The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-09


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To amend charter of town of Suffolk
To authorize county of Orange to sub
scribe to monument to Confederate
dead.
To rat!fy and confirm charter Lumber
mans Marine Insurance Company.
For the relief OF kretal Chemical Com
pany.
70 allow directors of OHIO and Big
COURT OF APPEALS
Senator Lyle fought hard to secure an
amendment to pending bill SO as to
have appeal cases from Roanoke city
heard by the Court of Appeals at Rich
mond instead of at Wytheville. Sena-
tors Mcllwaine and Bruce opposed the
amendment, on the ground that the Court
at Wythevillc, had to be kept UP and If
changes should be made some of the
counties would ask the same thing and
the cases that would go to Wythevllle
might not be sufficient to support the
officers of the court
Mr.. McIlwaine said there would T,reb-
ably soon be a constitutional convention
which might change the whole plan as
to where the court shall sit. Mr.. Bruce
argued that it would cost the l:uSants
less money if the appeal cases from
Roanoke be heard at Wythevi!le.
Mr.. Lyles amendment was defeated.
Senator McIIwaine made a strong
speech against the bill requiring persons
suing out attachments TO garnishee wages
to execute bond. He said the passage Of
this act would upset the present law ana
would act very harshly, especially upon
merchants who do u small business for
many would be unable to give the bond.
The bill was recommitted.
LAND-GRABBERS.
The bill to amend the Land Grabbe:s
act came up as the special order at
o'clock. Senator Munford made a fight
for the adoption of the amendment Of
fcred by Senator Cogbill, providing Cor
moro ample notice to owners of prop
erty This was defeated and an amend
mcnt offered by Senator Jeffries design
ed to accomplish the same result, but
by another method, was adopted.
Senator James offered an amendment
to reduce the maximum penalty from so
to s. and this was agreed to.
Senator McIlwaine secured the adop-
ton of an amendment reducing the min
imum penalty from 81 to 81.
An amendment offered by Senator
Bruce providing that the notices re-
ouired by publication should be printed
in papers, having Il bona fide circulation
and not in sheets published especially for
the purpose of securing these advertise
ments. This was defeated
Senator Tyler offered an amendment
striking out the S. maximum penalty. He
thought it wise to have minimum pen
atty, but the main objection to the old
law was that a person owing small
amount of taxes had to pay the same
penalty as one who owed 500. With the
of \, ic
be a 10 per cent. penalty on the amount
due. with 81 as the minimum.
The amendment was adopted by vote
of is to y.
The bill, as amended. was ordered to
he engrossed and was ordereGstto be
printed 7csta'Ha
BUYING OF .WHEAT.:
Senator I1ggleston offered a resolution
rcciting that as it was reported TO be the
custom in some parts of Virginia for mil
lcrS and other dealers in wheat to pur-
chase a farmers wheat by Sample, pay
ing the market price for unclaimed and
unsraded wheat as shown by the sample.
After purchasing. the buyer claims the
wheat and pays for the bulk left after
the cleaning process
The resolution directs the Committee
on Agriculture to inquire into this alleged
prnctice and TO report by bill or other
wise.
House Proceedings.
Mr.. Folkes, of Richmond city. offered a
resolution fixing o'clock to-day as
the hour for taking the vote on the bills
looking to the amendment of the Land
Grabbers' act. Mr.. Powell, OF Bruins
wick, offered an amendment That the
vote be taken on Monday at o'clock
Mr.. Saunders suggested that the vote
on the first substitute be taken to-day
and that no time be fixed for the
tina! vote on the proposition. Mr.. sam
ders' suggestion was adopted by Mr.
Folkes. The question came up OH the
substitute offered by Mr.. Powell. which
was lost The resolution, as offered by
Mr. Folkes, was then adopted.
Mr. Jones' OF Isle of Wight, offered a
resolution directing the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts to pay the funeral expenses
of the late NJ. S. Newberne, of Norfolk
county. The resolution was adopted
without division.
Senate bill No. IS, amending the law
relating to exemptions from levy or dis
tress, caused some debate. Mr.. Card
well, OF Hanover. spoke in the interest
of the bill and it was opposed by Alessrs
Powell, Of Brunswick; and Folkcs, OF
Richmond city. Mr.. Featherston. of
Campbell, made strong speech against
the bill. Mr.. FolkeS moved to dismiss
the bill, which was finally carried.
Hon. J. S. Musgrave, Of Southampton,
chairman of the subcommittee to exam
inc into the condition, management. and
needs Of the Central State Hospital, at
Petersburg, submitted the report Of the
committee. signed by himself. Mr.. Robin
son, of Carroll, and Mr.. Dodson, of Pitt
sylvania.
The report deals at length with the
needs OF the hospital and asks for an
appropriation Of s263,00o-for this and. the
next fiscal year.
The hour of / o'clock having arrived
the House went into the consideration of
the land-grabbers' act, and Mr.. Shelton.
of Louisa, took the floor to make a speech
against the act of 1875. and in favor Of
its repeal.
He made an able and eloquent speech,
showing the harsh operations of the law
in his section, and appealing 10 the. House
for its repeal.
He was several times ;nterTnptel by
Nr. Pitcher. of Fauquier. whose questions
he finally declined to answer. Mr. Shell
ron closed by stating that ne was in