The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-21
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THE CLUBS
Liquor Not to be Sold or Given
Away in Local Option OF
Man Bill Districts.
AFTER STREET RAILWAYS
Measure to Compel Conductors
to Assign All the Pas
eengers to Seats.
AFTER STREET RAILWAYS

Both houses OF the General Assembly
sat for two hours yesterday and were
busy considering calendar bills. most OF
them IN relation to Code revision. Sew.
eral bills OF general interest and i'm
portance we're offered. among them one
in the Senate by Mr.. Bruce. OF VIE. for.
bidding the sale or giving away OF liquors
In local option towns by clubs or other
wise. and In sections where the Mann
law Is applicable. The bill is des. gned TO
wipe out the mushroom social clubs.
In the House. MIR. Boaz offered bill
In relation TO the collection OF taxes on
the capital stock OF banks, and anotehr
for the payment OF the incidental and
contingent expenses Of the General Az.
sembly.
MIR, Bland offered an amendment to the
law In relation to public service corpora
lions. requiring street railway conduc-
tors TO assign seats to passengers on
cars, with penalty for violation 1t was
adopted.
The Senate fixed next Tuesday as tho
time for taking up the Keezell general
primary bill.
The Senate.
The Senate sat for two hours yester-
day. dcvotng the time chiefly to consid-
Grafton and passage OF q number VI bills
on the calendar designed to conform the
statutes to the Constitution. But one
bill was introduced. but several we're fc-
ported from the committees. There was a
fairly large attendance OF Senators.
Mr.. Bruce. OF Wise introduced bill
10 prohibit the sale or giving away OF IL.
ouors by clubs or individuals In local
option towns or districts or In seeti ms
where the Mann liduor law Is applicable
Tho bill was referred to the Committee
for General Laws. Tho measure ia design.
cd to break up ard wipe out tho ,nush.
room clubs. which have sprung UP in sec
tons where liquor license cannot he OBJ
tained. AS the laws now operate. the
Corporation Commission cannot refuse IN
charter these clubs. which are In many
cases neither moro nor less than baH-.
rooms. yet without paying as n1uctr H.:
cense as barkeeperS are required 70 pay.
and with the privilege OF selling liquor on
sunday aud on every other day. The bill
may be amended. But is almost certain t,
pass In some form that will remedy the
svil II Is aimed at. ~
These bills were reported from the
Committee on Finance and Banks;
House bill providing mileage to the
members OF the General ASSN bly,. clerks
officers and payees Of same attending
the reconvening OF tho General Assembly
In the city OF Richmond an tho 10th. day
OF Noven Der. 1903 y.
The Senate bill to anitnd and sre.ehact'
section II OF an act entitled. IAN act to,
Taise revenue. &C.," in relation to ex-
emption Of undivided profits OF bankl.
A:so House bill 70 amend section 1sa
OF the Code. making the Broad Street
Bank OF Richmond State depository.
Tho Senate then took up thu
calendar and passed the Senate bill to
authorize the Boards OF Supervisor of the
several counties to Issue bonds 81 the
several magisterial districts tor mprov-
1ng tho public roads The bill will now he
communicated TO- the. House for. its.
aetion. 4g. Al.
The calendar was gone over Tentatively.
With view. to setting times for taking,
up the various MEASURES thereon. Thu
Sale bill to amend the Norfolk clty.pi:'
mary law. on it, passage notw.thsta nding
the objections. OF the Governor. was en-
countered In this celarlng up OF the, cal
endar. and some question was asked why
this bill was not disposed Of MI. Sale
stated that II had been deferred owl Ing 10
the absence from the city OF the Cover.
nor. ard his request TINT It DO not acted
on until he was In the city. as the
At the suggestion OF the patron OF the
bill. however. 1t was made special or
der for next Monday morning.
The ezell-Barksdnle general primary
BILL. known as substitute for Senate bill
40. Wa staken up. and Mr.. Keezell briefly
explained Its provisions and advantages
over the present system OF making nom!-
nations. The measure. he said, prererved-
the primary principle In all nominations
YET also preserved the party council or
convention and made It impossible for
STATE oft,eer Or a Congressman to be
nominate by a minority vote. In any
event convention oi delegates elected
by primary will make the nomination,
and the nominee must receive majority
vote Of the delegates elected to such con-
ventihn. In, the matter OF nom mating
candidates for United States Senator tho
bill provtdes tor the instruction OF each
delegate and Senator by primary vote OF
his constituents Of the same party faith.
ard each one votes In the election OF c
United States Senator as instructed. This
obyiates the possibility of a member Of
the. General Assembly beirg compelled to
vote contrary ia the wishes OF his con-
stituents. Furthermore. the plan removes
from, the candidates for State offices or
TOR Congress the burden OF the expense OF
the primary, and lseappl.cable to all par
ties. The bill was then made special
order ter next Tuesday at 11:l0 A, NJ.
The Senate then took IN the calendar
bills reported from the Revision Com,
mittee and pasr,d the following;
To amend the CODE in relation to
dover and what widow is entitled to
Until dover is assigned.
10 repeal sections 1907 and ZOOS Of the
Code.
To amend ssction os5! of the Code
prescribing how owner of lands may cor.
rect mistakes and obtain Inclusive grant
To am end section sss6 OF the Code OF
Iss7.tIn relation to tho publication OF es,
chestor's certificate,
TO authorize IT,, sale Of real estate
held as curtesy or as dover whether
The rev, In ser ne vested or CONTINGENT,
end .whether the remainder be Infants
or adults,
TO amend section e4a3 OF the Code, In
relation to contracts In consideration OF
marriage and for the sale of real es-
tate, and SO forth, void as to creditors
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