The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-23
YESTERDAY IN THE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

When the House was called to oroer
yesterday morning Rev. BENJAMIN
Dennis led In briet prayer. the
shortest Of tho session.
House bill 90. to forbid the board OF
directors OF the psnitentiary from an
tering into = contract for the hire Of
prisoners without specific permission
or direction from the Assembly: num-
her 20, relating TO State hospitals: :
and numbers II and ~. the child labor
bills. were all favorably reported from
committees.
On mo.ion Of Mr.. Daniel. Of Loudoun,
the speaker was directed to name q
COMMITTEES Of three To witt, inspect an !.
report on the state farm. The speaker
appointed Metsrs. Daniel Martin and
chaikiey N members OF this commit.
tee.
The calendar was then called. Senate
bill No IL, to Authorize any county
which, together with a city. snail con-
stitute judicial circuit to Inc. ease
the salary OF the Judge was again
passed by at the request Of Mr..
> hrockmorton-
House bill No. 10. on tn third read.
Ing WAS ordered recommttted to the
Committee on General Laws. This II
the Stephenson ,Anti-OanbIing meas
ure.
House bills Fl and 70, granting
Western branch and Washington
magtstertal districts OF Norfolk coun.
~ the right to issue bonds for school
purposes were passed.
House bill No. So. Of which Mr..
Baker. Of Chesterfield, IL patron. pro-
viding that in event of reapportion-
ment 40 changing the lines OF con-
gressional diatricts that the ten dis
rrict agricultural nikh sthoolx OF Il.
State should not be affected by such
change, was passed by vote Of g. to
T..
House bill No 80. to provtda for
re submission 10 tho people Of the COZ
stitutional amendments m to city COM
missioners of the revenue and treas
urcrs succeeding themselves. was
adopted by vote OF n 70 I.
House bill No. IS. providing for the
burial or cremation Of dogs dying from
disAree WAS adopted ,nHanila0ssaty. s4ss
y House bill Nd, 50 So. 'wHa pasSed by I
for the time. for the purpose OF hav-
ing an error in It's title corrected.
Other measures passed were:
CA. 20 ---Q--xZ :. now 10 the time
No. ss--House bill to require the
clerks OF the Supreme Court OF APP
peals, at its various places Of session,
10 mall to the law librarian Of the
University OF Virginia, copies Of al
printed briefs and records fsled In said
court.
Patron--Air. White
No, 42--Houae bill to amend and
re4enact an act. entitled An act to |
amend and re-epact an act entitled |
an act to amend and re-enact section |
G34 OF the Code Of Virginia. as here |
tofore amended, approved March IL. |
1905" relative to the duties and |
powers Of the boards OF supervisors |
of the several counties OF the state, |
approved March 10. 1910.
patron--Mr. Williams.
No. 43--Houss hill to amend and |
re.eract section two t3) OF chapter |
three hundred and thlrty-aix Of Acts |
ninSteAn hundred and eight, entitled. |
sAn act TO provide for submitting the |
question Of the removal Of the court
house Of any 'connty to the qualified I
yO4ofs Of such county. and In the !,
event such removal 10 voted. to ~.
thoriaa the. hoard of supervisors % /
Acquire necessary land ana Afoes /
butlGln9n, and TO empower c0Gncllo !
81 towns, when authorized ~ thu VOTE /
IL tn people % such town 10 lesue
bonds. the money derived fro1n thef
unie ~ which may be donated ~ "a L
for the location Or fhef
county courthouse.
X patrou--1lr, HcWarton.
No. A&--lSanne hui Il aaana anll q
re-Anaet aeckipn M Of the seoln e al
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