The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-06
WORK OF SENATE
AND THE HOUSE
Paramount District Bill Was Acted
Upon Fayorably.
BUILD BRIDGE AT sCoTTsvlLlE.
Rim Introduced from the Committee
To Abolish the Eighteenth Judicial
Circuit - Brunswic& County
May Issue Bonds-Ihc House.

i,u, aside from the little spat in the COM
,nit;ee room. everything went along
scrcneIy. The various Judges Who had
been previously chosen in caucus were
c,.c,ed and a number of interest ting
measures were introduced.
PARAMOUNT DISTRICT.
The Senate nassed the bill to create
Paramount District. in Fairfield Masis-
,e,.ial District in the county of Henrico;
TO provide for the establishment oil a
board of Improvement commissioners and
to empower them TO make special levy
~, ~. n,orerty Of said Fairmount Dis
trict.
.ir. MAYNARD offered hill TO incor-
nora1e the Consolidated Turnpike Co. of
Norfolk.
sIr. Morris introduced bill TO empower
the counties of Albemarle. Buckingham
and Fiuyanna 10 construct a bridge across
James river al or near the town OF SCOTS
vile. and 10 collect tolls therefor. aho
to authorize and empower said counties to
negotiate a loan and issue bonds for that
rn,roose and 10 repeal section 1855 OF the
Code in so far as it applies TO such
bridges.
\ hin was introduced by Mr. Bruce
tar the relief OF Mr.. c. Is. Gibson. OF
Lee county.
Senator Foster offered bill TO direct
The treasurer of Princess Anne county
TO set aside portion OF the county taxes
for improvements at Virginia Beach.
Judge Mann, of Nottoway, introduced
hill 10 empower Brunswick county to
issue bonds TO pay off those issued IN
pay,r1ent of stock OF the Atlantic and
DsnyilIe Railway payable in 1915. and re-
l!erirg them of the sinking fund feature.
OTHER BILLS REPORTED.
Mr.. Keezcli. for the relief of j. IL Bur
Bunk. of the county of Rockingham, from
AZ improper assessment
Mr.. KeezcIl, for the relief OF }. w.
Sutphin q disabled Confederate sold1ear OIL
Rockingham county
S1r McIlwair,e TO amend and re-enact.
section S. Of an act TO incorporate the
SouthsIdc Railway and Development
Company. The bill provides for the es-
tablishnent OF the main office IN the city
OF Petersburg.
The bill TO abolish the Eighteenth Judi
ciaI Circuit was reported iavofaoiy from
the Committee On General Laws ana 1t
will doubtless be abolished.
Mr.. James, 10 amend section l220 of the
CODE relative TO penalty Tor Violating
sections 1915 to 12l9 of the CODE. The bill
provides for a penalty OF 800 for the
violation of any of the above sections,
half TO go to the informer.
Mr.. Mann, for the relief Of Richard I.
Vaughan, a disabled Confederate soldier
Nr Mann, 10 amend section 1898, of the
Code In reference 10 ConVeEanceS and
lifts by will for religious purposes, as
amended.
Mr.. Donohoe. for the relief of VIM. n
Wood. a disabled Confederate soldier;
AIR. Donoloc to repeal an net TO .'ro-
q n r.
Mr.. Keczer introduced Il bin TO amend
section 10 of an TO incorporate the
.nur of DAYTON, and all acts amendatory
thereof. The bill provides for certain
y,owers 10 be conferred upon the Council
., reference TO the imposition of certain
.axes ana the manner of collecting the
same.
NJ Bruce to prescribe the time for
,oIdin- the courts of the Seventeenth Ju
SENATE INVITED.
THE senate was invited to attend tea
,he Home for Incurables on the after
noon of January 1th from to o'clock
The graduating class of nurses extend
ed an Invitation 10 the Senate TO attend
the exercises on the evening of January
:;til.
JUDGES ELECTED
The following Judges were elected by
,hc House and Senate ballotins separate
ly:
folk.
W. E. Martin. Chancery Court OF Nor
folk.
y. G. Minor, Law and Equity Court of
Richmond
James G. Lamb. chancery Court Of
\. NJ. Aiken. Hastings Court of Dan
vile,
u. \. wood. Fluvanna county
s B. Witt. Hustings Court of Rich
mond
J. i. Crockcr. Hastings Court Of Ports
mouth.
Henry " Holt, Hastings Court of
stanton.
Alexandria.
James NJ. Mullen. Hastings Court Of
Petersburg.
House Proceedings.
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