Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-21
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decided. at the request OF Mr.. Maupin, tc
pass by until next Tuesday his bill. re-
quirng the effects OF alcohol TO be taught
In the public schools. Mr.. Winborne had
prepared a substitute for the bill, and
the former simply adds this new branch
10 the studies now required TO be taught,
without specifying any length Of time to
be consumed in this instruction. Mr.. Maui
pin did not care to accep, this until he
had conferred with the ladies at whose
request he had offered the bill. These
ladies had been present at the last meet
Ing and from the position then taken by
the body, they were not led TO believe
that any such substitute would be Of
fered.
Mr.. Watkins's bill to prevent inter-
ferencs with the female pupils Of schools.
which Is a copy OF the Richmond ordi-
nance, was passed by.
The bill providing that no merchant or
merchants clerk shall be a school trus-
tee was also passed by.
bill introduced by Mr.. Watson pro-
vidlng that no two school trustees shall
be patrons of the same school was re-
ported favorably with an amendment Of
fered by Mr. Campbell providing that no
one having certain relatives teaching IN
ment as a trustee
This act Is to apply only to appoint
ments hereafter made.
TIT BOILER INSPECTION BILL.
The House Committee on Manufactures
and Mechanic Arts met in Room No. 8
In the Capitol building yesterday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock. Mr.. Charles r. Bland.
of Portsmouth. presiding. to consider the
boiler inspection bill.
The committee was In session three
hours, and the measure was discussed at
great length The result of the meeting
was that subcommittee of three was
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Bland,
Folkes, and Kizer. who. it is expected,
will perfect the bill. The bill was re-
ported favorably at the last meeting of
the committee, and was recommtted by
the patrons request, to hear further argu
ment on it.
The sentiment OF the committee now
is To make the bill applicable to towns
of 5000 population and upward. but the
patron. Mr. Bland, will not agree to this,
as he claims that IL is sectional legisla-
ton, and if the counties are to be exempt
from the provisions Of the bill, the cities
should be, too as the latter pay two and
a half times more revenue to the State
imam all the cOuulltS COulDlntl
OTHER COMMITTEES.
The House Committee on Counties.
Cities, and Towns met yesterday and re-
ported favorably a bill TO authorize the
city OF Roanoke to redeem the bonds OF
that town. Mr.. Pitchers bill to protect
birds in certain counties was passed by.
The House Committee on Finance, after
some discussion, decided ia report favor
ably the bill introduced by Mr.. Galleher
Of Prince William, which provides that
treasurers shall have the right to levy
before the LIST OF December on the pro-
perty of parties who are about to move
out of their county or city, in order to
avoid the payment of taxes.
The Senate Committee on Finance yes
rerday morning considered Mr.. Munford's
bill relieving certain charitable instltu-
tons of the collateral inheritance tax on
requests made in the will Of the late
Major Lewis Gnter Those who appeared
before the committee were Hon. w. w.
Henry. representing the Presbyterian and
Methodist homes; Mr.. John NJ Higgins,
representing the Catholic lnstltuuonsi MT.
r. w Powers, representing the Baptist
Home for the Aged and the Retreat for
the Sick; Mr.. Thomas Potts. representing
the Virginia Hospital and 81. Luxe s. Dr.
W. W. Parker, representing the Male
Orphan Asylum and Spring-Street Home.
All OF these BtDlltlitH SHOhc III lhNNl "
the measure The committee decided to
consider the bill finally at it's meeting
next Tuesday.
Speaker Ryan has appointed Mr.. George
+. Passmore of Lunenburg. member or
the Committee on Asylums and Prisons.
on Public Property. and on Enrolled Bits.
Colonel Bigger yesterday read letter
from Mr. ]. c. Parker. of southampton,
asking for an indefinite leave OF absence
on account of being confined to his bed by
sickness. The request was granted.
Mr.. f. =. Buford. of Brunswick, also
asked yesterday for leave of absence on
account of court business, and stated that
he desired to be present when the discus
sion on the investigation of the charges
against Judge Turnbull should come up.
The request was granted and Speakeu
RYAN explained that the House would not
take any action for the present.