The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
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MAN 81 LIS ARE OFFERED Il I %
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ing u irgitiia' Great Event
Il Two Sessions Held. d

BothSllot,sesHof the General Assembly,
held two sessions yestctldS.s md dis:
posed o ia larg amount Of work. s}
Among tho font TRES onfth e is;enat y $sido
was tile offering fof. bills by Mi. Holt,
5uppropriatlng $1,000 forgp silver, servlce
to be given by he: State 70 the battle.
ship Virginia, and making ApiHl 9th, tho.
day Of It's launching. q legal holiday.
VI rho Senate passed tho Ill providing
for the collection or the Confederate
muster rolls o. tho State. and "A nov
only awaits ! tho signature Of the Gov
sernor5ln order to become law. The body
confirmed the notninntionSof 1,nbor Com.
! missioner Doherty for Il term of n two
years from date. and advanced q large
{Eumbers Of bills on tho calendar " 5$5A
&3 Both sessions Of tho House wero full
OF interest The pistol toting'''8 bill OF
Mr.. 1loge. providing mandatory jail ptin-
3ishment for tho offcnse, was discussed
at some length but gave way to the
3sl,eclul order at 1890 T.. NJ. XII The body
considered and practical Nv approved .noai'-5
ton bill. and II will be 5cEgrosscd o-dny.s
Some amendments will be presented lto-
day. but they Viii likely go the wa OF
those offered Yesterday. when the body,
refused ITO changes line Of the report Of
tho Finance Committee. X 81 Fl y IN
Sc Except 4 upon the Recommendation Of
Chairman Boaz, tho changes ,nadc4dil
were only, perfecting inathelr nature. IF
4 a largo number Of bills were offered
s in both houses but the lower branch
passed u resolution cutting offsthe bring
ing in of new matter after Saturday. ~
The Senate.
The Senate was called to order at noon
yesterday by Mr.. Wick ham5ahd the body
proceeded to business without the bcne-s
fit of prayer. IN n 434i3. " l $S q ss3 A 51
After tho Introduction OF a small batch
8ofSnew bills, Senate bill "a was taken
up and passed! The bill extends tho
time sixty days, from March 1st to May
1st,fin which corporations may pay tho
annual franchise tax provided for by the
Corporation Commission. 5i q, LIZ
House bill No. 100, to authorize the
erection of a bronze statue of Governor;
William Smith In the Capitol Square,
Was taken up and passed Ii
Senator N1cIlwaine's BILL amendinE sec
tion 1897 oflthe Code, was taken up out
offthe regular order and passed with but
little opposition, 81 E N ~ \
The special and continuing order for
12:15 was Senate bill No. g., % TO prohibit
companies organized to catch oysters and
fish. After brief discussion the bill was
passed by and made the special for tho
same hour to day. s., ii 35 a MI n 4 IA ,4
Isl AMEND CITY CHARTER.
Senator George Wayne Anderson call
ct up Senate bill 1854, to amend section
s of the city of Richmond. The amend
rent, which was pa ssed, provides that
when IN alderman changes his place Of
residence from one ward to another d ul-
ing tho term for@.which he was elected
to serve as saldcrn1n,, no shall become
an alderman from the ward to which lie
has removed S8s5 fi F. it$
Senate bill No. AZ, the special and con-
tinuing order for 1890, camn up on a
motion to reconsider the vote by which it
was ordered to engrossment. After some
minor amendments had been adopted the
Senate refused to order the bill to en-
grossmcnt. The dead bill proposed to
appropriate s17,cc0 per annum for two
years to the Medical College of Nir-s
glnia. III. VI a n
Senate bill los. known as tho Slackle-
ford smallpox BILL was discussed at some,
length, an amendment or two voted down
and the bill passed 1t requires any per-
son, firm or corporation employing largo
bodies Of laborers to have the same in-a
spected by local boards OF health, Tho
object of the bill, as briefly explained
by It's patron, Is TO prevent the spread
oil smallpox III communities where rail
roads and other works are constantly
1919.