The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-24
THE SMALL TALK
OF LEGISLATORS
A Substitute for the Penitantiary
Chaplaincy Bill.
QUALIFICATIONS TO TEACH.
A New Pension Bill Introduced-Tllc
Glass-Pricc Bill Will Become a
Law Next Session Saysa Member.
Other Legislative Gossip.
QUALIFICATIONS TO TEACH.


night completed the Appropriation bill,
and it will be reported to-day
There was a meeting of the Senate
Committee on Public Institutions, at
which the bill designed to put graduates
of certain private schools on the same
footing with those of State institutions,
as far as qualifications to teach in the
public schools are concerned, was re-
ported adversely. Graduates Of the Nor
NAL School, at tarmville. and certain
other State institutions can teach without
passing the required examination. Inc
bill proposed to embrace graduates OF
such private schools as had an establish
ed curriculum.
This committee decided to report favor
ably Senator Eggleston's substitute for
the Penitentiary Chaplaincy bill. The
measure authorizes the Governor to deS-
ignate some person to minister to the
ccnvlcts, and to give preference to any
one who may be recommended by any
organization engaged in prison reform
work. This substitute meets the obJec-
tons Of the Baptist preachers, in that
no money will be taken out of the public
treasury for religious purposes. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Protestant denomina-
items of the city will pay the salary of
the chaplain.
DR.. A. S. Priddy of Charlotte. has in
troduced a Pension bill in the House,
which is a modification Of the one OF
which Mr. Petit is patron. 1t increases
the pensions from SIS to $50, and allows
pension of $40 to old soldiers of over
sixty years of age, who are disabled from
d,SnnSa while in the service.
1t also allows pension of SD to widows
Of soldiers sailors or marines, who have
died since the war as result OF WoundS
received in the service. The bill, if
passed, will obviate the necessity of pri-
yate -ension bills.
The Pension bill of Captain Parks Is
set as a special order In the House Tor
next Tuesday at l O'Clock.
A warm supporter of the Glass-Price
bill. in the House, said last night that he
was not discouraged by the action of the
House in dismissng the bill. He said it
was a step in the right direction, and
would become a law in the near future,
perhaps at the next legislature
The House Committee on Finance met
yesterday morning. Mrs. C. OBJ, Coward
in appeared before the committee and
made a very eloquent plea for an appro-
pr.at,on to the Richmond, Eye, Ear and
Throat lnfirmary.
The matter of taxing the mineral output
OF the State was discussed, but not acted
upon. 1t was favored by Senator r. p.
bruce, of Scott, and Hon. r. T. Irvine,
Of Wise.
Hon A A. 1'hlegar, Of Roanoke, and
r. l.. Parrish, Esq, Of Covington, ap-
peared in opposition to the measure.
Mr.. Lambert, of Wythe, has introduced
a bill in the House to require county and
city officers to give bond in Trust Com
panies.
Judge Martin Williams. of harrisburg,
and Wessrs. William Miller. B. w. and e.
Il. Por1er4ield. of Newport News. Va.
were among the callers at the Capitol
yesterday.
DR.. I. l.. Foster, of Williamsburg; j.
r coleman. Esq, of Lynchburg; Hon.
r. Tate Irvine Of Wise; and Judge
Thomas N. Miller. Of Powhatan, were at
the Capitol yesterday.
Hons. e. H Barclay, ]. ". Cowan.
and John W. Churchman, were absent
from their seats in the House yesterday
on account Of sickness.
s,antain r, S. Parks, of Page. and Hon.
John Whitehead, Of Norfolk. are both
very hoarse from speaking. Neither of
them could speak much above whisper
an yesterday