Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-02-09
MISUNDERSTANDING

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a resolution was adopted, providing
Iof the printing of Ave hundred copies
of Governor Swanson's inaugural adj
dress for distribution.
Mr. Machen got through resolution
in the Senate cutting OF the in
PRODUCTION of bills after February q.
H. Oscar Kens, Past Grand Master
OF Virginia Masons, was declared duly
elected Senator from the county of Hall
fax TO fill the place of Senator-elect
Noblins, deceased, and has taken his
seat.
The Senate refused to abolish the
school inspectors
The Legislature is promptly acting
upon Gov. Swanson's recommendations.
1t has provided $4,000 for the debt
sinking fund and appropriated $40o. 600
for primary schools.
SOME BILLS INTRODUCED.
To compensate school trustees. The
bill permits trustees to receive So a dav
for services, provided that no member
shall receive more than $50 in any one
year
To create a State commissioner of
game. The governor is to appoint prior
to July, 1906, and each four years there
after. The commissioned shall name
an assistant in each magisterial district
of the State. The commissioner salary
is to be 81, 800 year and the assistants
$500 year. The commissioner is to
have supervision of the game laws.
their enforcement, the protection of
game, the licensing of huntsmen and
other matters pertaining to the game
laws.
To allow cities and counties to ell
vacancies of county and city Offices, oc-
casioned by death, removal from county
or city, ETC.
A bill favorably reported requiring
the assurance of separate bills for poll
taxes.
To empower councils in cities and
supervisors in counties to offer rewards
for arrest and conviction for attempt to
commit crime.
By Senator Walker:-To prohibit non
residents owning stock in any corpora
ton organized for fishing with nets or
weirs in any of the waters of Virginia.
or for the purpose of converting fish
into oil, manure or fertilizer.
By John Curlett: To amend and re-
enact section 2154 of the Code of 1887.
Oysters planted; shells planted for for
nation of oyster beds made subject OF
larceny, and providing punishment there
for.
By Mr.. Mann: To make the posses
sion of a United States revenue tax
receipt for the sale of ardent spirits
prima facie evidence of sale.
Judge Mann introduced in the Senate
bill placing all social clubs dispensing
ardent liquors on basis with saloons,
requiring them to pay q high license
and subjecting them to the other restric-
tons thrown around the sale of whisky
in this State. Il shall not introduce a
general dispensary bill," says judge
Mann, who has been reported to be
contemplating such step. ''My only
effort will be to prevent the thanking
of the Mann law. This has been at
tempted by the mushroom social clubs.
have no desire that the bin shall in
troduce shall affect the bona fide clubs
like the Westmoreland and the Common
wealth in this city,
SOME BILLS PASSED.
The following have passed the House:
To prevent the moving of stakes
designating the boundary lines Of oyster
planting grounds.
To amend and re-enact section PIGS of
the Code of Virginia, as amended and
re-enacted by an act passed February
10, 1901, relative to oyster inspectors.
to force them to make proper reports. |
To pay clerks and judges of election
81 instead of 81 per day.
To prohibit the selling or furnishing
or having in ones possession for the
purpose of selling, furnishing black |
jacks, brass or metal knucks and like
weapons.
A bill to hold transportation companies
liable for loss of goods.
Almost the entire session of the House
was consumed in the consideration of
the Rev bill, making close season in
taking crabs from the waters of the
State from October to April, and it was
hnaily passed by a vote of SO to 8. Mr..
Curlett was one of those who spoke for
the crab, or rather for the lone traut-
line fisherman as against the monopoly. f,
de replied to Mr.. Houston, challenging
his theories regarding the crabs being
such swift bird.