The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-20

THE TIMES-DISPATCH:
posing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton. striking out section 162, providing
for this oillcc. Tho Office is now hold
by j. NJ Bauserman, of Woodstock.
and carries salary OF $4,000 year
and expenses. Tho officer is not re-
quircd to DO an alicnis. Or expert in
Insanity. but has supervisory powers
over the accounts and purchases OF the
State asylums for the Insane.
\ joint resolution offered yesterday
by Messrs. Norris and Rev places "A fine
Of not less than $50. or thirty days in
and gives to slieriffs. police officers
and scrgeants at all times the right to
search scar such persons as they may sus-
a new effort was made YESTERDAY for
poses license tax for persons, firms
or corporations engaged in the bust
ways lumber. cordwood. ties. timber or
tanbark. the tax running from S.
4 four: horse wagon. provided that one
half Of the license is to be RENTED for
vehicles having tires az wide as four
inches. or for log carts which shall be
six inches.
Messrs. Norris and Rev offered yes
terday a bill providing that on afii-
darit of a prisoner at any time before
trial that he believes he cannot obtain
before whom the. case is to be called.
the justice must associate with him
SELF two other Justices. of the same
n majority TO rule.
Messrs. Pennington and Chalkley are
fnr In
cases the fines may be worked out on
in cash. Mr.. Chalkley offered a bill
20 empower the supervisors of coun-
ties q, and the councils Of cities and towns
the resources Of the section. not ex-
ff.euing per cent OF their revenues
offered bill to provide that. in the
eeVent OF second trial of case, the
ioilner evidence Of witness who tes-
since died or gone beyond the juris-
diction of the court may be proven by
persons who heard him testify.
Mr.. Montague of Richmond. offered
en- extensive act consolidating into one
act the various present acts relating to
State banks, the Bureau of Ranking
providing for the regulation and super,
caring certain acts to be crimes and
providing penalties.
mouse yesterday imposing public duties
f fron am r and providing for their con
poration Commission.
The new. rolling stock bill designed to
correct defects pointed out by the State
Corporation Commission made it's an
pearance in the House yesterday. It's
and Weaver. Of Warren The bill
amends an, and re.enacts the act OF 1912.
IN. cons constiturtionality of which is now
Appeals. "
Delegate White, presented bill yes
inquGr by persons to whom it is un-
ii iaw unn w to seli, TT The Byrd law makes
in colleges. drunken persons. minors
and inmates of state institutions. The
ve n,'e ,h PHI rs especially designed TO pre-
vent the sale to students in colleges.
and provides that the purchaser az
wei as the seller may be prosecuted.
zion bills. ofered BY Delegate Ghalf SieS
; waH introduced yesterday. 1t prohibits
i from ,u using their influence on election
DAY Tor or against any candidate or
measure under penalty.
Speaker Cox announced yesterday the
appointment of the following House
Washington County; +. u. Cousins, OF
Of Wcstnorela1 d" conn r. frank BrSwn.
gan, OF Charlotte County; j. Irving
0'Neall, of Henrico County: hrnaid
ley; OF Henrico County: Henry Land
or Nottoway County; Caskie SubIett AZ
stephe Gip1n and doS W chigf Il Ffhard
mond.
y; Clerk OF the House John w. VIII
CT
iis' OF the judges to be nominated in
The joint Democratic caucus called for
o 20 morrow mo- s' night With the exception
BY the retirement of Judge John 4.
buchanan on January 81. 1915. and the !
circuit judgeship. now held by Judge /
Joseph T. Lawlcss. the incumbents viii I
c ce re.ei it without opposition. The (
Sioner of Insurance, Colonel Joseph I
button having no opposition. The !
Ff eS,on calls for the elections in the |
passed by until the list has been called I
through once. when the list shall be 4
again called and the contested cases .
Judges t., to be elected before Feb
e'nnIns February !, 1914:
cph + Lawless, Norfolk
;, Eifth circuit, incumbent, Judge Geo. |
H. .Hundley. Farmville.
Ninth circuit, incumbent. Judge Geo (
). Shackclford, Orange
Thirteenth circuit. Incumbent Judge !
Ciaggett B. Jones, Burlington.
r., seventeenth circuit. incumbent, Judge
Iho!nas w. Harrison, Winchester.
Twenty first circuit Incumbent.
) Judge y. a. Campbell. Wytheville.
me Following vacancies are to be 1
hlled before February !. 1914:
Eighth circuit. to fiji the vacancy /
o o by the death of Judge j. /
Twenty first circuit, to fill the va |
cancy occasioned by the death of Judge !
Thornton l.. Massie.
Law and Equity Court. Richmond. to |
MI the vacancy occasioned by the !
death OF Judge John II. Ingram
Hastings Court of Richmond to nj
the vacancy occasioned by the death
OF Judge 5. b. Witt.
Chancery Court of Richmond to MI
The vacancy occasioned by the rcsig-
nation OF Judge Daniel Grinnan
Corporation Court of Radford, to fill