The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-10

the Southern Bell Telephone Company ur
any other similar concern entering tie
town OF Amherst for instance, shall be
compelled, for q reasonable compensation,
to allow the local Amherst telephone
company the use of It's connections.
In addition TO this he is anxious 70
secure a delivery Of messages between
the companies. particularly between
telephone and telegraph companies. Unde,
this plan tito telegraph company would
be compelled to accept messages over
the telephone, which is now frequently
| refused and which would be great con-
venience to residents In the rural dis
trlcts some distance removed from tho
stationg
an amendment to the Code proposed
IN tho Senate h. Mr.. KeeZell, oe Rick
insham, provides that the meat Of an
animni whc jfs developed the disease
OF actinow asls OF iumpy jaw shall
-be deemed corrupted and unwhoesome,
| and shall come within the provisions OF
! the act importing n jnil sentence of not
more than six months and fine not
| exceeding 500 upon any person who
| knowingly sells diseased food. whether
meat or drink, without making II known
| to the buyer
| AS forecast the Senate yesterday
| adopted n joint resolution calling for
committee to inquire into the advlsability
| OF separating the duties of the Register
| OF the Land Office from those of the
| Superintendent of Public Buildings and
| Grounds The resolution was offered by
Senator Sadler, OF Powhatan. who cx-
planned tia, there appeared to be much
confusion as to who Is responsible for
the care OF the interior of The Capitol
II. y,
Numbers of senator's. he declared. had
Observed Irregularities, recent instance
icing the discovery that several of tho
electric lights illuminating the exterior
Mere left burning through the day.
The Register of the Land Office" said
Mr.. Sadlcr. Understands that his duties
are outside the buildings ard grounds,
| and that is is not his duty to come in
| side. But we don't want to have as
many heads here as there are lights.
| 1t is not my purpose to attach the blame
| to anybody. think, however. that there
| Is misunderstanding that should be
| corrected. We should have some one
| man to supervise this work and see that
| II is done properly.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed. and was at once communicated to the
Rouse OF Delegates. The committee will
| be composed of two senators and three
delegates. II will report within seven
| days.
| A bill Offered: In the Senate yesterday
by Mr. Hartman, of Richmond, adds the
| Bank of Commerce and Trust of this
| city, to the list of State depositories.
| A number of important bills came from
! the Finance Committee of the Senate
| yesterday with favorable reports. Among
| them were the following:
| Senate bill 1Ss. To provide for an an
| nual appropriation for the Virginia State
| Agricultural Experiment Station and reg
| ulating the expenditure thereof. Reported
| without amendment.
4 Senate bill 223. To appropriate money to
furnish the office of the Secretary of the
| Commonwealth. Reported without amend
| ment.
Senate bill 16s. To increase salaries OF
members of General Assembly. Reported
! without amendment
House bill 10. To appropriate the further
sum of $500. or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for the assessment of lands.
Reported without amendment,
House bill 10. To provide for the assess
ment of standing timber trees. Reported
without amendment.
House bill 81. To provide for tie ap-
pointment of secretary of Virginia
military records and for collecting ma
terials for the history of Virginia in the
Civil War. and to appropriate the sum
of 1850 for the years of 19C6-I9oi. Re-
ported without amendment.
House bill II. TO amend the act in rea-
ton to lien on crops for advances to
farmers; nature of assessment therefor.
l etc. Reported without amendment.
/
In the Senate yesterday an amendment
to the act providing for the extension
of the corporate limits of cities and
towns was proposed by Mr., Sale. of Nor
folk, setting forth that in case where
territory is so annexed that any county
or district officer shall reside in such
annexed territory, then. in that event.
such officer shall continue in office until
the end of the term for which he was
resident OF the territory not annexed. and
elected or appointed. as II lie were a
resident of the territory not annexed. and
| the removal OF such officer during the
| term for which he was 0ected or APP
pointed. from any such territory hereto
4 fore or hereafter annexed, to any other
part of the city or town, to which said
!, territory is annexed, shall not vacate his
office but residence in any part of the
city or town to which the territory is
which he was elected or appointed, shall
be deemed during this term of office. to
be residence in the county or district of
which the territory so annexed was
part.
The House Committee on Finance yes
terday reported favorably two bills OF
Importance as well as OF public interest.
| One was that of Mcssrs. Cation and Byrd,
to levy a flat license tax of $4,000 per year
Jrr t,,I-t
charters for corporations In the State.
and the other, offered by Mr.. Cation, in
creasins the amount for pensions by
$4,000
Tho former bill was offered to stop
the operations Of companies In the State
said to be engaged In the business OF
advising corporations not to pay the
taxes assessed upon them by the COM
mission.