The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-11
HOUSE PASSES
BOWMAN BILL
Liberal Appropr;at on Voted to
St. Louis.
IMPORTANT BILLS OFFERED
Finance Subcommittee Make Their
Reports and They Are Ordered
Printed and Recommitted.
Some i'm, ,ortant Bills.
IMPORTANT BILLS OFFERED

| Senate session Yesterday. Whlch was very
| hTie1, but on the house SIDE II was
different That body passed without
amendment the bill appropl iating sou,oU
! Tor a Virginia exhibit at the st. LOUIS
Exposition, and Chairman Boaz oftel ed the
| reports Of the various subcommittee on
| finance. which were ordered printed and
recommitted to the full committee Tor
final action. Il bill offered by Mr.. Cor
uon to abolish the office of examiner OF
| records is or considerable interest. 1t puts
! the duties Of the office upon the commits
! s.oners Of the revenue.
Mr. Cumming presented bill to allow
temporary divorces to be made permanent
TOT non-support and cruelty. as well as for
| abandonment, and the bill OF Mr.. Gaid-
Ter 10 fence the Lee monument was re-
ported favorably as was also one to ap-
| T.oEriate 500 Tor repairs to the State
Normal School buildings at Farmville-
| In li- oe dic.
The Senate had but a brief session yes,
terday. Prayer was offered by Rabbi E.
n. Calsch. The attendance OF members
was fair, and several specta tors were on
| the floor. Among them was Judge Tired
| way, a former member Of the Senate,
and DR.. Blackford and Mr.. Stick.ey. of
the Western Stats Hospital at Staun-
| ton.
| A communication was received from
|
| the Senate resolution relating to the pr
chase OF jamestown Island.
| a report was received from the spe-
| cial committee on p ,ivate Legs alton. soma
tor Clayton. chairman, to the effect that the
objects Of the ILLS providing for dis
pensary at Pulaski and for the incorpor-
alton Of the alumni Of the University Of
! Virginia could be reached by general
| laws.
Here came the first application Of the
ruling OF the Chair some days ago On
! the reception Of the reports of this spe-
| cial committee. Senator Barksdale rose
| to protest against the report regarding
! the proposed Pulaski dispensaTy. Se0a-
| tor McIlwa Inc rose to point Of order
| at once and stated that this was not tre
| time for a discussion Of the committees
| action The point Is we'll taken said
| the President, and the report went on
without stopping long enough for it to
! be taken hold Of
| It was now 1910. Nothing was on the
calendar save the resolution Of Senator
Anderson. Of Richmond. relating to the
| Improvement of the Capitol. which was
made a special order at 1890. Senator
| Anderson was not in his seat and Sena-
| tor McIlwaine moved adjournment, which
| motion was carried.
House Proce dings.
!
| Speaker John F. Ryan at noon and there
was 10 prayer.
| The House Finance Committee report
| ed a bill appropriate ting $500 for improve
ment Of building at the State Normal
School at Farnville and Chairman Boaz
! offered the report of the subcommittee
| on Finance on the various branches OF
the subject Of taxation and finance, and
| it was ordered printed and recommittel
to the General Committee for further
| consideration.
Mr.. Jordan, OF Frederick. offered L
! Joint resolution, which was referred, re-
curing clerks Of courts TO report to the
Legislature all violations Of the fish an;
| oyster laws since the said Board Of Fish
| cries took Office
An invitation from the Richmond Edu-
| ca ton Association for the House to at
end the lecture by Captain c. E. Vaw
ter at the Y. NJ c. A, was read and &C
copied.
| WAS AGREED TO.
| Mr. Jordan was then recognized to
| speak for his resolution and he advo
Gated it in a strong speech. It was
agreed to by the House.
The ST. Louis Exposition bill was then
| taken up. and on motion Of Mr.. Bow
| man. the patron, the pending quest on
was ordered. It REQUIRED upon the pas
| sage of the bill. and upon roIl-Ca tie
result was-ayes. 81; nays. 49, And the
/ bill was passed.
The House at P. NJ. adjourned unit!
| noon to-day
| HOUSE BILL PASSED.
| To provide for IN industria! and COM
mercial exhibit by the Commonwealth
of Virginia at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, and to appropriate money
| for the same.
! SENATE BILL PASSED.
To amend and re-ena CT the act ap-
| proved November 20. 1902. entitled IAN
| act to provide for the payment of pan-
| s'oners under the pension act OF April 2
| 1902 whose claims were not approved
| and filed in the office OF the Auditor OF
| Public Accounts prior to September /,
1902"
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
| BY Mr.. e c. Jordan: To protect fish
| and oysters in the waters OF Virginia.
| BY Mr.. Gardner: To abolish the Office
! of evan7iner Of records.
| BY Mr.. George c. Bland: To amend
the code in relation to warrants for
snail claims.