The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-08
THE Mann BILL Il
IS VOTED DOWN D | |
Twas Rejected BY the Senate On On,
Yesterday.
The LAND GRABBERs' ACT,
IL Was the Subject of Debate in Both
Branches OF the General Assem-
b,y-LcSisla,tve News AID
Gossip.

Cos Up.
The BIN to amend the so-called land
grabbcrs. law was further considered
by the Senate and the House yesterday.
They via bc up again to-day.
Hon. George y. Huniey, OF Mathews.
mas secured favorable report upon his
resolution requesting the State Health
Board to report as TO the best place ana
method OF inflicting the death penalty
This resolution reads as follows:
Re It resolved by the House of Dele
gates dhe Senate concurrinG). That the
state Board OF Health and Vital Sta
1istfcs be. ana 1t is hereby requested to
,,eppr-t to the next session of the Cen
<,ral Assembly whether or not, in their
,opinion some mode of infictfnE the
death penalty more humane and APP
proved by science than the mode by
hanging. is practicable, and also as 10
the ACCESSIBILITY of having all such exc
knl,5ons performed at some particular
s,lice in the State to be selected for that
purpose.
A TAX MEASURE.
The subcommittee appointed by the
Scnate Finance Committee to draft an
amendment TO the Parks bill on taxing
stock and evidences of debt, so as to
provide against double taxation. such as
is bitterly complained of by domestic
corporations, met yesterday and agreed
on an amendment which it is certain Will
meet the case.
The. subcommittee, which is composed
of Senators Morris, Jcffrles, and Glass
and Delegate Parks, also unanimously
agreed 10 report amendment To the
merchants tax law, which. If adopted.
will prevent double taxation of this class.
JH. o. L. A. NJ.
The Senate Committee on General
Laws yesterday considered the bill TO
Incorporate the State Council of the
Junior Order OF United American Me
4chanics.
Messrs. j. Samuel Parrish. State Coun-
cillor Floyd A. Hudgins of Newport
News. and W. D. Hill. of South Boston,
addressed the committee in favor OF the
measure Mr.. l.. L. Lookabill. of laoa-
nokc, opposed the measure. Letters we're
read from councils in various partsN OF
the State asking the passage of this bill
There is some friction between the State
Council and the National Council.
The cause of this seems to be that the
National Council is spending very
large percentage Of the income toward
trying to build up the Order in the West
The membership is largely In the East.
The State Council wants charter that
will authorize it to have charge of the
disbursement Of the funds paid in by the
various Councils in Virginia "A vote was
not reached on the bill.
THE BRIDGE QUESTION.
The House Committee on Roads held
meeting yesterday and heard fur
ther argument upon the bill granting
charter to the Norfolk and Berkeley
Bridge Company, authorizing the cree
ton and maintenance of a bridge across
the eastern branch of Elizabeth river at
Norfolk.
Mayor C. Brooks Johnston. of Nor
folk. filed with the committee a set Of
resolutions from the City Council OF his
city. praying for the passage of the
bill.
W. A Glasgow, Jr. Esq, representing
the Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany. then took the floor in opposition to
the measure. He spoke at considerable
length. and commended that the passage
of the measure would work a great hard
ship to the property rights of his compa-
ny. Mr.. A. T. Thorn. of Norfolk, spoke
for the bill.
COMMITTEE ON COURTS.
The House Committee on Courts of
Justice met yesterday. Mr.. Embrey,
of Fredericksburg, presided in The alb
sence of Mr.. McRae. who is still indis-
posed The committee took up two bills
offered by Mr.. ISoaZ, of Albemarle-one
TO incorporate the Virginia immigration
Company and the other incorporating
the Albemarle Orchard Company. Com
missioner of Agriculture koiner appeared
in the interest of the bills: Messrs. S. Il.
ny Tlf,
ards. of the Southern Railway: and J. f.
jackson, Of the Southern Planter also
advocated the passage of the measures.
Both bills We're favorably reported.
Some other matters OF more or less
Importance We're then taken up and dis
posed Of
Mr.. Enbrey's bill TO quiet the title Of
the Lebanon Methodist Church property
of Spotsylvania county, was favorably
reported.
The Finance Committee of the House
was in session this morning
A great number of uncontested mat
Sers We're taken up and disposed of by
the committee.
CHILD LABOR BILL.
Tho Senate Committee on General
Laws took up the Child LABOR bill, intro
duced by Senator Lyle. This measure
as amended by the patron is as follows:
bly, of Virginia. That no child under the
age Of ten years shall be employed in
any manufacturing or mechanical estab-
1ishment within this commonwealth. and
no child between the ages of 10 and Il
years shall be emplyed. unless such child
shall attend school at least three months
IN each and every year: and provided
that tuition of three hours per day in
public school of aNprvate day or night
school under a competent teacher during
a term OF six months shall be deemed
and be equivalent los three months at
tendance al "a school kept in accordance 4
With the customary hours of tuition: !
AID no time less than seventy-five days
of six hours each of actual schooling
shall be accounted as three months. and !;
no time less than one hundred and fifty
half days OF three hours each of actual
schooling shall be deemed an equivalent
OF three months.
2. No child under the age OF fourteen
years shall be employed in any manufact-
urlng or mechanical establishment more
than 60 hours In one week