The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-10
5w 8, +, ON CODE BILLS

WORKING ON CODE B1LlIS. t34b
Having disposed OF the calendar, all the
other bills thereon being passed by. the
Senate thereupon called the special order,
the consideration Of the volume Of Code
bills reported from the Revision Conc
mittee. The first Of these. Senate bill ~
to amend sections 349s, $500, 1905. 3506 and
/ 35OS Of the Code, and to amend section
3515 as amended, 1913 and 1928, as amended,
nnd to repeal section 1924 OF the Code,
was then taken UP. This bill Is IN rela-
ton to the fees OF the secretary OF the
Commonwealth; and clerk Of the House q
Delegates; notaries and Justices Of tho.
peace; county clerks and clerks OF Appel
late and other courts, In chancery cases asses
and othcrwise Of clerks Of Courts OF "A p
pealsl ETC.; OF sheriffs. sergeants, criors'
constables and coroners, attorneys ior tlie
Commonwealth, etc. 81
ATTORNEYS, FEEs INCREASED.
Mr.. Barksdale, OF Halifax, proposed to
amend the section. fixing the fees or the
Commonwealth attorney Of Halifax so.
as to increase the States share OF his
salary from $3.50 to s4oo The senator
secured tho floor and made an earnest
appeal for the increase. He eulog1zedt
his county as the greatest In the State,
the surcst and strongest In It's allegiance
to ~ the Democrat c party In the state.
and in every way one$of the greatest IN
the state. He declared that the remark
able growth Of the town Of South Bos-
ton, which would soon BIO a city, mace
4 it but lust that the attorney for the COM
inonwealth should receive more remun-
Grafton. He en- umerated some & Of the
many substantial industries Of the solid
town Of South Boston,s and declared that
Ii was 1.-THE growln'est' town In the
state. 3 IL not in the South, The senator
IA his simpetuous appeal swept the Senate
with him His peroratlon Yas many
ended when Mr.. NIcIlwnine jestingly re-
marked that II lie did -not- stop no me ~;
SIlwaine) would vote against the amend
n1ent, wlereupon the senator from Hall.
Bfax Topped down in his seat as II he had
been hit by a Mauser bullet, 8:
f Tn yain; did Mr.. Walker, of the Revision
Committee, protest. The Senate adopted
the amendment. the effect Of which ls
to make the total salary OF the &c. common
nm Including the $500 paid by the
MI Garrett, Of Henry. thcreupon pro-
nosed to amend tho bill by increasing
Inc allowance OF the COMMUNICATING
attorney Of that county from $3.50 to sSo9,
! so far as the States proportion was con-
gcerned, This amendment was adopted
also though Mr.. Garrett made no speech
Thereupon, tho bill, as amended, was
= =. q 4 CODE REVISION BILLS.
rhe following additional Senate bills,
In relation to Code revision, we're there.
upon passed:
section $3.50 OF chapter 17s Of the Code.
In relation to court costs, ETC.
n Senate bill 474, to amend sections 355o,
1880, $3.50 and 1858 Of chapter ia OF the
code in relation to clerks OF musings
or corporation courts, clerk OF cAancery
court OF Richmond, clerks OF circuit
courts, etc, and prescribing their dut1es
in certain cases. l.i 80.
and 1896 ofFchapter IT'S OF the Code. IN
relation 10 writs OF possession, fiera
facias when aud by whom, executions
may be quashed, etc.
&. Senate bill 478, to amend and e,enact
sections 1905, 3s14 and 1915 OF cha pier lf6
OF the Code.
y. Senate bill At, to amend and re-enaot
4, ections 30lS and 1926 Of chapter Ut Of
the Code, in relation to defense against
distress warrant; when tenant unable 70
Rive Forthcoming bond, ETC. s55sl u
senator George Wayne Anderson. Of
Richmond, offered bill, which was re-
ferred to the Committee On FINANCE ana
Banks, the purpose Of W M ~ % nppro,
and fifty thousand dolars) In addition
to the one hundred thousand already
appropriated, for the purpose, ct i renewing
md, enlarglng the State Capitol.
Thereupon the Senate. {at 1;45 O'CLOCK
adjourned until II A. NJ to-day, on mo-
ton of Mr., Gold.
The House.
The House was called to order at 10
o'clock by Speaker Ryan, and there was was
y Mr.. Green, Of Fauquler, further ex-
Flaming his position With reference 70 70
Marye, said he had voted mo" because
raising salaries, when the finances Of t ,l
state were said to be nottin condition
which would permit the placing Of about
1000 old soldiers on the permanent pen,
son rolls, according to the bill Offered
]; The following bills were offered and
referred:
BY Mr.. Branch; To authorize the town
of Smithfied to appropriate money to tho
aJUhilo Military Company, E{lg Ets tlslE