Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-03-04
SOME BILLS INTRODUCED.

Senator Keezell, in view of the gres
objection to the multiple list O
school books proposed, has in PRODUCED
resolution requiring the State Edu
cationsl Board to adopt single lis
of books for use in public schools
If this should pass the work foI
which the recent county school com
mittees were elected will be obviated
Hon. John NJ. Lyell has introduc
ed in the House of Delegates a bill
to exempt parties conducting horse
lots, hotels aud confeetioneries al
religious meetings from the payment
of license taxes.
BY Mr.. Keezel: To authorize tn,
Board of Fisheries TO procure for use
in its office a complete list of persons
holding oyster-plsnting grounds by
assignments of record in the clerks
offices and the number of acres held
by each, and the number of acres oc.
cupied for oyster planting not OF
record in said clerks offices.
A bill placing accessories after the
fact on the same footing with princi-
pals in crime.
A whipping post bill, which pro-
vides that those found guilty of the
larceny of articles not worth more
than $5 shall receive not less than
fifteen nor more than thirty-nine
lashes.
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Mr.. Jordan presented joint reso-
luton amending rule I6 of the
House, so as to provide that the CON-
mittee on Chesapeake and its Trlb-
utaries shall consist of at least one
member from each congressional dis
trict.
Mr.. Churchman offered q bill to
prohibit any person from paying the
poll tax of another, the object being
to prevent the influencing of votes.
The penalty is forfeiture of the right
to vote and fine of 500, or ninety
days imprisonment.
Mr.. Machen offered ia the senate a
bill to provide for the full publica.
ton daily of all legislative proceed
ings, including bills introduced.
Mr.. Stubs, of Gloucester. intro.
duced a bill by request to exempt
James river from the operation of
the Gull law between September Is
and November 80. 81 - g >
THE JORDAN BILL.
by a vote Of to 4, the Senate
committee on fish and game decided
to report favorably the Jordan oyster
bill. 1t was amended so as to make
the commission consist of five men,
6ers, dropping out Messrs. Jordan.
Keezel and Hunley), as follows: C.
Fenton Day, Of Isle of Wight; Frank
Fletcher, of Accomac; Il. G. Pitcher
of Fauqnier; d. @. O'Flaherty. of
Warren; A. d. Watkins, of Prince
Edward.
a hard fight was made in the
Senate against the committee of three
as constituted by the House, not so
much upon the personnel of the
committee as upon the fact that two
thirds were from sections other than
The suggestion that the Board of
FISHERIES be substituted for the COM
mission was objected to on the
ground that one CT the members of
that board (Senator KeezelD was also
member of the General Assembly.
Senator Sears expressed doubt as to
the eligibility of q member of the
Legislature to serve on the commits
sion, and while many of the commit |
teemen do not agree with him in this
contention. it was deemed best to
leave no question as to constitution.
Atty as a ground of objection to the
bill when it comes up in the Senate.
Mr.. Sears and Mr.. Stands made
The fight in the committee against /
he commission of three and against
selecting the Board Of Fisheries. IT.
vas MI. Stands who proposed the
committee of five, the idea doubtless
icing that the majority outside of
Fidewater would be smaller in such
commission than in one of three
The bill provides for a per diem
4 $4 for the time actually engaged
n the work. The commission is re-
arded as strong one, and if all it's
members consent to serve the bill Il
nay be confirmed by the Senate.
his is merely the opinion of indi-
idoals. On the other hand there is
strong belief that the bill will be
illed. The original Jordan bill has I
cen so emasculated that the patron