Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07
IMPORTANT BILLS
AWAITING ACTION
General Assembly Is Halfway
Through Session Without Any
Significant Results.
MINOR MATTERS PASSED
Closing Days Expected to Bring
Out Lively Contests in
Both Houses.

Gut Lively Contests IN
Both Houses.
Although the General Assembly Of
1916 is no longer in it's youth-to-
morrow ending the fourth week since
IFS conveninG--not single bill OF
state wide Significance has yet sue
ceedcd In wcathcring the committees
OF both branches and penetrating TO
tho Governors office for his signature.
Both the Senate and tho House have
passed a larE" number Of local and un-
contested bills. and some of them have
already been signed by Governor
stuart Concerning none OF these, how
ever, has there been amy marked diff
ference OF opinion. AMI tho passage OF
most OF them was accomplished in rou-
tine order.
TIC legislative situation in this re-
spcct, is not materially different from
the condition Of affairs that has OBJ
taincd Al this period during the past
| three or four sessions. Important gen
eral measures seldom react, the Gov
ernor until week or TWO before adj
journment. II is pointed out however.
AS mild indictment against the pres
cnt session that the nc'nb"rs have not
had 10 contend this year with the
troublesome enabling act issue. which
seriously iInpeded tho progress or leg
islat!on during the .cssions ot 1912 and
1914.
HOUSE II bt sINI:>Si.tkE
~ thNDLING MEASURES
Notwithstandiug the dcnrti Of inn
rortant measure I'm til" completed list.
lenders In the House AID Senate regard
the legislative situation as sarlsfac
tory. The House. by inaugur"tins 10
o'clock sessions during ,hc first week.
disposeh OF The big volume OF local
';rIst in husin"ss!ik" fashion and the
calendar is now Well stocked with NOR"
aihbiuons !'*is!aton' which WIZ re-
ceiHc attention in the nest few days.
Ihc senate haH pursued q moro leisure
X ~ course, as bctiis 'ts greater dignity.
bui mere to" there ~ no ovcrconGcs-
lion
IN The four weeks that still remain Of
'he session OF 1915, tho lawmalcrs
must BASS nna!ly On these ranking
measures;
The game 0ilh already on tic House
caichda'. "ut stili unreported from
comm''tee IN the Senate
Inc omnibus prohibition bill, s,iii
IN ~" hands OF the senate Committee
on Moral and Social Weifar"
ihc aht'Ficc hiH' no" on ITS ihird
tn"'hS IN the f'ouse
rue ah'ii''nhi!ns hill PASSED by tho
'o.Nc' "'''' 10" on 'H" senate caichHar-
'h' ioTr"Hs MISREPRESENTATION bill,
on ''S 'hlrH 'tahihS IN ~" hous"
ne h'H 20 fepea! supreme '"u't
pensions on the i!o"Se c"!rndar on ita
ihirh read'ng
'h' eo-oi"lhAte college hili. S'!l
P""nins "c'"f" 'h' Hth"'t '''nilttee
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