The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-02
EXITS FOR
THEATRES
The House Of Delegates Passes
d Bill Requiring Suitable and
Safe Ones Therefor.
IS AFTER PISTOL IS. , I. G CARRIERS R ! !: {
MI. 11ogc. Of Lee, Offers a Moro. More
4 Drastic Statute Against Con-
ccalcd Weapons.

,lc session OK the senate yesterday
continued but twenty minutes, and was
devoid OF any results OF public Interest
or Importance. The House had N LONGER
colcndur, and devoted mn hour and q halt
| to considering the same, passing NUM-
Der or bills originating In that body
The bill OF most interest passed by the
House was that requiring tho. owners or
lessecs OF public halls, theatres and opera
| houses to provide suitable and safo exits
| for the safety OF persons attending all
Rathcrlngs thereln. 1t is UNCERTAIN
whether the term public halls Is intended
TO embrace churches or not.
"a number az now bills were offered yes
Iterdnys in The Senate ana ms the House.
| Among tho number was one BY Mr.. Hoee,
| of Scott, amending the law in relation TO
[icnrrying concealed weapons SO rs TO
Impose IL penalty OF confinement In jail
Tor from one to six months ana u Zine or
from so to 500. y
In tho Senate Mr.. Opic. OF Augusta,
offered d bill amending the sw In rela-
lion to divorces, prescribing the grounds
on which a. DIVORCE from tho bonds Or
|InatrImony may be granted.
The Senate. Is
President Willard yesterday called the
Senate to order at the usual hour, but
soon afterwnld vacated tho chair to
nssune the more responsible duties OF
|,aetIng Governor, leaving President pro
|tempore 1Vickham at the helm In he
| Senate.
Th., session was begun without prayer.
and Immediately got down TO business
disposing OF everything on The calendar
and adjourning III twenty minutes.
The body took UP and passed the Sem
ate bill making vaId tho disposition Of
property IN perpetuity for the rnaintc-
nance and care OF cemeteries.
All tho other bills on tho calendar on
their passage wore passed by until to-
day, owing to the absence of their,
patrons or for other reasons deemed SUM-
cicnt. .3 85f
Bills on the calendar on their first
end second readinaa were advanced, and
there being nothing clseEto be done, the
body adjourned.
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
These bills wers offered by this gentlemen
named and referred 10 the proper committees:
BIZ Mr. Nosi: TO amend and re-eaact an act
Of February II. 1853 50 as To auth Sr!4e tho
Or hereafter given, grantea, conveyed or de-
S1sad. BY deed or Will to person for lie.
Eith vested remainder to nn.,her, whs,h r
the fycctcd acknowledgement DO an infant or
adult 30 as to authorize the sale OK an
estate. real or pereonal, heretofore or hare
after given: granted. conveyed Or devised by
either vested contingent. and 70 prsyl do
further for tho gale or leasing OF tn Il coa.,
oil. gas and minerals, or either OF tenn in
gases whers such estate is real property.
whether the vested rrriialndetman in beng AMI
coritlRssntly interested be intnass or adults.
My Mr. Creear tby raaueatl: To a tn r.. 9
the board OF supervisors OF Patrick Eounty
ard thoss OF Gfayson county 70 levy. an id
dit!onnl capitati5n tax for school or oth.r
county purposes
BY Mr. Chapman: TO amend ana re-ennet
section 2i5s Of the Code OF virginia III rela-
Same. IA, 82ft
$ BY MIR Opie. TO amend and rr.enac, eectlon
2t57 OF the Code rs tmenaed. In relation to
divorce and prescribing the grounds OF divorce
u riaculo Inatrlmonii. tga K
BY Mr. Patteson: A bill for the relief OF
w. c. Franklin, OF the county OF Apponlattox
BY 3tr. Wallace: a bill to amsnl an re-
enact section 1887 OF the Code OF Virginia as
amended, in relation to the public free SCHOOLS
for counties and 10 tho literary fun1. The
bill provides tnat division srperintendeats may
qualify before circuit courts IN cities which
have no corporation courts.
The House.
The House was called to order at noon
By Speaker Ryan, and prayer was Of
Sfcrcd BY Rev. Paul l.. Mcneil. or the
First Eiglish Lutheran Church.
N Mr.. Lowry, OF Bedford, offered a joint
resolution providing for the appointment
OF joint legislative committee TO exam
zine and report whether 1t Is necessary to
pass any legislation looking to amending
1 and simplifying the present pension laws,
/ and 1t was referred.
Mr.. Person sought to have tho Finance