Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-03
THE HOUSE

shortly before ladjourumou, az ,h.
rouse OF Delegates tor the dsv. DcIn-
4 cate I'itts. of Nlbcuar!a fr,,ndr,.od
e" ''5oiutloh' which vas tdopt.d di
EcctinS the state Board OF phar,n.,,.,.
10 HE with the House :. r.uor, sbnv
!HS me amount of fees collected H.,
, inc board sine" 1905. the tn.s in
posed and collected by the bo,rd f,n,.,
ITS creation unit! January / I.Ir 49,
IN" manner in which the MONEY On
'"Ilccted has been expended TIC
resolution also asks that TIM. IIous. b.,
lh!oEhl"d whether any officer OF ,b,
'"@'" receiving cnoiumcnt under tho
s''ti'e Is hoiiinS any other business
position and, If SO, how lonr n, b,,
held it and by whom re is e,nnloy.i
The state makes an annual annro-
priation OF $4,000 to tie Board Of I,ba-
macy. said Delegate Pitts after al
Journment. and want to know bo,y
mis- money is being applied The GEN
cral Assembly ought to have this in
! formation"
Tho House engaged In a lively debate
over the Hudgins bin on its SECOND
reading, which reduces from yg.0 IN
700 the annual tax on itlncran, yan1er.
OF patent medicines, nostrums. toilet
preparations. stock feeds and other
preparations Of this general Character
.4it"r various attempts TO amend tn.
ON ny Increasing the license tax III,
MEASURE was passed 10 its third read
ins and cngrossmcnt
'e'eGat"s Love. Meetze. I.ccdy. Cor
""f ana others cspoused tho --.ise ~
TN" medicine sellers. who they 81 id yvero
purvcEora of preparations held in high
esteem py tho country people These
1T VAS stated. desired to see mo nros
cnt 500 tax reduced to a point which
VIII impose no hardship on the timer
ants ihc farmers. il was pointed out.
o"GG"t from these roadside merchants
s'".N preparations and propr!etarlcs
which they could obtain othorwis.. ONLY
at drug stores at u higher price.
Delegate Myers, OF Richmond. on
posed the lowering of the present tax.
lie was informed. ne said. that many
OF IN" preparations dispensed by these
ii'nerants under tho Suisc of mcdi-
c'mes we're little more than pure aico-
MOI with enough other ingredients 70
enable them to be sold as tlavoring
extracts and btters.
call upon you prohibitionists to
70" consistent" said Mr.. Myers. nd
dressing himself TO the arid majority
You have declared yourself to be in
. favor OF effective prohibition. Do not
make II possible by this amendm.nt
for Your countryside TO ne flooded win
a!cohoi!c preparations. and thus defeat
the Very object OF tho prohibition Inv
personality. am in favor OF making
IN" prohibition law as rigid rs pos
sible. believe YOU intend To ol'ow
people 10 have one quart ~ month
am IN favor of striking out even
the quart don't want any at All"
Her" DELEGATE Gordon. Of Louisa. In.
'errunt"d with the question:
Has the gentleman from Richmond
city read the billo II he has. he &c
probably aware that the contingency
he mentions is guarded against"
hich bill asked Mir. Myers
The n!ll that comes To US from -ba
senate" replicd Mr.. Gordon.
Cones "a us from where" asked tho
member from Richmond suspiciouslv
IN" House INDUCED in suppressed
chuck!". \ few minutes later I, voted
down Delegate Brewers amendment n
MAKE me license tax S150. In another
minute il killed an amendment n,I,;pc
the TN 500. Then It refused 10 PASS
an amendment excluding patent medi
cines from the list OF preparations
itincrant vendors affected by the hin
shall he allowed to dispense. Then !,
passed 20 its third reading and on
ErosSnent IN" ifudrins hill as it stood,
CARVING n $50 annual license tax.
TIL" optomctrv bill. on its seco,a
reading. was advanced to Its mira
reading and ENDORSEMENT by n vote of
90 TO 80, after an amendment wns in
corDoratcd NJ the Instance OF Dclor,tc
Moss. Of Lynchhurg. which provides
that only practitioners Of five wears,
standing in tho state shall bc cya,un,
from tho examination requirement nro
vidcd Cor tn" act. Tho hill as drawn
cN"mDted from this provision Ill nrac-
titioncrs vino have been in tho State
ono wear or more
The following House hills were