Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-28
RICHMOND CHARTER BILL
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
Goes Through House Of Delegates
Without Any Dissent From
80 Members Present,
BLUE-sKY LAW is AssED
Places Regulation OF Stock.Sclling
Schemes in Hands OF State Cor
poration COmmission-Foy Hunt
crs Do Not Have TO Have License.

Tho Richmond charter change bill. the
Willis "blue-sky" bill and tho Norris
amendment to game laws permitting
FOX hunters 10 hunt without license
were among the seventy measures
adopted yesterday by the House Of
Delegates.
The charter change bill was passed
IN the House without dissent. all OF the
ciGhty-six members present voting for
tho measure. The bill was reached in
the Senate last night. and, on motion
Of Senator Andrews, in the absence OF
Senator Cannon the Senate passed b.
It's consideration. II is the intention
Il Senator Cannon TO move tina, tho
House bill be substituted for the Sem
ate bill. in order 10 save time in its
passage. Tho Iicusc bill will doubt
less to-day he referred TO tho Com
:nittec on Counties. cities ard Towns
rs mere matter OF form As soon
IS the committee can report the bill
out 1t will appear on the senate cal
cndar and Will he passed in a very few
days according TO its patrons.
OPPOSITION IS SURPRISED
RY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Passage OF Hichmonds charter bill
By the House came bombshcll in
the camp OF those fighting the meas
urc. since, to the best belief OF tho
lobbyists. certain opposition to the bill
had been arranged in advancc--"cut
and dried" and ready for use at any
time. When this opposition did not de-
rclop and the bill was unanimously
passed there was CONSERVATION for a
short time
This matter was widely discussed
last night in political circles. and sew
eral conferences were held, il is known.
One of these Aectihgs was declared
10 be for the purpose Of determining
why the Opposition" did not develop
Politicians openly smiled at the SUD
den turn in events which passed the
bill through the House. despite the
fight OF certain members OF the Ad-
illustrative Board who were unusual
~ active during the morning IN the
House.
Having lost the latest battle-and 1t
was confidently predicted that they
would be successful in the House-sup-
porters of the CITY Hall petition"
which vas recently adoptcd by Com
missioner Graham E. Hobson Of the
Administrative Board. were planning
another line of activity. In certain
quarters their complete defeat in The
General Assembly was freely admitted
but 1t is known that plans are being
laid for the contest at the polls, when
the electorate will ratify or reject tho
charter amendments. which include the
abolition OF the Administrative Board
STOC1t-SELLNG SCHEMES
The Willis bill places regulation of
stock selling schemes in the hands Of
tho Corporation Commission, and T..
designed 10 prevent the unloading OF.
worthless securities on a gullible pub
lie. ii would permit no concern to- dis
pose OF promotion stock until all OF
! its treasury stock has been sold and
paid for In cash. 1T states that con-
Germs offering commissions OF more
than 10 per cent for Notation shall not
be permitted to sell stock and that
| those offering more than ) per cent for
that purpose will be prevented doing
so except aDon permission from tho
Corporation Commission
The bill, provides that all money de-
rived from the sale OF stock must he
expended for the purpose for which
the stock is ostensibly sold. There |.
also Il provision against advertising
for sale CERTAIN stocks which might
be held worthless by the commission.
Mr.. Wills worked on the measure
for several months before the General
! Assembly opened. He was aided in the
work by Delegate Ozlin. Delegate
Hobbs made his fight for election to the
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