The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-28
LEGISLATURE.
House Committee Report Adj
versely on Jordan Bill.
TINE BUREAU OF INSURANCE,
House Orders the Bill TO Ensross.
ment.

House Orders the Bill to Ensross.
ment
Norfolk matters of political charac-
ter had the right OF way in the senate
Wednesday The senate, after an inter
ssting discussion, passed Senator Sale 4
bill to amend the Norfolk city primary
election law. despite the,goyernor's veto.
The senate adopted resolution offered
by Senator Crom well. of Norfolk County,
providing for obtaining tue exact num-
her OF registered voters In the state un-
der the new registration, and also the
figures of the old registration. 10 order
% show the number distranchised by the
new constitution. IL il said that one
object sought by the resolution is to
show that the negro vote is not proper
tiOnately stronger In Norfolk County
than in other sections of the State, a.
has been claimed.
The house refused to concur In the res
OlutiOn, thus killing It..
The senate paesed q bill offered 10y MIR.
Anderson reducing the amount 10 be in
volye1 in cases that may be appealed to
the Supreme Court from $500 to $500.
Gov. Montague sent to the senate a
special message, saying that in vetoing
the Norfolk primary election bill In May
he was mistaken in the statement that
the bill, which amends the existing law,
contained the authority for mere ma
i1rity of candidates for Office TO appoint
election officers. The governor. how.
ever. attacks the original primary bill
enacted ten years ago, which the penc'
ing bill sought Il amend. While with
drawing any intimation that Mr Sale or
those who voted for the measure were
Intentionally or Internationally engaged
in trying to enact vicious legislation, the
executive does attack the original law,
which up To this time seems to have
been satisfactory.
In HE original message he said that
his objection to the bill was that it gave
tn majority OF the candidates
the right to name officials to
conduct an election, while in the mes
sage sent in he goes further and charges
that il il a vice of the original law which
empowers even two-thirds of the canoi
dates to name the oilicials Such author
itv. he SAYS. il wrong in principle, and
must OciAlIOt NtiOur IA fihbNit
The bill creating the bureau OF insur'
ance and statistics was under cOnsdera-
ton in the uOuse for some time. The
bin met with sharp antagonism, but the
vote on amendments, designed TO ma
terially impair its provisions showed it,
strength on the haor aud IL will almost
certainly pass The House passed the
bill designed to allow those who have
not paid their poll tax to do so.
Mr Fulton, OF Wise, Offered a bill in
the House designed To permit Confeder-
ate soldiers who have resided in Virginia
for ten years TO be enrolled as pensioners
The Senate passed the bill 10 relation
to lien OF employees OF transportation,
mining and manufacturing companies on
the franchises and property OF such com.
panies. The bill il designed 10 safeguard
the interests of employees instead OF Civ
ing supply creditors priority
The House discharged the committee
on privileges aud elections from the con
-ideration of Mir Cations bill, designed Ia
amend the pure election law 81 AZ To
make It's provisions clearer
The House Committee on finance re-
ported iavorably the bill to amend the
revenue act 80 IA to abolish the clause
authorizing the chartering OF such social
clubs az have sprung up all over the state
10 defeat the operation OF the Mann law.
The committee adopted provision that
the regular social clubs shall take out
barroom licenses. and shall be prohibited
from selling or giving liquor on Sunday,
even 10 their members. There will be a
vigorous fight against this latter pro-
vision. The indications. however, are
that it will be adopted.
Governor Montague issued a writ Tor a
special election in the twenty-secoud
senatorial district embracing Bedford
and Rockbridge, December 20, Tor the
successor to SenatOr-elect Galloway
Brown, who died recently.
WOULD NOT BREAK BAYLOR SURVEY.
The House Committee on Chesapeake
and its tributaries in Richmond Nednes-
day night. after long session, decided
10 report adversely the Jordan bill to
break the BAYLOR survey. The vote was
seven to two, Messrs Card well and Good
win voting for the bill, which seeks to
break the survey 80 rs TO lease the oyster
bottoms. The Senate Committee, which
sat with the House Committee TO bear
the argument, will vote Friday.
Both houses Of the legislature were in
session, for a short time Thursday. The
senate session lasted for only lew mo
ments.
The house session lasted over an hour,
aud the matter Of chief interest consider
ed, was the bill creating bureau Of in.
surance for the State, which was ordered
to its eDgrossment, after some periectiDg
amendments had been adopted.
The attendance OF hOuse members was
very large, and a great many visitors
were on the floor.