The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-12
Mr.. BARKSDALE
AFTER TRUSTS
Introduces Copy of Texas Law in the
Senate.
TO INVESTIGATE The HOUSE.
Senator Opie's Resolution Is Adopted
without observation-disclosures AT
fcctiug Insurance Policies-Pro-
ccedings of General Assembly.
TO INVESTIGATE The HOUSE.

The Legislature IS now getting down
to the real work Of the session. Commit
tees Will begiu to meet regularly duriag
the week.
on Friday morning at 10 o'clock tho
committee Of the Senate on Courts of
Justice will consider the bill to abolish
the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. presided
over boy Judge J. A. Dupoy.
Several members spent sunday at their
homes. but nearly all were back IN their
seats yesterday morning.
THE SENATE.
The Senate was called TO order az noon
by MISUNDERSTANDING EchOis There
was DO prayer.
Senator Op.e offered resolution pro-
viding for a committee Of three ON the
part of the Senate and five on the part
of the House 10 investigate the charges
preferred against the Soldiers Home by
certain veterans who are inmates Of
the Institution. The resolution directs
that there bc a full ana thorough inves-
LEGATION. The committee is authorized
TO send for persons and papers and 10
employ clerk If deemed necessary.
Senator Opic also presented the follow
ing letter which explains itself.
Hon j. " Ouie. Senate of Virginia:
Dear Sir have seen by the papers
that am application has been made boy
four members Of the Soldiers Home TO
have The same investigated by a COM
mittoe from the Legislature.
desire 10 state that the board OF
visitors VIII meet at its resular monthly
meeting on Wednesday,. az 8 +. NJ. in
Lee Camp Hail. We extend cordial
invitation % your committee % be pres
emit as they can sec the business methods
employed 10y the board in the manage
meut of this Institution.
Every facility viii Doe furnished your
committee for FUN and thorough inyes-
legation Of The entire institution.
Very respectfully.
y ~ RANDOLPH President
Senator Opie stated that DE thought
tuela should be- am investigation in order
that if the charges are well founded, the
fact should be known. and il they are
NOT true. tle mana cement of the Home
should bee vIudicated.
The resolution was unanimously passed.
Iue BIN was passed changing the name
of tle Lakeside Bicycle club TO that of
tle Lakeside Country club
AIR MuuforI' jocularlv explained that
uI- was done iu difference ana o1t of lee
-pect to their farmer friends.
BARKSDALE or TRUSTS.
Senator Ear.-4aIe offered bis Dill 90
prohibit pools. trusts. mJu,p0I-s and
.ou-pracies to colu9. business aud
prices of articles 90 prevent The iorna-
ton 0r operation ot pools, trusts ANA
combinations of charters OF corporations
That ..5.ate the terms ol mis- act. lni 10
autull1o the institution oi prosecutions
ana -..s therefor
90, Dl is modelled after the Texas
law
senator Cjayior offered Dm 10 rela-
ton d., The elect 0l evidence m suits up-
ON insurance policies as % immateri8l
allegations u the policy. This measure
provides that 300 answer % intcrrog1tOries
made boy au applicant for "a policy shall
bar the right t0 recover or be used as eve
ldenee unless it be clearly provided that
such am answer was wilfuly false or that
10 is material ana induced the company 90
issue the policy and that but for such am
swor the policy would not have been
issued. and that the agent had no bnowl-
edge of the falsity of the answer
Senator Jenries introduced a bill 10 re-
enact section 66l of The Code. in relation
20 delinquent lands purchased by the
commonwealth. IL provided Tor the re-
duction of interest from DO 20 o per cent.
Senator Norris objected. as the supreme
Court was now considering the point The
bin went over
MIR. GLASS BILL
Mr. Glass offered a bin 10 allow the city
council of Lyuchburg. if it should see IN,
TO increase the salary of the judge of the
Corporation Court The bill simply puts
the judge Of the Lynchburg court upon
O. footing with the Judges Of the courts
Of other cities OF the Commonwealth
The resolution offered 10y Senator Mann
i'm relation 10 appointment of a joint
committee 20 pass upon c0nstitutionalI-
~ of bills before the bodies Of the Cen
eral Assembly was at his request indeh-
nitely postponed
The Senate in executive session. con-
hrmed the appointment Of the following
school suporintcndents:
J.. r. Wood. Bath county.
Peter r. CoWlcs. james City
J.. NJ Smith. Spotsylyauia.
Pres dent of the Senate. Mr. Ech0ls.
VIII probably appoint Senators Tate, Of
Pulaski: Gold of Clark and Walker ~
Westmorellnd. as the Senate contingent
of the joint committee 90 investigate the
Soldiers Home. The two frt named
Senators are ex-Confedcrate soldiers.
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