The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24

&2 to be d violator
nst be fined.
- 2f Accnmac offered n
- N7vides for the scale OF
'Auh |/n county almshouse or
cf VI the several counties and
"a for the transfer of such
- n. Tho bill goes further and
sNs that the money derived from
1 AnGtaic- shall be paid into the gen
AInd for each congressional dis
land the officers for that dis
.hall meet and purchase farm
= uesuAy poor and homeless in that dis
e senatexh~ same to he placed in the
sections tome and supported there in
: ,ha r,,lf having one for each county
'e fy. The counties and cities are
sing OF their pro rata in the care and
Ased thaA 81 the home, The property
= ,ook,rS that of the district, The hill
* the lines of the recoTnme a
lestioh = Governor Mann In his annual
iquog. ge.
1on. dis commended that by doing this
81 ..erunlher of officers viii be 1erened.
- nSv.,genera1 expenses will he greatly
- iced. the unfortunates will have
lys pnetter home. more comforts. and
ree places will be SO located that the
txlnaates will he free from uo}esta~
tor. The hill also provides that IN
addition 10 being homes for the old
and helpless there shall he employ
ment Of some sort for all who are
able To perform any sort of duty.
Rules Amended.
Much OF the time of ths senate was
spent IN a proposition IN change the
rules Of that body regarding the re-
porting Of hills from committees.
Several days ago Mr. Gravatt pro-
posed a change which would give the
patron Of a measure the right so call
from committee a measure which had
NOT been reported after four stated
meetings, and another requiring COM
rlittees to report bills within a cer.
tain time after they had been referred,
There was another proposition ~
Mr.. Cravats looking 20 the holding
III open meetings NY the various com
nnittees and for having the number
~ votes cast fer and against "A meas
ure stated In the reports on the bill
The first two changes were defeat
81, while the third and last was agreed
tn without any roll call.
Might Defeat Annexation
Under the provisions Of n bill oTer-
~ by Messrs, Wendenbu~g and Wat
ksre several days ago thsre IS q pro-
vision that has attracted the attsn-
Non IT Senators Cannon and Hartman
Tho amendment was not meant 10 he
concealed and ~ not concealed, being
clearly set forth In plain language.
But II would have been n joke ON the
CITY ~ Richmond had the bill been
allowed TO pass as offered.
Tho hill contains an amendment 70
the laws regulating annexation The
language Of the amendment Is
'nut in no case. whether now pend
ting or hereinafter instituted, shall
more than ~ per cent o: the taxable
values Of the county from which ter
rttory Is desired. he taken In by any
city or town az any one time. ).
Tll, efYer. Of the amendment, X
the bin had been passed. would have
heen to put an end to the efforts OF
the civ of Richmond to take In
part Of the territory ~ the county
ar Henrica which is the home county
ri Senator wendenhurg. II is likely
that more than - scr cent az the
property Of the county is embraced IN
me territory which the city has ar
ranged to take in. and IT may he
that in the county Of Chesterfield the
same conditions would obtain.
Another little amendment in the
bill provides that after a case has
been heard and territory excluded by
tho courts on the motion Of the coan-
Hes there shall he no further attempt
on the part OF any city or town TO
annex that same territory for AT least
1--WE wears thereafter.
The bill had been sent To the COM
n.ttee for courts Of Justice. but yes
terday Mr.. Cannon had II committed
70 the committee for counties. cities
and towns for consideration and re-
port
Confederate Home Wins.
Z There came from the. senate COM
rrittee on finance h3i' which has for
It's object the support and care, In
Part Of the Home for Confederate
Women In this city The bin as first
n. = NJ (A0
year. The committee has amended
the bill SO as to give $4,000 each
year. At this time II is not getting
cent frsm the State, being sup
yorted wholly by the Aberality OF the
people OF Virginia
Care OF Graves.
Another bill, placing the perpetual
care az the graves o the Confederate
dead in Hollywood and in other Gem
eteries, under the care of the State,
was also favorably reported
The committee also reported tho
hill which gives about 100000 for
the building OF monument on the
battlefield at Gettysburg In honor 81
the Virginia soldiers who gave up their
I lives in that memorable engagement
The bill to compel the auditor OF
pablfc accounts to receive. as a part
ne ;+-te- The -sss@sssey
now In the hands Of State Treasurer
---AlcIuAu,- Amounting In- -AnnuL-Sh.Unu.
was also favorably reported. This
n the money which was collected from
candidates for State offices as fees
under the present election laws. and
which the auditor, on advice Of the
n attorney general, refused to receive
Hearing on the Fee RiIl.
Mr.. West succeeded in having the
fee bin, presented by himself and
by Delegate Brewer in the house. set
for hearing before the senate finance
committee on Tuesday, February Sd.
when It will be open TO argument Is
from those for and against the prop
osition At that time It il expected
4 that the off3cefoldcrs from all over
The State will be here, many of them
coming to attend the inauguration OF
Governor Stuart on tho day preceding
~, HanhansS match bill, offered
N8v3xH1 days ago, VIII be given pub
~ hsartng Thursday. January ~, at
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