The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-07
IN THE HOUSE

in the house yesterday and referred
under rule ST:
To the committee for courts Of jus
tice:
BY Mr.. White: To amend and re-
enact section 31s1. chapter 1b4 Of the
code. az amended by an act in force
on and after February ., 1922. and by
an act In force on and after July l.
1895. and by an act approved March
II. 1910. relating to how a person
IL licensed to practice law in the State
OF Virginia
BY Messrs. Homer and Brewer:
Making 1t larceny for any person to
fraudulently fail to perform an ex-
pressed promise to work for advances
Of money or other things.
BY Mr.. Powers; To make any per-
son an incompetent Juror to serve At
more than one term of any court dur
ing any one calendar year.
By.,Mf. Powers: Stating when. in
an action for damages. the violation
of statutes and ordinances shall not
be negligent
To tho committee on countieS cities
and towns:
BY Mr.. Land: To abolish county
and city poorhouses, TO authorize the
sale and conveyance OF all real and
pSrUOn04 properly DcloH8AH6 w SHo
several cities and counties for the
care and maintenance Of the poor.
and requiring the authorities OF said
counties and cities TO purchase farms
Of suitable sise, fertility and location.
and In each congressional district OF
tho State to erect suitable buildings.
to be called district homes. to which
all Of the counties and cities IN said
districts must send its poor and care
for the same; providing for the APP
pointment OF boards Of control, sup
erintendenta, physicians and neces-
sary employees
By MI Spaeig: To amend section
2I05 OF the code OF Virginia as hereto
fore amended in relation to fish lad
ders.
To tho committee on rules:
BY Mr.. Gordon: Joint resolution
proposing amendment to section 40
Of article OF the constitution Of Viz
ginia, and providing for publishing
said amendment and certifying the
same to the next general assembly.
To the committee on schools and
colleges:
BY Messrs Grasty and Duke: To
create a governing board for the State
normal schools of Virginia.
To the committee on finance:
BY Mr.. White: To amend and re-
enact section sos Of the code OF Vir-
ginia, as amended and re-enacted by
an act Of the general assembly. ap-
proved February 20. 1908.
To the committee on general laws:
BY Messrs. Weaver, OF Warren, and
Rolston: To amend and re-enact an
act to regulate the practice OF med
tcine and surgery in the State Of Vir-
ginia, and to repeal all acts or parts
~H oSuavv,hlx ~
Virginia, and any section or sections
OF the code of Virginia In conflict
with the provisions thereof; especially
an act entitled an act TO regulate the
practice OF medicine and surgery in
the State Of Virginia. approved Febru-
airy %, 1894 and sections -1744. 17+5,
174s, 1747. 174s. 174s. 1850. 1861 and
1852 OF the code OF Virginia OF 1887,
and all amendments therto, as amend
ed and re-enacted by an act approved
March IL. 1912.
BY Mr. Phiipott: To amend and re-
enact section 1852 OF the code II vir-
ginia OF 1887.
To the committee on asyiums and
prisons:
BY Mr.. Kent: To provide for proper
statistical interrogatories in commits
ting epileptic persons to the Virginia
State EpiIeptic colony.
BY Mr.. Nelson: To amend and re-
enact an act entitled an act to amend
and re-enact section 1860 OF the code
of Virginia In relation to hospitals
for the insane so as to provide proper
and separate custody of insane con-
victs and certain other insane persons,
To the committee on roads and in
ternal navigation:
BY Mr. Barley: To amend and re-
enact section of an act approved
March IL. 1904, entitled an act to pro-
vide for the establishment. proper
construction and permanent improve
ment OF the public roads and landings
for the building and keeping in good
order and repair OF all public roads.
bridges, causeways and wharves in
the several counties OF this State, and
to repeal chapter - OF the code Of
Virginia.
BY Mr.. Flanagan: To amend and
re-enact section 10 IL of an act APP
proved March II, 1910, entitled an act
to license and regulate the running OF
automobiles. locomobiles and other
vehicles and conveyances. whose mo-
tive power Is other than animal power.
along end over public highways Of
this State. to provide for the registra-
ton of the same. to provide uniform
rules regulating the use and speed
thereof. and to prescribe penalties for
the violation of said rules and regula-
tons. and for the licensing of chauf-
fers and to repeal an act entitled, an
act to regulate the running OF auto
mobiles. locomobiles and other veh-
icles and conveyances whose motive
power Ii other than animal, along
and over tho public highways of this
state. to provide for tho registration
OF the same. to provide uniform rules
regulating the use and speed thereof
and to prescribe for the violation Of
said rules. approved March II, 1906.
BY Messrs. Meetxe. Norris. Robert
son and Rev: To fix the responsibility
for loss or damage to property re-
ceived by one comon carrier from
another delivered to conaignee in this
State.
To the committee on special. private
and local legislation:
BY Mr.. Milstead: To provide for
the issuance by the city OF Newport
News Of 340,000.00 of bonds for re-
building and equipping the Joh- w.
Daniel school. recently destroyed by
Are.
BY Mr.. Flanagan: To amend and
re-enact section Of an act entitled
an act to provide for working and
keeping in repair the public roads and