Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-19
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Richmond, Jan. 1S.-The Senate to-
the House until Saturday in honor OF
General Robert e. Lee. It Is under
stood, however, that the various COM
mittees will do some work meanwhile.
THE CLAYTON BILL.
The Clayton bin in relation to the eff
feet OF evidence on insurance cases
caused some debate in the Senate this
morning. but was finally ordered to It's
engrossment and third reading
The bill. as it will pass, is of con-
siderable interest to insurance people.
It reads as follows:
Be 1T enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia, that no warrantes or
answer TO any interrogatories made by
an applicant in his or her application
for q policy of insurance shall bar the
right TO recover upon any policy issued
upon such application, unless 1t be
clearly proven that such answer was
wilfully false and was fraudulcntly
made, or 1t Is material. and induced
the company to issue the policy, and
that but for such answer or warranties
the policy would not have been issued
PRESBYTERIAN MEMORIALS.
There was some debate on the bill to
i direct the State Librarian to deliver to
1.-The Union Theological Seminary the
I,tmemorials of Hanover Presbytery to
/ lfhe House OF Burgesses and the Legis-
E1ature on the subject Of religious liber-
ty.
Senator Munford said 1t would be n
gracious act of the Legislature to place
this precious paper in the possession OF
an institution representing the whole
Presbyterian Church.
Senator Tylor opposed the act as one
setting a bad precedent. Other orgnni-
cations or individuals might come for
ward and ask to be given custody OF
valuable papers. He would like to see
sufficient money appropriated to enable
the librarian to more carefully preserve
these documents.
The bill was finally passed.
CONDITIONAL PARDON LAW.
Senator Morris offered bill, which
proposes an important change in the
conditional pardon law. At present n
prisoner who has served half his time
and has broken none OF The rules OF tho
institution may receive conditional
pardon from the Governor upon recon-
mcndaton of the board Mr. Morris
bill proposes to amend the law by al
lowing a man who has served half his
term and has not violated any Of the
prison rules for two years preceding
the date of his petition 10 apply for and
receive n conditional pardon. If the
board and the Governor think him a
proper person to receive such.
BILLS PASSED.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing:
To authorize and empower Chnnccry
Courts to confirm sales of land when
the purchase price is not sufficient to
pay taxes delinquent.
To direct and authorize County and
Corporation Courts to strike from the
list of lands returned delinquent such
as arc enormously thereon.
When the steele Pure Food bill came
ZIP the patron stated that, In view of
the unfavorablc report by the commit
tee, he would ask that the consideration
OF the measure be indefinitely post
poned. This motion was agreed to.
& DELINQUENT OYSTER INSPEC-
TORS.
In the House Mr.. Cardwell. of Han
over, offered the following resolution.
which was adopted:
Whereas. it Is represented 10 the
House that many oyster inspectors
alaVc not reported TO the Auditor of
Public Accounts and have not paid into
ahc treasury the taxes collected by
them, or which ought to have been col
1ected by them; therefore be it
Resolved, That a special committee,
consisting OF five. be appointed by the
Speaker, whose duty shall! he TO in
I q1Iire and ascertain whether the oyster
inspectors have made to the Auditor
the reports as required by law and paid
Into the treasury thctaXes collected or
(which ought to have been collected by
them, and showing what inspectors arc
DIN default and the extent of such de-
fault and said committee is author
ized, In making said inquiries. to send
for persons and papers and report by
5 bill or otherwise.
A LAWYERS TRUST.
Mr.. Gents bill in regard to whom
shall practice law In Virginia came up
on its second reading. Mr.. Gent cx-
rlained that the bill was for the purpose
of keeping persons from going into an
adjoining State for few months and
practicing law with u view of rs soon
<. thereafter as possible to come into Vir-
A glnia and secure admission to the bar
as n practicing attorney. without the
denomination provided for applicants in
a this State.
Mr.. Pllcher referred to the bill as a
sort of lawyers trust and suggested
that the House go slow on -the meas
!. are.
Mr.. 3McRae, chairman OF the Commit
e nee on Courts Of Justice, defended the
4 haN .as being only a fair protection to,
/ E5os lawyers cf' the State who have to
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