The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-12
LEGISLATURE.
LIQUOR QUESTION DEBATED
The Bsrksdsie Bill Strengthens
increase Of Salaries.

Wednesday Senator Anderson intro
duced a bill appropriatiug $3.50, 900 In
addition to the 100000 already apprO.
priated for The renovation, improvement
aud enlargement OF the State Capitol and
placing the work in charge OF the legisla-
tive joint committee. The DILL went to
the Finance Committee.
The Leake amendment to the Banks
dale law provides for special grand jury
Investigations after all regular and pri-
mary elections. Its passage by vote OF
~ TO 80 was preceded by one OF the
sharpest debates OF the session, in the
course OF which Mr. Deake. of GOOchland,
and MIR. Allen, OF Botetourt, became in
volved in a heated colloquy, which at
one time threatened to strain the rela-
tons Of the two gentlemen, II not to
provoke a personal encounter. Mr.. Allen
denounced as unquali1edly false state
ment attributed to Mr.. Leake, but which
the Goochland member denied having
used The dispute was amicebly ad-
justed.
The Senate voted down the bill in re-
lation 10 ascertaining who are habitual
drundarks after brief debate and by the
bare margin OF Ii to Is.
The Jordan Oyster bill, providing for
breaking the Baylor survey and leasing
out barren or depleted oyster rock EN-.
braced therein, was set by the Senate as
special order for Tuesday, December l .,
at l l q. IN. Debate on the measure was
not limited. Ii has already passed the
House.
A bill was passed by the house, after q
vigorous debate, making the minimum
quantity OF liquor sold by distilleries two
gallons instead OF one The house bill Tor
the establishment OF bureau of insur.
ance was made special order In the
senate for Friday.
The house rejected the Folkes bill de-
signed TO compel the Southern Railway
TO bring its principal offices from Wash.
ington to Virginia.
The house passed the bill approprist-
lag $50, 900 more for repair and extern
ton to peniteutiary,
The liquor fight IN the house was over
the efforts OF Folkes, Whitehead, Toney,
aud jennings, TO raise the minimum
quantity OF brandy TO be sold by distillers
from two TO Ave or ten gallons instead
OF reducing IL to one as proposed by the
ssnate bill. The quantity was finally left
as at present, Mr.. Folkes declared the
Mann bill was breeding distilleries on the
ruins of bar-rooms which II has destroy
ei. The Barksdale pure election law IL
made more effective by the senate's
striking the word ''corruptly" out OF the
bill reported by the revision committee
relating to the use OF money to influence
votes. Violations OF this law are made
punishable by imprisonment In tie pen.
tertiary for from three % ten years.
The house passed the bill increasing the
salary of First Auditor Morton Marye
from SO, 900 to $4,000 The vote was
fifty three 20 seventeen.
The house finance committee reported
favorably the bill appropriating 210, 900
for the Virginia building at the st. Louis
exposition.
The house finance committee adopted
an amendment TO the senate bill designed
TO wipe out flake" social clubs, requiring
clubs chartered in wet districts TO give
g., 500 bond 10 trust company 20 insure
the observance OF the law.
The committee also reported to Increase
the salary OF the attorney general from
$2. 500 to $4,000 at the expiration OF
the present term.
NORMAL SCHOOL BILL.
The house finance committee adversely
reported the bill offered by Mr. West for
the establishment OF an additional
normal school in the State.