The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-16
The LEGISLATURE.

Rabbi r y Ca.isch cFered PRAYER. aud
a good attendance ul members was on
hand
Nr Bruce started business by Offering
the following
Resolved. hy the senate lthe Hons, Of
Delegates concurriugl That when the
senate aclourus ON Saturday. De,ember
~. lsp-.th0tlt adjourn to meet Gu Tues
day, January Is. 1903 10 went over.
Mr toShiil offered a hil designed 70
Nailate CERTAIN records 1T the County
Court oi Che county ol roWaatan. When
Judge Miller of Powhat.ln. died he lelt
certain popers unsigned
The death " Judge Miller was very
sudden. aud a number OF parers. which
are matter oi record IN Powharau
court. arr not signed. The bin l. intended
To make /, gal these unsigned pArers. The
Lyle child labor bill. was recOmmilted
Toe hous- was c0lle,l TO order az noon
and there wac no prayer
A few bills aud resolutions were offered
and the clerk called the calender
Mr.. Mort. of Washington offered a bill
giving city and town councils greater
powers In the matter OF regulating the
quor traffic. The bin permits sal
Councils on their discretion TO order
screen doors removed. and TO regulate
I the hours of opening and closing saloon.
The Speaker laid before the House a
memorial from the Chamber ofCommescs
%, Richmond and other cities asking that
time be fixed 10y the committees of the
House and senate for giving their rep.
resentatives hearing on bills relating
60 The extension OF corporate limits oi
cities. aud 10 was referred 20 the Com
mi tea ON Counties and Cities.
Mr. lassitev offered joiat resolution
providing that no further action be taken
on the mat GER 81 capitol repair. until the
plans OF Mr.. PEBBLES. of Norfolk. shall
have been looked into The resolution
Was advocated by Mr. laSsiter and on
posed by Mr. Jennings and finally with
drawn.
Mr. Wallace offered "a rc~ . 'ution which
was referred. calling upon Virginia rep
ftatites ln Cor .-res- Cd support the
SLalo-th resolution king 10 the friend
~ intervention OF the I ted States be-
TIVE, Neuezuela aud the combined DOW
err OF Great Britain and Germany.
SENATE BILL PASSED.
To appropriate -. 900 to the state Re
male Normal school for bertcrments
The senate passed the Hon>e bil en-
ploH AIR. John Garland Pollard 10
group together all the statutes assigned
TO all the subcommittee for revision and
cocih alton, at the sum of $500.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To prohibit the establishment and loca.
ton OF smallpox hospitals OF psst-houses
within 2uOyaris of the public streets and
roads in any city or county in the Com
monweaith
Providing for the erection of a ienr,
around lee Monument at Richmond.
The following bills were introduced IL
/ thc house on SATURDAY.
BY Ar. Shesd. To suspend payment ol
taxes on land enormously assesed until
matter can be adjusted
hy Mr.. Bowman Authorizing incorno.
rated associations CT asyiugns io- sup
port ahu education of orphans aui moi
gent children TO place inccrrieible chil
dren with the Prison Association Of \ IT.
ginia
BY Mr. stafford. an act 10 secure "a
children the benefits of element edu.
cation.
by Mr. Cardwell: To prevent internal
improvement companies from condemn.
ing the property of schools and col
leges.
BY Mr. Angel: To protect owners of
b oilers and other machinery
BY Mr.. Owen: I q declare certain streams
in Prince Edward County TO be high
ways.