The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-01-18

/ In Inc senate Judge NlulN 'h'A'N i''''t
resolutiomior submitting 20 vote ".
the people a constitutional amendment
20 abolish Unconstitutional requirement
of prepayment oi capitati1n tan az
prerequisite 20 right 20 vote.
The new desks for the legislators have
arrived and We're placed IN position n
The capitol az Richmond Monday hy
force of twenty men. The desks an
arranged I'm a semi-circle around The
desks of the presiding officers.
senator Thomas has offered "a reso'u-
ton calling for an Investigation OF q
discrepancy of one hundred ami i'rtN
eipht millions between the value of the
railroads of the State and tie as~e,s-
ment placed 10y the state Corporation
/ Commission.
/ JEALOUS supporters OF good-roads hlIl-
are designing a measure providing funds
! for road building a bin to increase the
/ State tax rate from 30 To 80 cents Us
contemplated. When the bill IS drawn
/ the additional > cents viii bp da-ig ated
+ rs good roads iund to boz appHrtiou'd
according % The needs Of the various
counties
/ senator Camm Patte~ou. of Bucking-
ham. has prepared am amendment Co ih"
/ Constitution. which provides inr >rp1ra-
/ tiOn of the taxes paid for public schools
f by negroes and whites and the payment
+ of such taxes. for the support oi public
/ schools i'm proportion tO the payments
J.
/ this will give AL white schools a tui|
/ term of niue months. and the negro
schools from two % four months with
an increase of 80 per cent Ia pay OF white
teachers without am increase oitaNation
The Legislature undertook 90 name
/ Judges of the supreme Court OF Appeals.
/ The roll had been called. but the rr
suit had not been announced Whenlt was
/ found that there was conflict With the
constitution The law j. shat the Judges
have 20 90 into office tn February iOl-
lowing their election. The schedule az
the Constitution SAYS they shall 20 into
office February /. 1907. Before thn re-
suit could bee announced the error was
discovered. and the matter was passed
by till after February. l. II the election
had taken place the Judges wou.a
have lost one year Of the term. Tor wh'ci
they We're originally elected
THE COMMITTEES NAMED.
The committees were announced DOB
both Houses OF the Legislature Tuesday
Among the assignments are theioliow.ug
HOUSE.
Privileges and Elections-Daton. chair
man: Lewis, Lion. Louderbaca
Courts OF Justce-Byri chairman.
Early. Lee. Lion Mason
General Laws-CoX, chairman; Pow.l-.
swift. MoncUe, Tailaerro. oiGioucest'r
Roads and Internal Navigation
ChuIctman chairman, Green, TMiaierro
~ Orange
Finance-Bowman. chairman
Claims-Iion chairman. Rev. Lane
Love.
Militia and Poiice-Lae. chairman, Tall
iaierrO. OF Gloucester.
Asyums and Pri-ous-Suead. chain
man; Cochran.
Labor aud the Poor-Walkcr. chair /
man: Rev. Load rhacs.
Pubic PrOTerty-Iietn, OF Fauquicl |
chairman, cochran.
Sch0oisand toihees-EsrIy, Chairman |
,urett, Haley.
Banks Currency and COmmerce-Po" |
Ell. chairman; Love. Powers. Haley.
Agricultural and Muiug-Owen. chair |
man; Slaughter faliaierrO, OF Orange.
Manufactures and Mechanic Arts
owen. chairman; Eariy. Swift.
Counties. Cities and TOWus-Jeuulng- |
chairman; LOuderback, Slaughter. Wi |
Ains
Officers and Offices at the Capitol
Clarke. chairman: wilkins. Taiaiero, o.
Orange; Mason. Moncurc, Powers.
Executive Expenditures - Slaughter
chairman; Love.
Retrenchment and Ecoromy-Spessard |
chairman Haley, Love.
Federal Relations Read chairman |
Lee
Enrolled Bills-Withers. chairmanau
lett, Swift, Wilkins.
lmmigration-I.ewis. chairman; Coch
ran, Moncure
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries-Rew
chairman; Lane. Curtlett, TaiaierrO, %
Gloucester; Wilkins, Mason. Love.
House Expenses ThOrnhili, chairman
Rules-Speaker ex-ofiiciO. chairman
Lee.
Library-Baker, chairman;Lane, Swift
Special, Private and Local Legislatio.
Lowry, chairman: Lewis.
SENATE.
Privileges aud Elections-Shackt liord
chairman; Sims.
Courts OF Justice-Mann, chairman.
Walker, Sears Machen, Sims.
General Laws-Shands, chairman
Gunter
Roads and Internal Navigation-Si
Clair, chairman; IL. +. Wickham, Macheu
Lynn, Sims.
Finance and Banks-H. +. Wickham
chairman; Chapman, Shackeiord
Public instruction and Education
Keezell, chairman; Chapman, Sears, Gun
TER. Lynn.
Counties, Cities and Towns-Ch9pman.
Walker, Machen
Agriculture, Mining aud Mauuiacrur
ing-Garrett, chairman; Gunter, Shackel
ford, Lynn.
Fish and Game-Walker, chairman
Sears, Gunter
Enrolled Bills-Sears. chairman Sims
Special, Private and Local Legislation
(JOint)-Phlegar, chairman, Walker.
Examine Office OF Clerk OF Senate-
chairman; Chapman
Rules-President OF the senate, pres
dent pro tempOre and chairman OF com
mittee on privileges and elections.
Library-Sale chairman; ShackelfOrC !
and Walker.
To Examine Second Auditors Office
RisOn, chairman; Sears and Dickinson.
TO Examine Treasurer's Ofce-HOlt
chairman; St Clair and II. r. Wickham