The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-01
TTiEHTIMEs RICHMoND. VA THURsDA NiARCHH

Stain church property.
BY Mr.. Hume-To provide for special
prosecuting attorneys in a N nd n:
BY Mr. whitehead. of rfolk-To in
corporate the Norfolk and Portsmouth uI
e By; same-To amend sections ZOOS anu ]
2O14 of the Code.
BY Mr.. AfcConnellATo amend section
S4S of the Code
81 BY Mr.. McConnell-To provide road
law for the county of Scott.
By Mr. Hunley-To authorize w X
Perrin further time in which to collect
taxes.
BY same-To provide for the investiga-
ton of fires occurring upon insured prop
erty in certain cases.
By Mr.. King-For5 the relief of Mrs. S.
". Nichaels.
BY Mr.. N1atthews-To amend section 21is
Of the Code.
Afternoon Session.
Captain Parks moved to postpone the
calendar for fifteen minutes. In order to
take up his pension bill, which he had
SO amended as, in his judgment TO meet
the objections urged at the morning ses-,
sion.
he and DR.. Priddy held conferences.
and the bill, as amended. embraces the
salient features of the original Parks bill
and the Priddy substitute, and is the re-
suit of compromise between these two
gentlemen. DIR. Priddy. wnen Captain
Parks had finished explaining the bill as
amended, withdrew his substitute and an
nounced his intention o giving the amend
ed bill his support.
The bill, as originally drawn, carried
an appropriation OF $4,000. and al the
suggestion of MIR. Petit, moved to SO
amend it as to carry sl60.C00. The amend
ment was adopted by a IRA ther close vote
The bill was then passed. receiving eisA-
ty-four votes. There We're no Voses cast
against its passage.
Nj. Boaz, of Albemare, then moved to
adopt the report of the Conference Com
mittee on the land-grabbers' act. The
report was adopted by a vote of 90 to 20.
There was some debate on Mr.. Hunley's
bill to prohibit the sale or firing or can
non-crackers in this State. The bill was
SO amended as to provide that the size
limit be one and one-half inches long and
three-eighth of an inch in diameter. The
bill as amended was passed.
Mr. Jordan, of Frederick, made his
usual evening motion to take up his bill
providing that each county. city and town
IN the State bear its own criminal eA-
penses, out Of its order, with the view TO
making it a special order. A1r. Jordan
spoke briefly in advocacy of his motion.
MIR. Saunders, of Franklin, vigorously OPP
posed the motion, and contended that the
bill was the most vicious introduced at
the present session Of the Legislature.
The House refused TO take the bill up,
and, on motion of Mr.. Saunders, adjourn
ed till u o'clock to-day.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend and re-enact sections 1144,;
17i5. 1746, 1747, 17l9, 1750, and 1752 Of chap
ter II of the Code, regulating the practice
Of medicine and surgery in Virginia.
To re-enact an act entitled an act to
prohibit the catching of fish with seines,
weirs, and nets in Lake Drunlmond, APP,
proved February 49, 1896.
TO incorporate the Norfolk and Ports
mouth Bar Association.
To provide for opening, building, and
keeping in repair the public roads and
bridges in Patrick county.
ITO authorize the county of Powhatan
to change the form of the bonds sub
scribed to the Farmville and Powhatan
/, Railroad Company, and to allow the
Board of Supervisors of said county to
refund the conditional bonds.
I; To incorporate the Brunswick and
Lunenburg Railroad Company.
To prevent trespassing upon railroad
trains.
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train or car from Jumping on or off.
To amend and re-enaot section of an
act entitled an act to incorporate Big
Sandy and Cumberland Railroad Com
pany, in force January Is, 1900.
To validate acknowledgements to deeds,
leases, and contracts taken by certain
commissioners in chancery of the county
courts of this State or by the judge
thereof
To amend and re-enact sections S. 9,
10, II, and 10 and to repeal section Is of
an act entitled act to provide for the
protection of domestic animals. and to
authorize and empower the Board Of
Control Of the Experiment Station OF the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Blacksburg to establish live
stock quarantine lines. rules, and regu-
lations, and to provide penalties for vio-
latinS the same, approved February Is,
1886, authorizing the Board Of Supervisors
to quarantine against other counties un-
der certain conditions and fixing the pen
alties for the violation ofthe provisions
of this act. ~
To amend the charter of the town of
Radford
To repeal sections 1894 21S5, 21es, PISS
2l99. 22C0, 22o1. 22O2, 22O3, 2204, 22O5, 22OG,
2207, pos, 2209, 2210, 2211. 2212. 2213 of the
Code of Virginia, and to amend and re-
enact section 22l4- of the Code of Virginia
with reference to inspection of cattle
brought into the State from south of
State or Federal quarantine line
To amend the charter of the town of
Graham.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To allow John S. Swift further time
within which to distrain and levy and coll
lect certain tax tickets for which he has
accounted to the State
To amend and re-enact an act approved
February 2, 1898. entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 49, chapter 1, of an
act entitled an act to provide for the as
Ssessment of. taxes on persons, property
and incomes. and on license to transact
business. and in paying taxes thereon, for
the support of the government and public
free schools, and to pay the interest on
the public debt, and prescribing the mode
of obtaining licenses to sell wine, ardent
spirits or malt liquors, or any mixture
thereof, in cases where a court certificate
is required. approved March g. 1880, relat-
ing to sale by peddlers.
To authorize the Governor to appoint
a board of commissioners for the promo
ton of the uniformity of legislation in the
United States.
To permit the registration of W. w.
Childs as a spharmacis
To amend and re-enact section 2 of an