The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22

have authorized Major Edmondson to
purchase stone crusher for the use Of
the county. In the near future this ma
chine will be put Into operation. As
tho Initial step has been taken by ths
Board would It not DO well for all per<
sons living along the much-used public
highways OF the county to lend q helDt
Ing hand BY hauling rock to the almost
im1assable places so that the crusheI
may be kept busy all the time. II ths
citizens who are deeply interested IN 5000
roads will give their teams and time I. 10,
a few days there Is good prospect thai
great permanent improvements may pc
made In the much-used public roads. Iha
burden OF hauling rock viii fall equally
on NIL sections II improvements are de-
sired. No community can claim any par'5
TALLY, for the stone crusher y ior .he
whole county, OF course the roads lead'
Ing 10 the principal markets over which
the great majority OF the people travel
will DO the first to receive. atteht ion, NOV,
citizens OF Halifax, something tangiD!s
ia tho way OF good roads Is being !nau-
guratcd, and are you goiHg TO help 70
make It q success7
What MIebt Have Been.
Our Legislature made great mistake
last fall when 1t failed TO appoint co ON,
mission to the new conslitupG1n "a law
~
could have prepared the drafts Of me
changes necessary which would nave
shortened the session to q few months ano
would have saved the State not iess w..
$500 for every day tho 2Lagislature y ~
session. and 4 the session hs sou sava mIs
five thousand dollars would have peen
| saved to the State. l.,
Another similar mistake Was M .. y 0 oy
the trainers Of the new Constitution 10
which has been fully!demonstrated by ths
present session Of tho Les at thair ee.
islature, at called session. to con
sideraton Of the subjects mentioned -
the call. Our Legislature assenplea On.
tensIbly to tit our laws to the Const,,su.
ton, has given most Of Us time e. o aress
in doing work for which 1t met i Wou.a
have been wise in our convention to nave
inserted such provision an our Co''st''
ADMINISTRATIONS Democrat s
The Dead Mann Bill.
TIE Mann bill which has been UNDER
consideration recently ~ the Genera! n as
sembly, was reported adversely yesters
day evening by the Senate COMMITTEE on
General LEWIS T' yots was !, c e in
a community must petition for = liquor
license before can be granted. The tes'
islature had been flooded with petitions
praying for the passage o. lhe pll., 4 Pst
no matter what sins the members o. VIZ.
body have been guilty Of by commission
or omission, It 10 believed to p e, tte o Ia.
Die t the State that they have IN this IN
stance shown the wisdom Sf re rep pIp III
e GLASS; = That the world y governor too
much Is the conviction Of m ,'io many ihay -
perience OF the world has shown the inns
potency Of most isEtslatAag3n sohGefnng
zette,
Language Of the Tribe
The Richmond Tlmes-pis patch claims
that. although I,nngress passed q PIN
prohjbitjnS the sale Of liquors III the Capt.
to stu sold ln,botth re festaue nyers
sight, no provision was made y the nv
~ tho punishment, q those who = sh9 tpal
8its Richmond contemporary Is N error,
that fhs saloons N the building are cl9 I
ed Perhaps II has net Occurred to the
free LAnea that Il maY not, have the
proper pass word ~ ashlng tonlan NJ rror.