The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-03-10
LEGISLATIVE

The bili prohibiting tie use Of sulphur
matches In the State was ordered 70 en-
grossment IN the Senate.
A bin 20 prohibit the granting Of char.
tiers to banks having = minimum capital
OF lee. than 100000 was passed.
The Senate passed the House bsn for
The erection Of q monuruent at Gettys-
burg to the Virginisns who persisted on
that field.
IL the House an EFFORT was made by
Delegate Barrett TO get up the bin to put
pilots under the Corporation Commits
sion, but IL failed.
Senator Hobbs bill to prevent the use
OF all other than safety matches In the
state, and providing penalties for viola
ton oil the law. was defeated.
Mr.. Love, o. Lunenburg. made a fruit
less attempt IN the house u secure re-
consideration OF the bill providing for
popular election OF State corporation
commissioners
A resolution providing for the removal
oil the Confederate battle flags from the
capitol to the custody OF the Ladis s
Memorial Association. to be stored In the
Confederate Museum, was passed.
In appreciation of their esteem for
Speaker Byrd and Clerk Williams, the
members OF the House presented the for
mer with loving cup and the latter
sterling silver punch bowl The gift OF
Clerk Williams was presented BY Major
J. y. Stubs. of Gloucester.
The House by q closs vote killed the
W 80
sided for the breaking OF the Baylor sur
yey. IL had passed the Senate. but IN the
lower branch encountered strong oppo
sition- The Tidewater members divided
upon II, and so did those from other sec
tions.
The sixty-day te-n prescribed BY Law
Tor the regular session Of the General As
sembly expired at IL O'Clock SATURDAY.
night. While the members will continue
active legislative work until March 9th.
pursuant,to the Joint resolution extend
Ing the session, 1t has been agreed that no
original bills are to be considered IN either
house, and only those that have been
ievorsbly acted on In one branch and re-
tsrrsd TO the other for concurrence will
be taken up.
The senate and house conference com.
mittee submitted their report on the gen.
eral appropriation bill, which was taken
up In the senate and attacked because
OF the appropriation for the removal to
Richmond OF the negro developmsfit sx-
hioit at the Jamestown Exposition. The
appropriation allowing the State cor
poration TO name counsel for the COM
mission had been cut out In Conference.
Also because theconferencs recommend
ed two normal schools, one at Harrison
burg. with an appropriation OF $50
OVO. ana the other al fredericksburg,
with appropriation ofhah that amount.
20 oe available next year. Ii was contend
cd by a number OF Senators that NO
normal school was needed; that certainly
two were not needed. but, on the con-
trary that both houses had, In elect. de-
clared Tor only one; that the conference
committee had exceeded their powers in
providing Tor two, as there has been no
DISAGREEMENT upon the proposition TO
establish one, and that the matter was
a compounds and pooling OF interests
0stween the two chiefcontsnding towns.
" bile the discussion of the bill was at its
height the house adjourned, and dele
gates marched over TO senate chamber
singing Down on the Suwanee River
and My old Kentucky Home" which
caused adjournment.
This leaves the appropriation bill, and
Will force the presence IN Richmond
next week ofmsEy legislators who would
not otherwise have returned until the end
OF the month, when the charges against
Judge J. W. g. Blackstone, OF the eleventh
Judicial circuit. VIII be heard.
Alter thu house had invaded the sena e
and caused that BODY 70 adjourn, men,
oers oil both bodies marched over TO the
governors mansion and serenaded the
executive.
More than 1000 bills ars left Enacted
upon 10 the committee rooms aud ON the
calenders.