Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-17
The Legislature.

Senator Hobbs has prepared a bill
looking to an appropriation by the
State for blood hounds, to be placed
at the disposal of the sheriffs OF the
counties In hunting down criminals.
The hounds are to be kept at the
State farm.
A bill has been introduced in the
House requiring telephone companies
to connect with other lines and to
transmit messages originating with
other lines at the same rate charged
their own subscribers. The bill is 10
the public interest and is designed
for the betterment Of the service.
In the senate Mr.. Opie has offered
an important bill. II provides foT
the creation of an equalization
board, which is to consist Of the
auditor, treasurer, and three state
assessors, who shall equalize the as
sessments on real and personal prop
erty. The state assessors are to be
appointed by the governor. The
board is invested with the attributes
of court, in that it is empowered to
summon and compel the attendance
of witnesses.
The committee on the Chesapeake
and it's tributaries was expected to
consider the Jordan oyster bill Tues
day morning, but the subject was
not gone into, although a number OF
interested parties were present. 1t
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Tuesday at 10 q. m, on the bill reg
ulating the culling of oysters, and
shortening the season wherein they
may be taken from their beds. No
time was set for the consideration OF
the measure providing for the break
ing of the Baylor survey.
After a debate which lasted nearly
two hours the Senate Wednesday or
dered to its engrossment the Banks
dale bill which forbids the expendi-
ture of money in elections. The bill
was approved as drawn by Mr.. Barks-
dale. 1t had been amended by the
senate committee so as to allow can
didates to employ canvassers, but
this was rejected by vote of "a TO TO-
The vote ordering the bill to its en-
grossment was 30 to 8, those recorded
IN the negative being Messrs. Wal
lace, McIlwaine and Hobbs.
The Democratic legislative con-
ference called to consider the mode
of selecting commissioners of the
revenue, resulted in the adoption OF
compromise resolution providing
for election by the people for the
first term and for appointment there
after by the circuit judges. AS a
composite act,would not be constitu-
tional, the action is taken only as a
promise that after the first term
there shall be appointment. There
was a perfect deluge of petitions,
coming from all sections of the State,
presented Friday of last week in
favor of the passage of the Mann bill
re quiring a petition of majority Of
citizens in any community before a
license for the sale of liquor shall be
granted.
Delegate s Gordan Cumming, of
Elizabeth City county, has intro.
duced in the House bill redistr CT
ing the State for representation in
Congress- The changes proposed are
in the First, Second, Third, Fourth
and Eighth districts. The counties
of James City, York, Warwick and
Elizabeth City, and the cities OF
Newport News and Williamsburg are
taken from the Second (Maynard's)
and added to the First (JonesD. Car.
oline is taken from the First and
added to the Third Namb's), and
Charles City county is taken from
the Second and added to the Third.
Chesterfield county and Manchester
are taken from the Third and added
to the Fourth, Southall's district. No
other changes are proposed in the
bill. 1t will be opposed by the First
district and some of the third. Fred
ericksburg and Spottsylvania are
taken from the First and added to
the Eighth.