Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-19
TAX ON FERTILIZERS.
ass uorsn PASSES A BILL IN
POSING 4 TAX or IL CENTS.
rgCUll and COUNTY JUDGES ELECTED
,..c,ncicS FILLED by Appointment
,.,pnIicd by Eicction-Thc Two
houses Arc i'm deadlock over Al
. f,nrnmcnt for Christmas.

houses Arc i'm deadlock over Al
,surnmcnt for Christmas.
ITO most Important action taken by the
r-ri Assembly thus far this session
=. ODE passage by the House yesterday
ga $500 imposing n tax OF Is cents per
.- .n a'l fertilizers sold I'm Virginia.
-a tl passed the House by the nearly
,rmoos and very significant vote OF
-n2 Therc were no speeches against
.,. MEASURE. The overwhelming House
..ar.ty leads the advocates OF the bin
.tl.te Sc viii pass the Senate without
fruty
rr. senate and House are deadlocked
...,- tnc resolution 20 adjourn for the
,rfys The House adopted a resolution
,.fs.u. 70 over 90 the Senate. which pro-
...l Cor adjournment on next Thursday.
..f ft. resumpdon OF work on January
., f.. The senate amended It so as 10
.am he coih. but the House refused
0rtir
Tho two bodies yesterday elected the
,.air, iudgos 20 nn vacancies created
re Death or resignation since the last
~ $751;. n. Bond. County Judge Of
-..e go succeed II. a. w. Skcen. resign
. d. Letchcr. Judge OF the Thir-
.rh judicial Circuit. TO succeed VIII
sam Mclaughlin, deceased; George J.
r.rrr. Judge of the Third Judicial Cir
t -0 succeed samuel +. Coleman. de-
eI ID. A. w. Skccn. Judge OF the
Seventeenth judicial Circuit TO succeed
a 1lllcr. resigned. stephen Farrar,
Is NJ thc County Court OF Amelia, TO
..e.l h.s father the late Judge i. r.
runr. clarence J. Campbell Judge OF
Dbl. county Court Of Amherst. 70 succeed
HrItr campbell. resigned: John =. Lee
nc. MI the County Court OF Franklin
. succeed George ID. Peters. resigned.
al ,ho foregoing had been nominated
caucus, and were elected without OPP
r ZION.
40 tla request Of the senator and dele
g tr0m Fluvanna, the election of
judge OF the court of that county was
deferred.
The Day I'm the senate.
Rabbi z. y. Calisch made the opening
PRAYER ia the Senate. There We're many
.i~ ANiHll WNtn iilf ttNtl zen, hNA ihNe
t|ei zap rapidly, and IN rev minutes
to0rly every senator was IN his place.
House bin amending the road law Of
I2ew,il county and bill 10 quiet tie
Ie tu the old Catholic cemetery i'm Win
chester We're passed
Ihe Committee on General Laws report
sd without amendment the Senate bin
f0nHehing the office of Register Of the
Land Office, and imposing the duties
thereof upOn the Secretary Of the Com
D. foo on M
Laws also reported with amendments the
300 Incorporating the South Atlantic IN
lance Company. The bill was taken up
lpr and passed.
MR. MCORKLE'S SALARY.
SIR Flood offered resolution. direct
ug the Clerk of the Senate 10 issue his
warrant FOR 1872 to the legal representa-
tive OF the late Senator Charles r. Nc
corElc. the amount being The salary
which would have been due Mr.. McCor-
kIo had he lived 20 serve ont his term.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
eN as was also another directing that
Che funeral expenses OF Mr. McCOrkle
he paid Out Of the State Treasury, ana
one rati.yins the action or the lAeuien-
9nt-Goven0r in sending the Sergeant at
arms and two seu1tOrs 10 accompany the
remains % Lexington
lAsSED UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE
RULES.
Str McIwaine offered and had passed.
ur p suspension OF the rules, q bin pro-
Nirg Tor the appointment Of special
.uIOnwealths attorneys In certain
cases. The bill was communicated by Mr.
81 I'W9ine.
30 Fairfax had passed. under suspen-
zion of the rules. a bill amending the
carter Of the Leesburg and Point of
Rocks Turnpike Company
Nr Unwidiie had passed. under sus-
pension of the rules. "a bill changing the
principal office of the Mutual Life-lnsu-
ranca company of Virginia from Roanoke
fI Eist0n. i'm Montgomery county.
A Communication was received from the
House. asking the concurrence Of the Sen
.'e ir "a j.int resolution. providing that
ihe louf of 1890 o'clock the two bodies
g9 llt1 The Election Of judges of the Third
and thirteenth Judicial circuits. On mo-
ton of Air. Morris the resolution was
amended so as 10 make 10 include all va
cont iuogeships.
Ihs senate joint resolution appointing a
commission 10 inquire into the crowded
Ulalii0n of the penitentarv, was passed
ir l the absenre Of Mr. Stands.
Ila House biz empowering the trustees
Bell Home. in Westmoreland county,
Z, receive land was passed.
A TAX COMMISSION.
s. bin providing for the appointment
% tax commission was offered by Mr.
l'-llon. The commission is TO consist If
l"o members appointed by the Senate
and three by the House. They are 10
serve without pay, save expenses, ami
may employ a stenOgrapher at a salary
A.l to exceed N,000 per year.
, -he preamble 10 the bill rccites tha. II
is universally admitted that a general re-
vision oI our tax laws Is imperatively
ait Tic IS also admitted that 81 is
t.oli--if impossible 10 secure such re-
s-n "ln.n the time allowed by our
SNORT session OF the Legislature. unless |
toAtial and weli-digested plan Of revi- |
..-A i prepared in advance Of the meef- |
OF The General Assembly.
% s with "a view Of preuarinr si,h /
..efal plan OF revision with more NO /
reference TO the discovery and lt;N- |
-.lon OF any new sources OF r.von91, /
".leh modern business methods and CO. |
tNed under the present laws
40 ALLOW NORFOLK TO rcel17 /
BONDS
NF. ester offered BIN making slight
.--thuinenis Ia the charter of Norr1i,
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