Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLE
Proceedings of the Senate
and House.
MEASURES INTRODUCED 10
Anti-Tradins Stamp Bill Passea the
House. Fare Insurance Biit Ordered
t" Its Ensrossment. Night.
Sessions Go be Held.
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81 Important sss ON the
N committees and In the hands 81 mem en-.
. oers. that IN the present SESSIONS os
three hours per day it seenes I'M possibta
20 accomplish the work manned ,ssff;czs
tnoeed. unless extra hours Of sitting are
adopted 1t seems inevitable that frSny
on the momentous measures now ON tist, Il
s sa.E must die there for lack of time
Tor consideration. Day after day tina
really Important bills which have beers b
reported favorably, but to the passage
OF which objection is anttcipas ed, have K
eeen passed by. until the calendar is
now 'twenty-four printed passes iT,Sss
length. and consists almost ent;rely Of I
general bills, revenue and reform meas
uras. Anticipating the failure for lack
OF time for consideration OF many OF
these bills, unless something is done at
once, Mr.. Saunders, of Franklin, today
introduced a resolution providing for &
evening sessions from now on The
House adopted this resolution, which
provides for adjournment at ESQ untfl 44
r. M, and final adjournment each day
at the discretion of the House
The House then vigorously tackled
the ca tendar and In a short time passed
MANY bills. among which were the fol- A
lowing important measures:
To amend and re-enacr section 1890
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plea in abatement Is fled
To require city and street railways
to use yesthbule fronts on all cars run
on their lines during the months Of De-
Of each year Amendment excepts the
city OF Petersburg from operation Gf
bill ~ n!
To amend and re-entact section 81,
chapter 1, of an act to provide for the +
assessment OF taxes on personal proper-
ry and incomes and on licenses to trans
act business and In paying taxes there-
on for the support of the governE ent Il
and public free schools. and to pay the
interest on the public debt, and pre-
scribing the mode OF obtaining licenses
to sell wine. ardent spirits or malt It.
quors or any mixture thereof, in cases
where "a court certificate Is required,
approved March s, 1890, relating to sale
by peddiers. S.a
To incorporate the Hampton and Oil
Point Gas and Electric Company.
Amended Vt
These bills now go ito the Governor
for his approval.
ssh House engrossed bills were passed ass
follows: 2E
To prohibit trading stamps, trading
checks and similar gift enterprises and
any inducement to trade In which fot-
terry or chance enters.
To amend section IS of an act ap-
proved March 6, $780, entitled an act
to provide for the assessment of taxes /
on persons property and income on IL
censes to transact business. and Inn
posing taxes thereon for the support OF
the government and public free schools.
and to pay the interest on the public
1ebt, SO as to define a show, circus or 81
menagere.
To establish a circuit court for the !
city of Buena Vista.
To create "a circuit court for RadfOrHS
city.
To amend the act in reference to the
manner In which a minister is auIhor-
:zed to celebrate THE right of marriage.
To incororate the Peninsula Railway
Company.
To incorporate the Union Indemnity
League. s..s$
To amend the charter OF the town of
Lebanon.
To incorporate the Montgomery Rail-
read and Mining Company.
To amend section 1928, chapter 1870 of
the code, in relation to interest.
To amend the charter Of the Virginia
State Bar Association.
To amend section 1902 of the code OF
1887, in rala tion to rates of toll ON rail-,
roads.
TO amend section 4197 of the code in
relat ton to the right Of appeal TO court
from the judgment of police Justices
and justices of the peace in criminal
cases, to provide for THE disposition OF 4
the accused unless let to bail, and for
the amendment of the warrant inSthe%
county, corporation or musings court
20 fix the rule of procedure on these
warrants in the appellate courts To said
county. hastings or corporation courts
To incorporate the Virginia Railroad
md Mining Company.
The House postponed the retrench-4
alent bills which have been under dis
cr:ston for several days. owing 10 the
absence of their patron, Mr.. Winborne.
The House then took up House bill !
no 1T2, to prevent fire Insurance com
oanfes, associations or partnership
S,Iotng q fire insurance business IN ,si the
state cr5tlpe agents Of said companies
associations or partnerships from enteTs-as5
ing into combination to make or con-
troll rates for insurance on propsFtg m p
Ahts State. and providing a punishment
for violation OF this act The Dill Is aim IS
ed at the Southeastern Tariff -Assosia-si
ton, a com bination of insurance agen-g
eies designed to maintain rates. Dis
,ussion was precipttated on q motion 70
recommit the bill In order to allow M
surance men to be heard. Ine oi1i ~ :
known as the Wharton bill. The motion
TO recomnts the bill was lost. AL amend
nents were defeat ted and the bill order
I'd TO its engrossment, which Is elulVa-4i
lent to its asSage by the House 81
Cooke, of Norfolk, was IN cnaFss olsa
the bill.
The House took up the LeCato fish
cry commission bill. which regulates all
matters relating to the fish ana CysSst s8S
Interests OF the State to a commission ot (
Ave persons, two Cthe PRESIDENT aEio
secre tary), TIC be chosen from IlaeNatesss
and the other three from other sections
IF the State. The bill has already pass
ID the Senate, where 1t originated ME-.
Cookies amendment to reduce the corr
pensation OF the secretary from Sl,zo9
TO $1,000 per annum was adopted. 4
bill has also ibeen offered leaving the
appointment Of the commission TO ne
beard on the Chesapeake and Its trib-
ntarfes The estimated increase In rex
enue TO the State from the work of the
proposed commission is $4,000 per an.
num. Pending discussion of the Diil
the House adjourned.
Among the House bills introduced to-
BY Mr.. s. H. Walker-To move the.
office Of commissioner OF agriculture 20
Blacksburg, Va.
By Mr.. Wharton-To estab lish the
county of Tyler out OF parts Of Mont
geometry. Giles, Floyd and E'stiaskt ~