The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16
Both Houses Have
This Week.
DOG, ROAD AND PENSION BILLS.
osteepathie Matter Creates Much Interest.
Elk Island Land Bill Up Agaln-Live
Gossip from III. Members On
Vnrious Subjects.

on aSturdaEs. "A great many members
desire to leave carly to-; spend Sunday
with their families and 1t is always hard
10 get quorurls for committee meetings.
Yesterday was no exception TO the rule.
Several committees held brief sessions.
but disposed of no very important mat
,Iers. There were no great crowds OF
visitors about the Capitol and members
dragged through with the routine work
icial interest in 1t But tho week ma $
been a stirring one and many important
matters have been disposed OF since Mon
day, The coming week VIII be a heaHg
enc IN Legislative circles. Both bodies
will take up the appropriation and pen,
;t;ion and rcappcrt:onmcnt bliis ana vii
also dispose of much other business me
Iscssion VIII probably last until April 4tl-
THE Legislature has now reached the SDe-
,sial order stage Of its session. Both
branches have MANY set for hearing this
week Tuesday Will be devoted TO the
consideration Of pension measures as
special orders IN both the Senate and
House.
The House has upon its calendar the
following other special and continuing
u sers:
House bill to provide for the construc-
ton. maintenance and permanent inn
provemen. of the public highways. Fat
ton-Mr. Murrel.
Reported from Committee on Counties.
Cities and Towns.
Special and continuing order for Monday,
March 18th. at 1880 o'clock p. NJ.
The following special orders arc also
pending in the House. the time for the
commencement of their consideration haV-
ing passed as result of the long debate
sn The Cabell child labor bill:
House bill to amend and rc-enact sec
fion ] of chapter 203 of the Acts of 1885,
lSet approved January so. 1896. entitled an
krf do {Ny> no r,f
tonvicts TO the penitentiary. and to re-
pea! sections 4o65, 40s6, 4067, 406s 1859 and
1910 of the Code Of Virginia. and to pro-
vide for the transporting of persons SEN
tenced to death to the penitentiary.
TO amend and re-cnact section 1857 of
Ihe Code OF Virginia. in reference to. by
Ehom and how sentence of death is in
sicted.
To amend and re-enact section 1858 of
}he Code OF Virginia in reference to the
t'dnner IN which a person sentenced to
teatil is TO be executed, and who is to be
present and to provide that the convict
Mall be executed at the penitcntiary'
10 protect sheep and other stock in the
so9nties OF this State.
These matters will require almost the
tntire week for disposition.
The medical profession Is. moving With
mercy and activity in connection with
the bill to establish an osteopathic
boar Of State examiners and the bill
a. require osteopaths, Christian Scien-
lists and others TO stand examination
before the present State Medical Ex-
;,olinipg Board.
The former Of these mea sures, offered
b the osteopaths. has been referred to
lhe General Laws Committee of the Sem
Fte. and there Will be spirited hearing
toi and against at some meeting to be
SiNed for this week.
he other bill which has been reported
b the Senate adversely by this commit
tee, is now on the Senate calender as q
hill on second reading. 1t has once or
Twice been passed by. and will come up
nn Monday as a bill on second reading
E~aiting an order to cng:ossment and
third reading. The friends of the hill
Frc hoping that it viii be passed by for
few days longer. With time they
hope TO stir up interest and support for
th. bill all over the State that will help
lts passage.
Chairman Barksdale, of the General
Laws Committee, before which the
Doctors made their first fight on the
esteopaths. and were defeated. was very
Earnest and pronounced in his comments
yesterday upon the continued fight the
medical profession is making upon the
representatives OF the new science of os-
teopathy
These people" said Mr.. Barksdale, re-
terring 10 the ostcopaths, ARE poor and
tricndiess- But ;hcy are going to have a
fair show in Virginia Mr.. Earksdalc
Is very confident that no amount of agi-
tation on the part of the medical profess
sion can secure the passage OF anti-os-
seopathis legislation through the Legis-
paturc-
Thi!ty-six hundred acres Of land. con-
shutting portion of the splendid ELK
Island farm. lying in the counties of
Goochland and Cumberland. have been
offered to the State to be used as an ad-
6itional convict farm. the purchase of
which is provided for in a bill pending
Mr. ". L. Maury. OF this city. has Offer
Cd this land to the State for $50 an acre
end he agrees. TO allow the State TO pay
Tor 1t out Of the proceeds Of the sale of
crops. The farm was formerly owned
BY Horny L. Watkins, of Farmville. and
too acres were sold at public auction, at
the beginning OF the war for S14l.ooo.
The thirty-six hundred acres now offered
30 the State comprise loo acres OF bot
tom land. leo OF high land, and 1900 in
MOOD. There are now buildings, that
gould be rcmodeled at small cost suf-
sicts.
The bill incorporating the Manchester
and Richmond Free Bridge Company Will
come up before the Senate Committee on
Roads ond Internal Navigation on Tues
Gay night a large number of citizens
of Manchester and Richmond are inter
ested In this bill The Manchester Cham
tcr of Commerce will be represented and
a number OF others will be present. The
company proposes TO purchase or con-
denim Maro's Bridge and build at this
location new bridge W. /. Clopton. j..
f. Wakefield. n. c. Beattie. Augustine
Royal and a. G. Evans. who have been
nominated by the Manchester City Coun-
sil. are named as the corporators. The
company is to have the right to grant
10 one street railway company the ex-
elusive use of the bridge for period
Of twenty Years.
The Finance Committee OF the House yes
ks.r.iay reported favorahly theCaton pension
bill. which. 1t is understood. meets the
views of the committee of Confederate
Veterans appointed TO draft bill. The
bill appropr:ates $4,000 or so much there
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