Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-29
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SENATOR DANIEL RE-RLEcTED.
WILL HARDLY PASS.


Late information from Richmond
Is to the effect that the advocates of
the Jordan bill are alarmed at the
prospect OF their measure and the op-
position correspondingly elsted. The
bill will be adversely reported by the
House committee. The prevailing
opinion is that it will require con-
stitutlonsl majority (51) on the floor
to pass it, and there is little prospect
of this.
The policy of the oyster people
seems to be to make no fight before
the committee, but to let it be re-
ported adversely and with all it's
glaring frailties. The fights will
come later on the floor of the House
ard the Senate.
LOCALIZED PRIMARY.
1t has just come to light that the
General Assembly recently adjourned
passed a law legalizing all primary
elections In Virginia. The act is on
page 933, acts of Assembly, and
reads as follows:
"Section 1872, subdivision, /: No
person shall vote at any legalized
primary election for the nomination
of any candidate for office unless he
is at the time registered and caalified
to vote at the next succeeding
election.
"2. In all cases where, by its plan
of organization or otherwise, any
political party in this State requires
Its candidates Ito be nominated bv
primary elections, such elections
shall be conducted by the judges and
clerks, or other officers designated by
the proper committee or other proper
authority of any such party, and
under such rules, regulations and re-
qnirements as may be prescribed in
the plan adopted by such party.
90. zASlaws intended to secure the
regularity and purity of general and
local elections, and TO punish any
corrupt practices in connection there.
with, and the penalties and punish
ments now or hereafter prescribed by
law for such offenses. shall, so far as
they may be applicable, apply to all
primary elections, whether the same
be held under any statute law of this
State, or under plan provided by
some political party"
SOME BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Hoge: To permit each
head of family or householder to
have and keep one dog, free of taxa
ton.
BY Mr.. Willeroy; To exempt the
wages of workingmen not exceeding
$40 a month. The bill provides a
scale of exemptions. From $40 to
$50 per month it shall be so per
cent; from $50 to $50, so per cent /;
$50 and upward, no exemption.
BY Mr.. Sydnor: To empower the
supervisors of Westmoreland and
Northumberland counties to com.
pensate physicians attending meet.
ings Of the board. RI
A bill creating joint committee
of three from each branch of the
General Assembly to revise the code
of Virginia. They are to receive
$4,000 each and be allowed $1,000
for q clerk. ss'.
In order to prevent non-residen Is
from killing game in Virginia Mr..
Snead offered bill defining a real
dent az person who has been in the
State IL months or'expects to remain
that long.
Senator Thomas introduced bill
which will revolutionize the pnbl:c
school system of the State in large
measure, if enacted The bill pro. |
poses a special appropriation of 40O.-
600 out of the State treasury, in ad- |
ditionr to the amount required by the
Constitution and existing statutes to |
be raised for the maintenance of the
public free schools. This fopr
hundred thousand dollars will be at !
the disposition of the local school |
boards.
Mr. Guild introduced bill which |
requires statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the county board |
of supervisors to be made ont semi |
annually and published in one or
more newspapers of the county or
adjoining county or city, as the board
may direct, and the publication like
wise, at the end of the year, of a
statement showing the aggregate
amount allowed for the next succeed
ing year to the officers of the county
and for incidental and necessary ex-
penses of the county.
sTUBBs's OYSTER BILL.
Maori. N. Stubs, of Gloucester,
mas offered In the House bill which
has been referred to the Committee
on chesapeake and its Tributaries,
and will likely be considered in con.
nection with the Jordan measure.
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