The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-25
Here and There
in the Legislature

/ in the Legislature
An extended hearing was given yes
| teruaS morning before the House Com
mlttcc on rlnuncn on the Spcssard bill
To abolish tho office OF examiners Of
record, IN accordnnce with the report
committee reached no decision. and 1t
B went over for further hearing.
Mr.. Spessard. with John w. stephen
son, of Bath, advocated the bill, quot
Ing the rnN COMMISSION, which said
after investigation, TINT these offices
/ are highly expensive and now totally
/ unnecessary. as their work could lie
done ns effectively by commissioners
! of the revenue Some Of the examiners
We're present and opposed the bin.
showing how their Investigations have
Increased the States revenue.
| Some people Will be before the two
Committees ON rriv!lcycs and Elections
this afternoon in opposition TO the
proposal TO take Smyth county away
from the Ninth District They went
the district left as 1t Is. or else hav.
the Legislature take away Giles, Bland
and Tazcwcll.
II is understood that tho people of
lialifax arc indifferent as to taking
their county truw the Sixth and put
ting II In the Fifth. while the repre-
sentatiycs may make come objection.
! There is II" concerted action us get
'Nthcr way on the removal or Chester
lied from tho Third to the Fourth.
'rhe milk inspection bill favored by
Chief Health OFFICER Levy. OF Istoh-
mond. already told Of in detail by The
Tunes Dispatch, was introduced In the
House yesterday by Mr.. Cox.
MIR. Coleman. OF Norfolk, proposed a
nill in the House yesterday 10 repeal
tho law inakgnS capitauon taxes a ion
on real estate. Ills reason X that be-
cause OF the similarity in names So
cured by commissioners OK the rcyc-
nue.. there is endless trouble in de-
terfniniug Ii delinquent capttauions are
or arc not liens on real estate.
The income tax exemptions in N!r
simia Will be Increased from $1,000 TO
s2o0o, IL & bill offered yesterday in
the House by Mr.. spcgsard becomes
law.
Institution OF punishment by stripes
IL proposed in q bill introduced in the
House yesterday by Mr.. Tiffany and
Mr.. Iiinsey. Ii would be applied only
10 men who beat their wives or moth
crs and would he administered to the
number OF tvcnty-nv by Il sergeant,
constable or police officer.
When vote is challenged AND Is
allowed To go in tho box. the name of
the voter should be written on the
back OF hs 'alo ;oc TIKI Is ' ssd 'qsa
corporatcd in bin offered by him
yesterday in The House,
Mr.. Coleman, Of Norfolk. has q b!ll
in the House To require corporations
10 flo with the Corporation Commits
sion a statement showing tn. loca-
ton Of their home offices,
The state will abandon the expert
rncntul farm at SAKE, in Cnariottes
county. MIR Adams has n bin allow
troll OF the property back, TO rent II
until they have good opportunity
for Its sale
The committees to notify Senator'S Thom.t
:. Martin and Ciaudo 4. swan'on OF the'!
election b. the legislature were nppoIn,ca
Ellysou and Speaker BYRD. They VII go TO
washington and perform their duty, and VII
request the Senator's 10 come 20 iNchmond
and address tie General Assembly. II !s
not known whether OF not they 40 so.
senator Martin Will be notified BY Snna-
torh Early. OF Greene; Holt Of Newport News.
and Moncure o. Stafford: Delegates Cox OF
Richmond; Hsrwood OF Richmond; Cole
man. Of Epotsylvania; Weaver. ot warren
and Thrckmorton. OF Hehrico
For Senator Swanson the horors Will 10
done BY Senators RlBon, o: Pi;tsy,vania;
Drcw-S', OF Petersburg, and Cummings, OF
Washington COUNT; paeS'iss Ssinns' o,
Roanoke county; Dan!.i OF T1oudoun, and
Love. OF Lunenburs
The Hartman woman Hufrns. amendments
10 the Constitution will be given hearing
tonight 81 o'clock before the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections In
the hall OF the House OF Delegates. The
women nshtIng for the franchise declare
they will continue their application TO the
lie Sislature.
Although ths Tax Commission bNi mad
been set for hearing to-day. Speaker Byrd
has determined 10 ask for a continuance IN
II tomorrow the question. II WILL be
made special and continuing order. ana
be fought out then on the door.
Before a Joint meeting of House and SEN
ate Committees Finance last night super
intendents OF the States cleemosynary inat-
;utlons appeared submit est!mates for
their budgets FOR the next two years, The
meeting was presided over by Senator Ech-
ole, chairman OF tho Senate Committee on
Finance. Representative. were present from
all OF the state hospitals and institutions
FOR detectives. They laid before the
uIittce their immediate need., wei!
their plans for Improvement. No action OF
any kind taken. the meeting being
solel? for the purpose o, listening to tho
pleas Of the Institutions. and arriving at an
estimate OF the money that will be needed
for them in making ZIP the general appro-
prthtion bin.
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