The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-08
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Snrmed the nominat iona OF Mr. James 3.
$Doherty to be- Labor commissioner.


snrmed the nomina tlonsof MI James b.
Donerty to be z as'or commissioner.
House Procced inga -
Speaker Saunders presided in the House
a message from the senate&by Mr..
Clayton Informed 4 the : Housessthat the
Senntc had passed jointresolution pro-
Lyioing for the election Of Judge: for the
The Joint resolution was concurred I'm
D. he hourSo 81 1890 Having arrived. The:
House went into the execution of the;
Joint order Mr.. Goad,s OF Bedford, nomi-5
mated Hon. John Randolph Tucker and
he. having received all the votes cast:
BILLS INTRODUCED. - g
BY Mr.. Embrey-For the relief Off.
S. Cannon. "a 4
By Mr. Hutcheson-For the relief of
Mrs. NJ. II. Chundler. -
BY Mr.. Shelton-For the relief of the
Nitro-Phosphate Syndicate OF London
and others.
BY Mr. Newhouse-For the relief OLA.
By the same-For the relief of j.. T.
BY the same-For the relief of Benz.
BY Mr.. Powel1-To. authorize justices
in Brunswick county to appoint special.
constables in civil cases.
BY Mr.. Duke--For the relief of ]. r..
Garland.
BY the sanie-For the relief of John
Sneed.
BY Mr.. Kelley-To regulate the sale of
Intoxicating liquors on days Of election.
BY Mr. Embrey-To incorporate the
Spotsylvania Telephone Company.
ON THE CALENDAR.
BY Mr. Kelley-To incorporate st. Leo's
Catholic Club.
BY Mr.. Hutcheson-To quiet the title
OF the property OF the Bethel Baptist
church.
BY Mr.. Gent-To incorporate the town
of Honaker, in Russell county.
By Mr.. Honaker-To amend the char
ter of Marion.
BY Mr.. Shelton-To amend the law in
regard to keeping in repair the roads OF
Louisa county.
Z BY Mr.. Embrey-To fill vacancy on
Electoral Board of Spotsylvania county
AFTER lEIFE-BEATERS.
When Mr.. John Whitehead's bill to
provide strires for wfe-beaters. was
reached on the calendar. Mr.. McAllister.
of Bath. moved to dismiss the bill. Mr..
Whitehead appealed to the House not to
sustain Mr.. McAllster's motion. Mr..
Jordan. Of Frederick. said there was no
necessity for the bill. There was but
one wife bcater,'' said ne. in his county,
land what the boys did for him was a
plenty" DR.. Powell. OF Brunswick. SAID
the wives of his county beat their hus-
bands. instead Of the husbands EcatinS
their wives. The bill was dismissed
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts, in answer to Il resolution
by the House. asking Cor information
concerning the States holdings i'll the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company.
AT the request of Mr.. Patteson. Of
Richmond city. the matter went over and
two hundred copies ordered printed for
the use of members
The hour of 1 o'clock having ar-i, cd.
the Land-Grabbers' az. was taken up
and Captain Parks, Of Page. took the
floor to conclude his argument in favor
of his substitute. His main contention
was that the Anderson bill was not
proper one and should not pass.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief of the personal rerrescn-
tative and estate Of William Al. I'lana-5
gan.
For the relief Of George g. 1<cezell,
To amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act to amend and re-enact an act to
amend and re-enact section 1919 of chap
ter 1863, Code of Virginia, in chancery.
To incorporate the Russell Fork and
Eastern Railroad Company
For the relief of r. B. Seay, late treas
urer of Lunenburg county, ana his depu-
ties
For the relief of estate of D. l.. Long
from certain delinquent taxes.
TO empower te Board of Supervisors
of Wise county to settle by compromise
or otherwise delinquent county and ais
trict taxes charged against the Sayette
Land Company and successors IN in
terest.
To enable the Board of Supervisors OF
Campbell county to compromise the in
debtedness of John J. Hughes, a surety
on the bond of Z. S. Norman, former
treasurer of Campbell county.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To allow Edward o. Gladstone, late
deputy treasurer of Northampton county.
further time in which to collect certain
tax tickets in his hands not returned de-
lnquent.,
To allow J. b. Wise. treasurer Of North
ampton county, further time in which to
collect certain tax tickets in his hands
not returned delinquent.
To legalize primary elections and con-
ventions in the county of Prince VIII
liam.
To incorporate Citizens Railway, Light
and Power Company.
Patents Granted Virginfans.
Patents granted to residents of Virginia
February G. 1900. Reported by Davis &