The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-11
Applicants Must Make Deposit When
They File Applications.
The ANTITRUST BILL TODAY.
Senator Barksdale and Delegate
Grayeley to- be Heard in Its Favor.
Senator SteeTe's idea as to what
the State should Receive
from Its Oyster Industry.
Legislative Gossip.

The Senate Committee on Finance Will
meet this morning. when ths suh-com-
mi:tee appointed To examine, and report
on the various measures designed to
amend the so-caiIed "Eand- -Grabberss
Act will present a bill.
Many acts have been offered to repeal
or change the IIw passed. at the last
session. The members of the sub-eorn-
mittee have carefully examined them all.
They have investigated the subject with
the most painstakias care The, bill to- be
offered will make radical chunges in the
act now upon the statute books. In fact.
it wilt provide tor practically a new law
x measure IS prepared with a view to-
bringing into the treasury all the money
that can be collected under the present
act, and at this same time to- provide q
law that, will be- more favorable toward
the property-hoIders.
There will be two radical changes in
the law. Instead OF the uniform S5 pen
atty 1t is proposed to grade the penalties.
Applicants for the purchase of deliEquents
lands will be required to make deposit
Of a certain per cent. when they tile their
applications.
THE OYSTER INDUSTRY.
There was a meeting OF the Senate
COMMITTEES on Fish and Game at ) r.
NJ. yesterday, presided over by Senator
Le:Catus It WIS expected that the SUBJ.
committee appointed to draft measures
carrying into effect the recommendations
OF the State Board OF Fisheries wotlId
be ready TO report. but that body asked
for further time The subcommittee was
indulged until next oednestiy. There
will be some half a dozen bills presented.
sion yesterday afternoon antl last nighs
assisting. III; the preparation of these bills.
During the session of the COMMITTEES
senator Steele, who comes from the
southwestern part Of the State. and is not
fa1nili;tr with the oyster question, caused
much laughter at mis- expense by assert
ing. that New Jersey. with less oyster
acreage tt..n Virginia. receives Sf,a0 00.G90
annually in taxes, from this industry He
said he had this from relfable authority.
New Jersey leases oyster beds at % cents
per acre and Virginia. charges sI0o per
acre. The gross income in New Jersey
is much less than it is in this STATE.
ANTITRUST BILL
The Bar1ssdaIe- Graveiey anti-trust bilI
will come up before the House Com
mittee on General Laws at 10 O'Clock
to-day. Senator Barssdlle and rcle:s.ate
Graveley will both be present Ia a,iso-
cate the measure and 1t is eyoes:t,--A tl,ra
there will he one of the ltvellest debates
of the session
Delegate Dupuy's bill to create the
office of Insurance Commission has been
set for hearing before tla. House Com
mittee on General Laws for January 18th.
There will be a bitter fight waged against
this act by the insurance people.
The special committee to Investigates
the Soldiers, Home held a. brief session
yesterday afternoon No business was
transacted,as as the suh-eommittee appointed
to examine the accounts of the Home in
the State Bank was not ready to report
Another meeting will be held to-day
MIR NEWBERNEsS SUCCESSOR
Mr.. E. Feniey CROMWELL. who. is to sue
ceed the lats NJ S. Newberne in the
House from Norfolk county, is in the
city making the acquaintance OF MEM
bers His election will take place on the
18th of this month.
On next Friday. at ) O'Clock. before the
Senate Committee on Public Institutions
Senator .LeCato will speak on his bill
to provide d State colony for the sare sf
epileptics.
He has given this great subject the most
careful and Intelligent study, and whslt
he will have to say on the question
should, and WILL have the most careful
consideration of the LeGislHturs.