The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-12
.MA5S.OF BILLS IN
THE LOWER HOUSE
Members Present Meas
ures on Many Impor-
tant Subjects.
BARRETT AFTER
LIQUOR DEALERS
Newport News Member Would
Regulate Closing Of Bars.
Bill Aimed at South
astern Tariff Asso-
ciatiorl-Sehate
Not in Session

The striking feature OF the second day'a
session of the House OF Delegates vns
the great flow OF bills which csIre In
from all sections OF the State. and which
related TO many important SUBJECTS.
There was no session OF the Senate,
and the crowd surged over to tha House
side.
Under the direction of ths speaker,
Doorlseaper Newhouse enforced the rule
requiring visitors other. than pr1pilsgeh
persons named in the resolution offered
by Mr.. Lion "Wednesday. to occupy ths
gallery, and not to come upon the floor.
Both Ho,ises will meet at noon to-day,
and will probably adjourn until Mon
day.
There was one brief debate In tha Eouss
yesterday and 1t arose ovor a. Joint raso-
luton presented by Mr.. Gaiues. of Nor
folk city. providing that the Register OF
tho Land Office shall remain In his pres
ent quarters III tho City Hall until direct
ed to occupy his Offices In the capitol
building by the Legislature.
The resolution was finally referred. The
House session lasted over an hour, and
most of tho time was consumed in the
resolutions of Mr.. Gaines.
Captain Willard Named.
Governor Montague sent two messases
to the body. One informed the General
Assembly that the executive had named
Captain Joseph L. Willard a member OF
the Corporation Commission for the un-
expired term of Hon. Henry Fairfax, re-
signed. and for the full term of six years.
from February /, 1905 Tho other COM
municatcd the appointment of Judge G.
Is. Moomaw of Roanoke TO slicceed Judge
Henry E, Blair. as judge OF the Twentieth
Circuit.
These messages Will be considered u. =
Joint selsion OF the two houses.
Some of the bills offered are of awecp-
ing moment Messrs. Tlruckmcrton AMI
withers both presented good roads meas
iires, and Judge Martin Williams. of
Giles, offered a bill re-cnacting the
Wharton auti-compact Insurance law
which was repealed some years ago.
Messrs. Peyton and Cox Jointly present
cd a bill appropriatins 100000 for. beauu
flying and laying out the walkways III
the CAPITOL Square, and for frescoing the
Capitol building.
The Torrens land registration system
bill was offered by Mr.. Massie. amended
SO as TO apply only to Richmond city and
Henrico county until other counties
adopted the plan by popular vote.
After Bar-Roons.
Important liquor laws we're offered by
Mr.. Barrett of Newport News. One
closes all bars, saloons and places where
liquor Is sold at 12 o'clock Saturday night
and forbids them opening until sunrise
the succeeding Monday morning. The
other closes all such places at 12 o'clock
each night and forbids opening until 5
A. NJ.
An anti-foot-ball bill was offered by
"unclc Sam Powell, of Brunswick and
Mr.. Gregory. of New Kent, presented
measure affording free tuition at Will
liam and Mary College to n large number
of State pupils.
Colonel Caton reorrered his bill appor-
tioning tho tax on the rolling stock OF
railroads between the counties through
which the roads operate, and offered
another apportloping annually 100000 for
the support of the public schools. This
doubles the present appropriation. He
also offered n bill making an additional 4
appropriation OF $4,000 for pensions. max
Ing 100000 In all.
a bill was presented by Mr.. Early to
reduce State taxes from So to 30 cents.
There We're a number OF other bills OF &
more or less Importance, thirty-aye hav-
ins been offered IN all.
House Proceedings.
There was large attendance OF mem
bers and visitors when Speaker Cardwell
called the House to order at IL o'clocls
though not half 50 many OF the latter al
on the preceding days. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Russell Cecil. and on motion OF
Mr.. Bland the reading OF the journal wns
dispensed with.
4 Doorkeeper Newhouse asked the ohnir
to rule as to how far he desired the
resolution excluding outsiders from the
floor executed and the latter replied:
THE doorkeeper Will enforce the rule
and the chair will sustain him." Many
persons left the floor after this and went
into the gallery.
AT this point, Secretary Ritchie appear
ed at the bar of the House, bearing the
communications from the Governor out
lined above, and they We're read and
filed by the clerk,
This officer announced that che sta-a
stionery for the members was ready ;tnl
could be gotten BY calling at his office IN ;
the basement.
The chair announced the appointment,
of the following pages for the session:
James L. Hawkins. fredericksburg. L. q.
Cousins Plttsylvania: Peyton Moss.
5Bucklngham; Chester Truslow. Stafford;
Marshall Boyle, Andrew Saheh, waiter
b. Shield and w. W. Cosby Jr.. Rich
mond city,
Mr. Gaines, OF Norfolk city, presented
a resolution providing that the Register
OF the Land Office be not required 10
occupy the rooms assigned him In tha
capitol until directed 10 do SO by the 7
Legislature. The patron spoke at some
length IN support Of the proposition aud
declared that owing to the damphess OF
the valid. 1t would be destructive of the -
valuable State papers In the custody of
this oificar to place them Ia the rooms
until they are thoroughly dry.
There was good deal Of debate over
the resolution, many members agreeing
with Air. Gaihes, but II was finally ds-
ternl.ned to refer the matter, az no ona
fras pressing Colonel Richardson 70 n.cys.