The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09
SENATE PROCEEDINGS

saxon w. Holt. Of Newport News,
asked yesterday In the Senate that
the rolling stock bill reported by the
Committee on Roads and internal
Navigation be made o special order
for next Wednesday. BY unanimous
consent this was done. stin night
Is looked for.
tue for the Holt bill. 1t gives 10
per cent. OF tho rolling stock to cities
where railway headquarters are lo-
Gated. with the the remainder appor-
toned among COUNTIES and fsO 10. The
original bill gave no advantages to
cts.
Mr.. Holt and others will try 70 kill
the bill in the Senate and paes a House
bill embodying the same features a.
the original Holt BILL. Members from
Richmond and others will speak for
the substitute bill and against the
House h2i.
A House resolution preventing the
Introduction OF any silis after Feb
ruary Is was occurred In. II provides
that measures may be offered by
unanimous consent. and does not APP
ply to bills Ct a financial nature. An
amendment to allow purely local bills
to be introduced until the end Of the
session was killed.
A messaEc was received from the
governor giving \ list Of bills signed.
When the calendar was reached the
Senate became active and passed near
~ a score OF bills. Some OF them
were:
lie provide that partnership real
estate be treated AZ :sersonal prop.
erty unless a different intention ap-
pears.
10 authorize the county Of Louisa
to borrow $4,000.
To amend the charter OF the city Of
Suffolk.
10 require bridge commissioners In
lecting OF tolls to the Highest bidder.
i To amend the law In relation to the
appointment Of commissioners in
chancery.
i 40 amend the law in regard to the
effect OF the decree in suits for tha
sale Of contingent estates.
+, To amend the dIslinaxe Laws to al
low drainage districts to issue bonds
for ditching.
| To amend the law regarding the re-
moval Of Courthouse
| To provide for instruction In agri-
culture and manual arts In pu bile high
schools.
| To amend an act relating to the
paw OF boards OF supervisors OF coun-
ties.
| TO amend the Code relative to the
duties and powers Of supervisors.
To authorize the School Board Of
Western Branch district, Norfolk
| county, to issue $10l.s0o OF bonds.
To enable certain mining companies
to conduct operations IN this State.
Killed, reconsidered and placed on
the calendar by unanimous vote Of
members. the Bowers hypnotizing bill
came perilously near pres :ipitatlng
another argument yesterday. After
an amendment was explained the bill
was placed on Its engross5nent and
Anal reading.
Holt and Hart were named a. NOM
bers ct = 9ctnt, scnu1uaattee. to notify
Governor Judson Harmon. Of Ohio,
Of an invitation to speak before the
General Assembly.
A bill offered IN the Senate yester.
day by Edmund Parr, Of Patrick.
would alfnv retired distillePs to dis
pose Of stock on hand by paying Z
nominal license fee. AffAS discou-
tinuin9 the manufacture OF HONOR .
man would DO Given twelve months
to dispose Of H. stock. Under the
present law distiiier. who cAsses 70
nsanufarture must take ont distiIiarr
iicenss before ne can oeli wat iiauor
he has on hand. n he rails e. dis.
pose, ~ " In \ war he must take out
= second license before he can seiI the
, remainder.