Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-16
WORK OF THE
LEGISLATURE
The Memory of Senator Charles E.7
McCOrAfe Honored.
THE ANTITRUST BILL
THE ANTITRUST BILL
MoFe Copies TO no Printed to supply
Dc"nnd-Now Powers for con-
mi's,oners I'm Chnnccry-Crowded
cond''1o" of ponItcntiars re.
eo'ves Aticntion-HIr. PARKER.
A"nendn,o"t of Delinquent Lima
Laws,
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Richmond Dec. l5.-Both branches
of the Legislature adjourned today.
al'ef very brief sessions. in respect OF
Senator Charles L. McCorkie's mem
DRY. The House will meet again to-
morrow, but the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
The Senate decided, on account of the
great demand for Senator Barksdale's
anti-trust bill, which has already been
printed in the Virginian-Pilot to have
sSo more copies of that IMPORTANT
measure struck off.
COMMISSIONERS IN CHANCERY. y
The Committee OH Courts OF Justice
reported farOrably OH the bill to en-
able commissioners in chanccry to
adjourn proceedings before them from
their own county or corporation to
any other county or corporation, and
tneir continued proceedings. taking
oepositions and other evidence and
compelling the attendance Of Wit
ncsses.
CROWDED PDNITENTIARY.
A resolution was offered by Senator
Shands and referred providing for
the appointment of three members
from the Senate Committee on Public
Institutions and five from the House
Committee on Prisons and Asylums.
to inquire into and report some meas
ure to relieve the crowded condition
of the penitentiary. ~
DELINQUENT LAND LAWS.
In the House, Mr. Parks offered g. bill
TO amend the delinquent land laws.
The bill amends the section so as
to provide that as soon as the clerk
receives the list of sales made by the
Treasurer of delinquent lands, he shall
prepare notice, to be served upon the
parties named in said list, or upon
the person In whose name the land
stands upon the land book at the time.
or npon the present owner OF the
land as shown by the records of the
clerks Office. The object of the bill
is to give notice to Ill persons whose
lands have been sold, that such sale
has been made. so that they can come
forward and redeem them, II they
propose TO pay the taxes.
TEMPERANCE EDUCATION.
The Legislature to-day received from
the Baptist General Association OF Vir-
ginia n petition to rc-enact the Temper
ance Educational law.
THE VIRGINIA STATUTES.
Mr.. Charles 7. Bland, member of the
House of Delegates from Portsmouth,
VIII 'nuiliS OllcT bltl pFONIulnS IOr Il
recodiiication of the Virginia statutes.
His bill will provide for separation OF
the Civil and criminal laws. each class
to be collected and grouped in single
department. The two sections. Grim
inal and civil. the bill will provide. shall
be printed and bound in q single vol
ume.
SOLDIERS HOME INVESTIG ALTON.
The Speaker of the House has APP
pointed MeesIs. Parks, Newhouse, Pol
lock. Gregory. and Dupuy n committee
to investigate charges OF maladminis-
tration at Lee Camp Soldiers Home.
THE EIGHTEENTH CIRCUIT.
The Senate COMMITTEES on Courts ot
Justice this morning heard arguments
pro and con oil the bill to abolish the
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. No action
was taken, and the matter will he con-
sidered further at some future time.