The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-26
THE SENATE

! lHE SENATE
The Senate convened at noon yes
| terday. President Ellyson being in the
/ chair. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
/ II. d. G. Maclachlan.
/ Major Moses NJ. Green. of Fauquier,
the veteran doorkeeper of the Senate.
who has been i'll for several days was
missing from his post, and announce
ment was made that he had been re-
moved TO Memorial Hospital for treat
ment.
1t was also learned that Senator
John Preston Buchanan. of Smyth,
who has been i'll for week. had been
removed to Johnston Willis Hospitaf,
his condition being such that it was
deemed best to have him where he
would have constant attention of
nurses and physicians.
womans College Bill.
+ Senator Green patron of the CO.
ordinate college bill, succeeded in
having that measure made the special
order for Monday at noon. the vote
to be taken at noon of Tuesday. He
said that this agreement had been
reached after consultation with the
! opponents Of the measure. The bill
was fixed for special order imme-
the companion measures.
Game bill on Tuesday.
Senator Goodrich moved that the
general game bill. which has already
passed the House. be made the spe-
cial order for Tuesday next, saying
/ that he did not apprehend that more
than one day would be required TO
dispose of the measure.
i Puts Taxes On Jitneys.
Committee came
the buchanan bill. imposing license
tax on all Jitneys and other vehicles
used in transferring or hauling pas
pengers for hire The bill as drawn
sought to make the vehicles thus en-
ployed common carriers. This was
stricken out The bill sought also TO
graduate the license tax on the basis
Of population OF the cities, but the
committee made the license a fiat
rate of SIS for the frst car and $40
for the second, car. II owned by the
same person or firm. In that shape
the bill was favorably reported.
Examiners of Hseeort..
| The Finance Committee OF the
Senate reported favorahiy the Cool
| rick bill for vacating the positions
now held by examiners of record in
ALI circuits and providing for the APP
po!ntment Of their successors on July
| i Of this year by the state ADVISORY
! Board on Taxation, and placing the
examiners under the control OF the
board. These officers have for years
been appointed by the judges of the
: Circuit, Courts The bill now goes to
the calendar and will appear today.
| Senator Cannon proposed Join'
resolution providing for submitting to
! the voters of the sta the question
Of amending the Constitution. The
amendment is to section SO. pertain
/ ing to the reading of bills on three
separate calendar days. as now re-
CURED. ,o.so
/ on motion OF Senator cannon, tne
Senate agreed to meet today al io'oo
o'clock, when objection was mace 70
fixing the hour OF assembling al ~
The Custer Biil.
/ The custer bill promises TO fur-
! rlsh interesting debate before II is as
posed of. It was called up yesterday
! fternoon, and Senator Mapp explain
ed that the purpose was TO compel
! The officers OF the State to be vigilant
and active in the enforcement OF ths
! prohibition law In every section
| Senator Cannon said that he was OPP
posed TO the measure, nut tnat II ~
were made general, TO extend to every
{ OIIlCeT IN AiN NA"N~' -
/ Questionable.
| senator Mapp inquired II Senator
! Cannon would support the bill II ehe
| amendment were accepted, and II ne
we're not opposed to the bill In every
! way.
posed to this bill and that he wouio
: vote against 1t.
T. Senator Mapp said that he had no
especial objection to broadening tne
General scope of the bill. In many
instances the officers were VIGOROUSLY
cereless and inefficient. Some or the
officers would walk by fragrant VIOLA
( tions and not see them until some
/ drv man called attention and forced
! the officers to do their duty. The Dill
/ in question applied TO only one thing
! the enforcement of the prohibition
law The custer provision 10 new
( in Virginia.
/ senator Walker said that he was in
/ svmpathy with the general principle
I ~ enforcement of the law. The lam
rnaee was rather uncertain, and ne
believed 1t should be amended. he
,ead the Tennessee law on the sub
tect.
Oh Al Z. order to permit the perfection
! Of amendments which, members an
nosGctl that they would offer.
/ The Senate spent some time yester-
day in wrestling with the companion
bills to the prohibition law enacted
On Thursday. There were three OF
| these measures. one OF these--pro-
! rating of the licenses for the time In
which liquor can be sold--was agreed
! to.
j Bill No 276--with Senator'S Addison
and Mapp as patrons--was next taken
up. II provides for submitting to the
qualified voters of magisterial districts,
counties, towns and cities the ques-
ton of interstate and interstate ship
ment of ardent spirits for beverage
purposes
Several senators discussed the gem