The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-03

|fionai sum 81 Stoo, 900 ont 81 ~
money IA the treasury not otherwise
| appropriated. to pay criminal charges,
the appropriation made for the year
ending February 20, 1919, and the year
ending February -, 1890. being DEEM
ed insufficient. 81,
Eleven local and other uncontested
bills on their third reading were
passed en- bloc.
Five Of these were transmitted to
. the general assembly by the governor
and provide for emergency appropria-
tions as follows:
Virginia Home and Industrial School
for Girls at Bon Air for the payment
OF salaries ard the purchase of sup
Plies and equipment. 1880.
Emergency Appropriations.
State Hospital for the Insane and
State Colony for Epileptics ana
Feeble Minded at Madison Heights,
to meet deficits in maintenance OF
ton year ending February %. 1890,
$190.329.11.
Convict Lime Board, to enable it
to pay for machinery and equipmen.
already purchased for lime plants.
I Register OF land Office and super
| intendent of grounds and building
A1' tht"hHtSidHCS VI capitol GROUNDS
add buildings, and to provide ice.
fuel, light and water for capitol and
library buildings, governors mansion
| and power plant, $s.040
| William and Mary College, to pur-
| chase and replace worn out and dis
charged dormitorv equipment. To
make necessary repairs to college,
buildings and to provide circulating
hot water for college buildings. $i3.-
015.
The following additional emergency
appropriation measures on their sec
ond reading were, under q suspen-
| sion of rules, also passed:
Virginia Normal and Industrial In.
stitute at Petersburg $3.50
Virginia Pcnitentiady. to- supple
ment an appropriation made by IN
act to regulate The treatment, hand
I ling and work of prisoners sentenced
to the state penal institution and to
appropriate funds therefor. SAL
1854
Another measure. authorizing the
military board to ray out of the mil
| itary fund the sum of $1,000 or as
much thereof as may be necessary
I for the transportation expenses Of OF
fcers and cadets of Virginia Military
Institute in attending the unwilling
OF statue of General Thomas ].
/ tstonewall) Jackson, was, under sus-
=! pension Of rules. Passed.
Two measures which were rasss4t
| by yesterday and ~ hich are expected
| to come uD for disposal today are one
i known as the corporation commission
| bill advocated by the governor and
Judge William F. Rhea, chairman OF
| the State Corporation Commission.
| md OF which Delegate Hall is patron,
! providing for the. taxation OF shares
/ of stock of par value of 800 or
over, and one providing for wheel
tax of $3.50
Judge Rhea, In advocacy of the
| bill. declared that during the last
! month the state had lost over $1,000
/ because of lack OF such law
/ The measure known as the vehicis
| or wheel tax bill would provide q
! tax of $3.50 per animal on all vehi-
cies which haul timber and wood as
! a business.
! The finance committee of the
/ House Ia expected TO report out this
] morning a number Of measures de-
! signed to raise revenue for the con
| struction and maintenance of the
state and county highway systems,
| These bills would increase merchants,
| licenses. incomes. soft drinks, etc.
The question Of early adjournment
/ was again agitated in the House yes
! terday many mem bers contending
! that today should witness the close OF
| the session.
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