The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-18
Wl.LLSEET THE,
LAUNCHING |. ] [. |.
{ Legislature Takes a Recess r s..
Until Il, Monday.
COMPROMISE ON TONNAGE /;
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Pending Bills Dismissed and New One
Being Drawn M edlcal Bill Dis.
cussed In House S ,ssion 81
IL Both Branches. y
/. COMPRO MlSE ON TONNAGE.

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IL Both Branches.
+ Both houses OF the General Assembly
I adjourned over yesterday until Mon
day at noon. In order for the members
to attend the launching Of the West Vir-
ginia at Newport News to-day.
In tile House there were two matters Of
Importance up. The first was In relation
to tho tax on mineral products, and all
the pending propositions were dismissed.
It having been agreed between the OPP
posing sides to await the reporting Of
Substitute In the nature OF a compromise
whichis being prepared by Messrs. Boar
I 1Tolkes and Angel, a subcommittee from
the Committee on Finance. One substitute,
(Which will be ready BY Monday, will like
y " provide for d, special assessment OF.
mineral lands by tho commissioners Of
& the revenue for the various counties
which assessment shalt be subject to re-
vision by the Corporation Commission.
4 The parties aggrieved BY the assessment
shall have the right Of appeal TO the
i Circuit Court It Is believed that such
D q substitute will prevail In both branches
Tho other matter OF interest In the
Il House was the Senate bill requiring all
persons holding themselves out as henleTs,
+ to stand the regular State medical exam
inauon. Mr.. Bland, of Portsmouth. Of
Tered am amendment to exempt Chris.
tian Scientists from the operations Of the
4 bill and a number OF speeches were made
in It's favor. The body adjourned With
3 out taking any action on the bill.
In the Senate. Mr.. Wickham reported
the bill approprinting 100000 to the
Jamestown Exposition, and several other
Il appropriation bls ij
The corporation bill carrying into ef.
+ feet the corresponding section OF tho new
q Constitution was reported from the
Roads Committee. and the Lynohburg
& water works bill WAS passed under sus-
a pension OF the rules
The Senate also passed the Halsey bill,
K amending tho Mathews dog laws 80 al
!. 70 protect valuable dogs In cities from
tnle4es and mlscreants. Another bill pass
+ ed was that offered by Mr.. Anderson, to
provide for the designat ton OF city Judges
y 70 SIT for ono another In case Of inability
!: from sickness or otherwise.
.8fi. The Senate.
ent when President Pro Tempore VICE
ys:terday The 9r we're q ope 1ed
hs tsssr the report
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soDFHns5i!a!lss Se y ~
ginin; Normal and Industrial School os,I J
I Z 81, committee reported o ,oadyersely on
ginia Polytechnic Institute: on he bill
1pp ,.,sp Ing fD oSo to the State Female
he Eli sihq g shs s S
Tho committee reported without amend
& ment the bin appropriatlng $4,000 to the
eompenIed the recommendat is n Wit With "a a
written protest against the practice OF
s exceeding appPropriatons for specific
I appropriation is made necessary by the
design selected for penitentiary lmprove-
- CORPORATION BILL REPORTED.
q OF Courts Of Justice and Roads and In.
,asn Mcuse b M nRsSa
and e fhe bi was read byy
Hassy Of asfsa
Z consideration of the House bill amend
Which is designed to enable that city to
take steps to acquire and maintain a
MesE sSS ap taken ap out 81
order and after merely formal amend
n nent 1 Re5ssGi .ysr1k MONDAY.
that when the Senate adjourn It adjourn
until Monday at noon. \, Z,
54 had adopted a similar resolution, and that
the General, Assembly was invited to at
tend the cefemonies CONNECTED with the
y ln,, tho nf n OF 9 NS1Wnnrt
h The Gold resolution was finally adopted
I BY an aye and no vote Of is 70 H.,
p % 70 pqoy Gf No c aaSB ts
4 qualified. voters the question of estab-
fishing dspensarics, on Its second read:
House bil! No.,124 to em q nd, the y, !. act ct
4 dustral statistics. on It's second reading
met some objection. and was passed ~.
p pSS Pa of the Of abor
securing information and statistics. to
extend the term Of that office from two
elective by the people. instead OF ap-
the so5 pi1rpese a %
tna est a poWera hat extenson
/. the term was to make it inform to the
q other 4cers ana II thu
missioner WIS to take the office out of
politics., =, -, = ! :, /. 81 :, noes
.,-i$ The senate passed a bill Of great in
\ terest to every owner Of q yaluable dog,
1t was Senate bill No. 907, offered by MT;
and several well-known LXnchburg LAW y;
yers. The object OF tho BIZ IS to protect
ii dogs In cities from thieves ana mls ssrs
an,ai property IN cities, Just as they are
already In. the counties under the J, Ma a.
thews dog The bil vas ~ sa vfnr 80 %
special dog tax law may by the acton
OF Its Board Of superXisors eSem h d does
. away With the State tag law. but does
not Interfere Will, any existing county
or municipal law, The bill now goes g
ANDERSON BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Anderson, of this city, secured e
the Senate Bin 10 amend section s04o Of
the, Code, relating to Judges; While gen. y
tir,e Et,,f 1i, nIt