The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-14
lSlATUR
New Election Law Proposed Makes
County and City Chairmen Re-
sponsihie for Disbursement
of Campaiqn Funds.

Senator Opieintroduccd a drastic mes e.
ure TO prevent and punish bribery ard
corruption in regular and primary ele
tions. The bill i supplementary to the
Bark sdaie pure election bin recently pass
ed by both houses. and is direcrsd at
county aud city chair men. corporations
and their agentz. and candidates them
selves who offer Inducements TO Others
TO suppOIG their candidacy. Mr. Opie
takes the ground that campaign and cor
ruption funds ara nearly always dis
bursed by the county or city organic
tions. and thaC the Bark sdale bin does
not rsach these disseminators Of corrup-
ton iCnds. The O'N squires county. city.
and town cha'-men To make swornitem
lied statements OF al money or its equiv
alent PAID them for campaieA purposes
q nj by whom. Also a sworn tented
statement ofall money expended by them
10 further prohibits all corporations
chartered companies, their ATTORNEYS or
agents or Employees from subsci hing 70
the campaign fund of any political party
or OF any candidate for any political Of
flee under penalty Of not less than $. 600
Tor more than S 10000 Another section
makes II m'sdemeanor punishable by a
tine o. Imprisonment for any candidate
or 8nS one acting for him to offer money
or It's equivalent To any person or persons
TO induce him or them To support such
candidara. The penalty for the failure of
the chairmen TO make the sworn stat
ment a. required is ne of from 5000
to $500
The joint resolution removing Judge
Campbell from Office a. county Judge of
Amherst was report ed in the Senate from
the house, and WIGS set as special order
for Tuesday.
The child labor bill was agreed to by
both houses and sent TO the Governor
for his signature
The bin as agreed to is practically the
Lyle bill, the house receding .-om it's
principal amendments. Ii provides that
no child under twelve years of age shall
be employed in factories in the State and
regulates The hours OF children under
fourteen years. A bin was introduced in
the House to prevent two or more per
sons from combining and conspiri7g to-
gether Tor the purpose OF preventing, d.
terTing or hindering persons from work
ing for whomsoever they please. and fer
the punishment OF the same.
BILL TO DIsBAR LAwYEes WHO BID FOR
DlVOFCE CASES.
W hen the Campbell case comes up in
the Senate on Tuesday for concurrence
III tue HOUSE RESOLUTION OF removal II IL
conceded that there viii be more bite.
night than was made in the House Sena-
tor Mellwa'1e, Of Petersburg, one of the
ablest lawyers and most Influential men,
beers OF the Senata, is expected to lead a
hght against the method OF procedure,
which, Campbehs friends hope, viii re-
suit in the defeat Of the removal Iesolu-
ton. Mr.. Mcllwaine is not classed as n
campbell adherent but ia known to on
pose the way in which the Legislature
went about the removed of the Amherst
county judge.
Mr.. Gardner. of Henrico. offered a bin
IN the House designed to correct the
growing evil OF divorce and the advertis-
ing OF lawyers to secure divorces. 1t
provides for the filming and disbarring of
any lawyer who sdvertises Offering to
appear n any divorce proceedings. The
biz is modelled after the New York
statute on the same subject.