The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-10
Bit Offered in Relation to5the Agri-.
CRIMES BATTERY TO BE PAID.

Cccdin.s Of the Senate
and the House.
The Senate and the House held rather
brief sessions yesterday.
| Delegate Islands bill to pay the Grimes
! Battery for services rendered IN enioic1ilS
quarantine rules during the prevalence OF
yellow fever at the Soldiers Home, near
| HAMPTON, was passed in the House,
Senator Mann introduced an act mat II
nassed will greatly enlarge the powers
Of the Department of Agriculture.
! The Barksdale bill providing for the as
sessment for taxation Of properties OF
| telegraph and express companies was es'ii-
| ed I'D at the meeting of the Senate Com
| ,nittee on Finance yesterday Hon. +. G.
! Du Bignon, of Georgia. counsel Tor one
| OF the express companies, asked that
| consideration of the measure be passed by,
; as ne was not prepared to present ms
/ side of the case. Senator Barks-
| dale agreed to pass by until 1hursdaS.E
January 18th, provided, that when the
| bill is then taken up the committee snail
| continue in session until a report can be
| agreed upon The bill was passed by
| with this understanding.
QUESTION OF, TANES.
! A delegation Of cottagers at Virginia
! Beach appeared before the Senate Com
! mittec OH County. City and Town Organ
! ization in behalf of the bill looking to the
expenditure at the Beach of some OF the
| money received from taxes paid on prop
! erty there. 1t was developed that during
| fifteen years not cent OF the money
| the property owners. at the Beach pay
| into the county treasury of Princess
| Anne is used for public improvements at
| the Beach. The county receives over
| thirteen hundred dollars annually from
| the Beach Taxpayers. For some reason.
| the supervisors have refused to eXpend
! any money in the territory in question
| The cottaeers therefore have appealed
! to the Legislature.
| Delegate Ewell. Of Princess Anne. ask
! ed that no action be taken the bill
I as he desired time to confer with
| his constituents The bill was passed by
! until next Tuesday.
The Senate.
! President pro tenn Wckham presided
] over the Scrate in the absence of Lieu-
| tenant-Governor Echols. The proceedings
I were opened with prayer by Rev. j. j.
| Gravatt.
| Senator Lupton secured under the sus-
! pension Of the rules. the passage OF
| House bill authorizing the town of Wood
| stock to borrow money for the purpose OF
! constructing water-works.
| The House bill incorporating the Colo
| NAL Coal ami Coke Company was passed
| under Suspension of the rules, on Senator
! Bruce'S motion.
| The bill to incorporate the town of
( PhCeEGs, was reported favorably by the
| Committee on County, City and Town Or
I ganiZaticn.
Senator B;akey offered bill for the re-
lief of Thomas II. Durham, a needy Con-
| feedr1te soldier Essex county.
A bill was presented by Senator May
l nard to amend section 4017, of the Code,
in relation of the safe-keeping OF prison.
| ers under sentence for crime This act
| was drawn by the Commemorative at
torney of Portsmouth and was suggested
| by the case of the Commonwealth vs.
Saunders. a negro named Cotton escaped
from jail while Guard Saunders slept.
When proceedings were instituted against
| Saunders it was aScertained that ne
/ could not be punished, because the Guard
had not been sworn. The bill requires
special officers, who serve as guards to
take the oath of office provided in sections
l6S and 1913 of the Code.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Senator Mann offered a bill designed to
/ revolutionze the Department of Agricul-
ture. 1t does not change the method OF
| appointment Of the Commissioner or
members OF the Board of Agriculture.
but confers upon the department greatly
enlarged powers. 1t approprlates out OF
the State treasury $4,000 annually. which
is 10 be in addition to the funds received
from the fertilizer tax. The act makes
provision for experimental farms. where
I fertilizers and seeds may be properly
tested and different kinds of stock raised
The bill makes some changes in the fer
tilizer act recently passed. with view
to overcoming some legal difficulties
! Senator Mann offered bills to amend sec
ton 494 of the Code in reference to lists
furnished taxpayers, and to incorporate
the Samaritan Endowment Association:
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
TO amend section sss51 of the Code, in
relation to adverse interest.
Giving courts OF law jurisdiction over
suits on lost past-due bonds, etc
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
/ To amend section 1sG of Code in relation
TO pay of certain judges
To amend section sC57 of the Code, in
relation TO judicial circuits. This act
z! abolishes the 18th judicial circuit.>
To amend the charter of Newport News.
Proceedings Of Ll,e House.
The House yesterday passed the bill
| providing for an appropriation out of the
STATE Treasury to satisfy the claim CT
i Grimes Battery, for services performed
during the prevalence of yellow fever
last summer in Elizabeth City county.
The claim amounts to s1,513.05. There was
little of speechmaking on the bill. Mr..
Bland had set forth the merits of the
:. bill at: length the day before, and those
who opposed payment of the claim had
4 also had their say. The bill was placed
on. its passage after a few. brief remarks,
J. and the recorded vote was in its tavnr
blythe very decisive majority Of 81 to
. a. ~ Z -.
Mr. sBowless introduced a bill, which de-
fines all Migrants and Ebeggars save fe-
4 males or minors under sixteen years OF
4 age, or deaf or blind persons, who shall
wander from place to place and practice
beggary, to be 8tramps, and provides that
S they shall be punished therefor by i'm
j prisonment in iail for one year. The bill
81 further provides that if such tramp is
q found with a weapon on his person. OF
shall threaten or intimidate any person
or: shall kindle any fire in the highway