The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-25
Committee Renders Ad.
verse Reporton United
Agricultural Board.
SENATE w ILL FACE
| STATE WIDE ISSUE
Strobe Bill Not Sent to Commit,
tee-Chargc Made in House
Against Anti-Saloon League
Lcader-A u t m O bile
Measure Is Under
Discussion.


To the astonishtnent of it's patrons
and OF the members of the Legislature
! who heard Of 1t last night, the House
| Committee ON Agriculture and Mining
! yesterday afternoon decided to report
| unfavorably the bill to establish a
| United Agricultural Board. This In
| spite of the fact that Rose"eil rage
! one of the patrons, stated TO the COM
! ufttec iust before the executive ses-
| sion that ell elements had agreed to
| the bill. and that every amendment
i asked for had been added.
Governor Mann is much interested
in this measure, and has stated that
/ 1t Is the most important bill of any
! character now before the General As
| sembly. He is so much interested that
/ he has made 1t the subject of 4 special
message to the Legislature. urging the
| adoption of such an enactment. the
| action OF the committee Is regarded
as n direct slap at the executive, for II
| Is the only measure pending which ne
| has channpioned in any way II is
| known as .'the Governors BILL
The object Of the bill, which was
introduced in the House By Messrs-
| Page and Adams. and in the Senate by
Senators Watkins and Garrett. is
| simply TO coordinate all branches of
! agricultural work In Virginia under
one board. headed by the Governor
1t was designed for the purpose OF pre-
/ venting waste in endeayor, and 10
make more effectual the work being
carried on by the state and by the
national government for the advance
ment of agriculture in this Common
wealth
Much Work Is Done.
day Of hard work was put in by
both bodies. The Senate passed a
number OF local bills. cleaning up its
calendar in way that showed II
means business. 1t held two sessions.
feature which the House has not
as vetzseen m To afopt.
i on a division not at all on the
merits Of the bill. the Senate refused
, to send the STROBE Statewide meas
ure to the Finance Committee. The
motion was made by Senator STROBE
to test the sentiment as TO whether 1t
would he killed in committee or be
fought out on its merits. He himself
voted against his motion. He did not
secure test vote, for Senator'S who are
flatlv opposed to the bill stated plain
) INV that they wanted the issue raised
!. and were anxious to record their votes
!, | against the measure. Senator Keezell,
. chairman of the committee, did not
object especially to reference. but said
that as the body is busy 1t would be
, | diaicult to get an carly consideration
By far the most prominent feature
of the House session was speech
by Mr.. Grigsby. Local bills only Were
being considered, and one INTRODUCED
BY MIN was reachcd-to make tht
: town of Berryville separate election
a district A letter was read by mem
ber by request, saying that it wa:
believed the bin was an effort to re-
5 open the liquor question, the Inference
e being that the vets" might call al
| election should Berryville be allowed
O 10 vote by itself. eliminating the peo
= pie outside the town in the sam'
ma gisterial district
. A Warm Statement.
e Mr. Grigsby made the assertion tha
: the bill was being fought on the flool
or the House by lieutenant OF DR.
I James Cannon, Jr, because he (Mr
: c;rissby) had refused to subscribe t
! certain doctrines. He appealed to tn
n House to sustain him IN this loca
n matter saying that he was a ioca
! optionist because he was Democrat
y He was upheld, his bill going TO u
!. enSrossMent.
The House passed no less than IL
y bills on their second reading, all
:, them being local or minor measure
= taken UP under special rule. On
objection was all that was necessar'
i to prevent this action on any bill. eS
! ceptine on local matters. Ohjectlo1
NJ was made to soTne of the latter be
n cause thew involved making toll road
!. out OF highways built in part by tn
e State, but in every case the loca! rep
n resentative was sustained.
l. one of the important bills Which so
.Ny-f ,rti ir,1
'e that creating a. board to examine sp
, plicants for the practice OF law.
J. The Joint committee appointed t
Ic confer with officials of the Richnlonc
= Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroa
II with regard to the surrender of tn
charter of that road. asked for furthe
time for consultation. Both house
agreed to Joint resolution eStendin
the time for a report until noon Q
SC Monday. 1t is stated that this com
mittee is still making satisfactory pro
"a gress.
:. Battle Abbey Site. ~.
- .. The Senate passed the bill, alread
a adopted by the House, donating par
As of the Soldiers Home grounds 70
MI use as site for the Confederat
m Memorial institute, Or Battle Abbey
n n now goes to the Governor. Thi
AL donation does not beconeSeffective un
es less asked for by the officers OF tn
~ Confederate Memorial Society and In
g., dorsed by the Lee Camp of Confeder
ne ate Veterans, which has an interest !
= tho property for about three years t
'e. come.
1t Automobiles occupied most OF tn
as time OF the Senate. A great numbe
ca of amendments We're offered and dis
i. cussed. but no vote WAS reached. on
Val change agreed to, however. was ths
or tho receipts from this tax arc to s
Into the general road funds OF til
81 state for the Improvement Of publ
re highways. instead OF into the Stat
" Treasury. No effort was made I
change the rates of taxation on tt
auto cars.
a. Senator Hart offered two amend
st ments, which We're defeated. One
he these was giving tourists thirty da,
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