The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-04
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1.-THE Polytechnic Institute Asks
!, Two Hundred Thousand Dol
larssto Enlarge.
1.-THE EDIsTRlcTlNo Bill UP
| The Old Bill Reoffercd in Both
House General Road + 3. d Law
sls3 Was Engrosscd,
|1HE IsrRlcTlNo BILL i UP.

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S5 Houses General Road Law
Was Engrosscd,
Both houses OF the General Assembly
had sessions OF liberal length yesterday.
bit they were moro notable for the flurrl ~
Der and Importance OF the bills offered
than for those passcd. 'g' 5i o@sji
Perhaps tho most important action
"a Ken was that by the House IN ordering
to It's engrossment the Edmondsons gem !
.ral road BILL after numerous amend
n,ents had been made. Mr.. Hyan offered
substitute for one section exempting
counties having d special road law from
the operation Of the bill. except that upon
petlt1on OF nfty citizens such counties
,nay8by order 81 the court c6me under
the operation Of the general law. The
.engrosspent 81 the bill insures Its pass
age BY the House to-day. W..
y Mr.. Jennings's bill, providing for tho.
collection and compila ton Of Confederate
records, as amended by the Senate, was
taken up and the amendments concurred
10. The bill now goes to the Governor.
iwhose approval is a foreEone conclu
zion. Ri Il. Ef.s
The Senate discussed tho anderson bill /
>, opposing to appropriate $4,000 for e. e.
heat, light and power plant Tor the State.
but finally passed It BY until sa t
day without action. s. &, 35}
In both houses bills were offered. APP
.propriating 10000 for tho enlargement
OF the Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
slci, enlargement being madc necessary
by Tho growth Of tho school. {ys
THE old reapportlonment bill, which
died on tho calendar last year. was re-
Introduced In both houses yesterday. Its
purpose, primarily, Is to put Newport
News and Norfolk in different con-
gressional districts and inc!dfnt ally TO
more nearly ehualize the population en-
.braced In the First and Second n DIE y
Btricts. 81 q. g. ts9 y.
Mr.. Barksdale offered a bill In the
Eenate readjustlng tho plan OF remunesnt.s
ing treasurers tor tho collection OF taxes.
50 as to make 1t greatest for the last
third and least for the first third Of the
total levy.
The Senate.
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Thu Senate was called to order at noon
nv s.EL Lieu tenant Governor WI ard, and
proceeded TO work without the Formally
lof an opening prayer. The session con- i
tinued for more than two hours. st
" Objection was made by 1fcssrs. Ryars
and others to the consideration OF the
anderson bill, appropriattng s2a,0 900 for
heat, light and motive power plant for8
,fhe State buildings pending action on
a, a nd
BILL. Tho bill was on the calendar on
3ts second reading. The objection being
made, the bill was passed By until sat-
urday. despite Senator Anderson s plea
for action, on tho ground that the Capi-
tol enlargement bill had nothing to DO
with The heat and light plant bill The Z
date to which the bill was deferred was
chosen because Of tha fact that tina FL
nance Committee will to-day take up
.and. It L. expected, will make a re.
port on the bill for the Capitol enlarge
nent. 3,
senator Thomas, OF Campbell. speak.
3ne to question OF privilege. expressed
regret that he had been detained from
attending the Senate by reason OF NJ
r,ess at the time Senator Daniel was re,
elected for another term. He had hoped
TO DO present and present the name ' O.
his distinguished fellow-countyman.
d A nun Der of new bills were offered and
referred. q full list OF their titles appear
" JUDGE ELECTED.
ssitS At / p. NJ, the Senate. BY the terms
OF Joint resoluuon,. adopted few
moments before, proceeded to the cleo
ton OF fudge for the Fourth Circuit
for term OF four years. Mr.. George
Mason, Of Petersburg, one Of the candl-i
dates, having withdrawn. Mr. Walter A..
Watson. OF Nottoway was the only, cap-
didate. Mr.. McIlwaine. OF Petersburg,
who had led Mr.. Mason's forces In his
canvass for the honor. gracefully noml-
mated Mr.. Watson, AL the votes cast
by the Senate were for him. az were
those cast In the House, and with the
Usual formalities he was duly elected. .
ID The Senate after considerable debate,
amended the Stands bill to release the,
titles OF the CONNIE nwealth OF virginia
aud OF the cities and counties to real es-
tate purchased at tax sales and, after
amendment, the bill was passed by The
amendment Is designed to safeguard the
Commonwealth In the matter OF the sale.
az land embraced In old land grants on
which squatters have settled There
was danger, in the opinion Of some. that
tho effect Of the passa &c Of . bill ena-
bracinE these souatters' lands might en-.
tangle the state In numerous law suits.
A number Of bills were advanced, on
the calendar, and a House bill OF minor
Importance was taken up out OF Its
order and passed, b Il
OFFERED AND REFERRED.
These bills were introduced and re-.
1erred to committees;
BY Mr.. Sale and MI, Holt; To een,erd and
re.enact section % Of the CODE S0a HirEln Of
Titled an act to amend and re,enact section
HALF a CENTURY, .... q.
OF SUCCESS