The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-02-24
LEGISLATURE

bin was eG cred hy Senator sole iro.
vi1ing e. general law uud-r wricl elm 81
may pruNl.e for condlits Tor pulti.s
wises under ground.
There wa- "a long aEht over tie Senate
tili So amending the Ilarml. y .efr- az
To allow uA ph' -lcilr- 90 pri-ti-. ui.ur
mact, and many ampuumeats were ,f-
ftreI. bat all We're j-ctci. and the ii
was passed Under th- present Jaw pl,-
sicians can 90 practlc- pharmacy unfil
they have practiteC mrdlriue five yrar--
under he ban pa-sei tlcg can begin ihr
practice II pharmacy as soon Cars they
are licensed az pay -lolaus ANU may CON
duct drrg stores Ia places oi less than
800 inhabitants
Mr Whitehead offered a bill in rerar
TO liens ON the crops Of FARMERS Tor nl-
vanceS made them D be- new hili re-kr 10
have the amount involved fixed at the
beginning oi the transaction, the same
not TO be- exceeded.
The House, considering the revenue
! bill, adopted an amendment eNrmptn ..
the real estate OF corporations from
computation. also one hy MIR Card ", J!
proviiing for "a graduated license Tax
upon oyster packers. ranging f.um s. to
500, according tu the business done
Z Amendments offered by Mr. Duke were
Inserted in the sertion imposing q tax of
5000 on peddi-rs by wagon, makinE the
5 tax 500 on peodiers 81 butter, eggs. ,soul-
try. fish, oysters gam and farm prod nee
The nate anu House Committees on
Fish aud Game and the th-sap-ak- and
3 It's Tributaries was addressed b, Com
mpnwealth's Attorney L. !. Dowgr z. o., (
Lancaster county, and Warner Bal. 4
/ the same county. in opposition t. thr
JORDAN bill TO break the Baylor survey.
/ Mr. Downing = argument was an nhle
+ one Mr. Downing was followed hv MIR
!. Ball. whose speech was humorous
Mr.. Cromwell introduces in tn. S,nnte
bill 10 appropriate 100000 to the
jamestown Exposition company.
bili has ben , esentei which affects
All telegraph and telephone companies 81
the STATE ~ seeks 10 amend section 1921
OF the code, regarding the re- eipt amt sar-
curate transmission # messages. Fail
ure to comply with che bills provi-i ms
makes the compaiir4 liable tor dana ges
60 the amount II SloO 70 the sender
Mc. Angel + biil - authorize municipal
corporations of not less than > OUO popa-
iatIDn 70 issue bOnds for the redemption
ot outs anding obligations was passed
by the House after beiog ameudei 20 a.
10 allow ali cities ant town To come ia.
Mr. Walser introuu ed II bill ~ the
Senate to appropriate 500, 200 for aa-
ditiOnal buildings u the State Female
Normal school at FarmVile
The bill to repeal the ch after OF tie
town OF isowliug Green, Caroline county,
passed the II Duse.
The bdi TO prohibit the catching Of
biuefish in the waters OF this Common
wealth by non-residents OF this Stnte; TO
prohioit the employment of vessels
owned by nOn-re-idents for such fi-hir q:
20 require a lice nse tax ON r, 5 dents for
sucn blue fishing. and To impose a penal
~ for the violation of this act has passs d
the Senate.
The b'li-of Mr.. owen, introduced in the
house, relating To com mission merchant.
requires that every such merchant sbali.
not later than the day following sn!a
mail 10 the cO1signor an ifemizsd stare
meat sho wing the date 81 sale. Quantity
and price Of the products sold. an8 ih.
name AID address OF the purchaser FIR.
ieitnre o. commissions and a iine os $40
and 500 constitute the penalty forvio-
latiOas OF the act