The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-24
HOUSE

The Holland tax commission bill
sane sa, fr r9r,3 the Senate when the House
| Committee on Finance
me Committee on Agriculture and
Mining reported the Owen pure stock
food bill with amendments. amons.
| tHem one imposing license tax in
stead of tonnage tax on millers. II
also reported the Bowman bill pro-
vidlng for the examination OF lime.
and the Fitzhugh Myers pure food bill.
| II reported the stock registration bill
with recommendation that II do not
pass
Election Of school trustees by a vote
OF the people is the subject of a bin
reported favorably from the Commit
tee on schools and Colleges.
The Committee on Counties, Cities
allowing The sale OF liquor in drug
stores, and the Jennings bill restrict
ing e., The operation, Of liquor licenses.
bloodhounds at the State Penitentiary
WAS reported from the Committee on
Asylums and Prisons.
From the Committee on Finance
oreasing the mileage tax on express
companies from So to $3.50 a mile.
To EntertGin Bailey.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Will
iiams. of c.iies; Houston. Barham,
johnston of Montgomery, and Robin
soma committee on the part of the
House TO entertain Senator Joseph w.
Bailey.
nj First on The calendar came the Bell
two.
Mr.. Cox opposed the bill for the same
reason that he would oppose quadren-
NAL sessions of the Legislature. He
from these contests. but said that SO
long rs the General Assembly can
meet biennialiy and change the laws
the people should be allowed 70 vote
people he said don't take enough
interest to support the government
their Liberties arc worth nothing. The
bill he thought. was an encroachnenl
If it was passed there would be a
move at the next Legislature TO double
the time between these elections
Nj. Stephenson, OF. james City
thought the bill would be a backward
good reason for local option cleo.
''9hs oiee To A lay n hin, ness
Closing the debate, the patron, Mr.
Bell, said that IT was a measure solel$
and simply in the interest of goot
no one to father the bill lie wished
| to allay, so far as possible at this
I session, the bitter and vindctive feel,
/ ings always aroused by too frequent
local option elections. In conclusion
4 lie quoted the witches song IN Mac
Z beth
The hill was passed, 5G to rs.
/ The Pitts bill, recurring fertilizers
Z 10 be registered By brand, was passet
without opposition.
Mr.. Wingo morcd that the Myers
state wide prohibition blll he taker
up out OF its order for the purpose OF
refere-co TO committee. This wat
agreed to by a large ma'r"ity- ~
/ then moved that II be referred TO tAt
! Committee on Finance.
/ Mr., Myers, the patron, said that th,
financial feature would be eliminated
! bur he did MOI object to the bill
] going to the Committee on Finance
4 He thanked the Committee on prlyl
! legcs and Elections for It's prompt az
4 ton, although It's report had beer
before the Finance Committee on N
question of revenue only Iha bil
was referred wiLlrou. dissenting vote
senate HiIls Up.
Tho following Senate bins weF
passed on their Secold reading:
EXemptlng piiy5icians who served q
army surgeons during the civil WA
from . license tax.
Amending ihc aet % authorize u
trustees III Gravel S9riDH Ishthera
Church, in Frederick county. - nc
] IcGnt u donation
ltcuuiring women noiartsS who tntr
~ - certify ~ the change 81 nam
i no define the amount ~ ii5n bon
4 Of the sheriff Of the eity ~ Rel
A monH.
Al 10 require phyaicians 10 report case