The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
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HARD AT IT
.LargeNumber5 Bills Passed IS
IN the House. "A
MUNICIPAL BILL IN SENATE,
Mr. Cation Presents Measure TO Pro-
tect infant Corporations--H House
"a Rejects Bill to Prevent Entlcing
Away Of Servants a ossp.

The Legislature put In q fine days
work yesterday. The House passed q
large number Of bills and tho Senate
gave consideration to several OF import
anoe. Among them was one In relation
to the government OF cities and towns
1 and 1t was passed. One important bill
offered in the House was BY Mr.. Cation
to lower the graduating scale Of taxa
ton on tho franchises OF smaller corpor-l
atoms and 1T was referred. Tho House
\ by q vote OF 20 to }33 refused to pass Sen
ate bill to prevent the entlcing away OF
servants and the crop pest commission
bill WIS passed. y "A
Most OF the other bills passed were OF.
! local interest, but they were disposed OF
with moro dispatch than has attended
any session OF the HOUSE for O long time
81 The Senate. ~
A large proportion Of the membership
OF the Senate was present Xresteevyn snEy.
San a RrSs'd ss BcSy e
p r enc 20 OF thirly-one Senators. .,
AIS Fey b Jpsn dffe HoSm prnye =. ne
o Clerk u Button read the certificate Of
election Of Mr. Benjamin. +. Gunter. as
seaatSF San M
George Nv. Ie Cato. Senator . Gunter
came forward 70 tho clerks g desk &c s ana
Snd Hs ss
= M M. - ciIWaiIse. from tho Comalttee
for Courts q Justice. ,Teporte,d VIII W, n
tho Pc 1 a &c an
II necessarily to construct channel for d.
svertine tho frcshet water from re e A p
as 10 Improve the harbor and channel OF
s said river, Tho bill was taken up out
OF It's order and passed under suspenslon
81 an shs onasiing &c. So Is 70 PERMIT The
Improvement Of the channel and ~ barber # 9,
ky the Federal goyeraamenns s29o 900 hay
sz On ek a ssai Up and Pass9s
mandcd the, special order. the committee
4 i vas t.s laid i'd before tho senate. 33
The amond ments to the BIZ were 70 COM ON
pleted and the bill ordered to lts cr-a
Mr. AcIlwaine secured an amendment
3 to the bill guaranteeing appeals from,
the Mayor by police onc 81, or members
Il vided for liz to the Corporation Court.
K This bill and the amendments thereto
have occupied. tho attention Of the Sea- =.
ate tor week or. ten days or more, II
sd Tho second special or der was then ia.
s ken up, House bill No. g., confirming the
r!ghts ot purchasers q csTtnin oyst 81
4 In tho county8of Westm oreland. and en-
4 Titled q bill TO amend s the act relating
Y to thes Baylor sur vey: T his bill has been
u The question at Issue Is as to whether
oyster s rock. Mr.. Walker. OF ,Westmore-
1 pnsaae !eoe 81 'n the G Bill He
some length the history Of the bill, and
Is contended that tho questions involved
pur aer f er t b1
Me IS; Keezell and Sears also spoke
81 Sale ep ana Clayton advocated the meas
- AZ 2:so o'clock. Mr.. Barksdale called
I the pendlng question and It was or
u NThe bin was passed, q ayes TO I noes.
Mossrs. Walker, Sears: Hobbs. Nell
waine. Mann. Tyler and Gunter voting
On se mst9n ad q m o
III These House bills were passed:
lor5 survey and confirming tho right to
certain oyster grounds In curiom1 ian and an
S 70 amend end tho charter Of Newport
,,ss bonds as p s2Ssey Mass
: nent. u, y. n,ora -. charter
OF tho town of Wythe 'll was was taken AIKEN
uP "a any moHtio sa' Of Mr. Clayton. the Senate
bill presenting tho liability OF common
carriers In certain cases was made spe-
4 cial and continuing order for l2:16 T. NJ.
5i MI, sale. of Norfolk city. introduced a
bill to amend the charter OF the town
y OF Berkeley. 50 as to authorize the i is sssi
tee on Special Local and Private Leg
s,a ~ -n,iJc1,waine reported from the Com
70 amend and rc-enact an act approved