The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-29
Monday at noon in respect to his mem

cester; MIR. Lewis. OF Essex: Mr.. Evans,
ot Middiescx; Mr. Fitzhugh of North
anp.on, and Mr.. Love. OF Lunenburs.
n,.hons the bills reported from corn
III, was the orc offered by Mr..
bel'' OF Cnlpeper. providing that four
years must elapse between the holding
OF local option elections.
on motion OF Mr.. Williams. OF Giles,
~ was ordered that 500 copies OF the
west primary bill be printed
Mr., Casey, OF Richmond. called up
his joint resolution allowing the
Weather Bureau to erect n meteoro-
logical station on the Capitol Souare.
| II was agreed to.
| Bills Put on Passnpc.
| The calendar being reached ~,
Cooke. OF Norfolk. asked that The
House refuse to reconsider the VOTE no
which House bill No was ordered TO
Its cngrossment. Els request wa,
granted, and the bill was put upon ,ts
passage and finally passed. It allows
| the city Of Norfolk to establish a civii
| Justice.
A message from the Governor. by
Secretary owen, contained the report
I, of the Jamestown Exposition Commits
sion.
The following House bills were then
finally passed. roll call being had on
each:
TO protect the fur-bearing animals
OF Princess Anne and Grayson coun-
| ties. Patron, Mr.. Baum.
| To amend the charter OF the town
OF Salem. Patron, Mr.. Bowman
To provide new charter for the
town of Wythevi1le and to repeal its
To repeal the acts establishing u
dispensary in the town Of Pulaski.
Patron. Mr.. Trolinger.
Money for Monuments.
To empower Circuit Courts and
Boards Of Supervisors Of any county to
appropriate money to erect or help
to erect Confederate monuments. Pat.
rons. Messrs. Yarrell and Bell
| To regulate the compensation of SUI
perintendents OF the poor. Patron. Mr..
Johnston, Of Montgomery.
| To regulate employment bureaus and
| agencies. Patron. Mr.. Casey.
To make the use, publishing or cir
culation Of vulgar, indecent defama-
| tory or slanderous language or matter
concerning any person misdemeanor.
and TO provide punishment therefor.
Patron. Mr.. Johnson. of Russell
TO exempt registered practicing phar-
macists from jury service. Patron. Mr..
| NlUIGuIe, VI AicAahbA
To amend the law in regard to sus-
pending sentence or execution thereof,
and to provide for bail pending sus-
| pension of sentence, or. execution there
| OF after conviction. Patron. Mr. White.
| To provide how owner may correct
mistakes and obtain inclusive grants
for lands. Patron. Mr. Stephenson, OF
| Bath.
| Assessment of Banks.
To require tina, the assessed value
and not the real value OF banks real
estate should be deducted from the
value of its capital stock, surplus and
undivided profits when 1T is assessed
for taxation. Patron, Mr.. Cooke.
| To authorize the School Board OF
| Deep Creek Magisterial District. in
Norfolk county, to borrow money for
school Improvements. Patron, Mr.. Sill
| yester
The fight OF the day came on HOUSE
4 bill No. So. Mr.. Johnson's measure. pro-
viding punishment for the use of de-
famatory or slanderous language. Mr.
Johnson and Mr.. Yarrell, of Greenes-
/ Vile. spoke for the bill. The latter
said that he thought something should
be done to stop vilification. He said
he was sorry that the code dueilo was
ever abolished.
! Mr.. Deal of Norfolk. spoke for the
bill.
/ Mr.. Keyser, of Roanoke, protested
| He said that 1t was too far-reachins
and too drastic II a man is scoun-
drei or a liar l want the right to say
So" Mr.. Page reminded him that the
bill says falsely"
Mr. Johnson said that the bill was
| first prepared So as apply to remarks
made about women, but had been
amended SO as to apply to any one who
/ was slandered. He said women had
complained to him that they were pow
erless to do anything with those who
them
\ Remedy for SANDER
Mr.. Stubs, of Gloucester, asked II
a tine and a jail sentence is remedy
| for a Islander against woman. Mr.
! Johnson said the asgrieved party could
| kill the man after he gets out of jail
/ II he wants to. Mr.. Stubs said he
ought to be killed before.
| Speaker Byrd (AIr Jennings in the
chair) said he thought this very OBJ
| jectionable bill. 1t changes. he said
| the old English law. which has stooc
! for centuries, by making spoken word:
actionable in criminal way. 1t would
result. he believed. in trifling matter:
wins pSloi Justices. AS u
| protection, he said he did not believ
any man would try to protect woman
by a trial before magistrate Negroes
would have trifling disputes, he said
and crowd the minor courts.
I Mr.. Johnson asked him IL the cost
would not be on the person maxim.
the complaint II the charge were no
sustained.
I Yes" replied Mr.. Byrd. "bu, judg
4 ing from the bills which come from
your section of the state to the Audi
] tors office. you don't do it,
/ Mr.. Evans, of Middlesex, thought tn
| bill a mistake.
\ On the part of the Committee OF
Courts of Justice. Mr.. Page, of Han
over the chairman, defended the bill
He said that If this bill is a new de
/ parture, this is time for changes. III
said he was conservative, but though
I this bill desirable.
H On roll call the votes was AYES. Al
noes. 49, The usual motions follow
Ing fight, to reconsider and then Il
4 pass by, We're lost.
After the passage of No. Al, the loca
Norfolk county bill, the House, at 1855
| adjourned until Monday