Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14

OF each month pay the employees the
wages earned by them during the pre-
cedins calendar month. The bill pro-
vides penalty in the sum of $50 In each
failure.
BILLS PASSED.
A long list Of bills was passed. among
them the following:
To authorize the Board of Supervisors
of Norfolk county to acquire by pur-
chase or condemnation. land i'll the city
of Portsmouth. to be used for the
clerks office of Norfolk County Court.
To amend and re-enact section 20 Of
an act entitled an act to incorporate
the town of Berkeley
To legalize primary elections in the
county of Elizabeth City.
Granting to Mary f. Armstrong the
right to erect a breakwater and
wharves on her property on Hampton
river.
To amend and re-enact an act grant
ing to NJ. c. Armstrong the right to
establish ferry from Btackbeard's
Point. on Hampton creek, in the county
of Elizabeth City, to the opposite side
of Hampton creek.
For the issue of bonds to the amount
OF twenty-five thousand dollars for the
purpose of refunding the bonds hereto
visors Of Warwick county the payment
OF which was assumed by the city of
Newport News.
For the issue of thirty thousand dol
lars of bonds for the benefit of the Fire
Department of Newport News, and the
esta blishment of a garbage plant In
said city.
To provide that. In addition to the
present Indebtedness of the city OF
Newport News, and the certificate of
debt or bonds, in which the Council Is
now authorized by law to issue, the
Common Council OF said city Shall be
empowered to cause to be issued for
and in the name of the said city other
certificates Of debt or bonds
To provide for the issue OF one hun
dred thousand dollars emergency bonds
by the city of Newport News.
Authorizing the County School Board
OF Elizabeth City county to borrow ten
thousand dollars (s1O.oOO) and issue
bonds therefor.
To amend-and re-enact section II of
the Charter OF the city of Portsmouth.
To authorize the city of Portsmouth
to issue bonds to continue paving and
grading of streets for the erection of
public building, and to redeem GER
tain bonds.
TO amend and re-enact nm act ap-
proved February 10. 1880, entitled an act
to amend an act approved February 3.
1871, entitled an act to authorize the
CITY of Portsmouth to lease out the
ends OF certain streets.
Regulating appointment of assessors
of lands and lots in the county of
Warwick, and providing compensation
for same.
To amend and re-enact section 8 of
~ Anti Had L.
charter of the town of Onnncock. in
the county OF Accomac.
To authorize the town of Luray "a
borrow money.
To compensate school trustees, other
than clerks, in Northampton county
For the creation of the Norfolk.
Portsmouth and Newport News Rail-
way Company.
JIM CROW" CAR BILL.
The Epps Jim Crow cur bill. which
has aroused such interest throughout
the country. was up again this morn
ing before the House Committee on
Roads, and n number OF prominent,
local colored people appeared to enter
protest against it,
The committee finally decided to
make the bill the special and contin-
uing order for Monday night ut
o'clock. 1t was the understanding that
the committee should meet nightly
until report could be agreed upon,
INVESTIGATION.
Speaker Saunders has revised the list
of members of the, joint committee on
the part of the House to Investigate the
contract between the State and the
Davis Boot and Shoe Company. He
appointed too many members origj-
nalIy. The delegates on the committee
now are NIessrs. Pitcher Folkes and
Gregory. Senators Lupton and Lyle
represent the Senate. The committee
VIII begin its work next week
SENATOR STANDS CASE.
The Stands committee has received
from Senator Stands several affidayits.
One from a. II. Whitehead, a former
constable in Isle of Wight county, is OF |
much interest. He asserts that there |
was coalition between the Boykin |
Democrats and the Republicans. The |
Republican postmaster Mt Smithficld
had told him that his party in the Sec |
ond District had been greatly benefited |
by what Colonel Boykin and Colonel |
Day had done in having the names of |
negroes placed upon the registration |
books. ,Mr. Whitehead claims that |
there was absolutely no excuse for |
Colonel Days conduct in adjournlng |
the celebrated mass meeting. He states |
That Stands was the overwhelming |
choice of the mass meeting and of the |
Democrats of Isle OF Wight.
DATES FOR CONSIDERATION.
The House Committee on General
Laws met this morning. but transacted |
little business of general interest.
The Whitehead State Board OF Health !
bill was withdrawn, and similar
measure to be presented by Senator lie