The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-02-22
BILLS PASSED.

BILLS PASSED.
To authorize cities and incorporated
towns TO establish and maintain free
pablo libraries and reading rooms.
To submit the question of stock law
TO the voters Of Brentsville District. in
the county Of Prince william.
INTRODUCED OR PLACED on CALENDAR.
Monday Mr.. Eggleston offered bill
which forbids any company already
chartered building line parallel TO the
Richmond Fredericksburg and Poto-
mace railroad until the interests OF the
State in that road are disposed Of IL
was ordered 30 the calendar by vote
Of II to 3.
Mr.. Sands offered a bill providing
that any company with a paid-up capt.
tai of not less than $500 900. incor-
porated for the purpose OF acting as
surety OH bonds shall be accepted as sole
surety upon the bond Of auy person re-
quired by law, or court.
By Mr.. Jeffries To authorize the
supervisors Of Culpeper county TO issue
bonds to raise money to pay for poor
farm and poorhouse.
By Mr.. Wallace For the relief Of
Robert a Doyle, a disabled Oonfeder.
ate soldier.
Mr.. Matthews presented petition
signed by twenty.four citizens Of Ac-
comac, requesting that the county OF
Accomac be cut in half. and that the
upper half be converted into new
county. 1t is set forth in the petition
that the county is sixty five miles long,
and the courthouse is thirty-four miles
from the upper half Of the county.
Mr.. Shelton introduced a bill TO re-
duoe the salary Of the CLERK Of the Sem
ate 80 per cent and those Of all other
State officers, save the Governor, the
judges now in office, and the guards
at the penitentiary. 10 per cent.
By Mr.. Pitts: For the relief OF A J.
Dunn.
BY the same For the relief Of John
Self.
By Mr.. GAlleher To amend the
charter Of the town Of Manassas
BY Mr. Nottingham To amend and
ret enact section of chapter 3l5 Of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the
town OF Cape Charles, in the county Of
Northampton.
BY same To empower the Council OF
Cape Charles to borrow money and is
sue bonds for the purpose Of increasing
its water supplies and installing drain.
age and sewerage system.
By same: To amend and re-enact sec
ton 4 Of chapter 1913 Of an act entitled
an act to amend the charter Of the town
Of Cape Charles, in the county Of North
ampton.
BY Mr.. Garnett For the relief Of +
T. Ninde. Treasurer Of King George
county, giving bin further time. etc
BY Mr.. Hume To incorporate the
Agricultural Association OF Nothern
Virginia.
Mr.. Matthews had the following
placed on the calendar To permit tele
phone companies to carry their wires
overhead over railroad tracks.
Senate bill to amsnd and re enact
section 2OS6 OF the Code of Virginia In
relation to fishing in the waters Of the
Commonwealth Of Virginia. to provide
for levying tax on fishing devices.
and to provide for collecting the same
and to extend the provisions Of said act
to includes all the waters within the
jurisdiction Of the Commonwealth, came
up on it passage. Mr. Hunley moved to
amend by inserting a provision that no
license should be granted.t 20 set apound.
net in Chesapeake Bay within 800 yards
of one already licensed. Mr.. Hunley ad-
vocated the amendment, and Messrs
Mathews, Gouldman, and Garnett oppos-
ed IL The amendment was lost and the