The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-01
HOUSE


HOUSE
Mr.. Jcnningc, of Lynchburg. offered
prayer at the beginning OF the House
!. session yesterday.
II The Senate resolution limiting thu
introduction of new bills to February
rs went to the Committee on Rules.
The Finance Committee reported fay-
orably the Senate bill providing fol
counsel to prosecute the State deb
case Also the House bill allowing the
proposed Virginia Home and Industrial
School for Girls 80 cents per day per
head for maintenance. with an amend
one year. Also the bin for payment
lof pensions to those who did not re-
ceive the amounts they were entitled
to during the past year.
The measure providing for the cleo
ton of members of the state Corpora
ton Commission by the people was
reported from the Committee on PriYi-
leges and Elections with the recon-
Imendation that 1t do not pass.
A similar report was made from the
Committee on General Laws in refer
ence to the bill providing that per-
sons applying for examination as dem
! lists must he graduates. of medical
| college.
! The COMMITTEES on the Chesapeake
and It's Tributaries reported favorably
/ the Rev bill codifying the laws re-
| lating to the oyster industry
| DoOrkccpcr Elected.
! The House adopted a resolution to
| the effect that II should proceed at
once to the election of second door
comb. T. c. /. Moncurc. Of Stafford.
nominated Charles A. Truslow. of his
county. the nominee of the Demo.
cratic caucus. He was elected without
fr,, nt,1 Ht
once
| A resolution was adopted requesting
the members to clean up their desks
for Inauguration day
amendment to the bin allowing the
| Weather Bureau to erect an exhibit
! in Capitol Square. The amendment
places the exhibit northwest of the
! Washington Monument.
Bills Go Through.
The calendar being reached. the
| House passed the following House bills
! on their third and final reading:
To authorize the Board of Charities
and Corrections 10 ascertain facts re-
garding the fceblc-minded. Patron,
Mr.. Stearnes.
-Four companion bills. allowing, re-
spectivelv tho school boards of WASH
ington. Butts Road. Western Branch
and Tanners Creek magisterial dis
tricts, in Norfolk county, to issue
bonds for school improvements. Pa
irons. Messrs owens and Sylvester.
To amend the road law of Culpeper
county. Patron. Mr.. Bell.
To repeal an act declaring the Cow
pasture River public highway. Pa
tron. Mr.. Stephenson. of Bath.
To allow the appointment of land
assessors in vacation of circuit courts
Patron. Mr.. Good.
To provide how lands omitted from
the books of assessors may be re- |
entered Patron. Mr.. Spessard. by re-
quest
To appropriate s2.S45 to pay the def
cit in the cost of building at the /
Virginia School for the Deaf and the
blind. Patrons. Messrs Tcmpleton ana
kemper.
To allow the funding of outstand-
ing obligations of the Commonwealth.
Patron. Mr.. Bowman, of Roanoke.
To provide that surveyors books
shall be kept in clerks offices or other
safe places. Patron. Mr.. Stephenson.
" To require venires facias to be pub
lie records. Patron, Mr.. White.
Four Senate bills went 10 their third
reading. They were: To amend the
road Law Of Augusta county; to regu-
late public laundries: TO authorize
city councils to provide. compensation
for clerks Of Hastings Courts; to pro-
vide that Elizabeth City county shall
elect member of the
House of Delegates.
Opposes Divorce DILL.
The Senate bill relating to divorces
If Hanover. Mr. Cooke, of Norfolk. L
an earnest speech against
his BILL which would allow either
party to divorce to remarry after
hree years. instead of only. the in
ured party, as at present Mr.. Cooke
hought it an unwise letting down of ,
he bars relating to marriages and di-
'orces He will have more, he said /,
o say on this matter later.
SD1 a IN IA /,
he Senate announcing the passage of II
Joint resolution providing for joint I
assembly to witness the Inauguration
Senator Edmondson conveyed the Z
enate message that It had adopted
t former Senator William Peter {
;arksdale, and providing, for adjourn =
lent at the end of the days business a
n honor of his memory It was also :
greed to.
GOVERNORS Last Words. ]
Secretary Owen appeared with
lessage from the Governor conveying
he reports of the Miller Fund Com =
1issioners the Capitol Improvement Q
the Gettysburg Monument q
and the. forestry stua-
Mr., Williams. of Giles, called atten- ?
ON to the presence on the floor Of !,
lr. Williams, Of SonthamptonS and
lggested that the House suspend bust,
ess until he could take. the oath OF
flee. Mr.. Williams, who has been
fitically i'll, advanced to the clerks
esS amid tho applause Of his coll
Le retired at once. many of the mem-
ers. icrowding around him to shake
is hand.
The clerk next tackled House bills
\ their second reading. The first was ST
mt back to the committee. The sec =
nd was the 'rhrockmorton measure =
roviding for indetermnate sentences y
NJ prisoners. It was read In fun. but c.
efore a vote could be taken the House, ST
4 y .No -n,clncls in honor of q w. z Z