The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-01
LEGISLATURE.
PASSED OVER THE VETO.
House Acted Upon Norfolk Primary
Election Law 6ereau Of Insurance

House Acted Upon Norfolk Primary
Election Law 6ereau OF Insurance
Bill.
The house passed the bin to create a
bureau of insurance. after 80 amending
it AS TO bring treternal and beneficial as
sociatiOns az well as regular insurance
companies under the control OF the com
missioner The house also concurred Ia
the passage by the house over the gov
errors veto OF the bill amending the
Norfolk primary election law and recon
mitted the bill with reference to public
service corporations. The senate passed
house bill extending the time for the pay
ment of taxes without adding . per cent.
PENALTY from December ! to January ].
This bin applies only TO the presentJ ear
aud the legislation is made necessary ny
DELAYS incident 10 the new constitution.
There was quite lively colloquy in the
house relative to the passage over the
governors veto of the bill amending the
Norfolk primary election law. Messrs'
West. NewhOuse, Lee and Fairfax were
disposed 20 defend the governor action,
ami wanted the bill returned to him,
while Messrs Whitehead DavisRnd Duke
cOmbatted this proposition and urged
the passage OF the bill They insisted
that the measure could not under the
constitution be sent back To the gov
crnOr The vote was - to q.
The bin to create u bureau otinsurance
was passed in the house by the vote OF
- to 10 There il an Interesting hight
on bet ween Col Joseph Button, clerk OF
the senate. and + G.. Akers, formerly
chief clerk TO Railroad Commissioner
lin. for the position OF commissioners OF
Insurance.
When the bill concerning corporations
came UP in the House Mr.. FOlkes offered
N amendment requiring railway com
panies chartered in this State 20 detine
what constitutes their principal Offices
which the charters require shall be kept
ia Virginia. The amendment is aimed az
the Southern. which really has its prin
-ipal Offices in Washington. Col. eaton,
of AlexandriA; Mr. Whitehead. OF Nor
i1lk. and others opposed theamendment,
while Mr. Fokes and Mr Christian, OF
Richmond, earnestly advocated II. n
uallg the house by the vote Of 3G 10 38,
r.c0mmitted the bill with the amend
nent.
Senator Shackeliord, of Orange, had
taken from the calender his bill amend
iag section Z Of the act 10 raise revenue,
relating 20 the TAX on bank stocks. The
Till il so 800. the amendment OF Mr..
Shacseliord providing that where any
such bank. banking association, truet'
and security company has. since It's last
published statement. and before the hrst
day Of February d any year, paid out 70
It's stock holders she whole or any part
OF its undivided profits the amount SO
paid out shall b. deducted from the esti.
mate of aggregate value OF its stock
Ca motion Of Mr. Shackeilord, the bill
was eugrOsssd and then passed
The bill amending the code 80 as 10 al
low Judges Of county courts the same
pay AS city judges when designated 20
hold courts other than their own was
passed
Hon. II. K. Lowry, Of Stafford, has in
troduced "a bill TO declare the boundary
Of stafford a lawful fence, aud one to al
low the supervisors OF Stafford torevoke
the appointment OF game warden.