Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-02-21
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS.

the granting of license for catching fish
for the manufacture of oil and fertilizer.
Mr.. Evans offered bill to authorize
the Board of Supervisors of Matthew's
county to appropriate funds to erect
monument to the Confederate soldiers
of said county.
Senator Gunter ntroduceda bill which
amends the Code in relation TO fishing
in the waters of the Commonwealth;
and to provide for the levying of
license tax on fishing devices, and for
the collection thereof.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Curlett
was adopted, providing for three ses-
sions of House daily, beginning Monday
10 a. m. He also offered resolution re-
questing the Governor to call an extra
session of the Assembly to begin on
March 10th.
Four hundred thousand dollars, a
larger increase, is in the appropriation
bill for Confederate pensions. Mr..
Stubs offered substitute charging the
appropriation for the widows of soldiers.
He made strong speech in favor of
this, but the substitute was lost.
Bill for $4,000 to cover the $3.50
deficiency and the balance for cur
rent expenditures of the Board of
Fisheries, which passed the Senate
some weeks ago with unanimous Dem
ocratic vote and 2 Republican votes
againts it, was passed unanimously in
the House Monday by vote of 20 to 0.
The Tidewater members and the
Board of Fisheries gave huge oyster
roast on the river front Tuesday night
to the Senate and House, $50 of whom
attended and enjoyed the occasion.
Fifty bushels of oysters were roasted.
The flagship Commodore Maury was
present and highly eomplimented by
the legislators.
Senator's Walker. Gunter, Keezell,
Saunders and Parson were appointed
from the Senate to form with seven
members of the House-Messrs. Cation,
Page, Rev. Old, Jet, Green and PEN
dleton-a committee to confer with
like committee from the Maryland Leg
stature this week as to the adoption of
uniform oyster laws for the Potomac
river.
Senator Wickham has presented a bill
to provide for the ascertainment
and designation of the natural oyster
rocks, beds and shoals in the Common
wealth, and to provide the necessary
money therefor. The Board of Fish
cries is authorized to employ hydro
engines to make the necessary
surveys and examinations of the several
areas.
Senator Mann, in his bill, provides
hat If anyperson, company or corpora
lion, damaging any road or bridge by
hauling logs or saw-mill timber over it
and shall not repair the damage within
i've days after being notified to do so
by the proper road authority or by any
member of the board of supervisors of
he county, there shall be fine of from
'lo to 500, or Imprisonment not ex-
seeding thirty days, or may avoid the
prosecution by paying the damage
assessed by the board of supervisors.
In the lower branch of the General
Assembly yesterday King Whiskey and
lis cousins got solar plexus blow
lot from any Of their old and blatant
oes, but at the hands of new heavy
weight champion, the Speaker of the
House of Delegates. The rules were
the bill was taken up out Of
is order, and the constitutional read
ngs dispensed with. II went through
ike balloon in high wind. Reasons
or delay were urged, but tho Speaker,
IN the floor, held it, and held his ground
llso. Late in the afternoon session the
'ntire field had been fought over, and
he bill swept on to victory. No such
adical advance in restrictive legislation
the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquor has ever been at
.empted at single movement in Vir-
yinia before. 1t is true that the larger
liquor interests will not be seriously
Iftected- The king bees will still buzz.
'ut the line has been pretty well round
d up. The bill directly and expressly
destroys the country barrooms. 1t
'revents the sale of liquor on steam
oats or railroad trains. 1t strengthens
he hands of the law by allowing search
for liquor, by putting the bur
en- of proof upon the defendant that
quor which produces intoxication is not
ltoxica ting (if he cam; it gives the
ourts the right to enjoin the ILLEGAL
ale of liquors as nuisance; prevents
he sale of liquor on Christmas day, as
ell as on Sundays and election dav.
'mpels all saloons to close between the
ours OF II p. m. and a. M, and aeyls
the list of persons to whom sales
ay not be made idiots, lunatics, cpl
ptics and habitual drunkards. The
Ike social clubs are put out of bust
sss by the imposition of conditions
hich 1t is certain none but the bona
lie clubs can meet. All clubs must re-
ain from dispensing liquors on Sum
'ys, Christmas day and election DAYS.
ne bill now goes to the Senate, and
is thought that Judge Mann, as the
lief champion of the temperance
rces, will push it vigorously. Wheth-
the bill will have the plain sailing in
ie Senate it had in the House is
,ubtful.
POTOMAC OYSTER LAWS TO CHANGE.