The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-22
MAY TAKE Up THE
CAMPBELL CASE
Resolution on Subject Offered
and Referred.
PRESENTED BY Mr.. HERMANS
1t Caused Some Surprise-BilI to Pre-
vent Combinations Offered in Sem
ate-One Against Expectorating
in House-Day's Sessions.

The session OF the General Assembly
was brief yesterday. and yet it was by
no means without interest.
In the Senate interest centered around
an antitrust bill proposed by Mr.. Sale.
of Norfolk city, and there were several
in the upper branch.
The most interesting feature of the
House session was the resolution oifer-
ed by Mr.. Heermans, Of Montgomery,
calling upon the Judiciary COMMITTEES
to inquire into and report what. If any
thing. should be done in reference to the
Campbell-Crawford cowhiding case by
the Legislature. This resolution was
referred without debate. 1t came al
together in the nature of a surprise as
no one seemed to have heard of the pur-
pose of the member to propose it. MI.
Murrell, Of Bedford, offered in the House
a bill to prevent eXpectorating upon the
floors. street cars, railway trains AND
other public conveyances 1t was re-
ferred. along with a number OF other
measures that were presented.
SENATE SESSION.
The Senate opened without prayer. The
attendance ON members, as we'll as Vlsl-
tors, was very small. Upon motion the
reading of the journal was dispensed
with. -,
The most striking and far-reaching bill
offered came from Mr.. Sale. This
was to prevent chartered companies
and associations doing business in this
State as agents Of SAID companies or as
socjations from entering into comblna-
items to make or control rates or charges
and providing a penalty and punishment
for the violation Of this act.
The reading Of the bill caused many Of
the members to indulge in a smile, for it
is a blow at trusts and all combinations
OF business The bill requires that all
chartered companies file en- March LIST,
each year, with the State Auditor, an
affidavit of some officer of the company
who resides in the State setting forth the
fact that the company has not in twelve
months previous to the date OF the affi-
davit entered any trust combination for
the purpose of preventing competition in
rates or charges.
The punishment is fine of 500 to 81, 900,
or confinement in penitentiary for one
year, and any attempt to evade the law
shall be deemed violation of the law.
The bill was referred to the Committee
on Courts of Justice.
AS TO MILEAGE.
Code relating to mileage of the members.
officers and employees of the General AS
sembly, so that the allowance shall be ten
cents for every mile of necessary travel
to and from place Of meeting.
This was properly referred.
Mr. Byars offered a bill providing for
the employment of certain convicts in the
construction and maintenance of public
highways The counties and cities may
provide a place of confinement, and all
convicts, whose crimes will not permit
them to be sentenced to more than ten
years confinement in the pententiarv,
may be available to work on the public
highways of the counties and cities which
have made the provision to keep the
convicts in safety. The bill was referred.
A bill was introduced permitting the
town of Shenandoah to borrow 500, 900
to improve water works and issue of
bonds in security thereof. Mr.. Gold was
the patron.
PORTSMOUTH BONDS.
Mr. Cromwell offered bill to author
ize the Council of Portsmouth to issue
bonds for the paving and grading of the
streets of the city
Mr.. Barksdale offered a resolution call.
ing on the attorney general for an opin-
ion as to whether under the new Consti-
tuition railroad may be assessed more
than $4,000 Va mile for local purposes
This resolution was adopted. Mr. Barks-
dale stated that it seemed to him that
under the new law railroad could not
be assessed more than $4,000 no matter
if it were worth 100000 a mile
Mr. Harman of Tazewell, offered a
resolution providing that the payment OF
the employees of the General Assembly
shall be in accordance to the old law
Mr. Hartman stated that he had learned
OF a doubt in the mind of the State Au-
ditor as to whether or not he was au-
thorized to pay the employees at all I'M
der the new Constitution.
Mr. Glass thought that under the Con-
stitution the State Auditor was obliged
to pay the General Assembly employees.
The resolution went to the Committee
on Courts of Justice This committee
will take up the matter with the Auditor.
The report of the Committee on Rules
was considered. Two amendments We're
offered by Mr.. Wickham and the report
was adopted.
The Senate adjourned at 1870 o'clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at
noon by Speaker Ryan and prayer was
offered by Hon Upton D. Jennings, Of
the city of Lynchburg The attendance
of members was small and only few
visitors were on hand. Among the lat
ter was Hon. A. S. Priddy, of Charlotte.
Mr. Heermans of Montgomery offered
the following resolution and asked its i'm
mediate consideration:
.sWhereas, it is currently reported in
the public press and otherwise, that
Clarence ]. Campbell, a. judge of the
county of Amherst. is himself vio-
lator Of the law he has sworn to ad-
minister, and that he is charged with
conduct unbecoming a judge of this State.
therefore be it