The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-20
THE LEGISLATURE

Delegate Fuller introduced a bill pro.
viding for the establishment oi bank
inc department and creating the office OF
commissioner OF banking Tor Virginia.
Rv the terms of the measure, jurisdiction
and controloi thchanklug institutions Is
placrd in the hands of the governor, the
attorney general, and the commissioners.
Twice each year the commissioner rs TO
make am examination into the condition
of the banks. lie is vested with power To
examine. under oath. all banking officials
regarding any question that may arlse
concerning tie examination. Provision
is nndc Tor handling the affairs oimsoly-
eut Institutions Banks are compelled
To collect the foil amount of their capital
stock.
Delegate Byrd offered a bin whereby
the children of eN-Mayor Mctue, oi Thar
lottesville. hanged last year, may he ne.
lieved Of the payment OF the expenses "I
the execution of their father
Delegate Gaines introduced a mll re-
duiring railroads 0iurnlsh hettersWltch-
ing facilities TO shippers.
Reports of the diminishing supply oI
edible fish has induced Delegate Gaines.
of Norfolk, To introduce a resolution Tor
an inquiry to frame "a measure to pro
tect the supply.
Senator Sale offered a biil making II
unlawful Tor any insurance company 10
insure the life of any child under the age
of twelve years. n
The senate passed the house bill Tor
the establishment of an epilcptic colony
Tor the treatment of the unfortunate
white inmates of the state hospitals
The House adopted the resolution cali
ing Tor special committee 10 m'estl
gate the alleged maltpaslnce and uiS-
ieasance in the State Corporation Oom-
mission and the dismissal OF three clerks
some time agu. The resolution was IT,
ported to the Senate aud it was referred
10 the Committee on Judiciary.
The bill To establish "a fish commission
or was reported from the committee,
taken up in House an 2.lo saturday
and passed. The vOt, was unanimous
4 bin to prevent hazing was offered III
the House. IL authorizes the Governor
To stop in the hands of the Treasurer 81
the State any appropriation made 10y
Legislature To any school cor college
where hazing i allowed. or To- ANY
school or college which may take "a
student on its rolls after he has been dis
missed from any other school or college
for haUug. And the money 50 Withheld
shall boz turned into the general ir"
school fund OF the state.
The House Committee reported Dele
gate Bland biil placing the saloons un-
der local control II is provided that
each county and city shall regulate the
hquor traffic within It's own boundaries.
fixing the hours for opening aud closing
and imposing such restrictions as local
conditions may demand.
The r F. 4 Z. K. K bills Were placed
on the calendar and made "a special
order for Tuesday at 1880.
The bill 10 prohibit the fishing pound
nets and stake nets I'm water OF twenty
feet in depth and over in any~ui the
rivers of the State. or within one mile oi
the mouth OF any such river with Mr,sr~
Powers. Curlett and Moncure rs patrons.
will doubtless stir up Underwater fisher
men. Tt j. claimed 10y the patrons of thf
bin that the deepwater fishermen money
comb the mouth OF the rivers with nets
20 such an extent that il Is Impossible
COR any great number of fish % enter.
thus deprving the up river fishermen oi
any catch. The bin If passed, Is not to
90 into effect until January lst 1901
Senator Sims offered "A bin 20 allow rf-
firing treasurers of the counties al this
state six months from expiration OF .rM
of office 10 make final settlement.
The bill. which has passed the House,
known as the two-cent mileage bill. is
not intended to apply to passenger rates
generally but 10 thOusand-mit tickets
between stations in Virginia.
Senator C. Harding Walker introduced
a bin TO retain 10 the citizens OF Virginia
the fishing interests of the Old Dominion.
1t developed that a Northern fishing
syndicate. with 80 or more fishing steam
ers. is trying TO get possession oi the
valuable fisheries oil the Chesapeake. Mr.
Walker declared that tie fisheries We're
ample for the Virginia operators. but
that they We're being worked all they
would stand, and if outsiders We're
allowed TO participate in the privilege IT
meant the wrestling from the Nlrginla
fishermen OF a valuable inherited right
and the final absorption by alien hands
of the entire industry. The bill provides
that no person not a resident OF Virginia
may own share Of stock in any fishing
company. A similar bill was passed al
a former session. but on accent Ofcertain
defects the present amended bills offered
REDlsTMCTlNG BILL.
The Sale-Holt till to redistrict the Con
gressional districts passed the Senate, bH
vote OF - to 9. James City and Charlie
City counties and Williamsburg werr
taken from Second district and placed in
Third. Newport News and Elizabeth
City county were put in First district.
SpOtsylyania and Caroline counties re-
main in the First Senator Sims voted
against the bill.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Senator Wickham: To appropriate
$4l 900 TO William and Mary College
for construction OF a sewerage system.
and the further sum of $50 600 annually.
BY Senator Sims: To amend the Code,
relating to the times OF holding courts IN
the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
By Rev. l.. j. Haley: To amend the
Code in relation to time for holding
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