The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-06

game in the State and the appointment
OF Game commissioner and game warden.
The bill provides for the appointment of
a game commissioner by the Legislature
OF Virginia, WHO Is to have an office In
Richmond with a salary OF $l60O year
and travelling expenses not to exceed
800. with n term of office OF four years.
This is to be paid by n license OF 81
by every resident sportsman and $40 for
nonresident sportsman-provided that
no farmer or tenant Is to pay license
10 hunt on his own ground. Game war
dens arc to be appointed iby the game
commissioners for term OF four years
and to receive one-half of all fees re-
ceived.
This bill was offered at the suggestion
of the Game Protective Association OF
the State of Virginia It has been con-
sidered by the ablest attorneys OF the
sporting inclination In the State.
Further Legislation locking to tho
eradication of the white plague in
Virginia was proposed In the Senate
yesterday in bill offered by Mr.. Las
sitter. OF Petersburg. under this act.
The Governor OF the State Is authorized
to appoint a commission to be known rs
the Tuberculosis Commission. to consist
of five persons-a member of the Senate,
member OF the State Board OF Health.
and two citizens at large-whose duty it
shall be to investigate the prevalence.
distribution and causes of tuberculosis In
Virginia. 10 determine It's relations to
the public health and welfare. and to de-
wise ways and means for restricting and
controlling the disease. The members OF
the commission will serve without COM
pensation, except for expenses actually
incurred. and will continue In office for
n term of two years from the date OF
their appointment. They will meet tn
Richmond within 90 days after their APP
pofntment and thereafter as often as may
be necessary The result OF the investiGa-
tons made must be reporter to the
Legislature not later than January first.
For the purposes OF defraying the ex-
penscs OF the commission while engaged
in the work the sum OF $500 is appro-
priated in the act.
Conferences will be held here probably
this week. between commissions repre-
sentine the Legislatures of Maryland and
Virginia, for the purpose OF reaching an
agreement as to the laws governing tho
taking OF oysters from the waters Of
the two States. 1t Is expected and hoped
that the meeting will result In concurrent
Legislation that will result in putting an
end to the complication that has hereto
fixed yet for tho meeting, announcement
came yesterday that the Maryland COM
mission will probably reach Richmond
on Thursday. The first session will likely
be held that evening. The Virginia COM
mission was named yesterday In both
houses OF the General Assembly as fol-
lows:
From the Senate--Alessrs. Walker, Car
rett and Dickinson.
From the House--Messrs. Thornhlll. M
M. Green. Rev, Mason and j. l.. ITALIA
ferro.
Mr.. Massie offered In the House yes
terday companion bills meaning great
deal to the election machinery Of Rich
mond.
The gist of the measures Is that they
will permit the judge of the Hastings
Court to have control over the appoint
ment OF election officers. For example.
| at present the Judge names the electoral
board and the members OF this body de-
| signate the Judges and registrars,
The bill proposes to make It mandatory
or the judge to say that officers OF cleo
ton named by the electoral hoard shall
not he excused from duty save ny his
consent 1t IS believed by the patron
that his bill will remedy the trouble of
having good people who are appointed
as election officers declining to serve.
The teaching Of the sciencs Of forestry
In the schools OF the State will be re-
4 CURED In bill to Toe offered in the
Senate to-day by Captain Patteson. of
buckingham. Captain Patteson declares
that the country Is fast being stripped
| Of its trees and that something should
he done at once to prevent the Sextermt-l
nation OF valuable timbers and woods. 3,
1 +a+f Fif4s t4 7Bdr.'t}
Senators Sinclair. Greear and Niemeyer,
and Delegates Barker. Royal and r. b..
BOWMAN. who escorted the remains OF
Senator Harvey Il. Garrett to Cov!ngton,
returned to the city yesterday morning
The funeral was very largely attended.
+ All the business houses OF the town
were closed while the last rites over the
deceased Senator We're conducted. The
floral offerings were numerous. One Of
them was from United States Senator i
n. Foraker. of Ohio, a relative Of Senator
! Garrett.
AT session held yesterday afternoon
the Senate Committee for Courts OF JUS
| tice again considered, and this time re-
ported with a Recommendation that 1t do
not pass the Campbell bill, recommittcd
,,nrnntftine hiYstn and wife