Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-19
The Session Of the House.

! Just before the House was called to
/ order q handsome revolving leather arm
| chair was brought into the hall. and the
| old high-back chair which has done ser
vice on the Speakers rostrum for more
than q quarter of q century. was re-
moved, and the new and more modern
one which Speaker Saunders had himself
Purchased was substituted. The Speaker
raped the body TO order and Rev. DIR.
George Cooper offered prayer Ere any
business had been transacted. the am
nOuncement was made that Mr.. Arthur
O. Sullivan, the veteran Doorkeeper. was
absent by reason of sickness. and the
House unanimously granted him fifteen
days leave.
Mr. Boaz offered a resolution. which
was agreed 10. that the six 'land-grab-
Ders' bills now i'm the hands OF the FL
nance Committee be printed.
Mr.. HUBBARD offered a joint resolution
that az 1870 o'clock the General Assem-
bly, go into the election Of those judges
whose terms will begin with the first Of
the coming year. The resolution was
agreed 20. and at the hour named the va
rious Judges were duly elected
Mr.. Dupuy introduced a Joint resolu-
ton providing that when the General As
sembly adjourn Thursday next ii adj
iourn 10 meet January 81 next Mr. Parks
offered to amend the resolution making
| Friday as the day Of adjournment and
January 81 as the date of Teconvening.
The amendment was lost, as was also
one offered by Mr.. Ryan TO adjourn We'd
nesday. and the original resolution was
adopted The Senate amended the resolu-
ton by inserting Wednesday, but the
House declined TO concur.
FERTILIZER BILL PASSED
Captain Featherston asked that the bill
reported from the Committee on Agricul-
ture and Mining amending the fertilizer
law be taken up out of order Mr.. Pill
cher opposed this. but the House agreed
TO the motion, and the bill was consider
.I IL INN, a gf
ON fertilizers by which IL is estimated
that about $4,000 will be annually de-
rived by the state. Captain featherston
led the debate in the Interests of the bill
Considerable opposition developed TO his
bill and Captain FeatherslOn was fire.
Quently interrupted. He held his own 50
well. however, that he was literally APP
plauded He asserted that the Commits
siOner Of Agriculture. under the provis-
ions Of the bill. would receive as cOmpen-
sation per cent for collecting the ton
mage tax. Mr. Price offered an amend
ment, which Captain Featherston accept
ed. making the Commissioner compensa-
tiOn per cent.
Air. Whitehead. Of Norfolk. advocated
the passage of The bill in lengthy
speech. When he concluded Mr. Priddy
called the pending resolution, and the bill
was passed.
Mr. John Whitehead introduced a bill
to REQUIRE the teaching in all schools
under state control. or supported wholly
or i'm part by public money, the nature OF
alcoholic drinks and other narcotics ana
their effects on the human system. me
hin provides that pupils shall study this
subject every year from suitable text
books I'm the hands OF all pupils, ana
shall have four lessons each week TOT
period of ten weeks.
MIR. Honaker introduced a bill. the OBJ
iect of which Is to prevent the classifca-
ton by assignees OF their creditors. and
providing that all such creditors shall be
paid pro rata out OF the assets OF such
assignees. Prior liens are not included
in the provisions Of this bill.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
BY Mr. Honaker: To prevent prefer
enees Of creditors by gifts. assignments
or other cOnveyances by debtors.
BY same: For the relief Of Jacob j.
Hager, Of Bland county.
BY Mr.. Eearly: For the relief OF Harry
Snow. a disabled Confederate soldier OF
Greene county
BY Mr.. Duke: For the relief Of T. +.
Estis. NJ w Wineheld. and +. L Kirby. |
disabled Confederate soldiers
fy same TO amend the game law OF
the county of Albemarle and the city Of
Nv Mr. Bowes: For the relief Of
Mrs Martha Ann Aliff. Of Bedford, widow |
OF a Confederate soldier
Bv Mr. Ellis. For the relief OF G. w. |
Nichols. q WOUNDED ,r E9ndeasrase solder solder
late Treasurer OF Botetourt, further time |
TO make settlements.
nv Mir Ayers: TO amend section 30ii !
of The Code creating separate county |
iudges for the counties OF Buchanan |
and Dlckepson,.
NV Mr. McAllister: To amend section /
M Of the Code so as 10 empower mayors |
who may impose fines TO collect same by !
II necessary. Heretofore
The MAYORS have had 10 power 10 enforce
the orders OF their courts.
Nv Mr. Dupuy: For the relief OF Nj. G.
Morris former Chief Of Police of Roa-
noke. Il
by MIR. Saunders: For the relief of
John c Mayhew and Josiah Nichols.
Confederate soldiers.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR
The following bills. were introduced and