Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-27
HOUSE MAKiNG PROGRESS
IN CLEARING UP CALENDAR
Seven Bills Passed and Many En-
crossed to Third Reading.
Several Arc Dismissed.

Rapid progress was made by tho
House yesterday on It's calendar,
which had become congested because
OF consideration OF the budget bill
and other more important legislation
Seven House bills were passed ana
nineteen Senate and rnfty-seven House
bills were engrosscd TO their third
reading. Most of these probably Will
lie passed today.
Thirty, three House bills on their
second reading were passed by. MANY
Of these probably will never again
Ssec the light OF day. which also is
committed. Several We're dismissed
from the calendar
Amons the bills that were passed
y esiie,rrdiny was one amending the Mapp
known as the "automob!le forfei,ure
Dill, and provides that when The
D is cor oo o. an autonobiie, whose car
10 cohnscated because IL is found 10
Tar opr ardent spirits, Is able To prove
anat II was without his knowledge or
consent his car cannot he seized.
Amends .Biuc sky LAW
Another Of the measures passed
a skT! Nv wha, Is known known as the blue
ana ana trust companies to sell sccuri-
ties, stocks and bonds
"a phi that was fought BY certain
- she Richmond delegation in the
measure, also WAS passed with two
81 ,he Richmond city dclcgaies-I'ul-
hi, ra,,, " ~ voting against II. The
stock from .l.5O 10 si.a5 on. tn. sio6
'"". ~ claimed, will mean n loss
sioo COO a anS 81 5 d MShmona 9t between
nc Iity council or Richmond passed
IN n,o. ordinance urging the Richmond
"e.eSation 10 fight the hin.
hmonT the bills rccommit,cl woq
s which 14dso The State q virsin in'fT Is q
bi na re-, "a, TO hold the meetings Of
.ninnbly Richmond. and not ai,,eitn
'Me confines Of tn. State. as IS done
P ~ one hEIhmiond Frcd~r!cHsbnrS ana
me h9nse virtually presarea .,lo
Hold Two Sessions.
ne House voted yesterday 10 hoi1
,wo sessions daiy during ,I. "u
,n aa.n u Ia" session. Tn1e ,n no
vii be N vac, Geain at ana the chair
~ which Tin. the House win r"
' Josn ~ iGT t wi,i p1ftSsno9n session
,iouse. read "A letter from Delicate 'i T.:
}. Buiord. OF Brunswick. VINO ~
s Desn III s, nee the first week Of tho
nope THAI he would be ;ible 10 :.tto,5
Sne hnal weeks deliberations Of M
only by unanimous consent can AM
ne" p'iis, except those bearing ;irm3
me finances OF tho State anI MR..
.q measures. NOW he in,rodueed In
-. ,N.-', '''F 'i' aNDtl.N = Week
ego becoming effective Yesterday -.
common consent. however, tho iIousG
|cSterday admitted hill apu-opriat-
ing 1900 for the purchase ~ csr.nyr
books needed for the state I.ibra-,.
The House Finance Committed yoe
ierda% afternoon reported out with
out recommendation the Hunter hiu
Increasing the salaries Of members n.
inc General Assembly 100 per cent,
May Kill Pilots BiII.
The House Committee on Courts n
Justice reported out q bin prohibiting
commemorative attorneys from act
ing as counsel tor public service cor
poraiions.
Prediction was made yesterday that
, wha, is known as lie pilots BIZ.
would be killed IN committee.
The House yesterday passed tic
amended Senate bill, fixing the salarv
~ tho Auditor Of Public Accounts nj
5000 per annum. $3.50 having been
stricken from the measure because OF
ueclination of The Governor TO approve
the appropriation in it's original form
Srnnt~ Amends. BIZ.
fo!!owin!; the recommendation or
the Governor, the Senate yesterday
morning on motion OF Senator Oliver
amended bill returned 20 that body
b. reducing tho proposed salary OF
the Auditor Of pgbllc Accounts from
$3.50 TO 5000. Tho vote was un
animous and the bin VIII so to the
House for concurrence
Twenty-six House bills 10 which
there was no objection were passed
by the Senate On bloc. Further ac-
ton on tho calendar was delayed 10y
ihe calling up Of the special order