The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-01-13
VIRGINIA LEGISLATIVE DoINes.

Wednesday among the bills intro
duced in the Senate were the follow
ing:
BY Mr.. Walker (by request To au'
thorize the Oarter's Greek Fish apd
Guano Company to erect wharf Q"
Carter's Greek, Lancaster county
BY Mr.. Wickam-To provid' LOT '"o
working Of the public ROADS anu IT,
pairing and building bridges IN Oaro-
line county.
Bv Senator Bl,key-To allow Peyton
Hundlev 70 erect pier on the Kappa
hammock and erect house thereon.
Rv Senator LIE Oato-To incorporate
tho Eastern Shore of Virginia Produce
Exchange.
In the House the following were in
troduoed
BY Mr. Embrey-To incorporate the
Fredericksburg and Lancaster Rail
road Company.
By Mr.. Garnett-For the relief OF
Mrs. Louisa Dent, widow of Oonfed-
crate soldier.
BY same-For the relief Of Mrs Vir-
ginia Fritter, widow OF Confederate
soldier
BY Mr.. Newhouse-To prescribe the
time for holding the courts Of the
Sixth judicial Circuit of Virginia.
By same To grant the title to GER
tain real estate in the county Of OIL
pepper in the name Of W. II. Wards es-
tate.
BY Mr.. Galleher-For the relief OF
John W. Griffith, disabled Confederate
soldier.
The committee on courts Of justice
reported favorably house bill 1876 in
troduced by Mr.. Embrey, amending
section 1920 Of the code, providing that
clerks Of courts in certificates annexed
30 marriage licenses issued by them
shall certify, in addition to the facts
now required by law. that either OF
the parties TO be married are divorced
IL such be the fact The license sheet
at present does not so state, and as the
rules of certain religious denomina-
tions prohibit ministers performing
the marriage ceremony when one or
both parties have been divorced. the
amendment is pertinent.
Thursday the most interesting feat
ure Of the Legislature was the discus
sion in the House on the Whitehead
bill providing for Jogging wife beat
ers. The measure provoked a sufiic-
lent opposition for the House to order
its recommitment The spirit OF the
debate revealed considerable opposition
TO this class of legislation. MI Pill
cher. of FAuquier, wanted all married
men excepted from the bill. Mr.
Powell wanted the men protected from
stalwart women MT Newhouse, Of
Oulpeper, agreed with Mr.. Pitcher
He had never heard Of case Of wife
beating in his county. II such thing
should happen it would require no
statute in the premises. for a gang OF
men would take the offender out and
fog him. After a good deal OF badi'
mage. in which several members took
part. the bill was sent back to the COM
mittee, where it will either be amend
ed or held up for some time The
debate seemed to plainly indies ate that
the temper of tbs House is against
placing such law upon the statute
books.
There was another interesting ses-
sion Of the House Committee on Roads
in considering the Jim Grow" Oar
bill.
Mr.. Baker offered as a substitute for
the Epps bill one which excludes from
the operations Of the separate-car pro-
vision through express trains and
coaches occupied by people holding
second class or immigrant tickets A
sub. com nittee of three was finally ap-
pointed, which is to consider the diff
ferent propositions This committee
consists Of Messrs MAcAllister, Willard
and Epps.
The Senate Finance Committee, at
its meeting Thursday morning. decid'
ed to report favorably Senator LeOato's
bill, requiring the payment Of the cap
itatlon tax as a prerequisite to voting
Senator LeOato showed before the COM
mittee that the capitation tax delin'
quenoies aggregated 1922, 941 in 1897
and $3.50, 1876 in 1898. Ninety per cent.
Of the assessment for capitation, the
Senator stated, is devoted to school
purposes, and the deficiency from col
lections Of the assessment is made up
from the State Treasury, by reason OF
which drain upon the Treasury the
personal property tax is increased from
wear to year