Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-04
STATE S0LONS
RESUME WORK
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SSAiooi Do"Iu VI turnover to pay the
treasurer of said county per cent. for
disbursing the school fund of said
county.
BY Mr.. Murrell-For the relief of Fl.
w. Nichols.
BY Mr.. Newhouse-For the relief of
Martha e. Williams from the lien of
certain delinquent taxes upon her real
estate
BY Mr.. Cardwell-For the relief of e.
L. Brooks, Confederate soldier
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate a bill to permit the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company to issue preferred. as
well as common. stock. and to authorize
the establishment OF an armor-plate
factory was passed under suspension Of
the rules, on Senator Tyler's notion
UNIFORM TAXATION.
Tho following was offered by Senator
CoSbill. and unanimously adopted:
Whereas 1t is believed that the taxa.
BILE real estate within this Common.
wealth is not so assessed as to cause
taxation to be equal and uniform, as
contemplated by the Constitution. and
that as Il result some communities bear
In proportion much greater burdens
than other communities in the support
of the Government: and
Whereas the present year Is the reg
ular time for the reaSsessment of lands
any II any action can be had TO remedy
this evil it should be had speedily. so
as to be effective in said reassessment.
therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That the Senate Committee
on Finance and Banks shall make in.
curry into this subject and report ms
soon as practicable by bill or other
wise.
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
Senator McIlwaine introduced a bill
to Permit the Atlantic Coast Line 10
change its name, increase its directors
increase its capital stock, to issue
bonds, and TO authorize the leasing by
it and the consolidation with other cor
porations and otherwise TO enlarge its
powers.
The Atlantic Coast Line of Virginia
will change the name by dropping the
of Virginia" The bill is simply d.
rected toward putting this line on the
same plane as the Norfolk and West
ern, Chesapeake and Ohio, and South
ern roads. 1t is at present operated I'M
der the charters of three States, and
this reduces it to the Virginia char
ter.
Coast Line is to constitute n waiver of
any and all exemption from taxation
which 1T now enjoys in this State. All
OF the property shall be subject to the
same provisions that apply to other
railroads in the State.
The following bills were introduced
and referred
BY Senator Jeffries-To amend sec
ton 249S of the Code relative to pro-
ducing the evidences of debt in mat
ter of discharging liens.
BY Same-For relief of Joseph Z. Mo-
lingo, a disabled Confederate soldier.
BY Same-To amend section 1871 of the
Code in relation to what real estate Is
exempted from taxation.
BY Same-To refund to Richard Ford
n fine paid by him for his son, Melvin
Ford, lunatic.
BY Senator Watkins-To prevent per-
sons getting on or off street cars while
the same are in motion.
BY Same-To prevent persons from
riding on freight or passenger trains
without authority having been first OBJ
tanned from the said railroad company.
(The object of this measure Is to punish
tramnS and others who steal rides on
trains).
BY Senator wickham-For the relief
of Sarah A. Parry, widow of Confed-
crate soldier.
BY Senator Claytor-To provide for
the erection and maintaining of water
ing troughs for the use of horses and
cattle on the public roads OF this Com
monwealth, and providing penalties for
injury and destruction of same.
BY Same-To amend the Code so as to
empower county treasurcrs to collect
fee bills.
FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
Senator John N. Ople, chairman of
the special committee appointed to in
vestigate the Soldiers Home, will call
that body together tomorrow to map
out its plans and to notify the COM
claimants and the members Of the
Board of Visitors OF the Home as to
when the taking testimony will begin
The Epps "Jim Crow car bill and
the Folkes measure to require all cleo
trio wires in cities of more than 10000
population to be placed under ground
will be considered by House commit
tees on Saturday.
1t is thought the Committee on Courts
OF Justice at its meeting on Friday
morning will take up and consider the
bill to abolish the Eighteenth judicial
Circuit, which is presided over by
Judge ]. A. Dupuy.
SENATOR M'CoRKLEs SUCCESSOR
Information was received here to-day
to the effect that the Democrats of the
Senatorial District embracing Rock
bridge. Botetourt. Bath. Allegheny and
Highland counties and the city of
Buena Vista, will hold n convention at
Clifton Forge tomorrow night to nom
mate successor to the late Senator
McCorkle. 1t is generally conceded
that DR.. A. Noah Johnston, of Rock
bridge, will win. He has enough DEL
egates instructed for him to defeat all
opponents on first ballot, so 1t is said.