The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-26
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any person denied registration.
10 provide for the preservation or inc
permanent registration rolls
WANTS THE VOTERS,
Mr.. Cromwell, Of Norfolk county, Of
fered the following Joint resolution, when
was agreed to and ordered communicated
to the House for Its concurrence:
Resolved by the Senate tho House o.
or tho Commonwealth be, and nc Is here
By authorized, empowered mud directed !
to forthwith secure from the clerks OF
the several County and Corporation Cow Is
of the Commonwealth an accurate state
mont showing separately the total mum
ber of white and Of colored voters regis
tered In the different election precincts
and wards Of their respective countlcs
and cities on October l6. 1908; and IN addl-
ton thereto to secure from tho most re-
liable sources possible a comparative |
statement showing, respectively. the num-
Dor of registered white and colored voters
in each precinct and ward In this Com
monwealth on July l. 1902, and tho Sec
rotary Of the Commonwealth Is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed to
have such Information printed In a suil-
Client quantity to supply three copies
thereof to each member Of the Senate
and House Of Delegates.
VACANCIES FILLED.
N MIR, MCllWaln6 presented Lnc 1OilOWAiS
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the following assign
nents DO nads, to fill vacancies on vari-
Gus standing committees of tho Senate
now existing:
Public Institutions and Educatlon-J.
Lawrence Campbell. vice Graham Clay
tor.
Finance and BanksWilllnm Hodges
Mann, Vice Graham Clayton
General 1>aws-J. Lawrence Campbell,
vice Graham Clayton
Ronds and Internal Favigntlon--J Law
Mann.
Joint Committee on Special Private and
Local Legislation-C. Harding Walker,
chairman, vice Graham Claytor.
Fish and Gained. Gardiner Tyler,
chairman.
Committee to Examine Office Of Clerk
Of tho Senate ohm S. Chapman, chair
man, and j. Lawrence Campbell, vice
c. Harding Walker.
The Senate adjourned until this morning
at Ii o'clock.
The House.
The House was called to oredr ne II
O'Clock by Speaker Ryan. and there was
no prayer.
The House discharged tho Privileges and
Elections Committee from the further
consideration of Mr.. Caton's bill.
designed to amend the Barksdale pure
election bill to make Its provisions clearer,
there having been no objection 10 the
course.
The following bills were offered and
referred:
BY Mr. Lowry: TO declare the boundary
lines Of Stafford county lawful fence
BY Mr.. Read: To allow the supervisors
| of Meckenburg county to contribute $500
| for the election OF Confederate monu-
mcnt.
BY Mr.. Lowry: To allow the supervi-
sors of Stafford to revoke the appoint
! ment Of game warden.
BY Mr. Fulton: To allow Confederate
| soldiers otherwise eligible to the pension
lists who have resided In the State con-
! tinuously for ten years 10 be placed Oh
| such lists.
Senate bill No. 513, designed to meet the
Governors objections to former measure
as 10 the assessment and collections Of poll
| taxes was taken up out of Its order and
passed. and the calendar was taken up.
| and the clerk read ut length House bill
| No. 357, offered as substitute by Mr..
! Duke for Senate bill 104 to create Blu
| reau OF Insurance for the State.
Tho bill contains ninety-eight closely
| printed pages, and It's readings consumed
| a great deal OF time. Mr.. Boaz moved
| to strike out MI the sections rcf,tinG to
| Il
! surance, contcnding that the Constitution
contemplated that the duties set forth
| In the bill should be performed by the
Corporation Commission.
Messrs. Cumming, Newhouse md others
| supported the Boa2 amendments, as id
also Mr.. Lee, of Fairfax, NIL of them
! asking many questions of Mr.. Gravely.
Mr. Allen supported the Bon% amond-
| ments. and made a strong speec< Incl
dentally against the bill.
Mr.. Christian spoke briefly for the
bill, ana Mr.. Cation followed In lengthy
speech In It's favor.
noes. al.
Mr. Allen moved to amend by providing
/ that the insurance commissioner be APP
pointed by the Corporation Commission
Instead Of elected by tho Legislature.
but this was rejected, and the clerk
proccc Cd with the reading of the bill.
Mr.. Saton moved to amend by bring
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