The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22

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he had himself previously called.
Section 1911 was amended so as tc
require parties demurring to state
specially in writing the grounds Of
their demurrer. A chancery suit ia
now no longer necessary where note
or bond has been lost, simply a mo-
ton or action at law will secure re-
! lief
The married woman's law was
changed in some particulars, so that
now a married woman has practically
the same contractual rights as il she
were unmarried. Several changes
were made in the exemption law.
The salary Of all officials. even that
of the Governor, or Judge of any
Court in the Commonwealth, can be
garnisheed, and the exemption Of ff-
ty dollars can be waived in note
like the homestead exemption.
The commissioners of valuation
bill passed theHouse and receivedGov.
Tyler's signature, hut it is a question
as to whether or not it passed the
Senate. 1t required Constitutional
vote in my opinion, but only passed
by majority. % Senators pc
titioned the Governor not to sign the
bill but while the Senate was correct
ing its journal lie sent the bill back
with his signature attached. There
was great Indignation at this action
OF the Governor. The bill itself was
one of the most vicious ever sought
to be enacted. Its primary object
was simply to make places for lot
of hungry Office seekers. OF one
thing there is little doubt and that is
that it will be repealed if an extra
session of the Legislature is called.
Mr.. Royal of the Richmond bar is
now making test case of it.
The fight of the Seaboard Air Line
R. r. for a charter to parallel the r.
F. d. P. r. r. attracted much inter-
est throughout the State. Virginia
has large interest in the R. F. d P.
and they agreed to pay 1910 interest
on her holdings. All the members
from the Southwest, as now remem-
Der, with the exception of Gent and
Whitehead, of Lee, voted against the
granting of the charter. The r. F.
d p. stock was gilt edged invest
ment and with the Seaboard Air Line
pouring into her lap thousands of
tons of freight. and giving her the
benefit of its great passenger traffic,
it was becoming more and more val
liable. The Seaboard Air Line peo-
pie had one of the greatest lobbies
ever seen at the Capital. Richmond
turned out en- maSse to applaud the
speakers favorable to the granting Of
the charter and indeed Richmond peo-
pie labored under the delusion that
we were there to legislate for that
city alone, and it was wonderful the
hold this idea got on the minds Of the
gentlemen representing her in the
The galleries would be packed
with people to hear these gentlemen
and their applause was something
terrific. We will have to agitate the
question Of moving the Capital to
Roanoke, and bring them to time in
short order.
Tie Telephone. Bill" was also
defeated principally by the lobbyists
representing small telephone COM
,anieS, and by individual pressure
brought to bear upon the members by
parties interested in phones in their
counties-generallY home
'nterprise-which of course had its
fleet. This was good bill and
hould have been passed
secured the passage of bill to
reate a board of sinking fund COM
niSSioners for this county, which L
hink was of great Importance.
Many other bills of interest were
passed, most of them meritorious, but