Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-19

For the relief of d. G. Bower.
For the relief Of Benjamin w. Andrews
For the relief OF James X brown
For the relief OF Joseph Perry
For the relief Of Mary +. Leonard.
For the relief OF j. &. Lupton.
For the relief Of William Davis.
I For the relief Of John NJ. Knight
For the relief Of Mrs. Martha Broch'
| man. -
struct q vessel railway In Urbanna creek
TO authorize Loudoun Lodge, NO. rs,
| .. .. f.. to sell certain property
Fixing the per diem and mileage or SUI
pervisors in certain counties $500,
TO quiet title TO property OF cer'hii'
| church i'm Brunswick county.
no amend charter OF Virginia and
| Northwestern Railroad Company.
! To repeal section 34SS OF the CODE IN re-
| lation to clerks Of courts.
To incorporate the Augusta ana nelson
| Railroad Company.
To amend the charter OF the town OF
| Big Stone Gap. ~
TO authorize the trustees OF Clintwood
| District TO employ teacher lot term
! OF wears.
To amend act in relation to quarantine
district Of the Elizabeth river, &c.
For the relief of II. II. Thomas.
To provide for working the roads IN
| Essex county,
To incorporate the Fairview Turnpike
Company
To amend the charter of the town OF
| ClintWOod.
To amend the charter of the town Of
! Clintwood.
To authorize the town OF Big Stone Gap
TO receive and dsburse road taxes.
To authorize the Rockingham School
Board TO use funds for teachers.
To appropriate money for repairs 10 and
supplies for the Office of the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth.
Authorizing the Council OF Hampton TO
borrow money
To incorporate the Clarksville Toll
LICENSING NEWSPAPERS.
When the bill prohibiting the imposition
OF license taxes upon newspapers came
up, Mr.. Morris said he would not oppose
the bill, but he should not vote for It,
Mr.. McIlwaine said he thought as news
papers paid tax on their property, IL
was not fair TO compel them 10 pay a
license for the right to publish their
papers. Newspapers were great educa-
tors, and he wished a daily could be in
every family in the State; he wanted
newspapers foStered and encouraged
do you believe I'm encouraging such a
paper as the Norfolk Pilot?" asked Mr.
Morris.
Mr.. McIlwaine said he did not care TO
reply.
Mr. Morris said he thought newspaper
publishers should pay licenses as well
as lawyers and other professional men.
He did not think the right to impose
license tax should be taken from locali-
Ties II tney cnOse 70 exercise II. Iney were
business properties and run for profit.
Mr.. Clayton said in no country In the
civilized world did newspaper publishers
have TO pay license tax, except in Vir
ginia, in the city Of Norfolk.
Mr.. Blakey said he was lawyer and
also the publisher of paper. He thought
he had as well be made to pay license
tax in the one instance as the other.
Mr.. Opie moved to amend by including
lawyers. The bill went over.
The Senate adjourned at $50
House of Delegates.
The House was called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan. and prayer was offered
by Rev Mr. Moorehead
Mr. Winborne introduced by request
bill to organize company OF militia, 10
be known as the Public Guard, and pre-
scribing its duties. The company Is 10
be composed Of citizens of Virginia who
served in the Confederate army and shall |
be organized for the purpose Of guarding !
the penitentiary, the Capitol grounds, and |
public buildings thereon. There shall be
a captain, a first and second lieutenant |
six sergeants, six corporals, and other
abe-bodied men. They shall enlist yolun- |
tarily for three years, and a monthly sal |
airy shall be paid each but the amount or
same is not specified in the bill
NAllsftO<AD " f<thN7ptfNt.
MFR. Reddy introduced a bill TO incorpo- |
rate the Richmond and Petersburg Elec- |
trio or Steam Railroad Company. Inc |
cOrporators are Ferdinand Beach, George |
l.. Coffin. James Parker, John 5. Prim- !
rose. and J. G. Il, Woolworth. OF New |
York city, and c. NJ. Mahoney. 7. NJ. Del
trick Jr and Merriweather Jones, OF !
Richmond city. The company is empower !
ed TO construct and operate steam or l
electric standard or narrow-guage rail- |
capital stock of said company shall be |
$4,000, divided into shares of 500 each.
Mr.. Thomas introduced a bill author ,
iZing the Governor to appoint commits |
sion to consider the matter OF amending |
the Constitution and statute laws OF the /
Commonwealth so as 10 reduce the ex- |
penses Of the State Government, and pre-
scribing the duties and compensation OF |
same. The measure provides that the En-
ecutive shall appoint ten discreet men, not |
more than two thirds of whom shall be- |
long 10 the same political party. IL shalt 1
be the duty OF the commission to examine |
the present Constitution and prepare a |
report In detail embodying such changes 1
in the organic and statute laws OF the
Commonwealth as may be best calculated
to reduce the expenses of the government. |
The said commissioners snail each re-
ceive the sum of $3.50 ana necessary ex-
penses as compensation fer their services.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
The following bills were introduced ana
referred 10 the proper committees:
BY Mr. Powell: To amend and re-enact
section 62 Of an act entitled an act TO in
corporate the city OF Newport News. in
the county of Warwick. and 10 provide a |
charter therefor, app owed January 10.
1898.
BY same: TO authorize and provide Tor
a new assessment of the land, lots ana |
thereon, in the city OF New
port News, Va
By Mr. Saunders: TO provide that the
district boards OF school trustees In the
shall not contract to expend, IN
any one year. an amount In excess OF the
amount certified to them by
the county superintendepts.
BY Mr.. J. w. Williams: For the Keller
OF Elkona Ii. Dean. Confederate soldier.
BY Mr.. Early; For the relief of Mrs
Angelina Bruce. widow of Confederate
soldier.
BY Mr. Wharton: For the relief OF
Mrs. Joseph Cox, widow OF Confede-
rate soldier.
BY Mr.. James Mann; For the relief OF
Il. w. VIM, Confederate soldier
BY MIR. Embrey: For the relief OF NJ
NJ. Harris, OF spotsylvuria.
l3r. Mr.. Harvey; For the relief Of +. ID. !
Harvey