Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-09

W uDpplul IL COlleClOl Ol dGllItl0Chl
personal taxes for the city of Norfolk
BY Mr.. Bland-To require railroad
companies to make connection with
each other.
BILLS PASSED.
The bills which were paessed were as
follows:
To amend and enact an act to
amend and re-enact section 1919 of
chapter 1853 of the Code of Virginia,
in relation to the appointment of COM
missioners In chancery in Russell
county.
To amend and re-enact sections 81
and 81 of an act entitled an act to in
corporate the city OF Newport News. in
the county of Warwick, and to provide
charter therefor. approved January
16. 1896; and creating the office OF City
Attorney and authorizing the Com
mon Council to fill said office.
To permit G. w. Grandy, of Norfolk,
to erect wharf on James river In
on James river, In Charles City county.
To permit c. w. Grandy, of Norfolk,
to enact wharf on James river, in
Charles City county. opposite Kennon's
or Nelson's landing.
To amend and re-enact section 164 OF
the Code of Virginia. as amended and
re-enacted by an act approved Febru-
airy 10, 1894, entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 164 OF the Code OF
Virginia so ms to allow fourth-class
postmasters to act as notaries, ae
amended and enacted by an act mp
proved February 10. 1896, entitled an
act to amend and re-enact section 164
of the Code of Virginia as amended and
re-enacted by an act entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section 164 of the
Code of Virginia SO as to allow fourth
class postmasters to net as school trus-
tees. as amended and re-enacted by an
act entitled an act to amend and re-
enact section 164 OF the Code of Vir-
ginia. approved February 90, 1925, so as
to allow fourth-class postmasters to act
as justices.
IN THE SENATE
In the Senate Mr.. Barksdale intro
duced his much discussed bill to pre-
vent the corrupt use of money In cleo
tion. This measure is modelled after the
Missouri law. and Mr.. Barksdale will.
in the committee. offer 1t as substi-
tute for the bill he presented earlier
In the session. After careful inves-
LEGATION the Senator is convinced that
Missouri has the most complete and
most effective law on this subject OF
any State in thes Union. i,g sf Is Sgs' I; &
Senator Eggleston got through, under
suspension of the rules. joint resolu-
ton providing for the appointment OF
a joint committee of two Senator's and
three delegates to investigate and re-
port with reference to the re-arrange-
ment of the judicial circuits with Il
view to having the plan reported,
should 1t be adopted, go into effect on
the LIST OF January. 1902. There was
no objection to the resolution. Senator
Eggleston explained that some of the
judges had more work than they could
do, while others had little labor to per-
form. Some receive only $l,500 per
year, while others get $1,000.
He thought Il plan might be worked
out whereby the whole system might be
rcarranged to the advantage OF both
judges and The people.
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Among other bills which were pre-
scented and referred are the following:
BY Senator Tyler-To incorporate the
Hampton Roads Railway and Electric
Company, With Alvah II. Martin, w. j.
Nelms. II. w. Shield, c. +. Day, Thos.
w. Shelton, j. p. Andre Mottu and Jno.
S. Wise as corpOrators.
Senator Tyler offered a bill, which
was placed on the calendar, TO amend
the charter of Newport News so as to
give the Chief OF Police the right of
appeal TO the Corporation Court In case
of his removal by the Board of Police
Commissioners
Senator lie Cato introduced his bill
to provide for the establishment of a
Virginia State colony for epilcptics and
TO appropriate money therefor. The
provisions of this measure, which
comes from the State EpieDtic Com
mission, have been published
~ bill was offered by Senator Nc
llwaine to regulate the killing, cap
turing. hunting, buying or selling or
offering for sale of partridges and wild
turkeys in Dinwiddic county. and to
prohibit the catching CT the same in
traps or nets, and to prohibit the TAX
ing or destruction of eggs OF same in
said county.
JUDGE OF LYNCHBURG.
In joint session the two bodies at /
o'clock baloted for a Judge OF the Cor
poration Court of Lynchburg. The in
cumbent. Judge Frank Z. Christian,
was unanimously elected.
OPPOSED TO CONSOLIDATION.
When the bill to authorize the Nor
folk and Southern railroad to consol.-
date with other roads came up on its
passage in the Senate. Senator Stands
objected. He had looked into the mat
ter he said and found that the passa sc
OF the measure would be unfavorabIe
to Nansemond and Isle of Wight coun-
ties.
At his request Senator Maynard con
scented that the bill should be recon-
mitted.
Southern Goa! Mines Sold.
tBy Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)