The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-20

riots Of said county the district road
Lax en- all collected from the Southern
railway Company IN and for Stevens
Ebrrg, Catalp a and Cedar Mountain #Dls-s
rict s,5 in said county.
BY Mr.. Powers: Making It lawful Tor
The County Court and any justice OF ths
zEcace Of the county of Caroline or ars
Mayor of any town of said county 70
sentence criminals to work upon tie pub
Lie roads or other public works, or on 3
tie streets or other public works OF tho
owns In said county, and prescribing
pcnalty for persons thus sentenced VINO
::cape or attempt to escape.
BY Mr.. Stafford: For the protect1on OF
cartridges, pheasants and will turkeys
II the county of Giles.
By same: For. the protection OF deer
IN the county Of Giles.
BY Mr.. Geo. sc: To authorize the Board
II Supervisors of Grayson county TO Is
ne bonds and borrow money for the
,uilding and repairing Of the roads In :
# said county and to authorize the judge
IF the Couty Court to order an election
ascertain the sense of the qualified vo-
sers Of said county on the question.
BY Mr.. Graveley: To amend and re-
enact section 1, 16 and II of an act ap-
E proved March the 18th 1902, entitled an
act to submit to the qualified voters of
the town of Martinsville in the county Of
Henry Virginia, at special election to
be held therefor, the question of the es-
Establishment Of dspensary for the sale
Of Intoxicating liquors therein.
BY Mr.. Mathews: To constitute Tan
,eir Island. Accomac county, into q Sc
perate school district.
Aiiern on session.
The House resumed it's session at
P. M. Speaker John F. Ryan IN the
chair. MIR. Jennings, Of Lynchburs, re-
.Cernted his general protest against the
passage of bills by the General Assembly
granting certain persons to practice va
tlous professions without standing the
prescribed examinations.
The House passed all the uncontested
..nea sures upon its calendar, and unam-
mousiy concurred in the Senate joint
resolution calling upon the Virginia rep
.esenlatives in Congress to so amend the
Federal Constitution as to provide for
the election of United States Senators ny
Il direct vote Of the people.
The bill offered by Mr.. Wallace (by
request), to sell the State $500 acres Of
land, known as Elk Island, in Goochiand
county, at $50 per acre, to be paid for
out of an annual division of crops, and
to be used as penitentiary lands, was
debated at some length. Speaker Ryan
{Alr. Cardwell In the chair) spoke ably
against the bill, and it was advocated
oy Mr.. F'olkes. Mr.. Newilouse ridiculed
the scheme set forth in the bill, and said
the State was asked to ditch and dyke
farm which would bring the State into
debt each year. The bill was defeated
by an overwhelming vote.
Mr.. Boaz moved to pass by the bill
repeating the Wharton insurance law,
and it was so ordered.
The body at s:10 p. NJ adjourned until
noon to-day.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief Of the county Of Bedford
from further penalties for the escape Of
Gel tain convicts, etc.
TO incorpora to the Alexandria and Lit
t., Falls Railroad Company.
70 amend and re-ensact section 1 OF an
act approved February 5, 1900, entitled an
act to authorize and empower the Stale
Beard of Fisheries to employ a surveyor,
or surveyors, and making a napproprla-
ton or compensation of the same.
10 amend and re-enact an act entitled an
act making it unlawful for insurance COM
ranies not Incorporated by the laws OF
the State Of Virginia, but legally admitted
to do business therein, to place, or cause
u be placed, insurance on property IN
this State in offices outside Of the State
III violation of the tax laws of the State
of Virginia, and prescribing penalties for
violation of tho same, and prescribing the
dl ties and compensation of the Auditor
Of Public Accounts III relation thereto.
and providing for renewal Of license privi-
"e"s Of companies doing business In this
State.
TO amend and re-enact an act In rela-
ton to the preservation of order at the
polls, approved March 5, 1890, and to acd
an independent section thereto.
To incorporate the Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Berkeley Tunnel Company.
TO empower the judge and board OF SUI
rervisors to allow monument to be
erected at Madison, etc..
For the relief of L. w. Carpenter, treas
urer Of Rockingham county, and his depu-
ties granting further time for collection
u. taxes, &c.
To amend and re-enact section Of an
act entitled an act to incorporate the Hol-
stem River.a and Eastern Railway, approved
February Il, 1901.
TO allow James w. Bonner, treasurer
Of Bath county. further time to distrain,
levy and collect certain tax tickets for
which he has accounted to the State and
the board OF supervisors Of said county.
70 prevent the shipping, transportation,
or sale OF partrfdges Cor quaiD killed,
captured or obtained in the counties of
Carroll, Grayson- and Patrick.
To authorize and empower Waiter N.
Wayman to practice dentistry.
Requiring suitable fish ladders upon the
Cam across Goose Greek, at LcesviIe,
Campbell county.
For the relief Of S. C. Williams and e.
r. Hodges, Of Halifax county.
For the relief Of George L. Barton and
Charles W. Dennis from the payment or
taxes on property in Nansemond county