The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-21
MORE money
IS THE, CRY.
Revenue Bill Reported In the
Senate.
INCLUDES THE MANN BILL II, !,
Committee Goes After Liquor ratio
lnvigorous Manner-M easuro Made g
Us Special Order for Tuesday
Dull Day In the House.

The chief matter OF public interest IN
the Senate was tho reporting OF th Nc gen
seral revenue, bill. which was on motion
or MIR. Wickham, made special ordcr
for 2.1b r. Nj. on Tuesday.
&G,rhe Mann llquor bin Is reported as
ali amendment to the revenue measure
though not III tho form In which It was
originally offered. Tho latest exemption
clause lets ont towns of 800 and over
and all watering places and summer ro'
sorts. Charmen lvickham and Boaz are
or opinion that the amendment VIII 60
through the Senate and be agreed to by
the House. rho revenue bill doubles the
INK on ali liquor dea lers, and 1t Is said
that the additional tax Will amount TO
500 600 in round figures. Another inter-
cstinr change lin the bill since ~ lei
tic House is the reduction of8the tax on
the premium receipts Of Insurance COM
panies from ] 1-2 to ! per cent?
There were many other amendments ie', n ne I,
and they were ordered to be printed :9%
The report of tho Public institutions
Committee. 5vindicating DR.. Drewry. Of
the Central State Hospital, was submit
ted and adopted. and the Corporation
com ission bill was taken npEand made
spec!al order for 1880 o'clock u Ida u.
THE Batksdale bill to prevent ! nc en- y,
4ticing away of servants was nsrosScG'
and Sena tor Moore offered his resolution
z to amend the Constitution so as to make
the temporary registration clause OF X re
suffrage ordinance permanent. senate
hills to authorize the erection OF a Cons
federatc monument at CaHlpbell Court
house and to provide for working the
roads Of Russell county were passed a As
was also aHouse bill to authorize me
southwestern State Hospital % exchahse
certain lands. 5 4.
yrhe House session was short, and 1T
lid Of public interest was disposed OF.
senat 4 Sill to provide for6thc commit
mont Of harmless dement's to the state
hospitals was passed. and The tonnage
tax bill was made a special order iot
next Tuesday. ts5
Thc Speaker named Messrs DAVIS
Gent, Featherston, Rice and stpe com
mlttee on the part OF the House TO carr!
nmt thc objects Of the HalseyS Lee statue
hlll ~ measure was passed to protecl
Aims corpora lions, etc, In the use q
their labels. Among the bills offered
we're by Mr. Allen TO make registrars
conservators Of The peace. and by NE
Smith. OF Clarke, to amend the Ia" u
! relation TO trial by jury.
The Senate.
rhc senate proceedings were opcnnet
without prayer ~
Mr. Kcezel, from the Committee fo'
public Institutions and Education, r"
| ported without amendment House pli
{; No. 1O7. to repeal an act entitled an &C
ITO incorporate High Point Academy. y
| Grayson county
MI. KeezcIl, from the same committee
l.rcported with amendments House bii
M. ia to amend and ro- enact section
| 1862. 1863, 1864, 1860. 1917. 1919, lbSo
1 16s2. 1854, 1855. 1897. 1902 1907 and l7l
4 81 tile Code OF Virginia, 1887. IN reia
| ton to state Hospitals for the insane
4 and the commitment OF insane persons
TEE REVENUE BILL
Mr. NNickham. chairman OF tho f'lfilhc
1 Committee. reported what is common
4 known as the Revenue bill, the Emeasur
passed by he House. making public ar
preparations. .3Ja.
l3'This act was amended in many PAL.
j ticulars by the Senate Committee. II
! asked that 1t be made the special an
,i.thc continuing order for next Tuesda
!! at 1915 o'clock. He moved. further. tina
the amendments be printed and be Il ]
Inland for the use by the senators o.
4 Monday next.
4 S Mr. Hartman wanted the bill to b
4 printed with the proposed amendments
i 1.-THE Hanover senator pointed out ~
1 fact thatiit would be n physical impOssl
bllity to do this lie, said that senator