Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-11
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for those who commit criminal assault
n number of other bills were intro
duced. all, however, or q private ma
SENATE BILLS PASSED.

SGNAID BILLS PASSED.
The Senate bills passed were as fol-
lows:
TO amend section lS6 of the Code In
relation to the increase OF salaries of
Judges of certain cities.
To amend section 1, Of chapter 1923.
.of the Acts Of 1SS9'90, to prescribe the
time for holding the courts of the sew
enteenth judicial circuit.
TO amend section 2IG5 of the Code in
relation to contracts, deeds, ETC., that
are void as to creditors and purchases
unless recorded.
To incorporate the town of Phoebus.
To incorporate the Virginia Confer
ence Orphanage of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were pass
cd:
No. 117-Authorlzing the Councils of
the city of Norfolk to appoint Il coll
lector OF delinquent personal taxes for
the city of Norfolk. and fixing his du-
ties, powers, term Of Office and com
pensation.
No. 124--To ratify. confirm and amend
the charter of the Norfolk County
Water Company" and to give it ad-
ditional powers.
S'O- -" " anu TC-GnaCI Sue
ton POS of The Code in relation to
fish-ladders, as amended and re-enact-
ed by an act entitled on act to amend
and re-enact section 2105 of the Code
or 1887, touching fsh-ladders approved
January 18th. 1890.
The bill to provide for the rccorda-
ton by clerks of The County or Corpo-
rations Courts of lists of conveyances
and partitions that may have been re-
turned thereto by the clerk OF the Cen
eral Court, and may now he found
therein. and declaring the effect to be
given said lists when so recorded was
committed to the Committee on Courts
of Justice.
CAP1TATION TAX.
senator lie CatOs DTfi, pr0vi5ttng that
the capitation tax shall he paid before
q person is permitted to vote. will come
up before the Senate Committee on I'll
nance at 10 o'clock In the morning DR..
lie Cato will appear before the body
and will present some very Interesting
iacts and figures. He will show that the
state is losing S159,0O0 annually in cap
itation taxes.
The doctor thinks it n very short
sighted policy to cconomIze by cutting
down the salaries of poorly-Daid OIL
Gals. while so much money is being lost
In the State that might be collected.
There is no doubt that the Keczell
bill TO submit to the voters the question
OF amending the Constitution. so that
county and municipal officers shall be
elected in the fall will be passed
1t was adopted by the last General
Assembly. Two successive Legislatures
must pass it before the people can vote
upon the proposition.
Should the change be made and Sen
lie CatO'S measure become n law. n
person declared delinquent in his cant
tation tax in July cannot vote at the
fall elections, not even should he pay
the tax between the time of his being
declared delinquent and the date of the
election.
RELIEF OF FIREMEN.
a bill for the relief of injured fire.
men and widows of firemen in the State
Firemen's Association was discussed by
the Committee on Finance. but no de-
cision was reached Further discussion
and consideration will be heard at n
future meeting.
The bill introduced in the House by
Mr.. Bland provides for the appropria-
ton of $4,000 annually for the relief
fund of the association.
n number OF prominent nrcmen from
various parts OF the State appeared be-
fore the committee and spoke in jte;
interest. Those who spoke were Dele
gate Bland. who also introduced tho
other speakers. and AIessrs. John Red
wood, of Richmond: T.. T. Lookabill.
OF Roanoke; VIM. Storr, OF Newport
News. and r. j. Williams, of Char
| lottesville
FAVORABLY REPORTED.
The Committee on Courts or =Tustfcc
held a lengthy session this morning
ana considered number of bills Two
important measures before the commit
tee were the bills introduced by Mr..
l!pps to enlarge the powers OF justices
or the peacc. and the one introduced by
Mr.. Whitehead, of Norfolk, to punish
wife-beatcrs with stripes
The former BILL with little argument.
was reported favorably. 1t provides
that any justice OF the peace in the
CITY OF Richmond may Issue criminal
warrants. The measure is Il most i'm
portant one. for heretofore, of the
eighteen justices in this city but six
OF them were permitted to issue Grim
inal warrants, divided during the year
into three terms of four months each.
Much Inconvenience has been cxpe-
rienced in this respect. The measure
that was reported favorably will rem
edy the matter.
MIR. Withdrawals bill was also favor
ably reported. 1t provides for the i'm
position of not more than twenty
stripes for the first offense and not
more than thirty for the second and
gives the judge or Justice discretion
airy powers in the premises.
LAND GRABBERS LAW.
There will be presented to the SEN
ate Finance Committee tomorrow a
bill prepared by a subcommittee.
which will radically change the land
grabhcrs law. amounting almost to n
repeal of that measure. 1t will pro-
vide that there shall! be n graded pen
| atty instead Of the nrcSnnt arbitrary