The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-02

hill was sent 10 the Finance Coca
mitfao. The House had begun to Tear
| that Il would not get anywhere at
all this weak. A. Il v practically
nothing has been stricken from tho
calendar. hut II In anticipated that .
part OF the lost time win be made
up today
Tho House Committee on Banking
and Insurance. heard protrhcted A..
gumcnts yesterday afternoon on the
Smith insurance bill, which requires
that all policies shall be paid 1t
their face value In case O1 fire loss.
regardless Of the value OF the prop
erty destroyed. A number Of fire in
surance representatives were present
and pointed out ne radical departure
the measure was from tho establish
ed manner Of conducting insurance
affairs. The Richmond Chamber OF
Commerce has adopted resolutions
opposing the adoption OF the meas
| ure. Mr.. Montague. Of Richmond.
appeared before the committee in op-
position to the measure.
The Committee on Courts Of Jus
Give yesterday morning considered
, the White bill. having for its object
tho making Of fraud more dificult
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remedying a number OF manifest de-
| fects In existing laws.
The House Committee on Schools
and Colleges on yesterday decided to
favorabiy recommend the Byrd book
adoption measure. The bill extends
the existing High School adoption
four years and the grammar school
adoption six years and provides that
~ t<.RA - fS~A~ A6~1 al - al -
together Instead OF each two years
separately.
The House Committee on Privileges
and and Elections will complete its
work on congressional and House leg
islative districts this afternoon .
The graveyard bill introduced by
Mr.. Houston Will come up before the
Counties. Cities and Towns COMMITTEES
on next Tuesday The measure ID an
! outcome OF a peculiar local condition
at Newport News and In Elizabeth
CITY county. The present cemetery
situation Is very unpleasant at New
port News on account Of dieoatisfac-
ton between lot-owners and the man.
agement,cf the cemetery. the dissatis-
! faction having gone to sucn lengths
that there In now a proposal TO es-
&aUlt1tl u ucW NGA&iptSA SCA
bill Is to prevent the Newport News
| people from establishing a cemetery
| in Elizabeth City county until the con-
| sent Of the board OF supervisors shall
have been obtained.
The local. situation at LynchburR.
whereby the city il threatened with
! the loss of considerable taxable value
| by the transfer Of Intangible prop
! ~ he IN IL n
pcration made up OF Its citixena. ut
with a principal Office named at an
other point for the purpose Of eA-
| Gaping taxation. IL the reason for the
Jennings bin, which was favnrably re-
| ported yesterday from the COMMITTEES
on Courts Of Justice. The bill prohfb-
| its property from being turned over.
assigned. transferred. or conveyed TO
| corporation or person for the pur-
pose of loading taxation thereon.
| The Cox bill. defining and Furnishing
burglary by means Of explosives. will
be considered by the Committee on
Courts of Justice on Saturday. Al wilt
/, also the bill more clearly defining and
to some extent broadening tho law ~
TO obtaining credit or property under
false pretensea.
Mr.. Ctx offered q bill yesterday 70
prevent the sale or giving Of Cigar.
cites, cheFoota or cigars to persons
under eighteen years Of age. under
penalty Of q fine OF not less than s.
or more than 500. Mr.. Utz also
introduced bill requiring taxes lew
led upon dogs to be put upon the
same tax bill with taxec lowed on
personal property.
Tnrr g VVhita ~ A1hasr arfa intro.
duced bill yesterday permitting
boards OF supervisors, with the ap-
prevail oftfe fudge Of the Circuit
Court, to flx the salary Of the chair.
man OF the board at q sum not ex-
ceeding $500 year.
Mr.. TAbb introduced bill TO tn
crease pensions to Confederate vct-
e.anA Every peraon who lost both
eyes. both feet, both hands or hand
and foot A. result Of wcuads - given
9226 per annum. Those who lost
ono arm. one leg, one foot or one
hand IL to receive $3.50 per annufn.
Other payments are graded In pro.
though she may have married again.
win receive $3.50 per annufn.
Mr.. Grant on yesterday introduced
n far-reaching bill yesterday relating
to surety contracts between common
carriers and their employees No such
corporation. undo. the provisions Of
the measure. shall require q bond
to be given in any particular com.
pany, and no such bond may be re-
iected for any other cause than imam
cial insuiiiciency. and no company
shall be accepted d shall not BE- au-
/ A. has~ De- a.