The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-07

mac county to levy special road tag.
Patron Mr.. Rev
a, noon the special order-the iesis-
lative redistricting bill-was passed
ey until $3.50 p NJ
Liquor Licenses mud Cider.
Senate bill No. i4s, amending the
Byrd liquor law. was taken up The
change made In the law IN the Senate
was TO give Virginia breweries the
game rigats IA to maintaining local
warehouses as are possessed by Drew
cries from outside the State
Speaker Byrd CSrr. Cox in the chair)
said the Senate bill was entirely prop
er. But he proposed substitute. An
other bin introduced by himself. and
On the calendar had provided for In
creasing ths license taxes on saloons.
While this bill was IN the Finance
Committee an amendment had been
added permitting the sale of cider
containing up "a per cent aleoaol
free Of any license anywhere In tho
Stnte-in dry or wet territory.
II absolutely repudiate this amend
Yncnt" said Mr.. Byrd. There ere no
restrictions on tho sale of cidsr in the
committee bill. and localities are not
even permitted TO charge local licenses"
So he asked that his increased
licenses be added TO the Senate bill,
leaving his own bill on the calendar.
Substitute Discussed.
william Watts said he was for the
Senate bill and opposed tho Byrd sub
etitute as not germane II license
taxes on liquor wers made SO high he
said. inferior goods. which cause much
trouble arc necessarily sold
Mr.. oliver wanted Ito look after tho
apple people," He wanted the Senate
bin passed as II was and the BYRD bill
taken up out OF Its order at another
time and disposed OF. with both the
revenue and cider features included
He made tho point that the cider prop
osition was not SO sweeping In fa"or
OF free cider as was the Jordan amend
ment to the prohibition enabling act.
Ths substitute was adopted. and the
bill as wanted by Mr.. Byrd was passed.
81 to 8. 1t contains the Senate oro-
vision and also an increase on the
State license on retail liquor dealers
from $3.50 to S575, on retail and ship
pers' license from $1,000 to $1,000. and
wholesal, license from $3.50 to sl.75o
Vital Statistics Bill Passes.
Next came the vital statistics bill.
which has passed tho Senate. Mr.. Bell
wanted to amend so as not to apply to
towns OF less than 1000 people nor
country districts He thought 1t would
work hardship in sparsely settled
communities.
Colonel Bowman hoped the bill would
pass. as 1t came from the State Health
Department. which has done so much
for the public health. and "a the eppro-
priatlon came out OF that partments
funds. .AIr. Norris said the Bell amend
ment would destroy the efficiency OF
TIE bill. Mr.. Land End DR.. Stephenson
also spoke for tho bill. the latter point
ing out tho double desirability of get
In 90 h. Nd he
legal purposes and as q method of
studying diseases and their care and
cure.
T. W. Smith was afraid that the
Board of Health could remove justices
of the peace from Office II they failed
to perform their duties, but. 1t was
pointed out that this applied only to
their duties as registrar under the act
The Bell amendment was lost, and the
bill passed. SIS to %.
Deattie Costs Paid.
Captain w w. Baker secured the
calling UP out of its order of tho bill
to pay about s2,700 costs incurred in
the trial OF Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. 1t
was passed and now goes TO the Gov
ernor.
Senate bill No. I. providing for the
paymant of surgical fees for operations
performed on Jail prisoners, WAS de-
ieateo. "a TO OF. On motlon 70 recon-
slider, Mr.. Oliver, Its House patron. made
an impassioned speech, in which he said
be believed the House rejected the bill
under a misrepresentation and that II
was matter of humanity to provide
for operations for jail prisoners. Mr..
Milstead interjected query as to why
1t was not provided to have surgical
caro- for poor people who stay out or
jail. The House refused to reconsider.
and the bill was dead.
Tho Finance Committee substitute
forsthe Senate bill permitting for en-
tension OF tho time for rcfunding the
old State debt was passed With nm
amendment hy Mr.. Stephenson, of Bath.
to the effect that the state shall not
pay any costs OF suits which may u,