Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-23
STATE LEGISLATURES.
Doings in Our Law Making Bod

ne House last week, by unanl
nous vote, dismissed the bill incor
porating the Virginia Telephone ano
Telegraph Company. A new bill
was Immediately introduced, bu
containing the provision that the cor
poratvrs should deposit forfeit Of
100000 in State bonds If the cor
poration did not extend its lines, b,
purchase or otherwise, into every
county in Virginia within tire,
years from the passage of the act OF
incorporation.
Delegate Mathews, of Accomack
is in receipt of petitions asking-that
bill be introduced in the Legis
lature allowing the people to yot,
on the question of dividing Acco-
mack county, and also one from the
citizens of Chincoteague Island pray.
ing that the island be incorporated
The Governor has so far vetoed
two bills passed by both houses and
both bills have been promptly passed
over his veto, one with only one dis.
senting vote and the other with but
three.
The appropriation bills are engross-
ing the attention of the Finance
Committees. Every institution in
the State will receive an increased
appropriation.
There are indications that the
Barksdale fair elections bill will pass
the Senate Notwithstanding the adj
verse report of the committee.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
A bill to incorporate the Tidewa-
ter and West Virginia Railroad Com
pany, and authorizes the construc-
ton and operation of railroad from
some point in Rockingham, Shenan-
doah or Frederick county, to some
point on the Chesapeake Bay between
the York and Potomac rivers. The
capital stock is not to be less than
100000 nor more than $50, 100000
A bill repeating the law forbid
ding the agents of fire insurance com
panies doing business in Virgins
combining to put up rates.
A bill allowing graduates of in
situations of learning chartered by
the State to teach in public schools
of the State without examination.
BY Mr.. Garnett-For the relief OF
James II. Grigsby.
by Mr.. Fleet-To prohibit the sale
of all kinds of cider in the State
without license.
BY Mr.. Gouldman-For the relief
of William G. Muse.
A bill to encourage the use OF
wide tires on certain vehicles; t.
prohibit the sale Of narrow-tirt
wheels after January LIST, 1904, and
the use of narrow-tire vehicles after
January LIST, 1908.
To amend the Code so as TO make
a bushel Of Irish potatoes contain &C
pounds, instead of sc pounds; oats
80 pounds instead of 30 pounds; herd
grass Cor red top seed, 10 pounds in.
stead of - pounds.
BILLS PASSED.
To allow G.. w. Mercer q Sons tc
build a wharf in Rappahannock riv.
er, near Cherry Point, Lancaster Co
To authorize T. M. Thrift to erect
q wharf on Yeocomico river, in
Westmoreland codpty.
To authorize Octavia W. Hudson
to erect wharf on the YeocomicC
river, in Northumberland county.
To allow II. L. Newbill to erect
an oyster house or pier in Essex Co
To allow B. l.. Farinholt to en-
large the area of the pier-head to his
wharf at Monaskon.
The House has finally passed, will
various amendments, the committee
bill, amending the delinquent lane
law.
To prohibit raking, scraping, ant
roughing of oysters.
| To amend section 5 of an act il
relation 10 oysters.
Extending time for collection O
taxes in town of Colonial Beach.
THE JR. o. U. A. NJ. BILL.
Governor Tyler has signed the bill
of incorporation of Virginia Council
of Junior Order United American
Mechanics. When the bill was pend
ing Mr.. Munford advocated it. MI
Clayton advocated an amendmen
providing that the bill should no
have the force of law until the char
ter had been accepted by a majorit
of the councils of the State. MI
James and Mr.. Tyler said grea
majority of the order In the Stat
wanted the charter. Senator Wake
said three councils of the order il
his district had asked him to SUP
port the bill, and two had asked hir
to oppose it, so he would supper
the bill.
1t is said the first step the>connc
will take will be the BUSTING of Ger
tain of their own officers who side
, against the state council in its figh
against the national organization
The State councils are now under sus
pension. Should they be expelled tn
: property holdings would not be affec
! ed, and they are in a position to G
} ahead independently or form ne
order.
? Mrs. L. j. Willing & Co., Irvington; G.,
, Sanders, White Stone; W. II. Harding
| Bro. WcemS. guarantee every bottle of Char
borlain's COugh Remedy and will refund u