The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-05
not MARRY AGAIN
UNDER TWO YEARS
Mr.. Cooke Offers Bill to Es-
top Persons Divorced
II from Remarrying
/ BATTLE ABBEY SITE
AT SOLDIERS HOME
3ill Looking to This Favorably
Reported in the Senate.
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Phone.

branches of the Legislature, was
avened up by the introduction of
the Statewide prohibition bill by
Senator Strobe. of Amherst. and the
Cooke blu In the House prohibiting
the remarrying of Divorces within
two years OF the date OF their DEGREES
Delegate Cookies bill. coming as IT
did. when the House was stirred up
and infiamed over the Rison bill Civ
Ing either party In suit for divorce
the right to suit for an absolute
divorce three years after the granting
Of an interlocutory decree, was receiv-
"a with some astonishment. Under t.te
present law man or woman granted
d divorce by a Virginia court may
marry the day after the absolute de-
cree is granted. IL he or she wishes.
Delegate Cooke. who has become much
incensed at the passage of the Rison
bill In the Senate. and therefore
deeply Interested in the divorce oues-
ton. wishes to enact law which
would make 1t Illegal for party to
divorce suit to marry again until
two years have elapsed.
The Senate passed several measures
Of importance only to specific iocali-
ties. such as the purchase OF bridges,
q he right to amend charters and i'm
prove highways. and regulating the
: taws regarding the practice of dem
astry 30 As TO make Ii possible for
sideriy teeth puliers TO continue thetI
profession without taking a new
medical examination.
The House considered the Senate
I'LL proytding for the establishment
~ public play grounds In cities or
more than 10, 600 Inhabitants, but
Eook no. vote on X, Among the bills
Introduces In the House were meas
nFes providing for naming the East
srn Shore an separate judicial dis
tFtct, and the Incorporation OF the
town OF GordonssiIie.
The Day In the Senate.
With twelve Senators In their
places. the Senate session was opened
Fofsyth. OF st. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
Senator Keezeif. for the Finance
Committee. favorabIy reported the bi1t
having as its object the erection OF
Confederate memorial at the Sol
diers' Home In Richmond.
Senator Ward reported that the
members OF the joint conference OF
The House and Senate had set Feb
bills may be introduced in either
] house without unanimous consent.
Exception Is made OF measures deal
Ing with financial matters. The joint
resolution In which the House con-
CURED was adopted by the Senate on
close vote.
To Assess Mineral Lands.
For the Finance Committee Senator
Keexeli reported the bill providing
Tor q special and separate assess
ment of mineral lands and springs
This bill provides for q mineral ex~
pert to be employed by the Corpora
ton Commission and go over the State
to survey, inspect and assess the min
eral lands. This supplemental meas
uxc to the Eietcher-tax equalization
bill was drafted by Senator keezeli
after 4 conference with Judge Rhea.
Contrary to expectation. the Fleteh-
or bill providing for probable In
crease in the States revenues by CIV
try the Auditor OF Public Accounts
authority to increase the assessments
made by local assessors OF order them
"a make the desired change. was not
reported. The Finance Committee has
had number of meetings in execu-
tive session to consider the bill, and
has held frequent conferences with
the Auditor and Judge Rhea.
The bill has been amended so az to
rect all objections raised against It.
typewritten. and viii be brought for
ward Monday.
Election OF Officcrs.
IN the absence OF Senator Haisey.
IN L, nchburg. Senator Sale moved
that further consideration by the Sem
Ate Of the constitutional amendment
providing for the election OF county