The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-28
SOLONS CONSIDER
TAX AND PRIMARY
Debate Is Warm and Is
Continued to To-Day's
Session.
MEDICAL SCHOOLS
WILL NOT MERGE
Committee Kills Optional Bill.
House Passes Labor Measures,
!, but Refuses to Increase Sal
!. aries of Supreme Judges.
Appropriation Bill
Up To-Day.

Discussion OF the substitute Byrd
Tax Commission bill in the House and
OF the primary elections bill in the Sen
ate were tho events of principal inter-
rst il The Legisia ture during yestcr-
days sessions. 40 conclusion was
reached IN either matter. In fact, de-
bate ON the Tax Commission seemed 10
be scarcely begun. Speaker Byrd oc
cipied the floor during nearly the en-
Tire hour consumed yesterday over
this matter. and the opposition IL yet
10 be heard from and answered
Although these Two Oils were not
acted upon other measures Of public
Importance were taken UP and passed
or defeated. The House passed the
CgeaIncr semi-sIonthly pay Till. the
Con safety appliance BILL tha White
bill requiring appeals 10 be taken
within sIN months the bill TO require
connections between railroads IN
tom the bill 10 prevent meimeriSn;
and hypnot!sn. and tho bill 10 psrmit
tSress ana ln0rtsa over pEvdte prop
crty to owners Of mineral and timber
lands it defeated the bill to increase
the salaries Of inc judges of the Su-
rrcme Court. the Dill 10 raise the age
OF consent TO sixteen years. the bin
making fnur-year periods between local
option elections, and the bill requiring
clv!G training 10 be taught In me high
schools 1t also rejected tho bill per-
intuns temporary employment by
citiGs Of non-rcsidents. but this. with
the judges SALARY proposition was
held over FOR reconsideration.
on tn: call OF uncontested measures
the Senate passed the bill torfeiting
the charters of insurance companies
which transfer cases TO tho Federal
courts. and the bills designed to cor
rect defects IN the bank examining
laws so az 70 protect hcpositors
VIII Not Consoiidnte.
The proposal TO consolidate the med
icai department. or the University Of
Virginia and the Medical College of
Virginia received its aanth blow. SO far
as this session IL concerned. when the
J HARDWOOD bill. when merely gave per
mission to the visitors OF the institu-
lions TO consummatc such an irrun6e.
Incnt II they SOW NJ. was killed last
night by thu House Committee on
schools and Colleges. Only one vote,
II was stated, was cast in executive
session I'm favor OF the bill
such a constellation Is earnestly ad-
Noeated by the Nirsinia Education CONS
mission in It's repor: 10 the General
Assembly. on the ground that there ere
too many doctors in Virginia and that
;ilry are importcctiy educated for their
profession, There was some surprise
over the committees action. in View OF
;!;e fac; that til. bill was permlssIve
and not mandatory.
Importau: Mutter. To-day
The general appropriation bill comes
III in the House ut ! O'clock this morn
lag. anu viii easily command the at
tention OF every member. MANY efforts
will be made TO amend the report OF
the Committee on Finance. and it is
safe TO gay that but few such efforts
will be successful. However. no on
lection viii be raised TO changes in
some respects Chairman Bowman leav
ms II to the House. For the most part
though, the bill having been adjusted
10 meet the revenues extensive altera-
lions Will not be agreed to.
at ] o'clock the bill will be pushed
out OF the way. it is expected. by re-
sumption of debate on the Tax Com
mission bill Prospects for the passage
OF THIS measure have perceptibiy
frightened during the past few days,
and It's advocates feel sanguine of it's
success. However, the opposition is
yet to be heard from and may be sue
cessful. 1t ia regarded as improbable
that vote will be reached to-day.
In the Senate, also, the appropria-
ton bill is set for a special ORDER but
Is preceded by the F'oatherston prim-
AIRY bill and the Moncure game bill.
Primary Measure Amended
One important amendment was in.
corporated in tho primary bill yester.
day over the protest of it's Senate pa
tron. II was the change recommended
by the Committee on Privileges and
ELECTIONS, removing the fixed date for
the holding of primary elections and
putting into the hands of party au-
thorities the choice OF the time. Pro-
tests that such an amendment would be
to return to old conditions of nartisa N
advantages and might result In many
elections In one year. at the public
expense, fell or unheeding enrs, and
the amendment was incorporated in
the bill Other committee changes will
be considered to-day
Apparently the movement for the cs-
tablshment of a bureau of mines Ia
meeting with Legislative favor. The
Hill which has already passed the SEN
nto was reported favorahly yesterday
morning by the House Committee on
Agriculture and Mining. and Is now on
the calendar. 1t Is designed to pro-
tect the lives of miners In this state,
Dispensaries get but short ahrift at
the hands of this Legislature. The
Committee on Counties, Cities and
Towns of the House of Delegates. In
session yesterday morning, killed the
Lynchburg and Warrenlon dispensnry
bills by passing them by indefinitely.
There Is still a chance for the War
renton proposition, since the bill is on
the Senate calendar.
Labor Bills Passed.
The two bills In tho interest of labor
went through the House with no an
preciable opposition. The Dreamer
measure, requiring railroads TO nav
their shop employees twice each month.
was passed In similar form by the last
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