate.
which frequently degenerated into
dialogue, in which Mr.. Stubs took a
prominent part. None of the leaders
eff the House. nor Of the foremost
champions of the oyster, took part in the
Mr. Diggs offered a resolution design
ed 10 meet objections to the original
bill. This was lost by recorded vote
of % 10 40. The pending question. the
Of the bill, was ordered.
Minnie Blunt, a 7-yearold white
child, was badly burned about the up
per portion of her body at her parents
home. No. IA Cary street. this morning,
her clothing igniting from an open
She will probably recover.
Fire broke out this morning about
O'Clock in the sacriSty of st. Peters
Cathedral, immediately in the rear of
Murphy's Hotel. The efficient work OF
the firemen quickly subiued the flames,
but not before damage amounting to not
less than $1,000 had been done. The in
terror of the sacrlsty was completely
wrt cked, while picture of the Virgin
Mary. holding the infant Savior in her
arms, was badly damaged by smoke.