The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-16
THE GLASS BILL
PASSES SENATE.
ltProyides for Appointments Travel
ling Auditors.
LIVELY TIME IN The HOUSE.
Committee on Finance Instructed to
Report Pension Bill Within Five
Days-Jr. O. VA. NJ. Charter
Act is Now Law.

bill, providing for travelling auditors TO
Inspect the accounts and books of treas
nrers and court clerks. This body also
passed the House bill 10 Incorporate the
State Council, Junior Order OF Cnl'ed
American Mechanics.
The House passed the bill to amend the
5o-called land-grlbbeTs' act There was
s, lively debate in the House over the
subject OF more liberal pensions. and the
Finance Committee was directed to re-
port a pension bill within five days. The
House dismissed the bill TO incorporate
the Virginia Telephone and Telegraph
Company, but the act was reintroduced
IN the Senate by Mr.. Sands.
Mr.. Baf.ksdalcs pure elections bin Will
be discussed in the Senate at / o'clock to-
day.
The Senate Committee on Finance yes
ferday reported favorably Senator
Glass amendment 10 the assessment
laws to prevent double taxation of mer-
chants.
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.
The House Committee on General Laws
met yesterday and considered Major
Barclays bill TO allow medical students
who hold diplomas from reputable col
leSes TO practice medicine without stand
ing the State examination Mr.. 1iunley
of Mathews. presided in the absence OF
Chairman Parks. DIR. r. s. Powell, Of
brunswick. made an enthusiastic speech
IN favor OF the Dill. He was followed
10y Mr.. Petit. Of I'luvanna. who argued
briefly in favor of the passage OF the
measure.
DR.. christopher Tompl1ins. dean of the
faculty of the Medical College of Vir-
gina. opposed the BILL and answered many
questions bearing on the subject. DR..
aiugh al. Taylor, OF the University Col
lese of Medicine, followed In opposition
to the bill. DR. George Ben Johnson al
so spoke in opposition.
Major Barclay closed the debate in IA
vor Of his bi!l in an eloquent speech. in
which he asked for a favorable report.
The committee reported the bill TO the
blouse, with the recommendation that
Ii do not pass.
The House Committee yesterday or
HC'ed q favorabl report on bill IN
cooperating The Bay Shore Terminal Com
PAM.
Many other matters local in their ma
ture, were then taken up and disposed Of
hx- the committee.
The Schools and Colleges Committee Of
The House met yesterday and reported
a bill TO allow the Polytechnic Institute
ut Biacksburg to borrow money.
The Counties. Cities and Towns Com
nlttee Of the House has cleared up its
docket. AT meeting yesterday only
one unlnlportant measure was considered.
The Senate.
The Senate met with prayer by Rev. c.
D. craw1ey.
Senator Bruce called up and Lad passed
under suspension Of the rules, his bills TO
amend the law IN relation to the assess
lo.. .l,,nf ,f ,;,,n- f,,-
uon. = lie said, these TWO companion
measures would bring into the treasury
considerable additional revenue. They
provide that the mining companies shall
keep an accurate account Of the output
Of products, and make a sworn statement
after February LIST Of each year.
TELEPHONE BILL.
Senator Sands reintroduced his bill to
incorporate The Virginia Telephone anu
Telegraph Company, without change, eX-
cept that attached TO il, was the rider
he offered a few days ago requiring j
guarantee CT 100000 that the proposed tele-
phone system will be extended into every
county and city of the State. He said it
was made apparent by the adoption Of
The GLASS resolution, that the Senate
wanted to further. consider this measure.
Under the rules, If the Senate Should
return the original act it could not be
considered by the Senate, as the vote by
which 1t was passed was reconSidered.
MIR. Sands, in offering the new bill
stated that he asked the indulgence of
the Senate TO make a. personal statement
lie then stated that in the first place
he, as patron, and the incorporators. had
not only not sought TO take advantage
OF the members of the General Assembly
in this matter, but knowing the peculiar
interest which Richmond would feel in
such n movement, that each member of
the Richmond delegation had been in adj
vance OF the introduction Of said bill,
notified that ii would be presented and
had been requested to examine its pro-
visions. IT was introduced III the usual
way in the Senate and referred TO the
Committee on General Laws The bill
was printed and put on the desk of the
forty members of the Senate and one
hundred members OF the House and there
was no hesitation in giving copy of the
bi!l 10 any one who desired II and If there
was any blame TO be attached to any
one, IL certainly should not be charged
either to the incorporators or the patron
of the bin. and whilst he personally IA
Nored The bill because he believed it would
be OF 1ncalculahle advantage to the CITY of
Richmond, he Yet at the same time ey-
pressed himself as entirely willing 10 have
the fullest discussion OF its provisions
and to that end he now reintroduced the
pi'i io-udN 2hu asked Its reference TO the
committee for such discussion.
Chairman Sands has Called \ m. et,nr
OF the Senate Committee on General
Laws for P. NJ. to-day to consider
this bill
WILLS OFFERED.
BY Senator Donohoe-To incorporate -be
14erndon and Ieesburg Telephone and
Telegraph Company.
BY Senator Bruce-To amend section
GIG OF the Code, relating to lien of iudc-
1nent against treasurer. and suretles.
By Senate. Snands--To amend section
sS5 OF the Code. relating 10 fees Of
clerks Tor collecting fines.
BY Senator Shands-To repeal section
TS3 of the Code
BY Senator Gold-To amend section 11as
OF the Code. relating 10 turnpike COM
panIes.
Ey Senator ST. clair-Iror the relief of
J. A. Painter, disabled Confederate
soldier.
BY Senator Maynard-To amend The
Charter of the city of Portsmouth.
BY Senator Sands-1n relation TO s,ec;a,
damages recoverable of n telegraph com
pany.
BY Senator Is.akey-For the protection
Of fish and game in occupacia creek. In
the county of Essex