The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-07
VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS AND
LAWS WHICH THEY PROPOSE

would read like directory Of city and
railroad officials throughout the State.
The Board and Internal NaSfga-
ton Committee of the House Monday
morning reported the local transfer
bill introduced by Mr.. Cox which pro-
hibits anyone from selling, bringing,
giving away or receiving street car
transfer. and fixing the punishment
at fine of from SIS to $780,
The Privileges and Elections COM
mittee OF the House took UP the four
primary hilla Monday morning, and
fixed Tuesday night as the time when
the patrons of the bills should APP
pear before a special sub committee
TO consider the question of amend
ment. This sub committee will re-
port to the House Friday morning.
Messrs. Williams, Lenior and Grigs-
by compose the sub committee.
The Finance committee of the House
Monday reported the following bills:
BY Col. Bowman for an
assessment OF mineral lands.
BY Speaker Byrd.-Providing for
charter tax.
BY Mr.. Fundamentally provide
a State accountant.
BY Mr.. Jennings.-To provide an
appropriation for the Gettysburg
Monument.
BY Speaker Byrd.-Taxing heat,
light and power companies.
BY Col. West.-Providing for an in
come tax
The bill providing for an appropri-
alton or $4,000 to erect the Confed-
crate monument at Gettysburg, has
been introduced in the Senate. Acc
cofnpanied by Col. Tom Smith, of the
Gettysburg Commission. and Mr.. F.
w. Sievers, whose design for the mon
ument was accepted, Governor Mann
inspected the model early Friday
morning and expressed himself as
greatly pleased with 1t.
He suggested slight change, how
ever, in the position Of General Lees
horse. Traveller" which will add
more life and spirit to the whole ffg-
ure. Mr.. Sieyers will make this
change Immediately and re-supmit 1t
to the commission.
Both House bills providing for re-
vision of the Code of Virginia were
called before the Courts of Justice
Committee Saturday morning and
continued.
Major Anderson and Judge Beverly
Crump argued in favor of the revi-
sion bill advocated by the Virginia
Bar Association. Judge Martin Will
liams. of Giles. argued in favor of the
bill introduced several days ago by
himself.
Both bills have in view revision
of the Code by a commission, which
shall be appointed by the Governor.
The Bar Association bill. however,
provides that the Governor shall
make his appointments according to
suggestions from the Supreme Court
of Virginia.
The Code has not been revised
since 1887" said Judge Williams,
"and is consequently obsolete. mis-
leading and conflicting. Since its re-
vision the Constitution of the State
has been changed, making many ar
ticles of the Code entirely out of
date"
The motion made by Colonel STRAIT
ton in the House OF Delegates to move
the Department of Agriculture from
its quarters in the Capitol building
to the annex which has just been
added to the State Library building,
will be strongly opposed by Commits
sioner Koiner, II is understood, on the
grounds that the department is now
occupying 2.200 square feet of floor
space. while the new quarters pro-
vide only 1900 square feet.
II is again, pointed out by the Agri-
cultural Department that the exhibits
| now displayed in the Capitol build
ing are seen by at least one hundred
men to every one man who would see
1t II 1t were placed in the library
building. while it Is shown that the
| cases and equipment for the exhibit
! cost $4,000, and that this would be
practically thrown away, and some
$4,000 more would be needed before
the department could be established
in new quarters.
The Legislature wishes the space
now occupied by the Department of