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

| More than seventy bills were han
| died and the House calendar was put
In good condition during yesterdays
| session. Thirty-four bills were pass
/ ed, one was dismissed and nearly
! forty local and uncontested bills were
advanced to their third reading and
engrossment The calendar today will
not be so heavy as in recent days,
and considerable progress toward
cleaning 1t up is anticipated before
the prohibition bill, passed by the
Senate Thursday evening, is reached
in the House early in the coming
, week.
! Delegate Jordan. Of Pulaski. chair
man of the House Social and Moral
! Welfare Committee, announced dur
ing the session that the committee
would give a hearing on the bill In
the hall of the House at o'clock
Monday afternoon, at which time
those who want to be heard may APP
pear.
Delegate Browning introduced a
resolution which permitted the intro
ducing of several bills. among them
one authorizing the Governor to sell
the Virginia Home and Industrial
School for Girls property in Chester
field County for not less than $4,000
and appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase and equipment of new site
outside of Chesterfield County.
There were two considerable de-
bates during the sessions, one on the
bills which passed for the relief of
cases growing out OF the shooting
I'D OF the Hillsville court by the AL
lens in which one juror was killed
and another permanently crippled.
The other was discussion of the Texas
fever tick in Southampton County.
which resulted In defeat of the effort
he advanced
to it's third reading and engrossment
Between 1880 and 1855 motion to
adjourn was defeated FIVE different
times before adjournment finally was
taken at 1855.
Bills all House bills. passed are:
No. 434-To amend sections OF the
act Incorporating the city of Newport
News. providing for election on the
question of changing the city's form
of government Patron-Mr. Murray
! No. 33T-To amend sections z69s,
$500 and 1901 of the Code. In rela-
ton to the appointment OF guardians
Patron-Mr. Epes.
No. S71-To amend section 24eS OF
the Code, In regard to releases on the
margin OF record books by clerks or
courts Patron--Mr. Norris.
No 3TS-To amend an act to pro-
vide additional remedies for the col
lection of taxes-State, county ana
! municipal. Patron-Mr stepneIlsoH.
No. 377--To amend section 2e1s OF
the Code. In relation to the exhinl'
of the accounts OF fduciaries Tor set
Element Patron-Mr. Cox
! No. 37s-To amend section 2e7+ or
the Code, in relation to the return OF
: accounts of sales by flduciaries- IA
tron-Mr. Cox.
No 37e-To amend section 1898 OF
! the Code. In relation to ouggery and
kindred crimes and punishment thefe-
for. Patron-Mr. Cox
No. SOTO provide for jurors In
, cities that have been incorporated
less than two years. Patron--Mr
Harrison.
No, sS1-For the relief of Sam
|, Rankin, Of Allegheny County, VIZ
ginia. Patron-Mr. Goodwin, .s
No. ss7-To prohibit cnauffeurs'
n1otormen. engineers and other per-
sons from driving or running auto
mobiles cars, trucks. engines, trains
or other vehicles while under the IN
fiuence of intoxicants. Patrons-
Messrs. Sutherland and Bond.
sss-FeF- the-Fel!af- of Ollie
Fowler. Patron-Mr. Edwards
No. 3se-For the relief OF {. Z,
Cain Pstron-Mr. Edwards
No s92-Providine for deduction
from, the term of service of persons
sentenced to imprisonment IN tne
state penitentiary of the number OF
davs such person may have been held
in city or county Jail because Oh
/, quarantine regulations. PATRONS
Messrs. Buck and Clement -,
No 394-To prevent the padding OF
hills Of costs in connection with safes
of lands for delinquent taxes IA
tron-Mr. Williams.
No $3.50 amend an act to raise
! revenue for the support OF the gov,
eminent and public free schools ana
to pay the interest on the pubic dept
; and to provide special tax LOT pen
sions as authorized by section 100 OF
the Constitution, approved Aprh 10
1900 as heretofore amended, APP
, proved February IS. 1918, ana
amended by an act approved March
Il II. 1915. Patron--Mr, Rolston.
No. 3s6-To amend an act to segre-
gate for the purposes OF taxation
: pursuant to section les OF the Nol-
, stitution, the several kinds and classes
of property so as to specify and de-
termine upon what subjects State
!. taxes and upon what subjects local
, taxes NAV be levied, and to provide
for the continuance for the year 1918
OF the present State school tax OF ten
cents on every one hundred dollars
of real estate and OF the assessed
value of real estate and tangible per-
sonal property. approved February
l6. 1915. and as further amended by
an act approved March is. 1915. Pa
; trons-Messrs. Cousins, Cox and
James II. Price.
No. s97--To provide for the assess
ment OF lands in the Commonwealth
! at other than semi-decennial years
.. when certain conditions arise. Pa
tron-Mr. Harrison.
No. $3.50 prohibit actions for
the recovery OF ground rents after the
expiration of ten years from the time
when the same becomes due and pay
able. Patron-Mr. Daniel.
No. 407-To amend an act to re-
wise, arrange, amend and consolidate
into one act certain laws relating TO
. oysters. fish. CLAIMS. crabs and other
shellfsh, and to repeal all acts OF
!, parts Of acts OF the General Assem-
bly,. and any section or sections Of the
Code in conflict with the provisions
. of this act. Patron-Mr. Stubs.
No. 40S-To amend an act approved
IDecember 10, 1908. amending section
s2s of the Code. Patron--Mr. James
H. Price.
No. 409-To amend an act approved
March I. 1900, so as to provide how
tba present existing fence law in any