The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-03

| The protecting arm OF the Common
wealth Is not to be- spread around
about the turkey buzzard Senator
| Lassiter, the Cincinnatus of the senate.
says that the turkey buzzard has been
nailed by scientists as a carrier or the
germ of hog cholera, and he thinks
! that this bird which has so long en-
| joyed the privileges and immunities
of untramelled citizenship In the air.
ought to be subjected to the reproaches
OF the shotgun. So. another ancient
institution totters before the micro
scope of progress, and the game laws
will not protect the winged omen of
death.
Former Senator withers, OF pan
willie. was at the Capital yesterday. and
greeted many OF his old colleagues in
the Senate.
OF interest to the bar is the bill pro-
posed by Senator Strobe. that in &C
lions Of ejectment or unlawful detainer.
a defendant may be allowed to file a
plea of set-off, and to recover judg-
ment against the plaintiff in proper
case.
Many members OF the present Gem
eral Assembly felt peculiar interest
in the address of Senator Joseph w.
Bailey, of Texas, on the proposed In
come tax amendment to the Federal
Constitution. because they were at the
University of Virginia with him.
Senator Tucker is among the number.
as Is also Senator Walker, whose son
and Senator Baileys are now at Vir-
ginia.
Physicians or surgeons performing
surgical operations on prisoners con-
fined in iail will be compensated more
reasonably hereafter. IL Senator Thorn
tons bill passes. The allowance how
ever. must not exceed $40. This will
make appendicitis Inexpensive.
Senator Gayle has introduced bill
empowering Commonwealth AT
torneys, or such persons as they may
designate in writing, to institute sun
and sell real estate for the purpose OF
collectin gdelinquent taxes.
Opposition is being. shown by the
school people to the Love bill. whlcl
has been SO much in the publlc eye
AT meeting of the School Board OF
the city OF Richmond. held March l
the he following resolutions were adopted
81. That the School Board OF the
CITY of Richmond desires to express
its disapproval Of the proposed act
known as House bill No. So. believing
that IL will in the end work q great
injury to the school system of Nlr-
ginia TO restrict the selection OF
school superintendent to resldent
voter of the school division over when
he is to preside. We believe that the
office of superintendent should be MI
ed by the most competent man that
can be secured.
80. That copies of these resolutions
be sent to the Senator's from the city
of Richmond and to the Senate Com
mittee on Public Institutions. to which
House bill No. So has been referred.
The general approximation bill is eX-
pected to make its appearance In the
Senate tomorrow morning, or on sat-
urday morning at the latest. 1t VIII
probably be delayed little IN the
House. The House Finance Committee
met last night but only. small prog
ress was made on the bill.
1t is probable that Messrs. Lewis
and Taliaferro will call up In the
House to-day their Joint resolution
proposing amendments to the Consti-
tuition in regard to the payment OF
poll taxes. The resolution has been
approved by the Committee for Courts
OF Justice
The proposal Is to make poll taxes
collectible al any time. instead OF only
after three years have elapsed from
the time Of their becoming delinquent,
as at present. In addition, the Consti-
tuition is changed SO as to make these
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