The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-23

state.
I H. connection with this subject. Mr..
Farley offered n bill to require q court,
In which an undefcnded suit for di-
vorce Is pending to appoint n compe-
tent attorney to cross examine Wit
nesses for the complainant.
/ Messrs. Horner and Harrison offered
a bill yesterday making II n INSIDE
neanor TO cnt'cc servants or employees
to leave their service. The bill, II
adopted. will apply only to Southamp-
ton. Prince George. surry, Mecklen-
burg. Norfolk. Isle of Wight and Nan
semond Counties.
| Messrs. Gordon. Woodward and
/ Cousins offered n bill yesterday au-
thorizing the electors OF any city to
decide whether or not they shall eNcr-
else the power OF initiative and refer
enduin in regard to city ordinances.
and the power OF recall for removal
( q felcctive officials, thus providing in
limited form an initiative and refer
( endum for cities only.
! Delegate Montague of Richmond Of
/ fered an extended bill on the subject
OF elective officials thus providing In
of marriage. Among other provisions
/ IT makes the age of consent for mar
rage for males eighteen years, and
for females sixteen years
I Tile Baker Stubs bill consolidating
and amending all present laws on the
/ matter OF Confederate pensions win
/ be the subject of public herring in
the courtroom OF the Corporation Com
mission on January IS.
+ The Weaver Echols bill liking the
rate OF taxation on bank deposits will
l. the principal matter OF discussion
]
adopted by the Senate. fixing the tax
at 10 cents 500 for the State and
! prohibiting the lcvying of any tax on
I this class OF property by counties and
cities. was reported from the Senate
yesterday. An hour later, Chairman
/ Weaver moved to discharge the Com
mittce on Finance from further con-
! sideration OF the bill. which, 1t was
stated. is almost identical with that
/ already recommended by the House
| Finance Committee after n prolonged
hearing. ut which both Governor Mann
I ana Governor Elect Stuart were prc-
/ sent The committee was discharged.
ayes 81; notes. 8. and the bill placed
| on the calendar
/ Hugh a. White. OF Rockbridge. Of
! Tered joint resolution yesterday in
I d"rsinG the proposition OF the Secre-
tary of the Navy for locating at Nor
! folk 100000 dry-dock.
Rev. James i. Smith. ID. D.. presi
dcnt OF the Stonewall Jackson Monu-
neht Association, appeared before the
/ House Finance Committee Yesterday
morning IN support of the Myers bin
appropriatinS 10000 toward the crec-
ti"n OF an equestrian monument to GEN
! tral jackson In Richmond The SEN
ate FINANCE Committee has included in
its general appropriation bill the sum
or Sio'ooo Tor this amount, and mem
ners nave indicated that the sum will
| be increased If the House adoDts IN.
Myers bill. The pending bill provides
ithat the State money is not to be paid
over until the association has raised
the remainder of the funds necessary
Tor the erection of the monument, and
that when erected 1t is to be decided
over to and become the absolute prop.
erty OF the State OF Virginia
The House Committee on Asyluns
! and Prisons reported favorably yestcr-
DAY Dill providing for a State Board
would act In an advisory capacity
! nearing petitions and making recon-
/ nendations to the Governor who. .un-
/ der the Constitution. has the sole par
doning power.
Delegate Hugh q. White has secured
| Il favorable report from tho Commit
! tee on General Laws on his resolution
| proposing constitutional amendment
abolishing the Office of State Hosoital
/ Commissioner. The position. now held
by j. NJ Bauserman, of Woodstock, Is
! believed by the patron OF the resolu-
ton to be totally unnecessary The
commissioner receives a salary of $4,000
year ana expenses, and his chief du-
TICS are to preside at the quarterly
meetings of the General HOSPITAL Board
| IT has been suggested that IL this Of
flee were abolished. the General AS
| sembly might create the position OF
consulting alienist, who would be an
expert In mental diseases, to consult
with the physicians in charge of the
various hospitals for the insane.
A joint meeting OF the Committees for
! Courts of Justice of the House and
Senate Will be held this afternoon at 3
O'Clock In the Corporation Commission
room to consider several pending re-
| solutions looking to appointment of q
commission to revise the Code of Vir-
! ginia: The present State Code dates
back to 1887. Since that time unof-
fetal reprints have been put out by
law book publishers. 1t is proposed
that commission Of lawyers codify
the statutes of the State and divide the
new Code into proper sections and chap
tiers, and report to the next General AS
sembly with recommendations as to
elimination OF conflicting provisions.
/ Former Governor ]. Hoge Tyler, with
his daughter. Mrs. Mcconnell and Mrs
stephen Putney, occupied seats on the
! floor of the House or Delegates for
some time during yesterdays session.
| Governor Mann transmitted to the
General Assembly yesterday n special
message In regard to certain needed
repairs to the equestrian monument OF
Washington In Capitol Square. and in
| relation to the acquisition of the
! Tossing papers, stolen from the state
Library shortly after tho Civil War
Special appropriations arc requested
> for both purposes.