The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-23

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settlement Of disputed boundary lines
between 5coterminousSland owners by the
county surveyor.
BY Mr.. Priddy-To refund to T. ].
Thornton $3.50 enormously charged him
by Superintendent of the 'Penirentlary.
because of his absence from duty OIL ac-z
count of sickness.
BY Mr.. Goad-For the relief of James
NJ. Jones.
BY same-For the relief of Thomas Q.
SIrac;lin
BY Mr.. Hume-To assess all dogs in
Alexandria county for taxation.
BY Mr.. Boaz-To provide for the collec-
ton of taxes and levies on lands sold
under trust deeds.
BY Mr.. Biand-To prescribe the length
of a days employment for employees OF
mills and manufacturing companies.
BY MIR. Patteson-To amend an act to
provide for a bureau of labor and in
dustrial statistics.
By Mr.. tAyers-For the relief Of John
T. Perry.
BY Mr. Kelley-For the relief Of J.
e. Phillips and other creditors of the
University of Virginia.
BY Mr.. Felix M. -Jones-Approprating
$1,000 to the Prison Association and the
sum of 81 500 to the Negro Reformatory.
Ey Mr. Shelton--To provide for pay
ment out of the public treasury of
amount of criminal expenses erroneously
assessed.
Ry Mr. Madison-1n relation to certifi-
Gates TO .fiduciaries in certain cases.
Rv Mr.. Parks-To amnd section 1414 of
the Code.
BY samc-To authorize the town of Lur-
ay to borrow money.
GBy same-To amend section 1918 of the
Code.
By MT. Stickley-To transfer to the
county of Shenandoah the States interest
in the Mt. Jackson and Howard Lick
Turnpike Company.
BY same-To authorize New Market to
borrow money.
Bv Mr. Kelley-To authroize the Presi-
dent of the Tredegar Company to APP
point Police agents
BY MIR. Baugh-To compensate school
trustees il, Prince Gorge.
By Samc-To protect sturgeon in Prince
George and Surrey.
By same-To prohibit the hauling OF
seine in said counties.
BY Mr. Cannaday-To allow the voters
of Floyd to vote on force law.
BY Mr.. Gregory-To amend the game
lay in Pittsylvania.
BY Mr.. Hunley-To authorize the COM
promise of a certain judgement in Mat
thews county.
BY Mr. McAHster-To allow sale of
certain church property in the county of
Allegheny.
BY Mr. Lacy-T oallow Wr. D. Snead
further time to collect taxes.
To prevent riotous or di,orderly con-
duct in any car or Il caboose or any
part OF a train carrying passengers or
employees of any railroad or street pas
senger railway.
rExtending lifetime for the collection of
tax tickets in the town of Colonial Beach,
To exempt the Home for Friedtess
Children, situated in: Chesterfield county,
from taxation.
or the relief Of ]. c. Stanley, deputy
treasurer of Patrick county.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To prevent the sale of adulterated and
misbranded food in the State of Virginia.
To authorize the county school board
of Chesterfield county to pay the theasur-
err for disbursing county and district
school funds of said county.
Afternoon Session.
When the chair was resumed at o'clock
P. NJ the calendar was called, and the
uncontested bills appearing thereon were
disposed Of
The bill providing for the appointment
Of travelling auditors for the Stare was
t!,en taken up us un:inshc1 business.
and Mr. Price, .f Washington county.
the patron of the Til! IN the House, to,k
the floor to advocate its passage.
Mr.. Price said that great corporations
had travelling auditors, and the United
States Government had revenue, bank,
and postoffice inspectors, and that the
necessity for an inspection of the books
of the State was apparent. He read :,
printed letter which he said had been
sent out to the county officers by some
unknown party or parties, undertaking
to prejudice them against the Passage OF
the measure and inviting them 20 I'm
perfume their Representatives - Vote
against it.
Mr. Price made a very able argument,
and answered many questions which We're
proponuGed to him by the opponents OF
the bill during the course OF his sreecf.
Mr.. McClung, of Washington county,
followed his colleague in opposition to the
bill. He said there were neither demand
nor necesst: for the proposed leSsia-
ton. In reply to a question by Mr..
Price. Mr.. McC!ung said he did not be-
lieve there was any demand for the Law
in their county.
Mr.. Price then read as follows from
the Instructions of the convention by
which he and Mr.. McClung had been
nominated:
"We demand the enactment of such
legislation as will secure to the people
of Washington county a more economical
administration of the county's affairs, a
AFTER ONE THING.