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as to give the House and Senate
committees rooms in which to hold
their deliberations was offered by
Senator Hart and referred to the COM
mittee ON general laws,
House Bills Passed.
The Senate unanimously passed the
house bills extending the time for
the collection of taxes accounted for
Ivy the city and county treasurers
and not returned delinquent; exempt
ing certain land OF the Federal gov
eminent at Norfolk. Newport News
and possibly jamestown, from taxa
ton: authorizing the expenditure of
money for the erection of Confed-
crate monuments and keeping South
! ern cemeteries In order; and for
proper sanitary arrangements in fac
tories. mills, workshops and mercan-
tile establishments.
Senate bills enabling incorporated
towns and cities to contribute to the
building or improvement of public
/ roads and bridges leading into the
towns end cities and providing for
the issuing of county bonds for per-
| manent road or bridge Improvement
/ In the counties q the State If ma
/ jority of the citizens SO vote and the
: appTODFlatiplt
! addition to providing convict labor
/ for the Improvement of tributaries to
main roads and providing that the
/ State give more aid than at present
/ in the maintenance of permanent
highways we're passed.
These were three of the most i'm
portant good road bills before the
! Senate.
To Have Longer Sessions.
When the constitutional amend
ments passed by the House last week.
providing for a ninety days session
I OF the Legislature. election of county
!. and revenue commissioners by the
people and allowing the officers TO
succeed themselves. and for less in
volved system of passing bills in the
1 General Assembly, were called up by
Senator Halsey. of Lynchburg, the last
named amendment was adopted by a
vote of IS to
Election of Commissioners.
Senator Keezell mildly opposed the
resolution providing for the election
of the commissioners by the people
saying that experience has shown that
| II Is better that these officers be APP
pointed by the Circuit Court judges
He also opposed the proviso making
1t possible for these commissioners &c
sent to the we'll too often"
II appreciate the fact that what
might say against this amendment Will
have no effect because II Is GU,
and dried proposition because of the
powerful lebby-and use the word In
no disrespectful sense--that has
charged upon the Legislature, I want
to sound a note Of caution" said Mr.
Keezell.
Further consideration Of the amend
ments was postponed until after the
election OF the judges to the Supreme
Court, Corporation Court and Chan
were identical with those Of the House
Bills Introduced.
BY Mr.. Edmondson:, To submit to
the qualified voters OF the town OF
South Boston, in Halifax county. Va.
at a special election to be held there.
for. the question OF the establishment
of dispensary for the sale of in
toxicating liquors therein. and in the
event of majority of those voting al
said election vote for said dispensary
then further to provide for the es-
tablishment and conduct of the same
and TO prohibit thereafter within said
town the sale. barter or exchange OF
intoxicating liquors by all persons
tAAhS VI W. PcA utAotASs CASpPA CO ACHS-
in provided.
By Megsrs. Edmondson and Halsey:
To continue in force and to again APP
propriate the $4,000 heretofore APP
propriated by an act approved March
.. 1908, entitled AN act to make an
appropriation to provide for the erec-
ton OF a monument on the battle
field of Gettysburg, Pa, to comment
crate the services of Virginia troops
in the battle on that field" and to
approve the design of the monument
selected by the committee appointed;
to authorize and direct the commit
tee to contract for the erection of the
monument, and to appropriate the
further sum of $4,000 for that pur-
pose.
BY Mr.. Halsey: To amend the law
in relation to agreement or regula-
tions of common carriers to affect
their liability for loss or damage.
BY Mr.. Parks: For the protection
of the public and the promotion OF
4 safety in the movement of trains by
telegraph, telephone and signal SER
vice
| BY Mr.. Hart; Joint resolution No.
BAT; designat ng rooms for the sew
eral departments OF the government.
I MANY BILLS PASSED
IN HOUSE OF DELEGATES