The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
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I had now tho best set OF pages he had
! ever known. M
| Doing a similar duty for the pages.
| Mr.. HARDWOOD gave a box OF cigars to
the Beau BrUm,nel OF the House." II
/, not being necessary to call his name. u,
| replying, Colonel S. NJ. Newhouae, the
doorkeeper. gave the Kids some good
( advice. X n
| Mr.. Love called UP three companion
!! bills amending the laws regarding the
| custody OF insane persons and the dis.
/ position OF such persons when charged
with crime. Mr. Evans inquired II
/! these bills enlarged the powers of the
4 State Board OF Education. The dele
4 gate from Lunenburs positively said
I 1t did not. Tho bills wero passed.
Senate bills were agreed to az fol-
lows:
Allowing cities TO spend money for
4 harbor improvements within two miles
+ of their corporate limits
Insurance. Dill Pissed Isy.
\ Mr.. West, of Nunsemond, caused tho
destruction Of one of the Insurance
bills. It allowed insurance companies
to give bond In lieu Of depoating se-s
kcuritles to protect polisy.holders. He
/ spoke against 1t.
Mr.. Cooke. for the Committee on In
Isurnnce and Banking. enid that the
4 bill was Endorsed by the Commissioner
of Insurance and was intended to er-
I, courage companies outside OF the
southeastern Tariff Associations. Other
States had similar laws.
/ That all the insurance companies
/ want the law was the assertion d OF
Colonel West. 1t would impair the
security of the public.
The bill was passed byeon me siten-
! objection rule.
4 a Senate bill was passed forbtddinE
the establishment of cemeteries within
/ 400 yards of dry wells.
4 Chairman Bowman here got the floor
4 with3a string of revenue bills, neces-
A sary for passage ahead Of the appro-
lpriations bill, which had not vet come
4 from the Senate. These were passed.:
4 Fixing the license taxes on circuscs
and side shows.
taxes by November ! instead OF De-
cember 1.
q Providing for the better assessment
OF capitation taxes on voters who be.
come OF age between February i and
I the day of election.
Providing the time when license taxes
shall be paid into the State treasury.
Amending the law with reference to
the listing of property for taxation.
/ Providing method OF assessment for
telegraph and telephone companies.
1 On behalf Of the sergeant-at.arms
and doorkecper. Mr.. Harwood presented
to the members some candy, in the
4 hope that the act Of eating would keep
4 them quiet
4 These revenue bills were passed:
Collecting the taxes OF telegraph
and telephone companies.
/ Authorizing the Virginia School for
/ the Deaf and the Blind to sell small
J piece of property.
AT five minutes to 10 Senator Keezell
i appeared in the House chamber and
reported that the Senate had agreed
4 to the conference report on the appro-1
4 priation bill. The announcement was
regretted with applause.
a bill was then passed taxing bill.
: lard parlors, with especial reference
to watering places. This ended the
s revenue bills.
Y The House then passed the Senate
bill to require railroads to provide
i suitable caboose cars on freight trains.
It also passed a bill extending to
:, city schools the provisions Of the law
Y referring to devises.
Appropriation Bill.
Chairman Bowman then arose and
presented the conference report on the
q general appropriation bill. He ex-
:, pressed his thanks to the Senate cons
ferees for their generosity. In practi-
cally all of the larger items the House
provisions had been adopted. AS t.
{ schools. the House got what 1T had
originally wanted The Senate had
agreed to the House substitute with
| reference to the office OF Virginia Mill
.Ieven about $4,000 more than had been
! asked for. The library had little
! more than was expected.
II Coming to minor items. Chairman
. Bowman said 1t was tossup which
a house had won the most
On motion of Mr.. Bell the conference
: amendments were adopted The bill
r was put on It's final passage and
.passed by vote of 70 to .. &.
Thanks to Press.
Mr.. Casey offered the following res
!, olution, which was unanimously agreed
8 to:
!, "Resolved. That the thanks Of the
: House is hereby extended to the mem.
= bors OF tho press for the Impartial and
Liable manner in which they have re-
: ported the proceedings Of this body"
II BY this time pandemonium had bros
ken loose. Thousands of printed bills
were thrown into the air. lodging all
. over the desks. floor and members
every body else. siis
! For five long minutes Mr.. Oliver
i. stood at his seat, while bills, balls Of
! paper and finally a waste basket were
: hurtled about his classic head. He at
q last got recognition and presented the
Senate bill allowing government clerks
. TO serve as members Of town councils.
Everybody voted at the call OF every
. name. The bill was passed.
The Speaker at last succeeded in
. getting some sort of8order. Chairman
q Bowman succeeded IN getting the pas
|. sage Of q bill prorating the pension
= fund In case there is not sufficient
i, money with which to pay all demands
i Some Final Bills.
j The following bills were passed:
i Amending tho road laws OF Powha.
i tan county. 5sz AZ
! Providing for the payment to thu
l sinking fund Of any balance Of tht
i direct tax fund from the United Statet
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