The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-03
SEVERAL DEBATES IN
- HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Thursdays session of the House of
Delegates was marked by numerous
debates on technical questions regard
Ing constitutional matters, and a num-
Der of bills were passed
OF considerable interest were the
appointments made by Speaker Byrd
to I'll the vacancies on the commit
tees of Courts OF Justice and Chesa-
peake and Tributaries, caused by the
recent death of Delegate Thomas Ed
wards, Of King William county.
Mr.. Lewis, of Essex county, was
named for the Courts of Justice, and
Mr.. =. Il. Good, of Rockingham. for
the Chesapeake and Tributaries Cor l.
mfttee, this second appointment ere
ating considerable dissatisfaction
among eastern delegates, since IL puts
the settlement of the oyster question"
still further in the hands OF dele
gates from the mountainous section
of the State.
End of New Bills.
Considerable relief was felt in the
House when a representative from
the Senate announced that the Sem
| ate had refused to concur In the reso-
Hutton fixing the date after which no
| bills shall be introduced and asking
] the appointment of n conference COM
mittee.
resolution was received from the
! Senate several days ago fixing tine
] date as February rs. The House.
| however, amended II to read "Febru-
| airy 10" and returned 1t to the Senate
| only TO have 1t rejected.
| Protection of Game.
Bills for the protection of game,
several of which have besa intru
tiuced. while others are being drawn,
| f-~e been referred to public meet
! ing of the subcommittee on counties,
cities and towns, which was an
! nounced for February 10 at P. NJ.
| in the Jefferson Hotel.
| Senate Bill Passed.
Senate bill providing for the regu-
! lation and inspection of public laun-
/ dries and public washhouses within
! the cities of the State.
House Bills Passed.
House bill to provide for an elee-
ton by the qualified voters of Wav-
erly MaRisterial District, Of Sussex
| county, Virginia, to determine wh--
Their or not Intoxicating liquors shall
be sold in any manner within the
| bounds of said district, and II the re-
suit of said election is against the SAFE
of liquor, to abolish the dispensary in
said district. or If the result be In
favor of the sale of liquor to pre-
serve the present law therein, and TO
provide for biennial elections in said
district on said questions.
House bill TO authorize the council
of the town of Suffolk to borrow
| money and issue bonds therefor,
l. House bill to amend and re-enac,
section 1851 in chapter 1888 of Code
| of Virginia, in relation to unlawful
voting and committing other frauds
| In elections and the punishment
therefor.
House bill to amend and re-enae,
sections EI104 and 1de5 of the Code
| of Virginia, so as to require foreign
| corporations to procure certificates
of authority from the State Corpora
ton Commission for the privilege OF
tiansacting business In this State, and
to prescribe penalties against such
corporations for failure to do so, end
tn provide for the enforcement OF
such penalties. as amended by an act
approved May IL. 1908.
House bill to amend and re-enact
| an act in force March 2. 1892, en-
titled AN act for the protection of
stations" and to extend the breed
er's lien twelve months from the de-
! livery of a live colt, or until the
price agreed upon for the season by
the owner of the stallion or jackass
and the owner of the mare or jennet
be paid.
House bin to amend and re-enact
an act entitled IAN act to authorize
the trustees of New London Academy
to lease said building to county sup
erintendents of schools of Bedford
and Campbell counties for school pur
poses" approved May 10, 1887; and
authorizing the trustees of the NeN
London Academy to convey the real
and personal property vested In them
10 the county school board OF BEDFORD
and Campbell counties. and providing
for the maintenance and management
of the academy.
House bin to establish state board
| Of accountanry," and prescribe its
duties and powers: to provide for the
granting of certificates 10 accounts
! ants who qualify under provisions OF
this act and IN provide a penalty for
violation of this act.
House bill II amend and re-enaci
section 2119 OF the Code of Virginia
1887.
House bin to amend and re-enaci
an act to authorize the town of Cape
Charles. In Northampton county, "a
issue bonds and borrow money there.
on. for the purpose of erecting and
eqIipping publi., school building In
and for the said town.
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