The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-08

railing, they are easily accessible every
day in the year to veterans and young
people,. and Will be appropriately sur
rounded by the statues and portraits OF
noble soldiers and statesmen of Virginia
'ho have also flourished in the past.
An appropriation of s4o0 is asked for.
1t liz probable the smallest request that
Will come before the Finance Committee,
and will doubtless be granted. VIZ
Chairmen Bowman and Wickham. Of
the House and Senate Finance Commit
tees. held conference yesterday with
reference TO preparing the regular appro
priation bills. and they fixed upon, a
definite line of action.
The last appropriation bill will be taken
as basis for the work. and copy OF
this will be offered in the House by
Colonel Bowman to-day. This will be
at once referred to the Finance Commit
tee, and hearings will be held from day
to day with a view to perfecting the
measure as It will be later reported to
The two branches. Colonel Bowman hopes
TO be able TO report the bill to the House
within ten days, and then, after passing
that body, 1t will go to the Senate. While
IL is impossible st this time to estimate,
it is almost certain that the bill will
carry much more than the usual appro-
priaiion.
The House Committee for Courts sof
Justice yesterday afternoon reported in
favor OF creating three new circuits in
the State.
While 1t has not been definitely settled
exactly what counties will be embraced
in them. it Is understood that one will
be in the Southwest; another in tile VAL
.N.r It..
Rockingham will be In the new Valley
circuit, along with other territory, and
perhaps Fauquler and Loudoun in the
one proposed for the northern section.
II is proposed that the new Southwest
circuit shall embrace Russell and other
counties. and that Hop.Eyiiliar1 Z. Burns
shall be the judge. The Senate Commit
tee for Courts had the matter up, but
passed it by.
Hon. Harry C. Glenn VIII offer in
the House to-day a bill empowering the
State Board OF Health TO prepare regu-
lations governing the sanitation OF public
Buildings, railway coaches and sleeping
cars in Virginia.
The bill further provides for punish-
ment for any violation OF the act or fall
ure TO observe the rules laid down by
the board
About twenty petitions. representing
the sentiment of several thousand yir-
gnia people. were offered in the Senate
yesterday. calling for the enactment OF
the amendments TO the Mann law pro-
posed Tuesday by the Nottoway senator
The petitions fell upon the Senate in n
veritable food, and still more are to
come from every section of the State
Each petition asks the Legislature of
Virginia to enact the following principles
into law:
1. To bring distflerles under the opera
ton of the Mann law.
2. To require all social clubs to take
out retail liquor license, and to be
subject to all the restrictions of retail
liquor dealers.
8. To require all saloons to close not
earlier-than A. NJ
4. To prohibit the sale OF sso-called
elders. or similar mixtures, without LIQUOR
license. E
8. To increase the penalties for viola
ton of the liquor laws,
G. To make the possession of United
States tax receipt for the sale of ardent
spirits prima facie evidence OF the sale
of said spirits by such person.
among the senators VINO O1ered these
petitions yesterday We're the following:
Senators Stands. H. T. Wiclsham, Pile
gar. Noel, Gunter Hartman. Anderson,
Chapman, Dickerson. Shackelford.. Ashby
Wickham. Kern. Sadler, Tavenner,, Ri son,
Hobbs and st. Clair. AN ssfys.
Supervision over the State educational
institutions through q general board SINH
lar to that which now controls the State
hospitals is provided in a bill offered In
the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Fulton. Of