Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-03
MAY Be An AUT0CRA1
WOULD co.
pIESanv POWERS on MAYORS.
KILL HELP THE SURVEY.
slant of GcoIoEicai Department
transmitted to Legislature "s
corcrnor-No Liquor In Elcctio"
uooth.-omccr. Must Ahstaf" on
snch Days.
1.anor In ELECTION

,,.,, 1870, ,,-,snntcd in the Senate yester-
say making sweeping amend'ne"'s as ~
no manner Of selecting eoaTos ia94'"e
mr. d,partmcnts of the city Sofeihlle.'''
The bills were presented by Senator S'e'
Thy reouest. ,,o,
he Yoavo-s of cities and the members "a
No ,a-,o1,s boardS-poiice, fire. ana i'i
,.hc-a-ar1ocratic powers. The conncli IS
u confirm the nominations OF the mayor.
ARCHER bill was the one empowering
,hc MAYOR TO appoint police justices IN an
-jtics l1aS,nC SUCH officers.
Senator wickhan presided over the sen
Cary z. MORGAN -,1
Tho following bills were introduced ana
-efe--c,l to committees for report:
a., G. aator Ciaytor: Providing the num-
Io-or n,rors in criminal prosecutions, ioi
,re1scs not punishable by dea'h OF con-
6ncment in the penitenhaTS-
Ev Sen ato- Halsey: To emrowcr the
,o,-s Of supervisors OF Campbell to pur-
chase the old Campbeil tuin ,i;n $50" 1.u
.nrIir,,e as n turnpike or public h'sr"aS-
1sy Sonat or Lyle: TO exempt the city
Bo,,oke from the operations OF the
i.r reo,,iri, lc examination OF plumbers.
rho bin WA presented by REQUEST
Nv senator Tyler: sphjec1in's inc
saIaries Of certain persons " s'h' iii'''eS
For the paym ent Of claims.
Nv senator Tyler: Providing for the ap-
aoi-4nan, If l,ollce justices IN ali cities
hsv,nr such Oft iccrs by the mayor OF such
cities .-
from nolice cour Is of all fines. foTieltures.
etc
BY Senator Tyler: Extending to mayors
and members OF boards protection from
s,,;,s for damages resulting from investi-
cations, suspensions and remove us as Is
guaranteed other officers Of the State.
Rv Senator Tyler: Providing for the
,nnoip,ment by the mayor OF all cities
and towns of members Of the board OF
,oIice fire and other oouniS1 iorers.
The, bill provides for the nomination Of
,he commissioners by the mayor. subject
To confirmation by the rorncil. and
makes the mayor a member of each OF
the boards.
PROTECTION OF GAME.
Three bills were presented relative to the
rame laws: they were companion bills,
as follows:
Bv Senator Bryant: For the protection
Of game in the State.
By Senator bryant: To prohibit the
shipment of game from this State ana
regulating shipments of game through
this State killed in othea' States.
Isv Senator Bryant: To provide for the
a,7nointment Of ya1ne wardens. fixing
compensation and defining powers and
duties.
BY Senator Tyler: To provide for con-
Quoting general and primary elections.
LIo- OR AND ELECTIONS.
The bill dea.s particularly with liquors
In booths on election days. forbi6dng use
r. officers, and imp osinS penalties for
violations If an officer be under the in
fuerce of LIQUOR he shall be fined $500 and
tailed for ore year: if a person take
licnor into booth he shall he liable for
the same punishment. CLERKS and Judges
are 10 receive ST per day. Anv one offer
jng 20 nay an officer for services shall be
fired 500 ard iaied.
The following bills were reported from
committed given a second hearing and
pleccd on the calendar:
To relieve superintendent for lost
school WARE ants.
To nav Certain ne-'tentiary officials GER
.ain sums for services.
TO pay members and officers of the
legislature mileage for attendance upon
the sessions of the body.
FROM THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the
governor transmitting 2 letter from H.
c. Rizer. Of The United States geological
survey, suggesting the enactment of such
legislation as will enable the Federal Of
icia1s TO pursue its work. Obstacles have
been thrown before the officers by people
who are not familiar with the scientific