The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-13

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evidently there are going to be some
heavy cuts some where.
The committee reported the following
bills favoraby:
To authorize the County Court of War
wick county to correct an alleged err
roneous assessment of Washington Nc
Leans estate in said county and the taxes
assessed thereon.
To relieve c. H Ergenbright, of the
county of .Abemarlc from erroneous as
sessment of real estate in said county.
To appropriate 5000 to support Of Con-
federate Widows Home.
For the relief of TAYLOR Cook, of the city
of Richmond for double taxes paid by him.
Entitled an act to amend section 1853 OF
the Code of Virginia as amended in rela-
ton to State repositories.
Mr.. Whitehead OF Norfolk city, yester-
day presented in The House a bill consoli-
dating the cities of Norfolk and Ports
n;Duth and the towns of Berkeley, Port
Norfolk. and Primers Point into one
CITY, under the name of Port Norfolk.
The bill provides that there shall be
an election held on the subject III all
these places on the fourth Thursday IN
Nay, at which all the qualified voters or
c:.ch place shall be allowed to vote. The
Eli seems to meet with almost universal
favor, and the Committee on Counties,
Cities and Towns declared for 1t tuesday
;.lght before it was introduced. 1t was
s;ld by many close to the situation at
the Capitol yesterday that the bill would
most likely pass.
The House Committee on Roads yester-
day reported bill offered by Colonel Jas.
H. Cation, of Alexandria, providing Tor
separate street-carS for the white ana
colored races on the lines operating IN
the county and city of Alexandria.
Colonel Cation has made a hard fight
To have the bill apply to the whole State,
but upon this he has each time failed.
The local measure reported yesterday VIII
probab bly, pass. The committee fixed next
Wednesday as the time for taxing up
Mr.. Lions BILL placing certain restrlc-
lions upon railroads in regard to stop
ping trains at local points, etc.
Messrs. AIurrell. Folkes and Angel, TO
whom was referred the drafting of Il bill
amending the law in relation to peddlers
In cities. will make their report to the
Finance Committee of the House to-day.
The hill which the subcommittee will re-
mort will reduce the State tax on ped
dlers of provisions in cities from $500 to
500 The city tax is left at SlcO, as at
present The present law, which pro-
yides d tax of $500 on peddlers, has prac-
tically broken UP their. business, and
they are very active in their support of
some amendment designed to modify the
existing statute.
The commission appointed by the Leg
islature TO meet a similar one from the
General Assembly Of Maryland, to con-
slider reforms in the oyster laws of the
two States, will leave on Saturday for
Washington, where a preliminary confer
ence with the Maryland legislators will
be held. The Virginia commission is as
follows: Senators c. II. Walker CHAIR
NAM, Sale and Bruce and Delegates
Mathews. Green, Cardwell, Hunley and
Lyell. Mr.. Harry 3. Owen, clerk of the
commission. viii accompany the mem
bers TO Washington
Colonel John ". Richardson. and Dele
gates Branch and George, who accom-
panied the Committee on Public Insti-
buttons TO Williamsburg yesterday. re-
turned here last night. They report every
thing il, good shape a 1.-THE, College and
Hospital. barring the portion of the lat
Ter which was destroyed by fire recently.
The remainder of the comm ttee will re-
turn here to-day
The Senate and House Committees on
Privileges and Elections will meet in.
joint session tonight to take up the
contests over electoral boards. where
there are fights. Great interest centers
around the contest from Norfolk city and
other places in the State where fac
tional differences prevail.
Some very warm passages are expect
ed before the committees.
AT the request of the Anti-Saloon
League and through the efforts of the
patron of the BILL the consideration by
the Senate Committee on Finance and
Banks of the Mann liquor-license bill has
been postponed until next Tuesday. The
matter was originally intended to come
up to-day.
The Senate and House Committees on
Public Institutions left yesterday for Will
liansburg where they will view the ruins
OF the destroyed portion OF the Eastern
State Hospital and inspect the condition
of that institution and of William and
Mary College The committee will so to
Old Point, and after visiting HAMPTON will
return here by boat tonight. "A najority
of the members of both committees are
understood to have made the trip.
Hon. Thomas n. Jones. ex-Member of
the House from Isle of Wight, was on
the floor Of the HSlse yesterday and was
warmly greeted by his old friends and
colleag CUES.
Hon r. G.. Turpin. of Bedford. who has
been sick for several days. was able to
b.. In; his seat in the House yesterday. Dr.
George T. Snead. of Princess Anne; has