The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-06
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THE TAX ALTON OI
SOCIAL II CLUBS.
Matter Discussed at Meeting Of a
House Committee.
To. ENLARGE THE. PENITENTlARY::
The Bill, Which Names a Board to
Have Charge Of the Work, is
Ordered TO be Ensrossed
by the Senate.
TO ENLARGE THE PENITENT

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bills were passed by for consideration,
to-day. In the House the debate on the
Land Grabhers' act was continued.
The Barksdale Pure Elections bill
ator Barksdale expects to make the Ell
fort of his life in his appeal TO the Sen
ate to pass the act. lie has gathered
much material for his speech and expects
to be able to convince the senators or
the need of such a law as is proposed
The bill will probably be defeated. lt
was said yesterday that the opposition TO
the act might let Mr.. E;..A.; lale DO all
the talking and take me vote ln'ncul-
atcly after he concludes his remarks. .
Delegate S. NJ. ,<eN!:omie, of Culpepcr,
is very much indisro*Hd a t Ford'S i;"isi.
Chairman Pitcher las not :E'leo; tie
special committee invcsti;sa ing ia Ia
Wis Boot and Shoe Company with the
Commonwealth to meet for he I".rpcse
Of drafting q report. There will Proba-
bly, be a majority and minority report.
Senator Lupton will, it is said. diutt the
former and Mr.. Pitcher the latter. The
majority report, it is believed Will show
that the investigation revealed notnlnS
subject to criticism, and the minority
method by which convicts are leased out
TAXATION OF CLUES.
The House Committee on Finance met
yesterday at 10 O'Clock Inc commit
tee considered the bill offered by Mr.
John Whitehead, of Norfolk. requiring
social clubs that sell liquor to take Out
regular barroom license Mr. Whitehead
explained the object OF his bill and was
followed in its advocacy by Mr.. Cannon,
OF Norfolk, and Mr. Kraft. of Alexandria,
president and vice-president Of the Vir-
ginia Liquor Dealers Association respect
lively. The bill was favorably reported.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Hume, OF
Alexandria, amending the law in relation
to license on malt liquors, was then Ia
ken up and reported fayorably.
a favorable report was also ordered on
a bill for the relief of Mrs. w. NJ. Elan
agan. widow of the late ex-senator
from Powhatan. The bill relieves Mrs.
Flanagan from the payment OF ball
bond for the appearance of one of her
late husbands abscondng clients. A
subcommittee, composed of Messrs.
Boaz, Bowles. Jennings, Wexford and
Todd was appointed to draft bill look
ing to the raising of the license tax inn
posed upon bar-keepers and retail liquor
dealers.
House was in session yesterday.
Captain Parks, of Page, presided, in the
absence of Mr. AIcRae, Of Petersburg,
who is still indisposed. The committee
considered senate bill offered by Mr..
Stands, of Southampton, amending the
Code in relation to exemptions under the
poor law. The senator appeared before
the committee in the interest of his meas
IRE, and made a strong appeal for
favorable report.
The bill has already passed the SEN
ate. and provides for the exemption of
additional property under the law. The
committee unanimously decided to report
favorably to the House.
Other matters of more or less impor-
lance were taken up and disposed OF.
Fix. Senate.
The Senate met with prayer by Rev.
DR. r. P. Kerr.
There was hardly a quorum of MEM
bers present when the body was called to
order. a few other senators came in
later in the day.
Senator McIlwaine presented n petition
from the Chamber of Commerce, ask
ing the General Assembly to pass the
bill granting the Seaboard Air Line a
BILLS OFFERED.
BY Senator Claytor-by request-To
amend sections 3345 and :3if of the
Code. and 10 repeal section 1891 of the
Code, and TO repeal section 1897 of the
Act of Assembly of 1897 relating TO the
competency of witnesses.
BY Senator Tyler-To amend section 1923
of the Code and to repeal section 1876
of the Code in relation to fees of at
torneys for the commonwealth.
BY Senator McIlwaine-To incorporate
the Petersburg Development anu Loan
Company
BY Senator Bruce-To relieve c. W.
Green, of Wise county. from the fur
tner payment of fine.
LAND GRABBERS.
The two bills making changes in the
delinquent land laws which were the
special orders. were passed by until to-
morrow on account of the absence of
Senators Mann and Jeffries.
Senator Claytor's bill in relation to
trial by jury was passed by until to-
morrow.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To allow J. H. Wheaton and E. B.
Blackman to erect wharf
To permit NJ. ~. Prick TO erect wharf.
To confer upon Atlantic and Danv1lie
Railway Company additional powers.
Lynchburs.
THE PENITENTIARY.
The bill to appropriate $4,000. or so
much thereof as may be necessary, to
enlarge the accommodations at the peni-
tertiary, was passed to its engrossment.
This net deEgnates Senator Fairfax
chairman of the Senate Committee on
finance: Senator Eggleston, OF the Sen
ate Committee on Public Institutions:
Delegate Boaz, chairman of the House
Committee on Finance: Delegate Church
man, of the House Committee on Asy-
lums and Prisons, and Mr.. w. D. Ches-
terman, one of the directors OF the peni-
Tertiary, as u board to have entire charge
of the erection of the proposed new
building.
The Senate was in session little more
than half an hour.
House Proceedings.
m-Speaker Ryan presided again on
yesterday, Speaker Saunders not having
returned to the city. There was no
prayer.
A long calendar was disposed Of before
the hour for the consideration of the
special order arrived.
At one o'clock the clerk called the
special order. which was the consideration
of the Land rabbers' act, and Colonel