The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
fletcher BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
Important Measures Bearing
lon Taxation Goes Through
Upper Branch.
Want TO VOTE
ON SALE OF LIQUOR
(equests for this Privilege Come
Up from Several Counties.
Message from the Gov
ernor.

! Converting in joint session at
clock Thursday afternoon. the mem
rH or the Senate ana House elected
olonel George g. Shackeiford. Of
range, judge of the ninth circuit.
governor Mann sent his first i'm
ortant message to both houses of
pc General Assembly, suggesting the
reafion OF united board of agrl-
alture for the advancement of agri-
ultural. industrial and commercial
Aterests, and Senator Watkins fntr<,-
uced bin providing for 1t.
The House spent the greater part
Its time cleaning up the crowded
aiendar and advancing bills toward
heir passage. There was little de-
ate In the lower house. number
bills were introduced. Anon.
hem was one providing FOR the cr~-
ton of the agricultural board re-
,mmcnded by Judge Mann.
The Fletcher tax equalization bill
as passed by vote OF ~ to =, all
x of the Republicans and Senators
Iison and Tucker voting against II.
Basic CITY, Frederick county and
henandoah are dry. and want to
bmain so. Bills providing that the
lestfon of selling and manufacturing
lquor be put TO popular vote In
three localities were introduced.
Is Then sent Back.
After the Fletcher bill was passed.
nator Saunders raised the point
AT as the measure had an emer
ncy clause four-fifths vote was
sSessaiy for its passage. He move,
reconsider the vote as more votes
ere needed. Senator KeezeI agreed
the reconsideration. IL he and
her members of the Finance Conn
ftfee cannot win over the neres-
- vote or votes, the emergency
ause HaaF lee stricken fruru tn. bi,I-
Judge ShackelIord was nominated
the Senate by Senator Carter. with
naior Sims secondtng. and In the
ouse by Delegates Tallaferro. with
bitgate Ctz seconding
The total vote cast for Colonel
eAekslfnrd Mas ia, eighty~nue In
e House and thirts-fhree in the
mate No dissenting vote Was cast.
pc clerks OF both houses announced
pdge Shaekeiford elected
Both houses adjourned Immediately
ter the election
fine Day In the senate.
After prayer WAS offered in, the
enate by the Rev. George W. Nc
laniel. Clerk Booker reported a
been bills which the House has pass
during the past several days
mong them were several to Increase
pc revenue Of the State and which
Fare referred to The Finance Com
htttee.
For the Committee on Courts of
ustisse, Senator Walker favorabIy re-
or.I the bill authorizing supervis-
IT, ard ng,,,r, Ih@,,,s, 40, ~ 40"
~ - s' aau '''o
{N, r1 80 az, ,sporteu
I'a' mon OH, prosia'hs LOT
uusVT,s fcrs"hs VINO use forged
iFaauuieht RECOMMENDATION from
Tmer employers or persons who
ver employed them. Mr.. Harmon
tSked that the Senate Indefinitely
Senator Strode's biil having as its
object the Improvement of roads in
amherst county. was favorab,y re-
kor;ed, as also Senator wfckham's
Measure demanding that employers
6rov,ds xeats for women and ,.i,l am
I,ax.os T., s,or.y fa,rtor,cs viii ga
"a n;Fs,,.t,,ysn,S 81; M. X ,,,cn,s
ne senate aeciasu 10 ne on .he
E.ssslo.l u suass snaeke.lo,1 h1rs
~ a'.srho"h' anu oehauf sar,er was
(nstTucten 10 taiorH tne rouse OF
Fhat action
Vote on LIQUOR Question.
A petition from the people of Basic
city asking that they be allowed 10
vote on the sale and manufacture Of
ardent spirits there was read, as was
bill providing that the people of
5hena ndoah be allowed to hold pop
ular election on the liquor question.
htlis prohibiting the directing OF YER
diets by judges; submitting the Ii
quor question In Frederick county
ard winchester to the qualified
voters; classifying SICK and death
benefit societies; to amend the char
fers OF Roanoke and Covington: pr.
hibitfng dog lights and cooking
mains; to create state board OF
aEfIcuiture. ana TOT tne repair or
.oaus IN raAewen county, were ints"-
uI 1890, ne uos hsnt anu cocklhg
80 Az, app w ~. 20
fr,n, wasn,ne.nn v~anhs. po a
tav themselvss L. cmhano,a
z, "a s,fre looking RI tba reToca,,or -
tuSy from persons having IA xot;r9