The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-16
enrrossed ana passed. The title Of II


bill is:
TO amend and 're-enact section 1875
OF the Code OF Virginia, as amended ana
re- enacted by an act approved January
Q, 1904. The section In question relates
to how and when venue may be chanGeu.
and as amended, reads as follows: a
Circuit or Corporation Court may, on
the motion elthertof the accused or OF
the attorney for the Commonwealth. or.
without such motion, for good cause,
order the venue FOR the trial OF crlini-
raj case III such court to be changed TO
some other Circuit or Corporation Court;
and In like manner, the court OF corpo-
raj ton may order the venue to be changed
to another Circuit of Corporation Court,
provided that when such motion Is on
behalf Of the accused, it may be made
In his absence upon petition signed and
sworn to by him, which petition may.
in the discretion of the judge, be acted
on by him in vacation.
Tho amendment consists of the last
clause, beginning With the word pro
vided.'
The bill was communicated to the
House for ITS immediate action, was
passed Nv that body and ordered COM
municated to the Senate, where it was
taken up out OF its order and passed.
At a later session the enrolled bill was
signed by the presiding officers of the
two houses, sent to the Governor and
signed by him.
The Senate passed no other bills, but
read and ordered to their engrossment
the Senate bills on their second reading
Five DAYS leave of absence was asked
for Mr. Greear and granted on motion Of
fellow senator.
RAISE IN SALARIES.
When the Senate took up the Senate
bill reported from the Finance Commit
tee proposing to raise the. salaries of the
president OF the State Corporation Com
mission, the chief clerk and the bailiff
of the commission, Mr.. Opie objected
TO the Increase of the salary OF the presl-
| dent of the commission, declaring that
he knew what the salary was when he
accepted the position and he was OPP
| posed to increasing salaries of State ofli-
| GERS in such cases His objection was a
general one and not applicable alone in
| this case. He was opposed to all the
| propositions to ,ra'se salaries of State
officers, aud in referring to the willing
| Eess of men to accept Offices at the old
salary stated that al official was hardly
cold In death before there was scram-
bio for his shoes.
Mr.. Wicshnm explained that the propo-
] sit,on to raise the salary of the presi-
dent of the commission $500 a year had
been suggested by the committee. lie
would strike out the amendment IL de-
sired. The other Increases In the bill nre
the salary Of the chicl5clerk, from 5000
ia $1,000 a year, and that OF the balllff
from 5000 to $1,000 per year. In this form
the bill was ordered to it's engrossment
There were Just twenty-three senators
present at the days session. In tho az
ternoon, at 3:30 the Senate met again
to sign the two bills referred to. Moth
ing else was done,
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
These bills were offered By the gentle
mon named and referred to committees
BY Mr. Campbell: To amend an act entitlct
mn act to make husband and wife compcten
witnesses for or against each other In ccrta
civil and criminal cases. The bill is TO amen
the act Of the Inst Assembly 30 as to max
husband and wife competent ia testify for o
against each other in any proceeding by
creditor TO avoid or mpeach any conveyance
ground of fraud or want or consideration. Tn
law sought TO be amended presumes frauduen
intent or want of consideration vet permit
neither husband nor wife to testify.
BY Mr.. Cromwell: TO provide for purifyin
the water supplies OF cities and imposing heav
penalties for pollution.
BY Mr.. Keezell: TO appropriate $500 for tn
benefit Of the Virginia Slate Horticultural so
| ciety,
BY Mr., Patteson: To amend the law In re
lnton to the State Board OF Health. The bi
proposes that if there be no medical societ