The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-14
LEGISLATURE.
BILL WAS INTRODUCED TO RE-
PEAL ELECTION LAW.

The Act Termed . Colossal Fake
Senate Appointed Steering Com
mittes on Revision Report-in-
crsass Of the Salary ofauditer Pro-
posed.
The Senators have formally agreed to
name steering committee to expedite
the consideration of the revision report.
THE REPORT on OYSTERS.
The report of the special commission
on oyster legislation has been presented
in the Senate 1t is probable that the
minority report OF Delegate 5. wilkins
Mathews, protesting against the break
ing of the Baylor Survey, will be ready
in short time.
The senate refused to concur IN the
house resolution looking to the immedi-
ate consideration of the revision COM
mittee's report and providing Tor two
sessions day for this work, and In lieu
thereof appointed a steering committee
OF Ave to take charge OF the large number
of senate bills reported by the revision
committee. This course was adopted TO
expedite the work in hand and to insure
the passage without delay OF measures
of Importance. As an evidence OF how
rapidly the business can be dispatched.
the committee on roads, in a session OF
three minutes, approved lO4 bills, which
it had previously considered, and the re-
vision committee had reported.
T.. c. Folkes, introduced bill repeal
ing the Barksdale pure election law,
which, he declares, il a colossal lake.
Like Senator Mcllwaine be regards the
law as harmful in that an honest man,
who will respect the statute, Is at great
disadvantage when running against a
man OF means, who will avoid the law 5
provisions.
AUDITOR POORLY PAID.
Senator Wickham introduced bill 10
creasing the salary OF the auditor oil pub
lie accounts, who is the most poorly paid
of the general officers OF the State, from
81, 900 to 81 900 year.
The steering committee which the sen.
ate will putin charge of the bills reported
by the committee on revision consists Oh
Lieut.. Gov. Willard, Messrs. Mann, Wick
ham, Anderson and Walker. This was
agreed uponin an extensive conference oil
the Democratic senator's.
The Bland house bill, for the relief oil
the disabled firemen, which had been
special order for months. and has been
postponed from time TO time, was again
carried over 10 December ! Mr.. Wick
ham protested against this, out WIS
overruled The house bill To require com
missioners of the revenue TO assess al
duly registered voters with the state
capitation tax was passed after beng
amended in slight particulars, and re
turned to the house.
The following bills among Others were
introduced in the house:
By Mr.. Lyell-To authorize parties
planting oysters on rented grounos, De
longing 10 the State to erect piers, docks,
&c, on the same.
By Messrs. Duke and BoaE-To provide
for additional wards TO the University OF
Virginia Hospital.
In the senate, Mr. ShackelfOrd intro
duced bill to amend section II oil the
act approved April l6, 1908, TO raise
revenue for the State, relative TO tax on
banking and trust companies. Ibe
amendment provides that Where any
such bank, banking association, trust and
security company has, since lite last pub
lished statement, and before the 1st day
OF February OF every year, paid out u
it's stockholders the whole or any part OF
it's undivided profits, the amount 30 pad
ont shall be deducted from the estimate
of aggregate value Of lite stock"