The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-26
House Bills

The following were presented and
referred under rule 81.
To the committee on schools and
colleges:
BY Mr.. Anderson, of Smythe: A
bill 70 provide for the admission of
women to the lecture courses at the
University OF Virginia, on the same
terms as man, and to permit them to
receive the like degree in all depart
ments.
BY Messrs. Flanagan and Mus
grave: A bill to enable the rector
and board OF visitors OF the Virginia
Agriculture and Mechanical college
and Polytechnic institute to provide
needed accomm odations and equip
ments for students. TO issue bonds
and borrow money therefor, and to
appropriate money to provide for in
terest and a sinking fund for such
purpose.
To the committee on special, pri-
waite and local legislation:
BY. Mr.. Miller: A bill to permit
certain persons to practice veterinary
medicine and surgery in the county
OF Rappahannock.
BY Mr.. Martin: A bill for the re-
lief OF williane.eH. Bowman.
To the coxnknittee for courts of
justice:
BY Mr.. Chase: A bill to provide
that ali persons that qualified In
courts of record to practice law prior
to the year 1904 shall be deemed and
held to be duly and legally qualified
to practice law in all the courts of
this commonwealth.
BY Mr.. Slant; A bin to amend
and re-ena ct section $500 of the code
OF virginia AZ heretofore amended In
relation to homestead exemption.
BY Mr.. Gordon: A bin to prevent
divorce.
To the committee ON general laws:
BY Mr. Taylor: A bill to amend
and re-enact an act entitled an act
to amend and re-enact an act en-
titled an act to allow executors and
other fduciartes to invest in Virginia
three per-centum bonds issued by
virtue of an act approved February
Il, 1882. as amended by an act ap-
proved February 8. 18ss, as amend
ed by an act approved March ~,
1915.
BY Messrs. Slant, Rev, Norris,
Price and Chase: A bin to amend
and re-enact an act entitled an act
to secure toll operatives and laborers
enga ged In and about railroad shops,
coal mines, manufactures OF iron and
Steel and all other manufactures.
the DdylnU OIL "6@CH at tC5h III
tervals and in lawful money of the
United States, approved May %,
1887 as amended and re-enacted by
an act approved March II, 1913.
BY Mr.. Dodson: A bill to amend
and re-enact section 24s4 OF the code
of Virginia, as heretofore amended.
in relation TO liens on crops for ad
vance to farmers. as amended and re-
enacted by an act approved March
II, 1910.
To the committee on finance:
BY Messrs. Darlington tby requeste
Owen. Marshall and Cato: A bill
declaring the shares of stock of
banks, banking associations, trust
and security companies, to be tntan-
gible personal property for PURPOSES
of taxation, and fixing the ratee OF
taxation thereon.
Bv Messrs Cherry and Dodson:
A bill to amend and re-enact an act
approved March 7, 1904. entitled ian
act to impose a license tax upon
gypsies and like strolling companies.
BY Mr. Hudgins: A bill to amend
and re-anct section los Ia of an
for the support Of the government
and public free schools and to pay
interests on the public debt. and to
provide a special tax for pensions, as
authorized by section 1879 OF the con-
stitution" Approved April IS. 1903,
and acts amendatory thereof.
BY MIR. Darlington. by request: A
bill to amend and re-enact section 57i
of the code OF virginia>in relation to
redress against erroneous assessments
OF levies and local taxes, rs hereto
fore amended.
To the committee ON asyfums and
Prisons:
Bv Mr. Ralston: House Joint res
ofution proposing amendment to sec
ton i4S of article IL OF the constitu-
ton of Virginia
To the committee ON privileges and
elections:
BY Mr.. Stuhbs. OF Gloucester: A
bill TO amend and re-enact section
OF an act entitled IAN act to amend