Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-09
LAST ACTS OF LEGISLATURES.



not taken until Tuesday.
The Senate has defeated the en-
ployers' liability bill. The vote was
~ to 10. This is about the fourth
time the House has passed this act
aud the Senate has rejected it.
The House Committee on the
Chesapeake and its tributaries held
meeting Thursday night and or
dered favorable report on bill of
fered in the Senate by Mr.. Keezell,
to amend section 2136 of the Code of
Virginia in relation to the right of
owners to plant oysters in any creek
&C., within bis survey.
The general appropriation bill, re-
ported to the Senate by the Finance
Committee, makes an increase in APP
preparations amounting TO $S6,670.
Of this increase, $4,000 is to the
credit of public institutions, and
5,670 is chiefly due to the restora-
ton of the salaries of officials which
were reduced by the last legislature.
ELECTION OF U. s. SENATORS
The distinct feature Of Saturday
was the adoption by both branches
of joint resolution requesting Sen
ators Daniel and Martin to use their
best efforts to secure the amendment
to the Constitution Of the United
States providing for the election of
Senators by direct vote of the people
There was vigorous opposition to the
resolution in the Senate, but only
two votes were cast against it.
Mr.. Morris said he thought that in
the last ten years the legislature of
Virginia had done as we'll in select
ing Senators as the people had done
in selecting Governors.
CREATES A NEW OFFICE.
A bill that will create a new office
in every city and county in the State
has passed both branches of the Gen
eral Assembly.
The measure provides for the APP
pointment by the Auditor, Second
Auditor and Treasurer of commits
sioner IN every county to assess the
value of all moneys, bonds, notes, etc. +,
and report same to the Commissioner
of the Revenue.
The commissioner is to receive as
compensation for his services one
twentieth of l per centum to he cal
culated on the amount of property
and income assessed.
While this bill was before the
Governor awaiting his signature, the
Senate sent in petition signed by
two-thirds of the Senators request
ing him to veto it. The Gov
ernor, however, signed the bill in the
face of the petition and thus brought
a goodly amount of sharp criticism
upon himself.
NEW ELECTORAL BOARDS.
The General Assembly as its last
official act Monday night adopted a
report from joint session of the two
committees on Privileges aud Elec-
tons, naming new electoral boards
for all the counties and cities in the
Commonwealth.
Those of the Northern Neck are
as follows:
King George. n. Peed, J. II.
Minor, jr. and James w. Dishman.
Northumberland-W. II CLAYTON,
John ID. Luttrell and John +. Hard
ing.
RIchmond-F. NJ. Hutchinson, w.
Y. Morgan and John NJ. Lyell.
Westmorelapd-W. Il. Battaile,
@. G. Baker and G. Vansant.
LANCAsTER's BOARD.
There was a warm fight over the
naming of the new electoral board
for Lancaster. Messrs. Wexford
and Walker named +. w. Lewis, r..
j. Downing and W. Med. Lee, while
the Democratic County Committee
of Lancaster asked for the appoint
ment of Warner Ball, Thos. A.Pinck-
ard and Frank G. Newbill. Chairman
w. Med. Lee appeared before the
committee in behalf of these latter
three, and late Monday night the
committee rerorted them. Messrs.
Wexford and Walker organized a
strong fight against the committees
report and would have probably won,
but midnight arrived and the Presi-
dents gavel fell for the close of the
session before the vote could be taken.
The present board will remain
until their successors are elected.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend and re-enact an act
entitled an act to compensate school
trustees, other than clerks, in West
moreland and Northumberland coun-
ties, approved February 2nd, 1898.
To lease certain oyster lands.
To amend section 457 of Code as
TO what real estate is exempt from
taXat ton.
House bill to. allow John NJ. Nc
Carly to erect pier on the Rap
pahannock river and to build a house
thereon.
To amend section 1904 of Code as
to sale of intoxicating liquors.
To prohibit the sale or firing of
cannon crackers in this State. This
bill was so amended as TO provide
that the size. limit be one and one
half inches long and hree-eights of
an inch in diameter.
To regulate the taking of oysters
from the waters of the Potomac river
in King George county.
A bill which makes registrars
elective every two years instead of
every four, as at present.
To authorize the judge of the
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