The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
Great Throng of Interested
Persons Around Legisla-s
tive Hall.
FLETCHER BILL IS
PASSED In SAFETY
Measure Reeonsidered, Emergency
Clause Stricken Out and Sec
ond Note Taken--Primary
Bill Reported.

Oysters and primaries. tax equalt
zation and tax commissions occupies
the time and attention. OF the rnesst.
erai Assembly Friday.
An unprecedented lobby" was
present throughout the day to lire
sip legislators for and against the
passage OF the bills that would break
the Baylor Survey, hearings on which
had been fixed for O'Clock In the
afternoon and o'clock at night. ~
the last named hearing Assistant
United States Fish Commissioner
Moore. State Commissioner Lee and
Speaker Byrd will make addresses
on the conditions OF the survey along
the James River. A vast army OF
planters and tongers are at the Capt.
toll to go through the regular nien-
Mai fight over the survey, and kept
the legislators busy Friday morning.
Interest In Primaries.
Great interest in primaries was
aroused by the favorable report made
by the House committee on prtvi-
leges and elections on the BYRD bill.
This measure was one of the first
introduced this session. 1t provides
for the legalization of primaries. Civ
Ing the people the right to see ths
voting lists. and somewhat limiting
the power and prestige OF State and
city committees of the Democratic
party. The bill probably will pass
the House. 1t has several amend
ments, which were not made pubic
Friday 1t is understood they were
made so as not TO take ZOO much,
power and prestige from the corn-i
Pass Bill Again.
On reconsideration the Sonata
again passed the Fletcher tax NQuait-I
zation bill by vote OF NC to q Il
was deemed necessary. however. ~
strike out the emergency clause maxi
Ing the bill operative snaulpdiS4oly.ss
After this bill waa paAsA1s til AeIse
ate began debating senator {AxN
hill providing for i tar contt1ii N
aifh Senator Noel obJecttnY IN ~ II
and Senator Holland oAering ~
amendment so as to have the Gov
ernor. Corporation Commissioner aDd
an expert compose the eomniasion
sitfons or employing outside aid.
Senators Halsey and Senator rotke8
offered amendments to the bill.
The Senate's Session.
Senator Garrett. for the COMMITTEES
on Mining and Agriculture. favorAbly
reported two agricultural bills. Ono
of them provides, that supervisors ~
counties may expend $500 for the adj
vaneement of farming science In thu
schools. The other gives a longer
lien on farm property to mortgages.
A bill having as its object the pro-
lection Of certain fish and game bfrdA
and animals and to prevent unlawfui
hunting was faeorably reported by
Senator Wickham. Senator Keexefi.
for the Finance Committee. favorabfy
reported number of bills providing
for expenditures on county SCHOOLS.
as well as the House bill imposing =
franchise tax on all heat. light and
water corporations.
New Measures Presented.
Bills were introduced providing for
important changes in insanity pro-
ceedings; for Improvement of roads In
Rockingham county by floating bond
issue: defining by whom writ tax shall
be paid and providing for the levying
of judgment after appeal has beeu
Dismissed and resolution to provtda
for the payment OF $216 for the new
lights In the Senate chamber.
A petition signed by several hun-
dred citizens In Rockbridge county
asking that the question OF. State-wide
prohibition be submitted to q popu-
lar vote there was introduced by Sen-
ator Tucker.
Inc GGnatt PdSoSa d patt SAthto311Ss5
ing boards OF supervisors to contract
loans for the erection of courthousss.
clerks Offices and jails, and to allow
them to circulate bonds to raiss 49,
money.
Not Load ON Sunday.
The bill amending the section -
Pollard's code prohibiting the opera
ton OF railroad trains on Sunday NJ
as to prevent the loading or unloading
OF trains was passed. n
Senator Lassiter then asked that
three bills introduced by him. provtd-
ing for the separate care Of criminal
insane persons in Virginia Institutions
be taken up out of their order and
considered before bills ahead OF thern
on the calendar. The vote to take
the btli UP Tuesday Wax close. Fr91t.
dant Ellyson aid It was de. 70 ho I
ruled that the bills should come No
Tuesday.
Attacks Fletcher Bin.
Senator Noel, the Republican ao0r
leader, made another savage attack
IN tine Fletcher tax eQaalisation, bill
when the reconsideration Of the xQto
by which that measure failed Of TN
required number Of votes TO make 81
constitutional came up. Mr.. Noel eMt3
ut was fairly killed ThursdAN. 49,
cause Il ID bill whose provisions rHnsl
not be enforced. I hope the 0on4tAt
viii refuse TO reconsider the votA.
Senator Fletcher offered an azAou4'
ment striking out the emerps4e
clause In his hill But for the prel
ence OF this clause the bill would
passed and complied with the Con3t
tuition. which requires . four-f14t{
vote fer bills with ssrsrgency claNes
After the amendment was aUreea ~
q vote was taken. II waa pAA6ad NJ
4 vote OF 10 TO s. Senators Nosl. Hn4-s
sons. Lincoln. McAiexander aH1 Il
Chase, all Republicans, being tbs 0MlN3
ones to vote against II. S ss' 4
Th6 efficacy Of tx cosn1k lntnlE
and the necessity for such Aody ~ 1
5Virrtnia,, In crders E0r xhe 5QfMa0 ~ NJ
the proper taxes ON properly W1@
told OF BY Senator king u = ap4