The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-20
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packages containing food placed In
cold storage must have the date on
which II was received conspicuously
stamped thereon. Then If one would
eat eggs in December which We're
stored in the previous February he
will know 1t when he gets them.
Mr.. White, of Rockbridge.' intro
duced one OF the most commendable
measures of the day. 1t appropriates
a thousand dollars for the use of the
Board Of Charities and Corrections to
inaugurate the work. of treating af-
hicted persons, especially children, to
the end that by such treatment they
may be relieved OF their dcforrnities
and become normal useful citizens.
MIR. White feels that there is great
field for usefulness in this work.
Insanity Plea Bill
a measure that mas already receiY-
ed consioefation In the Senate, "nefe
IT was introduced by Mr. feather-
ston, OF LynehDurg.- introduced
in the House yesterday. 1t provinces
that no evidence to show the insanity
or mental deficiency Of the accused
at the time of the commission OF the
offense charged, or PRIOR thereto,
shalf be admissible in any criminal
case under a plea of not guilty,
but in any case in which insanity
or mental deficiency Is intended to
be reled upon as a defense, such
defense shall be interposed by special
plea and the issue made thereon shall
be disposed of before any trial may
be had on the issue Of not guilty
An echo of the Chesterfield treas
urer-s tangIe, was heard in the House
yesterday when Mr. Ivey, of that coun-
ty, introduced a bill to require coun-
ty treasurers to deposit all county,
district and school funds in such
bank as shall be designated by the
judge of the Circuit Court of the
county. Bank must pay not less than
two and one-half per cent. on daily
balances.
Code Revision Bill Again.
The code revision bill was intro
duced yesterday. Its patrons are:
Mr.. Williams. OF Giles. and Mr.. Hous-
ton, OF Elizabeth City. 1t provides
for the election of three persons bJ
joint resolution OF the General Assem-
bly,, who shall revise and digest the
Gode.-frf performing stfcft tiuty they
shall suggest such contradictions.
omissions or imperfections as they
may discover. They shall be paid
$1,000 for their services.
Under an amendment to the law
fixing the fees to be paid for char
tiers Incorporating Joint stock COM
panies in Virginia, introduced yester-
Gay by Mr.. HARDWOOD, of Richmond.
an inequality OF fees Is corrected. All
present, while a charter for $4,000
costs but sl9S.se, a charter for a
corporation having an even million
dollars authorized capital Is six hum
dred dollars. Under the amendment.
where the authorized capital Is over
fifty thousand dollars and less than
three millions, the fee shall he twenty
for charter three millions Of
dollars the fee Is 10 be fixed at $500.
Looks Innocent. But Is Not.
On its face a bill introduced by
MIR, Richardson, of Henry county.
makes but little change in the child
labor laws of. the State. However,
close observation shows that by the
change Of less than a half dozen
words in the existing law the bin
would entirely do away with the age
limitation Of operatives in cotton fac
tories and tobacco factories in towns
OF less than five thousand irhabit-
ants. IT is considered, not without
justice. II is generally admitted, one
of the most detrimental measures be-
fore the House by those having the
chiid-life OF the State at heart. al
though few OF the members have as
net been advised as to the amend
ment proposed. 1t will come up in
committee this afternoon.