The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-27
SENATE DISCUSSES
HOTEL TAX REFUND
About $1i, 900 Involved In Measure
That Affects Hostelries In CITY
and State.
SEVERAL BILLS PASS
Appropriation of s170,6s7 For State
Hospitals For Insane is Approved.
Confederate Monument for Lynch
burg-County Roads Favored.

For an hour and a half yesterday
afternoon the senate debated the Dill
TO refund to local hotels taxes erro-
neously or improperly paid into the
state treasury. Practically all OF the
hotels in the city are included in the
provisions, the total involved being
about $11 900. There are several other
hotels in the state. several In Norfolk
and the Hot Springs hotel, having IN
claims similar TO those in the case
under consideration. The bill was put
on it's passage and failed by one vote
and then a motion was made to re-
consider. that motion being passed BY
and the matter will come up again.
House Bills Passed.
The senate at the afternoon session
took up and passed the following bills
which have previously passed the
house
To appropriate the sum of s17o,-
5s7 to the state Hospitals for the In
sane and the Virginia colony for cpl
leptics. and the state colony for the
feeble minded. to meet the deficits In
maintenance Of these Institutions for
the fiscal year ending February %,
1918.
To amend and re-enact section $3.50
of the code OF Virginia. IN relation ia
amended.
To amend and rs-enact an act an
titled an act 10 amend section 5Tso
of the sode OF Virginia. in relation 10
pulling down fences or leaving gates
open, and so forth, approved Febru-
ary 10, 1922
To prohibit the sale of water by
one city TO the inhabitants, firms cor
~ re n al
city: aud the right to occupy and
use the streets, lanes. parks or other
places in the latter city without the
consent or the council OF said city.
Authorizing the councils OF the cities
o. this com n1onwealth having. by the
last United States census, population
in excess Of $4,000 inhabitants and
less than 1000 inhabitants. to
blish. erect construct. and main
tain armory buildings and stables end
other buildings necessary and conve-
nient therefor, and to ratify and con-
Arm the esta hlIshment. erection and
construction Of srmory buildings, and
other structures necessary thereto
heretofore made by the council OF
any said city.
To amend and e-enact an act en-
titled an act to authorize the board OF
super FIrbIH Va i%tsNHb0E& GobANs ~
appropriate money to q Confederate
monument, approved February 30
1908. and amended by an act Of the
general assembly, approved February
5, 1915.
To amend and re-enact an act ap-
proved March 90. 1915. entitled an
net to authorize the board of super
visors OF Wise county to invest. use
and apply any part OF the sinking
fund created and set apart for the
purpose of redeeming the principal
Of the 500, GEO issue OF thirty year
wise county road bonds. dated Feb.
ruary J, 1911. In and TO the purchase
and holding Of any part or parts OF
the $4,000 issue Of thirty-year Wise
county road bonds issued for the r CHI.
mond magist erial district dated March
/ 1918; and In and 10 the purchase
and holding Of any part or parts OF
the $3.50 00 issue OF Wise county road
bonds issued for the Gladevile mag
istprial district. dated March !, 1919
and to grant 10 the board Of supeg
visors Of said county the additiona
authority 10 invest. use and apply any
part Of said sinking fund, and any
part OF any sinking fund now or here.
after created and set apart for tbs
purpose OF redeeminE the principa
Of any road bonds OF said county now
or hereafter issued for the safd county
or for any OF the magist erial districts
thereof, in and to- the purchase and
holding OF any part or parts OF such
county or district road bonds, now OF
hereafter issued and in and to tbs
purchase and holding Of any sehoo
bonds now or hereafter issued by ans
school district OF said county.
To provide for the expenditure of a
surplus now in the hands OF the road
board or Boydton magisteriai district
MecklenhurE county.
To provide for the expenditure oil
any surplus of the 1918 bond issue
which may remain in the hands oil
the road hoard OF Biuestone magts.
terial district OF Mecklenhurg county
To amend and re-enact an act en-.
titled an act to provide for making
building and keeping in repair the pub
lie roads and bridges in Graysor
county. approved March &. 1900. and
as further amended by an act approved
March ~, 1909, approved March Is
1908
To amend ana re-enact section 4 oil
corning corporations, which became
law on May 81. 1903. as amended
and re-enacted by an act approved
March u. 1910. and as further amend.
ed and re-enacted by an act approved
February 9. 1912, entitled an act tc
amend and re-enact section 4 of chan.
ter ~ OF an act concerning corpora.
tons.