Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-16
THERE'S MANY IMPORTANT CHANGES
Bill introduced Which Asks for s4o,-
600 to Fight Disease in Virginia
House Vots to Print Rhca Tes-
smony in Fuil--may Run Excur,
sion Traine on Sunday.
Especial to The Daily press)

RICHMOND, VA, Fen. lb--Whetn-
er the Semitic will concur In all the
eNactlons OF MIR. Byrd's liquor ."blan-
ket bill'' remains TO he seen. II con-
tains within It's covers many pro-
visions originally introduced this ses-
sion in the form of separate bills -
bills which were expected to go It
alone and fight their way through
as Individual measures
In more cases than one these pro-
visions are radical. Never before
has Virginia seen anything like them
While the larger liquor interests are
not affected the lines are frightened
in every other direction.
The Byrd bill directly and express-
~ destroys the country barrooms
Section eight confines the granting
OF license specifically To four classes
of localIties-namely, cities. towns OF
800 inhabitants or more. summer antL
seaside resoats. and communities con-
tiglons To incorporated cities and
towns of 500 inhabitants.
1t prevents the sale OF liquor on
steamboats, or railroad trains. II
strengthens the hands OF the law by
allowing search awrrants for liquor,
by putting the burden of proof upon
the defendant to show that liquor
which pi oduces INVESTIGATION is not in
toxlcating or he cam; IL gives the
courts the right 10 enjon the Illegal
sale OF liquors as nuisance; pre-
vents the sale of liquor on Christmas
Day. as well as on Sundays and cleo
ton day. compels all saloons TO close
between the hours OF l2 M. and 4
Il. M, and adds to the list of per
sons to whom sales may not be made
itsots. lunatlcs. cpileptics and hnb-
ituai drunkards.
Distilieries which do not mash 20
bushels day are put under the
provisions relating 10 retail liquor
saloons. Those wishing to avoid this
Inconvenience will be obliged to keep
running. whether they wish TO or
not.
The fake social clubs are put out
of business by the imposition of con-
ditions which 1t is certain none but
the bona fide club can meet. All
clubs must refrain from. dispensing
liquors on Sundays, Christmas Day
and election days.
elders which intoxicate are put
practically upon the same footing with
other intoxicating liquors. The only
way TO tell whether any special cider
does intoxicate is for somebody TO
drink 1t. Perhaps official testers may
n hn IL
that il such an Office is established
there will be number of applicants.
1t is expected that Judge Mann will
champion the bill in the Senate. but
1t is more than likely that it will en-
counter some difficulties there
More Money From oysters.
Speaker Byrd today offered in the
House bill to provide for the as.
certainment and designation of the
natural oyster racks. beds and shoals
in the commonwealth and TO pro-
vide necessary moneys therefor. The
measure carries a $4,000 appropria-
ton.
In the preamble this language is
used: 1T is apparent to the General
Assembly that the present law de-
fining natural rocks. beds ami shoals
should he modified so that the state
may obtain additional revenue there
from, and the actual, natural rocks,
beds and shoals more adequately pro-
tected than can be done under the
existing law"
The bill then authorizes the board
OF fisheries to employ competent by.
biographical engineers to make an
examination of the several areas in
cluded within the Baylor survey and
to examine the same in order TO as
certain and to designate upon proper
maps, etc. the location and areas OF
the natural rocks. beds and shoals.
Money for Board of Health.
Captain w. w. Baker OF Chester
field, has engineered through the
House finance committee his bill
amending the existing state law pro-
vlding for the creation OF the state
board OF healh.
TIL bill, as approved by he commit