The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21
j. S. James,
Jeweler and Optician,
Seventh and Main Streets.
Accounts Opened with Reliable
Persons.
lation went to other committees.
After school Examiners.
up-to-date

Mr. Williams. OF Giles, presented a
resolution requesting the Committee
on Schools and Colleges to report within
ten days whether or not the Office of
district school examiner or inspector
should be abolished
Addressing himself to his resolution,
Judge Williams said that the impress
sion prevails in many quarters that
! these officers are supcrfluous. and that
they cost large amount of unneces-
sary money. Personally. with the
light before me-" he said. II concur
/ In that view. However, am informed
by members of the State Board of Edu-
cation that these examiners are abso-
lutely Indispensable" He wanted the
committee to inform the House. The
| resolution was carried.
! On motion of Mr.. Rev. of Accomac.
| It was ordered that the 500 copies OF
! the bill codifyins the oyster laws be
/ printed
| After the introduction of new bills,
the Speaker instructed the clerk to
/ call the calendar.
| First Dill Passed.
| Mr.. Bowman. OF Roanoke. asked that
| consideration of House bill No. 90,
! providing for the contingent expenses
| of the House. be taken UP out of its
| order. This was carried. The roll was
i then called on the proposition TO dis
( pense with the printing and various
/ readings OF the bill. with the result
| that So members voted yea and none
nay.
| Upon the passage of the bill itsel..
seventy-eight members. all those vot-
Ing. were recorded in favor of the
measure. This bill had the honor of
being the first to pass the House al the
present session.
The call OF the calendar was then
begun First there came up the Joint
|-resolutiou offered by Mr. Stephenson.
of James City.( recommending VIII
liam and Mary College to the Carnegie
\ Foundation. 1t was carried.
/ Senator Lassitcr appeared with q
4 message from the Senate. conveying a
joint resolution for which he asked
Immediate consideration, but 1t was
not presented during the session.
Argument over BILL.
| House bill No. was then called anu
! put upon its passage. This was a
the practice of veterinary surgery.
proposed by Mr.. Parker, OF Portsmouth
Mr.. Taliaferro. of Orange. opposed
the bill. He said he regarded 1t as
4 nearly the same law as that passed
at the last session. and looked upon
1t as an effort to pile up legislation in
the interest of Veterinarians at the
4 cost OF the farmer. Under what king"
1 he asked. shall we rule this people?
The bill was in the interest of The
1 farmer, asserted Mr.. Cox. of Richmond.
4 1t was merely. he said Intended 10
give those persons who practiced vet
Urinary surgery prior TO 1896 until NO
vember /, 1910, to file proofs OF that
/ fact
/ A good many nays appeared when
4 the call of the roll began. but before
4 the vote was announced number
Il changed from nay to yea, and as a re-
suit the vote was found to stand:
Yeas. 65: nays. IL. The bill was there
4 fore finally passed.
Other BILLS Pass.
House bill No. 3, extending the time
/ for collecting taxes already accounted
for by the city and county treasurers
4 and not returned DELINQUENT. was read
i the third time and passed by a vote Of
II to 0. It's patron was Mr.. Stephen
son. OF Bath
! The last bill OF the day to go to final
/ passage was House bill No. 4, refer.
I, ring to the compensation of the asses
& sors who will appraise the value OF
q real estate in this years assessment
Il This bill was amended after long de
& bate Tuesday by merely allowing
. boards of supervisors to add to the
state compensation Of So a day. Us
patron, Mr.. Clement, of Pittsylvania
had proposed to make the counties ant
cities add 81 per day, to be paid from
|, their respective treasures. me vote
was 7esto 6 for adoption.
Action on Second Reading.
! The second reading of House hill:
ut n xx,oc col1af
Hun, amended on motion OF It's patron
Mr.. Cox, of Richmond. passed on it
second reading and ordered to its en-
grossment. This bill provides civil
II justices for Richmond and Norfolk, am
e the amendment merely made the mini
mum salary to be paid. $4,000 instea'
Y of ss. 900. The salaries are to he PAL,
!; II BY the cities. "
House bill No. s. relating to sanltar.
} Arrangements in factories and work
shops. was, on motion Of Mr. Cox. it
q patron. passed by.
The Casey bill, No. 6. recurring fir
!. escapes on all public buildings NOR
than three stories in height, was passc
on second reading.
Carrytn Ing Wcapons.
There was, some little controvers
over hill No. q prohibiting the carry
ing OF HTearlAS oH ouHuhys orSQlo
church. Mr.. Pare. Of Hanover. sal
that apparently this would render 1
man who had been out shooting, an
who stopped at a church withShis gnr
! liable to n fine or. imprlsonment. n
I was asked IL he thought the maj
: should be out hunting on Sunday
Hearing that the bill was intended e
r cover only Sundays, Mr.. Page sat down
But a moment later hia position wa
Z yindicated when 1t was found that i
v fact tho measure prohibited carrying
n OF a gun 10 church on any day In !,
+ week This was no Il q Intent Of tn
patron. Mr.. ohns on, OF Russel an