Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-03
GOOD ROADS BILLS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Assembly Takes Action Looking
Towards The Upbui|ding Of
The Highways.
IN ami Inn ..nnrAH FEnIFAN
TO ABOLISH SPEAK EAS|ES"
Members OF the Board OF Fisheries
to &c, $500 Each and it is Pro.
posed to Make the Pay of Judges
$4,000 Year in the Future Instead
OF $4,000.
By Associated Press,

III, III MoND, w, Mar'n 81 ne
House Today passed Two more bills
tending 10 aid those interested in
promoting rho good roads movement
One was House bill No. 40. intro
dnced by Delegate rhrockmOrton. Of
Henrico. providing for working Of
convicis in State Quarries. and the
other was the Senate bill No 3d. TO
create the Stale convict road force
to uihorize the working OF certain
prisoners on the public roads OF this
State, tee.
"Speak-Eases" to Be Exterminated.
Judge o. O. Gwathmey's amend
menI 10 the Mann bill, which applies
particularly 10 keepers OF speak.
easies,, and other Illicit dealers, Civ
ing to the informer one-half thu
amount Of the fine imposed after
conviction, is still hung up in the
epmmittee, ,s,.s ....,. 49,.
Discussing the prospect for the pas.
sage of bills providing for more strin.
gent liquor laws. Judge Gwathmey
said Today that the outlook was most
encouraging. He looks for nothing
but success for the measures affect
ing the liquor traffic.
Raid on the Treasury.
The Senate today adopted the
amendment 10 the appropriations bill
offered by Senator Stands. provid.
ing for the paymen, to the three pres.
ent members of the hoard OF fisher
les the sum of sI00 each for services
rendered.
The fact that Senator George 49,
keeZell n member OF the presen:
assembly. was also member of the
hoard Of fisheries. provoked consih
cradle discussion ms 10 the cOnStiu.
ti0nai feature of the appropriation,
and IL was proposed that his name
not agree 10 this. and Ihe amend
ment passed.
Senator Kcezcll was not in the Sen.
ate chamber during the discussion
and adoption of the amendment
Judges Too Want More Pay.
The item raising the salaries of
the Supreme Court judges 10 $1,000.
as reported by the Senate finance
committee. wasthe subject of animal
ed discussion in the Senate today
upon The objection raised by Judge
Phlegar and others. that the PROPOSE
ton OF increasing lay general appro.
priations bills. salaries already limit.
ed by special statute was wrong in
principle. and vcrging on the uncon-
siilu,ional
There was disposition to favor
an increase of pay 10 the judges.
though Judge Phlegar was unwilling
10 commit himself to more than 4
five hundred dollar addition 10 the
present salary OF $4,000.
Upon motion of Senator I-nssitcr.
the item WAS passed by to permit
the introduction of separate bill
providing for the increase OF the sal.
areis of the judges.
Merger Bill Reported.
The House finance committee to-
day reported the four Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac bills
with two amendments.
The merger bill is amended so tina.
The State, In the event OF increase
in stock or merger, will not receive
less on its holdings than al pres
ent.
These bills will come up in their
regular order for consideration in the
House:
Extra Session Bill Reported.
Delegate Curletr, OF Lancaster, in.
trodnced resolution in the House
today, asking the governor for an
extra session of the Legislature.
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