The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
Here and There
in the Legislature

ing. 1t would appear. for the pessaEe
OF the Byrd Tax Commission htii ~
in ,b aGoS 6oG Of Delegates. It's success
depending largely upon the view
.ahep OF the amended measure by Ger.
But 1t ntains. it is felt. go l,t,ie
OF Capitalization that many or H. ~
!ections to IL viii vanish 1t viii cons
up lof consideration. In all propabii-
NY al about 1880 on Monday.
final hearing will be given this ar
Iernoon at o'clock. By the Uouse
committee on General Laws on tn.
S s,a. am resolution FOR an invcst!ga-
t!on into tne AFFAIRS OF the Mount Yer
non Ladies Association OF In. I-nion
me committee viii hear Seuator "a
=. l. Moneure for ten minutes only.
executive session
The same committee Will have un-
uer Iteration the various water
i,r u.'o y pii!5; That inu oouccd oy
~ >: a Kent. aud asked for by
.ne state Board OF Health, has no,
yet been explained TO the COMMITTEE.
an" ~ may be heard briefly.
"a, ne IIad tneasure offered by John c. Utz,
o. Maoison. originally prevented only
i , dumping OF sawdust into streams.
but IN committee an amendment was
uFsed by . II. Evans. OF Caroline. add
not De placed in waters This wa
I"usht most bitterly by men Who
represent tanncries as we'll as bv me
busp M! people. There seems little
poss!biLt! OF It's repor, to the House.
ana Tor that matter, there gpseArs
TO be es little chance Of the Richmond
water pollution proposition.
Delegate stephenson's antieambltoc
PIN proved persona non grata 10 the
SvH@Se committee on Genera! Laws.
wh!ch reported it yesterday Afternoon
Win the recommendation that il do
not pass Discussion on Il procnad..d
IN executive session, the opponents of
TIE measure, IL was reported winnin.,
out by one vote
True TO its promise. made the dav
before on the floor Of the senate. IN,
senate committee on Finance reported
~ ..S meetlng yesterday morning SEN
ator VESTS bill requiring annual re-
ports from county officials whose sal
aries are derived wholly or In mart
from fees. True, likewise, to the com.
panied by the recommendation that the
bill do not pass. The measure carries
no appropriation and requires simply
ana enter IN them all revenues OF the
oi!cc from whatever source II Is n
step in the direction OF greater public
ity touching the Incomes enjoyed by
the fee officers OF the counties and
for that reason Is encountering the op-
position OF a number OF these public
servants, who look upon the bin as
highly inquisitorlal
The Senate Committee for Courts OF
Justice reported favorably yesterday
afternoon the House bill to restrict
the use of iieri facas garnishment and
other process to Judgment recovered
upon claims bearing interest TT a rate
not more than -er cent. per annum.
The bill il aimed ut loan sharks and
bars garnishment proceedings upon a
debt upon which usurious interest ma S
been charged.
Senator Edmonson's bill permitting
the sale upon prescription in dry coun-
ties OF alcoholic liquors for medicinal
sacramental and mechanical purposes.
was reported favorably yesterday by
the Senate Committee on General Laws
The Senate Committee for Courts of
Justice reported favorably yesterday
afternoon Senator Catron's bill to al
low owners OF real estate to set off
amount secured by deed of trust or
outstanding purchase money. note or
notes against said lands against the
assessed value thereof, and to have a
reduction of taxes in proportion to deed
Of trust or purchase notes outstanding.