The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-21
LEGISLATIVE

Tie Committee ON General Laws p.
| ported DR.. Gravatt's hill providing H.,
the registration Of deaths in Virginia
DR.. Gravatt introduced bin for reru.
iating the construction % public school
buildings In order that the health siyh,
am comfort OF all pupils msy be prop.
BY DR. Gravatt-To provide for the
promotion and development of agrlcnl.
ture 10y the establishment Of experiment,
stations.
by Mr.. Curlett-To prohibit the deliv.
sry OF any package containing wine. ar.
dent spirits or malt liquor. or any mix.
ture OF any Of them. except 10 the party
TO whom such package Is billed or shir.
ped.
by Mr. Thornton-To amend Code r..
lating TO appointment aud removal of
cohtulssioners- by circuit and corpora
ton courts and their members
BY Mr.. Taliiaierro-To make il uplaw.
'ul to sell spurious or malt liquors IN
women o. girl. and t. prescribe s. pun
ishment therefor.
BY Mr.. Jett-To empower the town Of
Colonial Beach to borrow money aud il
sue bonds ' "
A bill will be offer, j increasing the
salary ~ the Governor from s. 600 To
70 - 300 year. and extending the
term from 1 to 8 years
The house committee on nnanca 70
ported iavorably the bill to increase STATE
appropriation for Soldiers Home from
$35, 900 to $4,000
By Mr.. Green-To make an annron,,.
alton Tor the erection of "a monument ON
the battlefield OF Gettysburg. to com.
memorate the services OF Virginia troops.
Senator Sale offered bill creating n
state department OF fisheries in lien oi
TIE present State Board Of Fisheries
The till gives the commission much
larger powers than at present conferred
Increases the salaries 81 the chairman,
ana the secretary and r,q Tres that thev
soai devote their entire time to the bus
mess
The Senate has passed the hill provid-
ing Tor the election OF Corporation Com.
missioners by direct vote ~ the people.
The joint resolution providing that
no blll, except by unanimous consent
can tie introduced after Feb. 20 was
adopted.
Mr. stuart offered bin proposing the
payment of the funeral expenses of Con
federate soldiers who are now or here
after may be enrolled on the pension lists
OF the state.
senator Hartman introduced a bill
making II felony for any persons. ex-
c,pt druggists and phy-iciaus. u have in
their Possession or 10 n r for ale any
poisonous drugs OF ANY kind.
Senator K"ezall offered "A bin in the
senate which Increases the liquor license
tx Tor the Stat" IN cities f-um ten To
40 600 from $3.50 - $500 aud IN cities
oi torty thou-ald aud over from $3.50 TO
300.
Delegate Evans, OF Midllesex. in the
house offer q i'll which requires
Tue promoters of the railroad " hi,h i Ia
o. butt To the Rappahannock river or
some point along the Chesapeak. Raw 10
complete that work before tn re- .hail be
charter Tor a road to parallel the X. f. A
- fhf AAitlN Nl AkFltUlturp Is
charged with enforcing the provisions az
the pure food bill now before the IeUIsls.
ture and there is provision for making
purchases Tor the purpose OF making
test. Articles which may be found 10
contain authorizations are to be confis-
Gated and destroyed. The hill il drastic
IN some OF it's provisions. The sum OF
w 600 Is appropriated for enforcing
the bill
Messrs. Evans and Lewis have intro
Hucea a Oil which provides that IL shall
be the duty Of the grantee in every deed
conveying real estate to have the same
duly recorded In slch clerks Office with
IN sixty days from the time of the deliv.
cry, and upon his failure 80 TO do. after
twenty da given by the grantor be
shall forfeit $50.