The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-13
The House.

The House was CALLED to order at II
o'clock by Speaker Ryan, and prayer vas
offered by Rev. William Meade Clarl 0,
OF the Episcopal Church.
were reported from the Commit ees on
Roads and Finance, amorE those rom
the latter being one 10 allow ,rliease to
extra session OF the Legislature. They
were read a first time and placed on the
calendar.
law, and 1t was referred to the Commits
( tee on Privileges and Elect ons.
The, bill presented by MIR. Folkes reads
BE It enacted by the General Assembly
OF Virginia, That an act approved March
Gath. 1903, en-. .,led AN act 20 promote pa e
to prevent corrupt prac ices of brloe,
4 In same; to nit he expe. ses OF candi-
dates ana providing renalLes and me
dies for violations OF this act. and dec ar
ing void under certain conditions cleo.
lions in which the provisions of ths act
or any of them have been Nio ated." be
and the ga me hereby Iapea ,nal, a.. ,s
( number Of bills on the calendar were
ordered engrossed and oilers were pas. cd
The House took recess until 1880, and
at that hour proceeded to tic eXecu ion
Of the. jont order, which was the ;, e ,,,,,
j
Court OF tie city Of Richmond.
Mr. Follkes nominated Hon. J; 4. n
gram, and he was upon roi,cail elected,
having received 90 woes, WH.ch were ~!
that were cast.
to-day.
Bills Introduced.
BY Mr.. Lyell--To authorize rartias
planting oysters on rcn ed grounds be-
long ng to the State 10 erect ers. dochs.
ctr he.
BY Messrs. Duke and Boaz-To provide
for additional wards to the University OF
By Mr.. Duke (by requesD-To authorize
tie city OF Charlottesville to close erta u
streets and to allow on overhead hricSc
IL said city at the lower END OF Nam
BY Mr., F'olkes-To repeal the Barksd1re
pure elections b ll..h ~
BY Mr.. Ful.op-I9 amend me inw u
Bills Passed.
To amend and re-enact CHAPTER 2: Code
of 1857, as amended ~ act approved Ma en-
ls IN reSarn 70 ana tns nus ra In Il
tute, and TO conform the same 10 ne Glh-
TO require clerks Of circuit courts q =
counties and corporations and nest n 8
courts OF cit es to send to the Sec eary
of the Commonwealth certified sts Of
county, district and CITY ofice,s' ana 10
pTONlGc u ESHdlts ~ - " Wv 49,
Legislative Notes.
Mr., Wickham introduced and md h had re- re-
isanks. Il hill tn amend the fourth article
OF section ls$ OF the Code, so as to
read as follows:
md his clerks. The auditor OF public .ac-
counts TIE sum OF $1,000 but all the fees
OF ottice accruins to him Sha.l be PAID
into the treasgry, He snail nall have power
aetnl necessary 10 tire efficiency Of HIS
department. and to apporiion such SAL
aries among his several clerks as he may
think proper, but the aggregate amour,
paid such clerks shall not exceed the
sum OF sl2,6io per annunl- He shall
also have power to employ receiving
salary no, exceeding SLIGO per annum,
and to expend for the contingent e%-
penscs Of his Office sum not exceeding
A.byo.
the salary OF the auditor OF public ac-
counts from 5000 10 $1,000 per annum.
lie BILL If passed, will not become ei-
lec,lve until ai,ef January J. o tse,. ~,
Senate yesterday. was. former Senator
George ". Morris, OF Charlolespil!c
now Judge OF Tie CORPORA ton court 60, %
given a co dial greeting by his friends
Ar. t. L. Lookabill, Of Roanoke, Stats
t,cian of the State Firemens Association
Ne5 on The HDul OIL tIie S;Tiiult yGStci'
Gay Ills presence here at this tins
Is In com eetcn With the fireInen's re
lief bill. now on the Senate calendar, bu
%hch Was yesterday made specla
Craer for Decemher lst The firenen o
the state, generally, arc ging the pas
sage OF This measure. Mr.. Lyle o
Roanoke, IS its champion In the Sen
Colene Hunt ch:pley. Of Atlanta. anc
Mar, Addison Msupir. both represemthtiv,
Q. the Southern Bel Telephone Com
Fl pany, were on the floor 81 The Senate
yesterday comforting with members. !
Ii not yet known what the teiephon,
lobby rropnses II ask.
Inc Democrats OF the Senate yesterda.
he'd confe ence 10 consider and recon-
mend some meIhGd OF procedure In tn
& consider lion OF the lDi bills offered a
supplementary report by the Commit
tee on Revision. Mr., Mann was cal e.
70 the elgaiT and Mr, Barksdale wa
made secretary.
II was deemed best as a means 81 eS
peai,ins passage nf the measures and III
precedence or them when offered TO an
poInt a cheering committee. This CON
miltee VIII have cha &c OF these BIZ!
on the fioor OF the Senate, The com
nnittee consists Of iipee members, am
il made up OF the members OF the Sen