The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-26
THE LEGISLATURE

The senate raised the tax for express
companies. owing 10 heavy LIQUOR ship
ments. il Is said. from So per mile TO
81. so per mile. The house finance com
mittee did the same thing.
The Grigsby bill. providing that den
lists must be graduates in medicine and
surgery. was reported unfavorably.
The Strobe Statewide prohibition
bill got another setback when the Sen
ate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
/ tons considered the matter in eNecu-
tive session and made a recommends
tion that the bill do not pass. The
vote on the measure before the COM
mittee was eight to three.
| Prof. J. NJ. Page. of the University
of Virginia: Col. Henry c. Ford. Of
the Virginia Military Institute. and
Prof. J. L. Jsrmsn. Of the Farmville
/ Female Normal College. were elected
members Of the State Board of Edu
cation.
The House passed the bin providing
I that elections shall not be held in sec
tons on local option issues oftener than
once in each four years.
The Senate adopted an amendment to
the bill imposing a tax on express ccm-
panies whereby the tax on each car op-
Grated IN the State shall not be less
than 81. 80 a mile. The bill goes back
10 the House for concurrence.
The House Committee on Agriculture
and Mining decided to report unfavor-
ably the Oil to establish a united agri-
culture board.
The Senate refused to send the Strobe
Statewide prohibition bill TO the Fl
nance Committee.
Delegate Grigsby made a sensational
charge when his bill was reached 20
make the town of Berryville separate
election district. A letter was read.
saying il was believed that the bill was
an effort TO reopen the liquor question
that the vets might call an election,
should Berryville be allowed TO vote BY
itself, eliminating the vote Of the peo-
pie outside the town in the same mag
isterial district. Grigsby made the as
sertion that his bill was being fought
/ by lieutenant of DR.. James Cannon.
Jr.. of the Antisaloon League. because
he (Grigsby) had refused to subscribe
to certain doctrines. He appealed TO
the House to slstsin him. He was up
held.
The Senate passed the House bill. do
mating part Of tie soldiers a.n,
grounds for use as a site for the Con-
/ federste Battle Abbey"
Many amendments were offered 70
/ the dutoWOnlle Dill. out no vote was
reached. One change agreed to. how
ever. was that the receipts from this
tax are TO go into the general roads
fund Of the State instead Of the State
/ treasury
The House Finance Committee sent
the Senate insurance bill to the House
with the recommendation that il be
adopted with the amendment which
provides that the life insurance com
panles must pay a tax Of Ia per cent
OF their gross receipts. This item Of
the bill was originally ! - per cent.
When any inmate of the Soldiers
Home dies, provides bill introduced by
Senator Wickham. without a will. and
leaving in the home personal effects.
the board of visitors shall sell the
effects if no rightful claim is made for
them in year. The money from such
a sale is TO be used for the benefit Of
the surviving inmates Of the home.
Should the property be worth more
than S25, the board must advertise once
a week for four weeks in a paper in
the town from which the deceased
came.