Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09
THE HOUSE

THE HOUSE
The House devoted a double header
session Yesterday to the passage Of SEN
ate bills Tile only departure from the
! program VAS the discussion and pas
sage of five House revenue bills late
III the afternoon
Delegate Buch opened the session
with prayer at 10 o'clock Upon the
motion OF Delegate Gordon. the House
voted to send Il letter Of thanks TO
the Chamber OF Commerce OF Newport
News for its invitation 10 an oyster
roast, informin. that body that the
press Of business will make il impos-
sibl" for it TO accept the invitation
Later in the day Delegate Harrison.
of Prince George. presented an invita-
tion from the Chamber OF Commerce
! OF Hopcwcll, inviting the General AS
scmhlv TO pay visit 10 tho town to
which IT has Just voted corporate cx-
istencc as city OF ia" first class
HOPEWI:IL INVITES NEuI,,uS
OF GENERAL. ASSEMBLY
tn" people OF iiopcwcll. said Mr.
Harrison. have for a Ion. time wanted
to extend this invitations hut had de-
TERED II IN the hope that its streets
would improve with better weather,
enabling The town to make a better
appearances. The weather, however,
continued bad through the session and
fiopewclfS streets are deeper in mud
than over said Mr.. Harrison, but IT
has decided not to defer the Invitation
longer Special arrangements. he said.
have been made by the Chamber Of
commerce with the railroad company
for bringing III. ;ue:nhcrs to HONEYWELL
Tho House voted its thanks FOR tho
invitation. tnstrnctinE Mr. Harrison to
inform the Chamber of Commerce of
Hopcw vol that il Will he ilnpossibIo.
because Of the press Of business. to
acccP; il. Several members. however.
announced their intention OF taking the
trip Monday.
SENATE: HILLS PASSED
AND SENT TO GOVERNOR
The following; Senate bills were
passed and 20 now TO tho Governor:
No. 1o;. amending tn. act approved
March 13, 1872. providing for the is
suing % county a2is,eriaI district
road and bridS" bonds.
No. 1rG, amending an act approved
February -. 1910. under which road
and bridge bonds are issued by coun-
ties.
No. iHS. amending the act Of March
Ii. 1902. validating acknowledgements
of deeds OF trust taken BY notarics
public and Justices Of the peace who
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~ - "".H ''"'hS 'hc t"''" Oh
Hupc'''S"rS o' i."h"hnirS county |"
levy a special tax of II cents on tho
500 TO pay the Indebtedness of it's
school board
No. lS5. authorizing the director OF
the Legislative Reference bureau To
employ certain clerical assistants to
perform the work OF the bureau and
the stcnouraphic and clerical work of
tho rnD,bcrs of rho nrcsort General
Assembly
.JoIN,r SA>,ront. Eo,
cam, ~. rI-u,,urr,oSyS
M "a. ,u,boriyin- .nnr,i.s ,,,
ci,i.s 10 es,.Lii.h io,nt s,u.,ori, rn,.
,Lc rrro NJ ,uh.rc,,1os;. smrfnrors
No is Ia nrovide wncn and Ia wh,,
extent the statute Of Limitations shall
b. eugncndod bv nrocc,dinrs In crcdi-
,ors' SHIFTS
No. "a amending tho law under
are allowed to invest i'm Virginia 2
per cen; bonds
No. 2Sl. imposinr n license Tx on
live stock auctionccrs
No. cO". amending tho rcnor,l law
prescribing rho Tina FOR boIdiner cour.
in tho several circuits
No. 3o4 amending the cb,rter If
Danyillc
No. 500. nmpoworiur tho C,nunciI of
the city of For. smouth 10 contract viii
any private corpovation for muni-
cir'nj water sun,,I,,
NO. 80. authorizirc Tho BOARD of gu
tain toll roads az, rIacadnn ro,d. nr
that county and IN coIl,rt ,nlI fnr