The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
PUT IN LAST DAY
|0NL0CAL MEASURES
Great Number of Bills Passed
in Both Senate and
House
MUST PAY MEN OFF
TWICE EACH MONTH
Mr.. Folkes Ruins Fight for Bill
Urged by Working llen-Live- Y
iy Tilt Over Amending Char.
ter of Honaker.


Senate Saturday morning. All was
excitement and furry. A few Sem
ators wistfuiiy contemplated the cai-
enoar-shtunk from so pages to II
oy the quick work OF the past week.
ana Kept their eXes-rixeteAA osf- their
pet bills. which still remained fdr
consideration. All the Senate bills
which were not passed before Friday
were on the calendar. but Identical
measures from the House were on
the %biH of fare" and the Senators
worked for them as hard as they
would have done for their own.
The early session was spent in PASS
ing House bills, the majority OF
them being purely local.
The conferees on the House and
senate appropriation bills for 1870
and 1911 were still hard at work
trying to reconcile the two measures.
while a quorum of soions sat In TIE
Senate to do business.
Pay Twice q Month.
Senator Folkes is labor's militant
champion. IA 4
Single-handed and alone. he foughk
a pretty fight for the House It'll
providing that labor'r hosts be patd
or twice a month instead OF month";
~. and by the force of his eloquent,
humanitarian and unanswerable ad-2
dress. hitch he delivered Saturday
morning with force and emphasis.
stirred the Senate into passing tho
bill by vote OF Fl to II. This
Is the only favor asked Of the 1910
Legislature by labor. II the Gov6r.
nor signs the bill. as he doubtless
win. II will become law, the Houaal
having passed 1t by large majority.
Throughout the debate between
Senator Fofkes and Senators Htr0fher,
King, Carter and Hart, who opposed
the measure, the gallery was packed
with laboring men OF all caltngs, who
have thronged the Senate side OF fne
Capitol since the measure passed the
House. Senator Foxes was warmly
congratulated on hie victory
No More Fortune Telling.
The House hill providing Tor III.
sAyesA cut OF the state, was fkv6f.
ably reported to the Senate from =
csmmittee
Among the bills passed. ana which
WIN become effective with the siIna.
ture Of Judge Mann. were those IL.
REQUIRE the reporting OF CONTAGIOUS
and communicable diseases q Af0Vv4nae-
the iHtsrsperstng of vaudeville xctu N
moving picture shows: making e
mtsdemeanor for parents or guArd-
tans to refuse to suppbrt children tn
their care, and requiring AdditfonaT
license taxes from circuses and cafni~
walls giving exhibitions outside q fair
grounds during fairs.
Applicants for Electric Chair.
A genuine Joker was found Ia
the title of House bill 100, which
provided an appropriation for tbs
maintenance Of the electric chair III
the penttsntiary. The title was ~
worded as to put the members n
the General Assembly in the posi-
ton Of making an application far
the shocking seat" instead of IN
appropriations. However. some may
have felt about making the applicA-
ton. Senator Parks preferred NOT
to, and the word appropriation" wasE
substituted for application"
House bill 172 to allow StAffosd.
6potsyfsania. Surry and several othsr
dogs in addition to the tax imposed
by the general law. was passed.
Equalization Of Taxes.
Senator Fletcher offered an amend.
ment to the House bill which extends
the time In which land assesaof1
must return their books to the Au-
ditor. The amendment was for the
eQualizatton of taxes, the method
being this: The assessors' books aEo
to Be submitted to the tax commits
sion crsatsd By this general aaeena-s
hEy. for review u the tax commisslon-
err believe the assessments are toe
low the Commemorative attorney
Of the county shall be instructed u
amply to the Corporation Court for
IN increase in the assessment to tho
fair market value OF the property g.
eeosod. #
Another amendment offered by Benz
ator Fletcher provided that land.
owners be given the right to 60 into
court and hght against any increase
In their assessments. A third axnend%
ment umlted the effect Of the two pre-
ceding amendments to the year 1910.
The amendments were agreed to BY
the Senate and the bill was then
passed. and the amendments reported
in the House by Senator FLETCHER.
No Opium IN Cigarettes.
The Anal assent Of tho Senate Wa
given the House bill providing !
penalty Of from S100 to $1,000 and
upon manufactures
opium In the making o.
cisarettes. Commissioned ofncers Is
the Virginia militia may be retarod
With full rank. q bill providing foFx
this HAVING received q majority vOeeS
In both houses.
Have United Board.
by Z vote Of 30 to !. the untte6
board Of agriculture was estabhsneN
By the Genats. the House has11xa
passed the maaauro early ~ $3.50
week, senator Park voted ae1f
the bin This board was 6tx0IIE
~ vocated BY Governor NAnn SkS
9 yat1i~ avthnrfxinr the CornGHS4