Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-26
Legislature asked 10 Have Murder.
srs Killed 81 Electricity To-
stead Of by Rope.
no TAX Oh SALARY UNDER $1,000
State Asked to Erect an sss,oooooo
Building in Winch to Place the
jamestown Mineral ExhibI,-Nlne,y
Days Session, i, ID said, win Bar
Red Tape.
Especial 10 Tho Daily Press,

NSpeCIhi 10 mo Daiiy freEb.l
RICHMOND. VA, Jan. .Ir-Shcriff
WILLIAMS OF Southampton county,
during the hours preceding the call
ing to order Of the House today, was
busy making supporters to his bill
which provides that an electric chair
be installed ut the penitentiary for
the execution of criminals upon which
the death sentence has been passed.
The proposition to change from the
antiquated method OF execution by
hanging is offered as an amendment
10 G. w. Throckmorton's bill. which
provides that all executions take place
at the pcnltcntlary. instead of as
now hcing performed by the author
tiles IN the several counties.
MIR Throckmorton's bill appeared
on the calendar of toGay's proceed
inEs. and 1t was this fact that caused
the southampton sheriff TO become
suddenly active. and to attempt In n
short while. to bring all the inhu-
cnce possible to bear upon his am
cndment
New Building for Exhibit.
Senator Watkins OF Chesterfield
county. today offered In the Senate
bill calling for an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the purpose of erecting
in the city OF Richmond building In
which 10 display the mineral and
timber exhibit presented to the state
by the Virginia Mineral and Timber
Exhibit Association. II is stipulated
that the building shnll be sufficiently
large To accommodate such products
az may from time TO time he collected
by tho agricultural department of the
state. the first floor only to be used
for such exhibit. and the remainder
appropriated to the use of such de-
partments OF state government as arc
not now adequately provided for.
No Income Tax on Salary Under $1,000
Ii Tho House accepts the report OF
the sub committee on finance. the
amount OF income which any citizen
OF the state may receive without be-
ing subject to the income tax, will
be increased from 5000 to $1,000. The
report of the COMMITTEES was made to-
day.
90 Day Session Bars Red Tape.
NV w liz tOHoiiNu-
ton. one extending the biennial ses
| sions to 30 days and the other
eNpediting the work of the lawmak
ers when assembled, were introduced
in the Senate today by Senator Sale
of Norfolk. The amendments strike
at sections i6 and so, the change
sought for the latter section going TO
| the abolition of the requirement that
bills shall be read at length on three
| different days in zach house. and pro-
viding for the reading In full OF the
bill but once. and thereafter by title
only. A further clause is added pro-
hibiting the introduction OF any bills
in either house after so days from
the beginning of the session. except
emergency bills, recommended by the
governor.
Lassiter viii Not Push Amendment.
Senator Lassiter today said he
woupld move the committee on Roads
and interal improvement TO indcfi-
nitely postpone consideration of the
| amendment he offered to the bill TO
repeal the restriction to parallcling
the Richmond, Fredericksburg &. Po-
| tomac iltailrcad. This means that so
far as the Senate committee is con-
cerned. it will have before ii for CON
sideration only the Sims bill calling
for the unconditional repeal OF the
prohibitory clause.
The Senate committee will hard
ly take MP the matter until It's reg
! ular meeting on Wednesday,.
Judge Sims. the patron of the bill,
has been called out OF town on bus
mess, and will not return until Tues
day. The committee will wait his re-
turn before making report
To EXEMPT All Old Soldiers.
Senator Parsons today presented in
the Senate joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to Section 1913 of
Article XIII OF the constitution, so
as to extend the exemption from pay
ment of poll tax to all persons who
during the war between the states
served in the army or navy OF the
United States. or of the Confederate