The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-10
THE SENATE.
Petitions for Amendment to Mann
Liquor Law Continue to Pour in

Petition asking the enactment OF the
proposed amendments to the Mann liquor
laws poured into the Senate again ut the
opening OF tile session yesterday. Two or
three Important committee reports were
made, several resolutions Were offered.
and Il large number Of new bills came
In. TIE calendar was then called. bring
ing uo nine House oils on their second
reading.
Proceeding with the calendar the
Senate engrossed the Thomas bill 10 pro-
vide for the issuing Of county honds for
permanent road Improvement and voted
the measure rcporicd adversely from
committee to regulate the manner OF
bringing suits against Incorporated cities
or towns. When the kill authorizing the
sale of lots purshased by the Common
wealth for de''nnuent taxes was reached
NJ Rison, of p't,svlvanii. asked thn, tho
section he stricken out allowing the hoard
of supervisors Of counties To enter the
fparket and ~ they 50 desire. Mt public
sale nurrhasa tho lots for II srlrn not 10
exceed the amount necessary to redeem
the iands In view of this proposed
amendment. which the patron OF the bill
wished to have tine to consider the
rncast,-e. was passed hv temporarily.
Discussion ~ The Sims hi'' to amend
The act rrohi-itine tho Killing OF GER
tAiN E1NlF. lOph uNf't tHa'' abh NV
scnate was much amused at the anxiety
of cer.ajn members 10 have 1t EXPRESSLY
provIsIed tha, the hul-bats and musk
rats NAV be slaughtered ut any time or
mace rho constitutional requirements
being disnensed with. mn emergency bill
OF Mr.. Hobbs of Prince George TO nro-
vide for scnine the records OF the boaru
of supervisors in cases where the pre-
siding oficer has died, was taken UP anu
C-s.s.s tn, law trn
reference TO the Shnckelford bill to re-
neal tho act in relation to fish ladders
ON the Rapidan River. and the Ph'eGar
sill to relieve the South and western
Railway Company from any possible for-
fe,ure OF its charter. Judge Phlegar
4racited the history of the South and
Western Company and explained the pnr-
poses Of the act 20 the passage of which
there was no objection.
Among the important oilis engrossed
during the day We're one to establish a
State geological and economic survey. and
another to require the debt due to the
Commonwealth by the insolvent Planters
and Mechanics Bank Of Petersburg TO be
charged off the accounts kept by the
auditor of public accounts and the treas
urer.
The Strobe Bill.
Consideration of the Strobe bill. provid-
ing that the Judgment of a circuit or cor
poration court, or other court of record,
In any action Mt law requiring the plain
tin to remit any part of recovery, may be
the subject of review by the Supreme
Court of Appeals. precipitnted a legal
battle on the floor of the Senate. The
question at issue was one of sweeping
Importance. and, moreover. was held by
certain senator's advocating the bill to
involve the protection Of the rights OF
Individual citizens before the courts OF.
law. as opposed to railway and other
corporations, to whom. It was asserted
nv some. undue consideration is shown
bv Judges. The debate concerned techni-
calities of the law not familiar to the
laymen, but relation of the effects Of
the present law in given case may make
the situation clearer.
In arguing for the resolution. Mr.. Strobe
recited the history of a case In which q
man, suing a telephone company had
received a verdict of $4,000 from the
Jury. 1.-THE trial judge did not set the
verdict aside. in which case the plaintiff
might have taken an appeal. but placed
the plaintiff on terms either to accept
,5, oco or to so through a new trial. The
plaintiff in this case took the 5000, but
Under protest. The defendant refused to