The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-11
THE HOUSE

In a little less than four hours
Yesterday the House did big days
work. the biggest of the present ses-
| sion. Twenty-Five bills were passed
/ ana sent over to the Senate, and
forty-two bills were advanced to their
third reading and ~engrossment, CIV
ing a heavy calendar for Today.
Two bills were dismissed; one,
to regulate the practice of medicine
and surgery, because 1t Il to come
over from the Senate for concur
renee. and the other, to prohibit the
running of dogs at large, because OF
the attachment of an amendment
which. in the mind of the patron.
MIR. Hundley, of Essex, would make
IL valueless.
The dog bill was the theme of con-
siderable discussion. Only one other
discussion of moment was that on
the bill of Delegate b. ID. dams, OF
Charlotte, licensing and regulating
the running of automobiles. This
continued for more than an hour,
and. when the House adjourned At
2 O'Clock. debate on reconsideration
of the vote by which an amendment
objected to by patrons and friends OF
the BILL was still going on.
House bills passed yesterday are:
No. 66-To prevent unfairness. i'm
position, or fraud in the sale or dis
position of certain Securities" here
in defined hY requiring an inspection
thereof, supervision and regulation
as may be necessary, and prescribing
penalties for the violation thereof.
Patron-Mr Willis.
No. 2n0-To create the city of
HopeweIl. ~ the County of Prince
George; to provide temporary and
permanent officers for its organiza-
ton and management, and to author
ize the assessment and collection OF
revenue necessary for the permanent
Improvement and government of said
city. Patron--Mr Harrison.
No. 201-To provide for a tempo
rary adequate administration and
government of the local affairs OF
the unincorporated community known
as Hopewell and adjacent territory,
until such time as IT becomes a city.
Patron-Mr. Harrison.
No. 215--To amend an act to au-
thorize Albemerle County TO borrow
money and issue bonds for sum
not exceeding $4,000. To refund the
bonds issued under act approved Feb
runry 90. 1908. Patrons-Messrs.
Page and Pitts.
No. 2l6-To amend an act to au-
orize Albemarle County, from time
to time. as necessary, 10 borrow
money and issue bonds for a sum
not exceeding $4,000, for tho pur-
pose OF securing undergrade cross
ings under the tracks of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company
and the Southern Railway Company.
respectively. IN the County of Abe
marie. Patrons-Messrs Page and
Pitts
No 217-To invest in boards of
supervisors OF counties adjoining and
abutting a city with a population of
$4,000 or more inhabitants as shown
by United States census. the same
powers and authority now vested or
hereafter conferred upon oolamon
councils of cities and towns. Pa
tron-Mr, Beattie.
No 2IS-To authorize the board
OF supervisors OF Botetourt County to
borrow $4,000 or so much thereof
m may be necessary for roads and
bridges in Fincastle District Patron
Mr.. Ruhrinan.
No. 231--To amend an Gct to en-
power the board Of supervisors of
Princess Anne County to purchase
or acquire certain toll roads and toll
bridges. and to issue the notes. bonds
or other evidences of Indebtedness of
said county in payment thereof. Pa
tron-Mr. Baum.
No. 232-To change the name Of
Burton's Wharf at Urbanna, in the
County Of Middlesex, on the Kappa
hammock River, to Urbanna Wharf
Patron-Mr Stubhs.
No. 234-To permit the boards of
supervisors ef Counties OF Amherst
and Bedford to establish and main
tain n free ferry across James River
at or near Big Island. and to accept
contributions toward the expenses
thereof, Patron-Mr. Gatewood
No. 236-To provide for the build
Ing of bridges in the County Of Isle
of Wight, and to authorize the board
OF supervisors to borrow money by
the issuing of bonds, and to build
bridges in said county and to author
iZe the qualified voters OF said county
70 vote on the question. Potron-Mr
Thomas p. Wright
No. 237-To provide a special road
law for the County of Goudoun; to
provide for the construction, improve
ment and maintenance OF the public
roads in said county and TO create
separate road districts in each OF the
seven magisterial districts thereof: to
provide for the care and protection
OF the property of the several dis
trict road boards; and to repeal an
dCt LOT "Oih tne TDdUE OF Ine
County of Loudoun. Patron-Mr
holland.
No 2ss-Authorizing the town of
Shenandoah, Va. with the Counties
OF Page and Rockingham. to jointly
acquire the bridges across the Shen-
andoah River at the town of Shen-
andoah and providing for it's repair
and maintenance, and authorizing the
said town Of Shenandoah to lay a
levy for said purposes. Patrons
Messrs. Leedy Rolston and r. J.
Wright.
No. 2ss-To amend an act approx
ed March 25. 1914, providing for the
opening building and keeping in re-
pair the public roads and bridges of
Caroline County. Patron---Mr Beaie.
No. 24o--To authorize the board of
supervisors OF the County of Prince
George to undertake the building OF
an improved road from the corpora
ton line of the city OF Petersburg to
the village OF City Point. in the said
county. under the direction and in
accordance with the plans and speci-
fications of the State Highway Com
mission: to accept from the city of
Petersburg, for this purpose. a con-
tribution. which has already been
rendered, of $4,000. TO accept from
the r. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co..
for this purpose, contribution which
has already been rendered OF $25,-
600. and to accept from abutting
property owners and other persons
4.-fy- L.