Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-16
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Richmond, Va. Feb. l5.-Arter days
of talk, amendments and substitutes
/ almost without end the House to-day
passed the Land Grabbers bin as rec
commended by the Committee on FL
nance By Il decided majority. The bill
in It's present form, which has been
outlined in The Nirginian- Pilot, was
joriiy, but they are a their wits ends.
( II seems. and accented il in lieu OF
something better.
The trouble now viii be 10 reach an
agreement with the Senate 1t cannot
De said positively whether this can bo
done. hut II most strenuous EFFORT will
be made.
RECORDED VOTE.
The vote to-day by which the House
passed the bill was recorded. Some OF
the members failed to vote ut all, evil y
IDENTIFY declining the subject Il danger
Gus one. The record of those who did
vote Is as follnws:
Ayes Alessrs. Akers. Anderson.
Blal1enorc. Boaz. Bowies. Cardwell,
Churchman. Cromwell, Davis. Dono-
hoe. Duke, Dupuy, Edwards Embroy,
Ewell. Fitzpatrick, Fleet, Galleher,
Garnett. Gent Gouldman. Hume, Hun
ley, Hutcheson. Jones, Kelley, Lacy.
Lewis, I.cech. Matthews. McAllister,
Mcdonnell, AlcRae. Moss, Murrull. Mus
grave, Patterson. Patteson. Pitcher.
Pitts. Pollock. Priddy, Robinson. Ryan,
Tuck Ware. Warning, Warthen Well
ford, j. NJ. Whitehead, Willard. Saun-
ders-52.
Noes-Messrs Baker Barclay, Bland,
Clarke, Clement, Dodson, Early Epps,
Fcatherston. Follles, Goad, Graveley.
Gregory. Honaker, Horsley, jennings.
MI
McCluns, Nottingham, Petit. Powell.
Southall Stickley. Stoner. Todd, Toney,
John Whitehead. Wiliams--Sl
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.
The House Committee on General
Laws met this morning and considered
AIaior Barclays bin 10 allow medical
students who hold diplomas from re-
putablc colleges to practice medicine
without standing the State eXnnina-
ton. }d
There were many speeches for and
against the bill. which the committees
reported with the recOIIIrfUIIrttzsFFss that
1t do not pass
CHARTER RECOMMENDED.
\ favorable report was ordered by
the committee on the bill TO incor-
poratc the Bay Shore Terminal Com
pany.
THAT TELEPHONE BILL.
senator sands reintrOduccd his bill 10
incorporate the Virginia Telephone and
Telegraph Company. without change.
except that attached to it. was the rider
he offered 4 few days ago requiring Il
guarantee OF $4,000 that tho proposed
telephone system will be extended into
every county and city of the State. Hs
said It was made apparent by the adop-
ton of the Glass resolution that tfa
Senate wanted 10 further consider this
measure Under the rules. If the Senate
should return the original act. it could
not be considered BY the Senate. as tho
vote by which II was passed was re-
considered.
Chairman Sands has called Il meeting
OF the Senate Committee on General
Laws for 4 y, m. tomorrow TO consider
this bill.
JR. .. L. n. NJ. INCORPORATED.
When the bin to incorporate the State
! Council OF the Junior Order OF United
| American Mechanics came up Senator,
| Clayton offered an amendment provid-,
| ing that before the charter should take
| effect it should be accepted by ma
| jority OF the councils in this State.
| Senator Glass said the six hundred
| members OF the order In this city had
| reversed positions in this matter. They
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