The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-02-19
LEGISLATURE

The hearings on Statewide prohibi-
ton bill. II asked for by one-fourth Of
the qualified voters Of the previous
State election. in committees Wednes-
day were crowded Gov. Mann was
spectator. Many who desired TO speak
could not be heard. although there were
5 l-2-hour sessions. The strongest
speeches for .he bill were made by SEN
ator Strobe and Rev. J. ID. MacAllis-
ter, Of the Antisaioon League. The
hearings will be continued.
The house passed the Love bill, de-
claring a nonresident of school divis-
ion ineligible as superintendent The
measure goes to the senate.
The house won its battle against
spending money from county treasures
to pay land assessors, the senate agree
ing to the proposition, which leaves the
matter optional with county supervi-
sors.
Before the house committee on the
Chesapeake and its tributaries and the
senate committee on fish and game
Tidewater people came in large num-
bers 10 protest against the Byrd-Wick-
ham bill, providing for Strengthening
the lines of the Baylor survey in the
James river.
A Joint session of house and senate
took up the nomination of J. Richard
Wingheld. of Albemarle. to be corpora
ton commissioner. He was confirmed by
unanimous vote.
A bill TO appropriate $500 to aid in a
semi-eentennial celebration of the bat
tie of Bethel was introduced in the
house by Major Stubs. This celebra-
ton will occur on June 10. 1911.
Major Stubs also offered the follow
ia htflus A hill q, ,t,FkAvs-,
tor of Public Accounts, with the advice
of the Attorney General. to mark sat
isfied" certain judgments in the Circuit
court of Richmond, where the Common
wealth is plaintiff.
A bill to provide artificial limbs for
citizens of the Commonwealth who lost
their limbs during the War Between the
States, and whose names are upon the
pension roll.
A bill to provide pensions for colored
teamsters and colored cooks who served
in the Confederate Army and were
loyal throughout the war
By Messrs. Noting, Lion and Curtis
A bill to allow any resident, person.
corporation or association to employ
nonresident capital in the development
of the clam, terrapin, oyster or other
shell FISH industries of this State.
Several prohibition petitions were re-
ceived. Petitions were also received
against the passage of the Rison di-
vorcc bill.
BY Mr.. Price: A bill TO amend an
act TO create a road for the county of
Fauquier, and provide for the working
of the roads of said county.
The bill to allow a vote on the cues
ton of establishing a dispensary at
Williamsburg was discussed by the
House Committee. President Tyler. of
William and Mary College, bitterly OPP
posed the measure, while business men
favor it
The House Committee for courts Of
justice took up the Rison divorce bill
and agreed to further hearings in the
matter.
In the Senate bill was offered pro-
viding for a replica of the statue of
Washington to be made by the State
and presented to the government of
France.
The house discussed the sterilization
bill at some length and then voted the
measure down. The bill was 20 apply to
the criminal element of the State.
The House. Committee on Finance
has directed an adverse report on the
Spessard bill abolishing the positions Of
"a AN(0AAcs WHICH Ndc III
tracted q good deal of attention.
C. O'Conor Goolrick appeared before
the House Committee for courts of
justice in advocacy of an amendment
70 the constitution, whereby persons
living in cities of the second class will
not be dragged from their domiciles 10
Circuit courts Of the counties and made
to answer suits instead of being tried
in their home courts.
Senator Fletcher. of Fauquier, present
a petition containing more than ten
thousand names of woman and children
asking the passage of the Strobe bill
for Statewide prohibition.
The Gettysburg bill was so amended
in the house that il will be two years
before any sum other than the $40. 600
appropriated for the monument two
years ago will be available.
The house passed the senate bill al
lowing counties which receive State aid
for good roads to spend as much of the
money as they see fit in the construc-
ton of bridges.
A committee from Tidewater virginia.
headed by President w. T. Anderson.
of the Norfolk BQards.af - u
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