The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-19
Miller g. RhOads.
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ernor on the first day OF January.
BILLS CONQUERED IN.
The first business transacted was con-
currence in the House amendments TO the
Senate bill affecting the household eX-
cmptiou law, and TO the bill for the relief
of Messrs. I<eczell, Curtis and Petit,
members OF the State Board of Fisheries.
Under the last-namcd amended bill the
sum of 500 is substituted for $500, as
provided for in the Senate bill.
PROTECT VIRGINIA MEAL.
The Senate spent nearly an hour in dis
GUESSING the House bill TO make it n crime
for q person TO offer for sale meal la
bcled TO show that it was Ct, Ill in Mr.
ginia, when such was not Old Domi-
Mon meal.
II was brought out in the discussion
that much meal from corn of Western
States and ground outside of this State
was labelled Virginia meal
Mr. Tyler sought to nave the biz -
amended as to protect Virginia corn.
nc said that much Western corn was
brougl.- into this State. ground here,
and tho meal sold as the produce CT the
State.
Jmperfcctions in The bill were pointed
out by Mr.. Anderson. and tho measure
went over until to-day.
Mr. Clayton introduced a bill TO au
thorize the Board OF Directors of the
q julhwestern State Hospital to audit
certain claims against tnat institution.
Tho OBJECT of the bill is to authorize
the payment o. the cost CO the lnVeSti-
cation of charges against the manage
ment of the hospital.
A bill was offered by Mr. 1SEars to In
corporate the Virginia ana Southern
naIlroad Company
BILLS PASSED,
The House bill TO protect; fish III Ro2-
noke River was passed
The following Senate bills were passed:
TO amend section $40 of Code, relating
tc clerks Offices.
To amend law relating 70 acl2lowieGs-
lnents OF notarics.
To amend section ISIS OF Code, relating
to partnership associations With limited
liability.
House Proceedings.
The House was called to order at 5
o'clcck p. NJ Ey Speaker Ryan and pray
or was offered by Rev. w. s. Beau
champ. of the Methodist Church.
When the Senate joint resolution ap-
propriatins 100000 for pensions TO the
Confederate soldiers of the State was
taken up. Mr.. Feetherstor moved that
it be placed ON the calendar The House
refused 10 place the resolution on the
calendar Ey q vote of - to II, and the
roll call was demanded hN Messrs.
Featkerstou and Newhouse. Mr.. Boaz
spoke against placing the bill on the
calendar and wanted it referred.
The motion 10 place on the calendar
was lost by the following vote. it re-
curing a two-thirds majority:
Ayes-Messrs. Angel. Armstrong, w
w. Baker Charles 7. Bland. Bowman,
CGbell, Cardwell. Carter. Cation, Chris
tian. Dudley, Duke Ednondson. Fcaih-
crstor, George, Hartman. Heermans,
IIfbhitts. Hoffman. Jones. Lawson. Lee,
Mathews. Mays. Newhouse Organ. Over
by, Owen, Reynolds SebreN, ]. w. Smith,
Southal1 Stafford Taylor. Torey, Wad-
dv. Wallace. Ware, Weaver, West,
whitehead-42.
Noes-aIessrs. Allen, c. c: Baker, Bis
coe. G. c. Bland. Boaz, Branch, Can
rallay, Churcfman Clarke Cumming,
Davis. Edwards. Garrett. Huniey, KEEL
ley. Iacy, Leake, Lewis. Lion, Lowry,
LyelE Moore. Mort. Nottingham. Powers,
Iourdy Rice. Robson. Settle. Simmerman,
Sipe. Blackburn. Smith. Sneed-3G.
COMMITTEE FOR INAUGURAL
The House agreed TO a Senate joint
resolution appointing a committee to rep
resent the Legislature at the inaugural
ceremonies on January !. 1902 A reso-
luton was offered by Mr.. Whitehead
asking the public printer for the cost Of
printing private bills. The resolution
was agreed to.
Mr.. Wallace had the Federal Relations
Committee discharged from the further
consideration of a Senate bill providing
for the establishments OF an army post IN
Virginia.
AR Cation presented st Joint resolution
providing for the appointment Of loint
committee 20 look into and report what