The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-27
SALE, BILL
IS ? ASSE:D|.
Only Three Votes We're Cast
AgalnstN It.
NO SESSION OF HOUSE.
Meas re- 10 Create Bureau Of insurance
\ Received Only Three Dissenting
Notes.-The Bill In Regard 70
Fl Streams Goes Over

i
Tbere was no session Of the House OF
delegates yesterday, the hall IN when when
that body meets being given ever oyer g me
Committee on Judiciary. when zen neg. hoasa
I -, ,nent in the Campbell Crawford case.
s \, ,5s5 The Senate.
.rha senate proceedings were opened
without prayer IS y,
1.he Sale bill to create q bureau OF o., m ~
surance and to provide for the el L.
OF d Superintendent OF 1nsu ira nee ICE WIS
M ssed without debate. Only three Vo ''leAs
,ere cast against the bill, those ri o.
Messrs, ponohoe Hobbs and Wallace Wallace.
Twenty.one votes were cast for me IN OH.
| h Mr,f.yvickham from the Committee Q! on
FINANCE, reported favorably the plll ueui-
eating site In the Capitol square a 81 ,aot5
tho proposed equestrian statue OF cen ''sn
cral j. z. 2. Stuart ana .pro 's. ns1o foo
an appropriation In the sum o., s1V' ~
10 the fund to erect this mem orlalRto the
memory OF the worlds greatest cavalry.
Mr., Mc1lwaine. from the Committee OF
| Courts OF Justice, reported with amehd-
ment Senate bill to require grantor s ~
| ali deeds to lands to show how and from
9Th ON their title was derived. 5
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOOKS.
| MR. Shackelford offered bill to pre-
vent authors, publishers, book sellers
| and any Interested parties from pecom-
| ing members Of the State Board q Idu !.
cation. The whole OBJECT q me a &C -
4 #E 4 bill was introduced by Mr.. hicll-
4 waine limiting the time In which wit
/ !nesses can he paid out OF the treasury.
/ The act limits to two years the time In
4 which witnesses can collect for service
! rendered ~,
! thorizing the assignment of life insurance
PUBLIC STREAMS.
4 When the bill empowering the Board
! OF Supervisors to declare streams lof the
4, Commonwealth to be public u highways
j was reached the eagle eye OF the Senator
iIfrom Hanover caught a glimpse Of sonle-
4 thing that he thought might not be well
ITO be enacted into law. Mr.. Wick
/ nam said that the bill, for all he knew,
might be all right, but he would like for
some one to explain It's provisions. He
/ wanted to know what acter OF
1 streams were contemplated in the act
He kould like to know If supervisors
would be clothed with power TO make
/ every little creek or branch a public
| highway, Gin other Words said Mr.
Wickham, Twill act apply to, well let
] US see, say Clump sCreek? 5SS
/ e Mr. Clayton said he was frank to adj
I nit that he was not very familiar with
! the provisions Of the bill and he thought
4 It would be well to pass It by until Mr..
\ Watkins, the patron Of the act, could be
4 present. Ky
Mr. Walker took the same view Of It,
He said that hesty examination OF the
i act. convinced him that there were grave
1 constitutional objections, to It, He did
| not think the Legislature could pass an
act that would permit Boards Of Super
] yisors to leglslate and to impose fines
1 and penalties The bill was passed by.
The bill appropriating $40. oon to defray
\ the expense Of the Board o. Health for
4 two years was passed This Is not q
new appropriation. At the last session
/ the money was voted but, under the new
constitution. 1t was necessary to pass
4 this act. The board will draw s., 900 a
4 year for two years.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To repeal an act to make boundary
lines Of tracts of land in Greenesville
county lawful fence.
/ To amend the Code In relation to
/ Judges and registrars in towns.
SENATE BILLS. PASSED.
\ To create a bureau Of insurance and to
| provide for the election Of a superintend-
1 ent Of Insurance. 5,s
Prescribing the cases In which the Cow
ernor shall have power to remit fines
and penalties
To provide for & holding elections in
| towns for the purpose OF deciding upon
| the question OF bond issue. "
To prohibit the sale OF Intoxicating
| liquors within two miles OF Carson Din
| widdle county. & ~