The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-08

he Bill to- Rcstrail, Them
Meets With Opposition
iii tic Senate.
The SALARIES or .TEAC HERS.
The Senate Declines to Fix q
Minimum Sl,ln-The aElcc-
ton Of School Trustees.

1he General Assembly yesterday made
considerable progress In tho considern-
tion of the business before 1t, but passed
no bills Of grsnt interest or Importance,
The report of tho special Joint committee
on tho question Of establishing another
normal school in tho State for women
was submitted In both houses and or
dered printed.
The senat, passed two long bills rclat-
Ing to public schools In tho coun ties and
in the cities, after voting down nmend-
ments designed to make county school
trustees elective by the people and TO ELK
til, minimum salary OF teachers VINO
have taught for three years at $50 per
month. I'd, ~
senate was consumed III the consldera.
lion Of the bill In relation to habituai
dr1inknrds and Judge Watkins advocated
~, measure earnestly, Mr.. Shackelloru
nn1 Mr.. Ope opposing. Before the phi
could be amended or passed the tune ior
the ecin order came, and the blll wa" was
pissed by until to-day.
The Senate.
nv !" Senator Sem or Donohoe. OF Fairfax. in the tn,
p n nee - OF the Lieutenant, Goyer nor
prayer was offered by Rcv.l1 I. tAthii =;
There being fewer than a Quorum o.
s Snil ii:s5 Brsas'nMti NJ. - ,v,,,ra =
When Goyerpor s Millaed pr Te
e es%ed the ssq1t y ''y 's
'Scnnte bill No SIS, to authorize the
voters of Farmvile ma Gisterial Idis st,Sl
to d Xete pp2 for Se sale Of liquor vas
Mr. Donohoe Of Fairfax Gallea ~, ~ tan
p i,5 10 authorize The Board ,s Of ~,
perv(sors Of Falrfax county to iens no
building on the COURTHOUSE square 20 'ho
s Mr. Watkins, OF PRINCE Edward. Offered
the report Of the special JOINT comiInti n,o
hs seSoo e by an eon aea0 tie
publication OF 800 copies Of the report was was
authorized.
IIABITUAL DRUNKARDS.
The Senate then proceeded led to h GnnS So
Grafton Of the f far nsccrt;nins Who are
iua 10 + drunknrds. was taken up. and
Mr. watkins of Prince EdWard ealnes Of
M Tdcn he sapnntfh w SO adesd 70
liquor abit as to have lost seii1c az ,vI,ai
in ma nv ways the law recognizes as u ne tc.
ccssity. He made an earnest plea IL, LOT NV
Of the bill reei'ing i ren ~ family My
and the community we're .tcrroiized. an and
made miserable by hus6aInia a or ia'hef
who vas ennf5m ana n.y. opc antago
MED the Bill in its present form. the 1as
first named declared With empna sySe Ii II
IT. shocked ms sense II Sending b to
mt bit It IN the power OF any irresponsible,
person to publicly brand e rs sonar arnKn nci
1Njoot ~ even desired the paSSa sc OF
G ~ Sill q It VAS VAS because they had drained
poor fellow 5 e his pe y aH @as saa 70 be
seriously considered, he desired to alnGnd
# BY requiring that any, person propoI,iIts u
to have a man branded as an ihehi'hto
Mr., Ope pointed out thHt a man G e no
we're intoXcated once lie demadheeud its
broad powers should be limited and the
public protected. , ~ ~,
and nd replied TO tho objections made to It.
The special order being called Ior, Inc
bill was read a second time ana lis LUZ
ther consideration and suggested amend
ments TGat s sEfF Gat' f t3;ia PASSED
o Te f ssn the da hs" s2at &c So
relation to TIE nusG sGho9fs offered 10
the b bili were taken up and acted on IN
the absence Of Senator Hnrman, Ipe atri@n
Of the a anSnd 91ropos BAY not less
than $50 -er month salary to teachers ,, MO
have taught for three 1iy. snrs or cbam opi
Senator BnrRsdale OF nd da rred IT'S pas
sage, He referred to the campaign ot
OBLIGATION nov EN9mTh On n ahe
wished to help this. benighted region;
whether the people wished 1t nr not. an =
urged this as a step H. the dir se s,n ~
eachcr who had taught three years was
entitled to the remuneration asked. I.
Mr. Keezcl, Of Rocktingham, e q nn ~
operate operate to close many Of the scho1ls IN IN
| tie mountain section II enacted. lAe ae
| clnred that many TEACHERS were per.l ~ ,.i
was Impossible to consolidate schoools III
| the mountain sections. and consolidation.
| and increased leyles would be necessary
| If the amendment prevailed
The amendment.9t Mr.. llarmali was de-
posing TO elect school trustees by The
people then came ", and ele.tfia some re
| The amendment failed Of adoption by a
vote Of e1Gnt o e ffaeen leaves
the selection Of county school trustees %
ali electoral board, consisting nf county
superIntenhent and voeS be de-
| ignnted by tho Judge,
The amendments having been y i, nl,sp osn
opse na 81 e R Re Htee
| having been adopted. the bill as amend,
cd was ordered to It's engrossment and
pGifNseihi RELATION 10 CITY SCHOOLS
On Mr.. Walkers motion the Senate
A SURE TEST