The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-14

II LEvEN new bills We're added to
r. the Senate roster yesterday.
IL chiefly relative u matters OF
less interest than those introduced on
the first day of the session.
senator Strobe, of Amherst, added
another bill In the interest Of good
roads in his measure to enable in
corporated towns and cities to con-
tribute through their Councils to the
building or Improvement of public
roads and bridges leading to such
towns or cities. They can contribute
to any load as far out as ten mixes
from the city or town go contributing,
but no further. This is expected to
do much toward municipal and rural
cooperation in providing better high
ways.
Senator Strobe was also introduced
yesterday. enabling counties to issue
bonds for permanent road or bridge
Improvement. Heretofore the work
has been done by districts, and a
special act was required to enable a
single county to issue bonds for this
purpose, as was the case with Char
lotte county last year. BY this pro-
posed act the county as a unit may
proceed with the bond issue Just as
under the old system a district might
proceed.
Senator Parsons. Of Grayson. is the
father of a bill which proposes to
pay to pensioners who did not receive
money on their applications in 1908
and 1909, s125,oOo. so that full justice
may be done to these unfortunate APP
plicants.
A state female school at Lebanon
in Russell county. Is proposed by
Senator Chase, OF Dickinson, follow
ing close upon the proposed normal
school at Radford sought in the first
batch Of bills introduced. Ten trus-
tees are. provided for. appointed BY
the Governor with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. The Superinten.
dent Of Public instruction is made an
ex-oflcio member of the board. Each
county and city will be entitled to a
pupil, nominated by the division SUI
p~erintendent of schools. In addition
to one pupil for every Representative
in the House of Delegates over one.
Fifty thousand dollars is asked as the
foundation appropriation.
Senator Tolkes, of Richmond city.
introduced on tho first day a bill to
provide for the repeal Of a joint reso-
luton transferring the claim of the
State of Virginia against the govern
mcnt OF the United States to The Mount
| Vernon Avenue Association. The state
in 1889 loaned $4,000 to the Federal
government. and finally so despaired
of getting 1t back that 1t turned the
claim over to the association named,
hoping that 1t might be regained In
that At Its last session the con-
gressional committee to which the
matter was referred, intimated that
it would not Npay the claim. as the
abandonment Of 1t by the State to the
association indicated that the State
thought the claim of small value. In
order to effect a recovery, If possible,
and to correct the impression OF
the congressional committee, Senator
Folkes's bill. a repetition OF that Of
fered by Speaker Byrd in the House
two years ago. wishes the reconvey-
ance Of the claim to the state.
Another tax commission bill was In
troduced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator King. Of Alleghanyi 1t is
similar in purposes to the bill intro-
duced on the first day by Senator
Strodc,o OF Amherst,St the chief difference
being in the composition OF the cons
mission. The King bin calls for five
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