The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28

complaint TITO Justices OF the peace that q
person who is a druhkatd or user OF
drugs, aid II the justice declares the
man to be an ha bituai druhkafd or user I,r
him llquor fntist pay q fine Of from w
to- $40 n NJ n A y 9 4, s3 IA IS
4 Mr. Clayton offered Bill to amend the
Code In regard 10 the liability OF CONS
mon carriers. and Mr.. McIlwaino pre-.
seilted one to require clerks Of circuit
courts Of counties or corporation or
hastings courts Of cities to send to the
Secretary of6the commonwealth certi.
fled lists OF county, district and city OH.
GERS and TO provide a penalty Tor fall-
ure to do 30. vi VA 4. Il
u Mr.. Halsey introduced an act the {! %.
ject Of which Is to make dogs II, CITES =
us we'll as III counties subjects OF lar
BILLS REP ofTDD,
81 Mr.. Keezoll from the Committee for
Public Institutions and Education. re-
ported With amendments Senate bil! 70
establish Norton School District, IN Wise
county. ~ FL "a g.g
7. Mr.. Keezcll, iron, the same committee,
reported WITH amendments Senate bill
to establish Jonesvllle High School Dis
trict, In Lee County. Virginia. providing
the mode disappointing trustees, levylhs
tax for district school purposes thereih
and authorizing the trustees to apply the
money collected for district school pur-
poses to the payment Of teachers, SAL
aries, the purchasing, renting or build
Ing Of school houses, apparatus furnl-
.ture appliances, ct cetern. ~
\ Mr.. Keeze from the same committees
reported without amendment House bill
to- amend and re-ennct section IL OF nm
net entitled an act to amend ana re-
Normal and Collegiate Institute" and TO
provide for the support of the sar APP
proved May 20, 1887, as amended and re-
enacted bysnn act approved March ~
1902, J * 81 E I ~
Mr. Keezell from the same committee
reported without, amendment House bill
toaamend and re-enact sections 1548 and
1861 OF. the Code of Virginia, In relation
to tho duties OF the Board OF Visitors OF
the University OF Virginia, the salaries
OF professors. etc.
& The Senate adjourned until Monday.
sis r he House.
The House was called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan. and prayer was offered
by Rev. Dr., Russell Cecil, Of the, Presby-
terrain Church.,
The credentials Of DR.. S. 3. Barhnm
rs a membcr 81 the House from the coun-,
ties Of Prince George and Surry to sue
coed the late WI 3. Clarke were laid be-
fore the House. and tho new member
came forward and took the oath OF office
as prescribed By the Constitution. Dr.
Barhann. who formerly served In the
House. was ARMY congratulated. and
was assigned the following committees
by the chair: Finance. Federal Relations
and Resolutions.
4 Mr.. Boaz offered resolution. which
was agreed to- asking certain lnforma-
tlon Of the House clerk as to what menu
bers and officers had complied with the
provisions Of the schedule OF the Consti-
tuition as to salaries
Mrs Smith, or Clarke. offered bin to
allow the supervisors Of his county to buy
rock crushers.
4 When the Cabell and Edwards -esolu.
tons, providing for the appointment OF
a codifylng commission, came up, Mr., Ed
wards moved their reference to the COM
mittee on Rules.
cARELL IN OPPOSITION.
This motion wns strenuously opposed by
Mr.. Cabell, who declared that thera
should be Immediate action upon the mat
ter Mr.. Jennings. of I,ynchburg, offered
n bill to; so amend the Mathews dog
law as to make 1t apply to cities, and
the House proceeded with the consldera-
tion of the commission resolutions.
Mr. Cabelrs speech for the Immediate
Of the resolutions was a
strong one, and he and Mr.. Edwards en-
gagged In considerable cross firing on the
subject. b aig
The House refused to refer the reso-
luton, and Mr.. Bland, OF Portsmouth,
moved to amend the Cabell resolution by
striking out May 18th rs he time for
and inserting June 18th. Mr..
Ryan (Nlr Nottingham In the chalr) adj
vocated Il plan by which the legislature
should attempt to get away finally by
the middle Of May
4 Mr.. Bland. or Portsmouth, advocated
his amendment and said he was anxious
to get away. but he did not believe that
1t was reasonable to suppose that the
Cabell resolution could be complied with.
STAND BY THE SPEAKER,
Mr.. Whitehead spoke strongly for the
position taken by Speaker Ryan, and
declared that he wantedlto get away, but
did not desire to come back.
Mr. Davis made strcEg speech for
the Cabell resolution, having always ia
vorcd n commission. lie went over the
strong points often brought out by him
self on the subject before, and impressed
himself strongly upon the House,
Mr. Edwards interjected brief speech
In favor of his resolution, and Mr.. Car
ter moved to amend the Cabell resolution
by striking out May 18th rs the time for
adjournment and inserting June LIST, He