Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-27
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Richmond, Va, Feb. 26.--The Senate 4.
to-day passed by until tomorrow thai
most OF tho Important specials orders aas
the most notable being the bill to; IN ~
corporate the Virginia Telephone anda
Telegraph Company, anu the measure
known as the Employers Liability hlii.1f
The Dill to amend the land grabbers,S ~
act was also touched upon In The shnpeA5
OF Of n reEnrt from tho G HIN
mlttee on the subject. On motion Sofs8
Senator McIlwaine, the report was or ii
dered to be printed. fl sssS
Under suspension OF the rules a bill
was passed to incorporate the Stone-
wall jackson Memorial Associations 81
TO FIGHT SAN JOSE SCALE.
Tho bill TO create q Board OF Crop
Pest Commissioners was passed. This Il
is u step in the warfare to be waged
on the San Jose scale Us.
When the bill to .regulate the manner
ana hours of employment of children I.
III factories cnmc up its passage, les
was, on motion Of Senator McIlwaine,
passed by Indefinitely. s{S
COLONY FOR EPILEPTICs. as
The bill to establish q colony for
epileptics was ordered ito It's engross
ment after the appropriation for the 81
to $4,000 - ! 'o'Yo - s. b
u TO MARK HISTORIC SPOTS,
IN the House n joint resolution was 81
passed allowing the Confedera tc M 10 : sss
rial and Literary Society OF Richmond NJ
TO mark with suitable tablets Il any
property of the Commonwealth TINT
have been associated with the War sbeS
tween the States ssss
When the bill to appropriate $500 TO s.
the Hollywood Memorial Association
annually for the care of Confederate y
graves In HOLLYWOOD came up SENATOR
McIlwaine ut once requested that thagE
Petersburg association also should beSJ
included. ss
He referred In eloquent terms to stheys
work OF that association, and said that
It richly merHed some aid from the
State, ,YsSG1 5sss
Senator Kcezell. OF Richmond also y
desired his section OF the county to DO a
included and there was q lengthy de-aI
bate. NO vote had been reached when
the chair was vacated until O'Clock.
BILLS IN THE SENATE.
Quite a number OF bills We're passed !
by tho Senate to-day. the most import-a
or the State on the fourth Thursday ms
May to decide whether or not ,constis
tutional convention shall be held. w
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH! .5S
The FINANCE Committee fhia Marnin
decided to report favorably the bill to- q
enlarge the powers of the State Board Il
or Health. and making an appropria-
ton OF $1,000 for that purpose. 4, 5ssisi
Senator Barksdale moved in the SEM
ate to-day to dismiss his Pure IJlec-ft
tons bill from further considerations.
NO one voted against the motion, s8butSt
so few Senators took the trouble too
vote that 1t was not carried. 5if5Es
ift nITJiC y. ~
Among the bills OF interest offered j
were the following: sssS
BY Senator Tate-To provide for the
construction and maintenance of trans i
ways and railways of mining. manufac-G
turing and lumber getting pcrsons.
firms and companies along or across &
public highways.
BY Senator }rate-To amend the ach
approved February "a, 1900. in relatfonN
to garnishmcnt of and levy OF executinnss
on wages of all State officials, clerlsS
and employees. RS.
BY Senator Maynard--To amend tho
law in relation to keeping clerks offlcesl
open. 81;
BY Senator Maynard-In relation to !
abandoned turnpikes. S.
THIS AFFECTS RACING,
When the House bill to incorporate !
the Agricultural Fair Associa ton op 3
Northern Virginia, which in effect s,Is.ss;;
Ponds the operations OF the Maupins
nnti-gambling act SO far as its proyf-s
sionS apply to this Organization wa u
reported Senator Keezell moved that
1t be referred He said he had heard 3
that there We're some features OF the
act that should be carefully exams
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