Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16
STATE LEGISLATURES.
Doings in Our Law-Saking Body
BILLs INrRonr,crn

by same: To incorporat to the Sons
aud Daughters of Solomon, of King
George county, Va
BY Mr.. Wexford: To allow u. L.
Truehart to enlarge Che area of the
pierhead to his wharf at Monaskop.
ON the Rappahannock river.
Senator Walker-By request-To
authorize Octavious A. Hudson to
erect q wharf on the Yeocomico river,
in the county of Northumberland.
BY Mr.. Lyle: Appropriatiug $1,000
to the endowment of the Christians
burg Industrial Institute, of Cum.
bria, Va, for the training of colored
teachers.
Mr.. Folks offered a ioiut res
oluhon in the House reeogniz.
ing Gov. Beckham as regularly
elected and only legal governor of
the state of Kentucky. The resolu-
was adopted. When the resolution
went to the Senate for action Sena-
tor Fairfax said he thought this a
matter with which the General AS
sembly of Virginia had nothing TO
do. The Senate also, by an almost
unanimous vote, declined to adopt
the motion of Senator Barksdale.
providing that when the Senate adj
journed it be to meet on Tuesday, i'm
honor of William Jennings Bryan
who spent Monday in the city and
addressed the legislature at the
Academy of music. Senators did
notthink that becausea distinguished
man was to be in Richmond Monday
the Senate should stop its work
when the calendar is crowded with
bills.
BILLS PASSED.
Providing for codification of oyster
laws.
To amend act creating Board of
Fisheries.
To allow J. II. Wheaton and
others to build pier.
To confirm charter of Peace and
Light Society of King George county.
10 direct and authorize county
and corporation courts to strike from
the list of lands returned DELINQUENT
for non-payment of taxes, leyies, &C.,
such as are enormously thereon.
To amend and re-euact section
1854 of the Code of Virginia, in re-
lation of when partition cannot be
made there nay be allotment or sale;
proceedings in case of sale: how pro-
ceediugs distributed or invested, and
effects of sale on right of dover.
To amend and re-euact section 294O
of the Code of Virginia, in relation
to warrants for small claims, as
amended and re-enacted by chapter
"a of Acts of Assembly 1SS9-'90, as
amended aud re-enacted by chapter
OIL of Acts of Assembly 1898 '9I. as
amended and re-enacted by chapter
S9S of Acts of Assembly 1S97-gS.
approved March 3, 1898.
The Senate Committee OH Fish
and Game has reported with impor-
tant amendments the bill permitting
dredging of oysters on so or more
acres. The bill was vigorously o.
posed 10y many of the Represents tives
from tidewater counties. 1t was in
Difference to these that the bill was
amended so as to exclude the waters
of the James river and its tributaries.
the Nansemond and Rappahapnock
rivers and their tributaries and the
ocean sides of Accomack and North
ampton counties.
To amend and re-enact section 26I5
of the Code of Virginia in relation
to how leases on behalf of persons
under disability may be made.
relation to the property rights of
married women, declaring how they
may acquire and dispose of prop
erty; make contracts, sue and be sued:
aud to amend sections 1921, 1898.
1924 and 1895, Chapter lob of the
Code of Virginia, aud to repeal Sec
tions 1884, 1885, 22S6, 1887, 22Ss.
22S9, $500, 1922 and 2295 as
amended by Acts of 1S95-'96, on page
4S6 thereof.
GETS WHAT 1T WANTS.
Seaboard Air Line won in both
charter fight and Injunction case
Saturday. This will facilitate the
plan of consolidating e number of
roads into the Greater Seaboard
System and open the way for the con-
struction of its own road from here
to Washington, giving it through
line from Jacksonville, Fla, to the
national capital.
IN REGARD TO HANGING.
Be it resolved by the House of
Delegates (the Senate concurring).
that the State Board of Health and
Vital Statistics be, and it is hereby
requested to report to the next SEES
sion of the General Assembly
whether or not, in their opinion,
some mode of inflicting the death
penalty more humane and approved
by science than the mode bv hang
ing, is practicable, and also as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of having all such exc
cutions performed at some particular
place in the State to be selected for
that purpose.
DELINQUENT LAND BILLS.
The Senate last week again took
up the consideration of the con,pan-
ion bills amending the delinquent
land law enacted by the last General
Assembly. On Wednesday, when
the Senate adjourned, it had just
voted to reconsider the vote by which
an amendment proposed by Mr..
Cogbill requiring notice of applica.
ton to purchase delinquent land 10
be served upon the owner was defeat
ed. Mr.. Munford resumed his speech
in advocacy of the amendment. In
a second speech Mr.. Munford argued