The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-17
HOUSE ABOl|SB(
/ JOB PAYING ;2,501||||
POSITION OF COMMISSIONERS o.
AsyLUMs DECIDED
USELESS.
ST ATE SAVED 5000
SEVERAL BILLS PASSED DURING
DAY DEVOID OF EXCITEMENT.
NEW DOG LAW PRO-
POSED.
STATE SAVED 5000

! ing the constitution abolishing the pos
sition of commissioner of asylums,
and the passage of several bills was
the work accomplished by the house
Of delegates yesterday. The session
was dull and llstless. Few debates
and many roll calls marked the activ-
! tiles of the lower branch.
| Two messages from the senate mott
| fed the house that the senate had
! concurred in the resolution adopted
Saturday, advocating the purchase OF
Monticello, the home of Thomas JEFF
l ferson. by the federal government. to
be used as a memorial to the great
Democrat, and the second, had con-
Cured in the resolution providing that
no bills. except by special permis-
sion, can be introduced in the general
assembly after Friday. February Goth.
4 Immediately after resolutions under
rule So were In order. Delegate II. c..
Il Weaver, OF Grayson. introduced a res
olution extending the sympathy of
| the house of delegates to Delegate
Bonifant who lost his father during
1 the last week. This was adopted
Il unanimously. @4s
4 Abolish Asylum Commissioners.
h Hugh A. White. delegate from
Rockhridge- who introduced the joint.
resolution. amending the constitution.
abolishing the office Of commissioner
H Of asylums. moved that the resolti-
ton be brought up and passed on.
He declared there was no opposition
Il to the resolution. as the job was
agreed by allAto be one entirely use
less and one that imposed an expense
of nearly $4,000 on the State of Vir-
ginia. The position pays $4,000
Il year and travelling expenses. The
resolution was adopted by vote Of
|! so to ~.
h Mr.. Weaver. of Warren. moved this
4 house reconsider it's wore. IN de-
Il Tense of his motion. he declared there
was so much confusion on the floor
h of the house when the resolution was
called for that none of the members
\ KIN ew what they were voting for. He
\ said, in his mind. this was one of the
l most important offices in the State
Il and to abolish 1t was a serious thing.
H He said that excellent work had been
L accomplished by this office and he
| hoped the house would reconsider, or
pass the resolution by until tomor-
1 row. when the members would have
4 more time to think ii over
II Mr.. White declared the resolution
had been on the speakers table for
/ the past three weeks and the menu
bers had had plenty Of time to study
the matter. He said the bill had no
opposition and had been fully dis
cussed on the floor of the house and
in the newspapers. He said the po-
sition was absolutely useless. that 1t
accomplished nothing and was dead
expense to the State.
1 During his defense Mr.. Weaver at
tempted to cut him short by calling
for the special order which was set
for 1890 O'Clock. The special orr
der was passed by and Mr.. White
continued. He stated that the amend
ment to the constitution required
two years, and that the next general
assembly would have chance to-
act on it. then the people OF the
State would have to vote for 1t and
there was plenty of time. during tMS
period to consider 1t. The house re-
fused to reconsider its vote and tho
resolution was adopted.
Several Bills Passed.
/ An interesting bill was introducsd
| yesterday morning providing that all
dogs, except those used In hunting
purposes when accompanied by
hunter. should be muzzled when al
lowed to leave the owners prernis-
es. 1t also provided State tax OF -
on male dogs and IS on female dogs.
The following bills were passed:
House bill to amend and re-enact
an act approved March twelfth, nfne-
teen hundred and twelve, entitled an
act to amend and re-enact an act an
proved March eleventh. nineteen hun
bred and eight entitled an act 70
amend and re-enact and act approved
March tenth, nnteen hundred and
six entitled an act to amend ana r0-s
enact sections seven and seventeen, ~
amended by an act entitled an ACT
to amend and re-enact sections, severn,
seventeen and eighteen Of an act ap-
proved February twentieth. eighteen
hundred and nnety-two entitled an
act to provide for the settlement OF
the public debt of Virginia. not fund.-
ed, ct cetera. and variously amend
ed January thirty first, eighteen hum
dred and ninety-four. January twenty-
third eighteen hundred and ninety
six, January twentyf9th. eighteen2
hundred and ninety eight. February
third, nineteen hundred, February
sixteenth, nineteen hundred and one.
April second. nineteen hundred and
two. March tenth, nineteen hundred
and six, March eleventh. nineteen
| hundred and eight. March fourteenth.
nineteen hundred and ten, which last
named act authorized the adjudication
of the claims of the holders OF GER
tain bonds and coupons which have
: been guaranteed by the Commons
wealth and the funding of the Same
when so adjudicated,
House bill to authorize and require
the board of supervisors Of Powha-
tan county. by and with the approval
of a majority of the qualified voters
in said county. to levy a special road
tax, to be used for permanent roA4s
improvements in said county.
House bill to amend and re-enact.
so far as the county Of Powhatan y
concerned, an act of the general -
sembly Of Virginia, entitled an act ~
provide for working of roads In the
counties Of Chesterfield, Powhatanz
and Goochland. approved March NJ
1884. ...sss.-s~..us
House bill to amend and rc-enAsts
an act entitled an act to amend aHtt
re-enact an act to release ana tr1M1se
fer to the counties of Highland andt
Augusta the interest OF the CommoMss
wealth In the Stanton and Parker4sA
burg turnpike road. and 70 add Ad@1
ditional sections thereto and - adMI
an additional section to the act A9s
amended and re-enacted- ssss5a