Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-13
JARRETT HAS TWO MEASURES
New Members Present Mary Bills
That VIII Never Sec the Light Of
Day Aftcr Getting 10 the Commit.
tee aoonl-WiIard's Nomination is
Quickly Confirmed
(speelal to the pa!ly rre.s.l


joint executive session the two
branches Of the Legislature. shortly
after 1880 o'clock this afternoon
confirmed the nomination Of JOSEPH.
b. Willard as q member Of the
state corporation commission.
Members OF the House and Senate
we're again early at the capitol. Tie
?ulgeship contests and various bills
Of more or less consequence were
the subjects of animated discussion
IN the little groups OF lawmakers
10 be seen i'll earnest converse every.
where about the halls and corrid.
org.
The hall OF the House OF Delegates.
Ike the Senate chamber. remalus
without desks and other convcuienccs
necessary to expedite business. Mem
bers having occasion to write use
their kneas to rest tie paper or
make imnra"iseh writing boards with
books and newspapers.
Prayer by Eey. Russell Cecil
opened tie proceedings of the House
OF Delegates today.
Would Change Taxation Laws.
Delegate Charles I. Bland. of
Portsmouth, today inougurated the
figh, 10 be made for sweeping
changes and reductions in the tan
alton laws a. this session. when
he introduced the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, rha; the finance com
rnittee of the House be ana The
same is HEREBY instructed in framing
the revenue bill to reduce the rate
OF taxation generally to the very
lowest amount possible"
The Bland resolution was adopted
without debate.
The number OF bills offered aud re-
terred TO committees was consider
ably less than the hood that come
yesterday
Among the bills presented today
were the following:
Delegate Houston's bill providing
for reappointment OF members Of
The House was offered today. lis
provisions aud the proposed changes
have been heretofore printed IN
these columns.
Special Accountant for Stale.
Harry Glcnn's bill providing for
the appointment of a special account
ant fixes the compensation al $4,000
year, with necessary travelling ex-
penses. The term is four years, the
appointment 10 be made by the gov
ernor and confirmed by the Senate
The duty Of the special accountant
shall be to inspect the accounts,
vouchers and methods of bookkeel,
ing of all State officers WHO are re-
quired to collect, account for OF pay
out public moneys and lie shall
make report to the governor on
Dec. l of each year.
Bills BY Mr Barrett
By Mr.. Barrett (by request). To
amend ana rc-enact section Al Of
an act entitled "An act 70 raise
revenue for the support of the gov
eminent and public free schools, to
pay interest on the State debt" ETC.,
approved April 1G, 1908.
BY Mr.. Barrett tby request): TO
amend and re-cnact clauses and
SO, chapter 5, of an act entitled IAN
act concerning corporations" which
became law without the Cover
nor's signature May 81, 1903.
Delegate Houston Gets 5usy.
By Harry II. Houston: To provide
for the establishment o? the Virginia
State School for the Education of
Colored Deaf. Dumb and Blind Chill.
dren and to provide for rs support
BY H. R. Houston: TO amend and
re-enact section IS OF the Code O;
Virginia, as heretofore amended, SO
as to provide 2 reappolntment Of