Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-20
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Judgment not to be arrested or reversed
in criminal cases on account of failure
Of the record to show 9affirma lively the
place where the crime was committed.
i BY Senator Shackeiford: To regulate
the prices to be paid by State and county
officials for advertising and printing
TO SELL FRANCHISES.
Senator Anderson of Richmond, Of
fered the following, which was referred:
Be it enacted by the general assembly
of Virginia that before granting any
franchise. lease or right of any kind to
use any public property or easement Of
any description, except in the case of
and for a trunk railway, it shall be the
duty of the city making the grant to
advertise the proposed ordinance max
ing the grant for thirty days in the news
paper published In and having the largest
! circulation, and the ordinance may be
advertised as many times in such other
newspaper or newspapers published in
or out of the city or State as the council
may select or determine upon.
Such advertisement shall invite sealed
bids for the franchise. privilege or right
proposed to be granted in the ordinance
which bids are to be delivered sealed to
! the clerk of the city council to be by
| him delivered. with seals unbro1en, to
| the president of the council, or if there
| be more than one branch thereof, then
| to the president Of the most numerous
bra nch of the city council in open ses-
| sion.
| The bill further provides that bids shall
| be received at any time during the thirty
| days and for ten days after the advertise
ment has been published. The successful
| bidder for the franchise is to pay for the
advertisement. The right is reserved to
reject all bids. The bids are to be read
| in open sesson and shall be comnluni-
| Gated to the other branch Of the council
! If there is one. The council is to award
tho franchise to the highest and best
/ bid BY a two-thirds vote the council
/ may accept a lower bid, provided public
| interest is best subserved. Such award
is to be approved by the mayor.
No francise is to be extended or new
lines laid except renewals) or any right
granted until the provisions of the bill
shall be complied with in every particu-
lar.
BY Senator Lyle: Relating to the juris-
diction of justices Of the peace.
The Senate. at 1880. marched over to
the house. confirmed the corporation COM
mission nomination. and resumed session
at 1850, and adjourned at los.
THE HOUSE.
The senate and house OF delegates Of
Virginia in joint executive session in the
hall of the house of delegates yester-
day from 1880 to l P. NJ. considered
and confirmed the nominations of Bev
erly 7. Crump. of Richmond: Henry
Fairfax. of Loudoun. and Henry c.
Stuart, Of Russell to be members of the
Virginia corporation commission. There
was no objection on the part of any one
to the confirmation Of the three. The
joint session acted on each name sepa-
rately, the action consuming a little time,
but all being unanimously confirmed.
Joint executive sessions of the two
bodies are rare, and it is an interesting
ceremony. The senators. walking in col
urnn of twos. proceeded to the hall of
the house. the doors We're closed and all
save members excluded.
The senate held session after the
joint assembly had been dissolved, but
the house Immediately adjourned until
to-day. There was no other import
ant business before either body.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
There were no reports from committees,
and no bills on the calendar. Senator
Stands. of Southampton, and Senator
Whitehead, Of Pittsylvania, were in their
seats. The number Of bills presented to- |
day was larger than any day during the |
session
FOR PENSION LEVY
The house Of delegates was called to |
order at noon by Speaker Ryan and the
Rev. ]. P. Smith. D. d. again offered the |
opening prayer.
The reading Of the journal was again |
dispensed with.
message from the senate announced
the passage of house bill No. 20. and joint
resolution naming Archibard Cary vice
J. Stewart Bryan on the electoral board
Of Aenrico county.
The finance committee reported favor
ably the bills providing for mileage of
members and the relief of treasurers who
have lost school warrants.
House bill No. a. Mr. Churchman pat
ron, providing for regulating speed of
automobiles was favorabIy reported
Mr.. sebrell, of Southampton. offered a
joint resolution fixing 1880 as the hour
for the confirmation of the nonnina tons
for Cnrpo1 alton commission. He was di-
rected to communicate the action to the
senute. A few minutes later, Mr.. Wick
ham, on the part Of the senate, announced
the concurrence of that body in the joint
resolution.
the drst time house bills No %. % and
"a, already referred to as having been re-
ported from the committee.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
By Mr.. Bowman: To appropriate $50. 900
to Virginia exhibit at st. Louis EXPOSE
ton.
BY Mr.. Gent: To repeal an act entitled
an act to prohibit the sale Of liquor in
Tazewell, Giles, Buchanan and Dckin-
SON.
BY Mr.. Carter: To authorize the county
of Scott to make fence laws.
BY Mr.. Toney: Requiring all city and
railway companies to vestibue ,
their cars and to close the sides of said
vestibules during the months of October,
November December, March and April
Of each year.
BY Mr.. Hartman: To make the Broad
Street Banh~ Richmond city, a State
depository.
Col. S. NJ. Newhouse, of Culpeper. and