The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-03
MAYOR A, A. MOSS
TH|RSTS FOR. POWER
Several Bills in His |nteres.
Offered Yesterday.
TO APPOINT ALL BOARDS
Desires to Place Himself Where He
Will Be Safe from All fractional
TroubIes-Many Bills Offered
in Both ncuses-Sessions.
TO APPOINT ALL BOARDS

One Of the features OF yesterdays ses-
sion OF the Legislature was the miro
duction in both houses, by reqeust, OF
bills designed to give greater powers 70
mayors OF cities. They were offered IN
the Senate and House respectively py
Senator Tyler and MI. StearAes' anu
We're drawn in tie interest OF Mayor a.
A. Moss, Of Newport News. who has
had so many wraHgles with his Ch.el
Of Police and other officers recently. but
should they pass they would apply 10
all cities in the State with equal force.
The bills place almost unlimited powers
in the hands of the mayors. allowing
them to appoint police justices, llre anu
police comm .7ioners and protectli.5
them against damage suits. etc 1t IS
not thought any of them Will ever pc
come law.
Mr.. Powers. of Caroline. offered in the
House a Dill authorizing counties IN
which there is no practicing lawyer 70
go outside for a Commonwealth attor-
ney, and Mr.. Stearnes presented one
ernbodying the views OF the Retail
Grocers' Association on the subject OF
punishment Of salaries of clerks and
laborers. More game laws We're pre-
scented in both houses. and in the senate
Mr.. Halsey. of Lynchburg. offered Dill
to allow the supervisors OF Sampbell
county to purchase and operate the
Courthouse turnpike and TO convert 1t
into a public highway at pleasure:
Mr.. Lyle offered one providing for the
reg stration of plumbers in cities OF over
5000 inhabitants. and also tor 6oaro
OF Examiners for plumbers
The session lasted only few mo
r1ents, and was devoted almost eXclu-
sively to the introduction of bills
DAWN the Senate.
Yesterday was the busiest session the
Senate has had for a week. About TWEEN
ty-five members we're present.
Senator Wfcl1ham, president pro TEN
of the body, took the chair at noon in
the absence Of Lieutenant-Governor Viii
lard. Rev. Carey Z. Morgan. pastor OF
the Seventh Street Christian Church, Of
fered prayer.
The session began with 2. comparative
flood of bills The following we're, Of
Tered: " .
BY Mr.. Halsey: To allow the Board Of
Supervisors Of Campbell county to pur-
cAase the Campoe.l county and Lyl-cll-
burg Courthouse Turnpike and in its
discretion TO convert it into 9, public
road
BY Mr.. Clayton: Providing the number
OF jurors in ell criminal prosecutions lor
of ences not punishable by death or con-
f!reulent in the penitenaiary. Referred
to Committee on Courts OF Justice
Bv Mr.. Lyle: a bill 10 provide for the
registration OF plumbers =doing business
in cities having S,QuQ Inhabitants, and
10 provide & ltsard % .exa= N Ina ton Q?
plum bers therest, deEEltrs- their powers
and duties. and providing for their COM
pansa ton, and to provide penalties for
- OF
Roanoke is exempt from the provisions
OF the proposed measure.
Referred to the Special Joint Commit
tee
BY Mr.. Tyler: TO provide for report Of
fines. torfeitures, etc, collected by Po-
lice Courts in the name OF the State.
BY Mr. Tyler: TO provide for the ap-
rotltment OF poltcs justices in the cities.
Referred to the Committee OF Courts
OF Justice.
By Nr Tyler: For and protection OF
missions in cities and towns against
suits.
TO PROTECT. GAME.
Mr. Bryant offered three bills. al re-
lating to the protection of game in tine
State al OF which are OF unusual in
teresr. The first is designed to provide
protection OF game by prohibiting the
shooting OF anT water foul or wild rur-
keys In the State at night or TO capture
them in nets or traps at any time. or
to use -eflectors. or sneak traps. or to
hunt musk rats at night with -eflectors. |
or to shoot game OF any sort at any |
time with gun OF larger bore than /!
NO. S. The t1ne is not less than SO nor
more than SD
Another bill would prohibit the ship |
n2et?t OF game from this State and re- i
lates to non-residents and the quantity /
OF game they may carry out of the |
through this State OF game killed in an
other State. Quail Or partridgas, pleas
ants or grouse. wild turkeys and deer |
are not permitted to be shipped out OF
the State for any purpose, except for
preparation as specimens OF natural his |
tory.
The third bill is designed to provide |
for the appointment OF game wardens, !
their compensation, and to define their /
powers, duties and Liabilities Each
district shall have one or
more wardens. and each town and city
to have one or more wardens to be /
appointed by the judges Of the Circuit
Or Corporation Courts.
MAYORS ENLARGED POWERS.
Two of the bills offe. ed by Mr. Tyler
are OF more than ordinary interest. One
provides that mayors and members or
boards Of commissioners shall not be
sued for anything done in the per
tornlance Of their Official duties. The
,ther bill provided for tie appointment
of police justices by the mayors OF cities.
which appointments are TO be confirmed
oy the councils.
The clerk read a letter from NIr. Robert
:. Ogden, president Of the Conference
or Education in the South, to Mr.
Frank p Brent, acknowledging the re-
2eipt Of the invitation Of the General