The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-21

different State institutions The Univer-
sity of Virginia will get an Increase Of
$4,000 the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute al, increase of $1,000; the Virginia
Military Institute an increase of $4,000:
the College Of William and Mary an in
crease of $1,000. and state Female Nor.
mai School an Increase of $1,000.
widespread interest is still being mani
rested In the bills relating to commission
erF OF the revenue. Several resolutions
introduced recently in the Senate by Mr..
Machen. OF Alexandria. touching this mat
ter have attracted much attention. Speak
Ing OF his resolutions last night. Mr..
Machen said
II have introduced resolutions propos
ing amendments to the Constitution al
lowing commissioners Of the revenue and
treasurers OF the several counties and
cities to succeed themselves. Under the
proposed amendments tie General Assem-
bly, may provide that the commissioners
OF the revenue be elected or appointed
as may be deemed best
The Constitution put the Legislature
into the position of denying to the people
the right to choose the commissioners of
the revenue or OF denying the people the
right to retain the services Of those COM
missioners whom they had chosen. In
many cases these commissioners have
been reelected many times. They are
thoroughly satisfactory, and II wouid be
nothing less than n public calamity to
have them all put out OF office. To put
them all out at once would throw the
Auditors ofiicesin hopeless confusion. BY
the time they have partially learned their
duties they would have to go out again.
Surely this is pnor business policy
ION the other hand the right Of the
people to elect their officers Is one OF
which the people are Justly Jealous. Per-
sonaily, I would be glad to see them elect
some whom they do not now elect. More
over. there is well founded objection to.
putting any more appointing power into
the hands OF or Judges. They do not
care for H. andiiri many; cases 1t Subjects
them to Unnecessary embarrassment and
occas ionally to unjust criticism.
Upon view of the whole case it APP
peared that the only solution Of the diem
ma was to amend the Constitution so as
to allow the commissioners of revenue to
succeed themselves and to empower the
courts to appoint pending the adoption
OF the amendment.
NO good reason Is perceived why the
treasurers also should not be allowed to
succeed themselves.
~ shall support the Early bill. because
1 regard 1t as a temporary expedehe, ana
shall press my resolution PROPOSING the
constitutional amendments which Will en-
able n subsequent Legislature to put BACK
the right of election into the hands OF the
people where 1t belongs.
After lengthy discussion the senate
rnn,m;ttee on Public Institutions ana
,-d,,cation Yesterday reported, with the
roco ,,,n,endation that II. do not pass, .hs
lWickham bill increasing the salary OF .i,''
dor,misson Of hospitals toEsapoo an" pio-
vidinc that the commissioner sl -. ~ ~ =
ssk,lled alienist ard physician me Wv
was not unanimous. but sohsi l,'.'.
majority Of the committee were hsa''''s
the bin.
II has been generally understood. ana
vas. In fact so stated at the un,e VI ~ !,
introduction, that the Dill was aesl 81 sue ',e'
to attract DR.. w. +. Drew, "oI r,l,.a,
,nta,,dent at the Central State Hospital
d. patersburg. DR.. Drewry Is reco gnized
M one Of the leading alienists IN the
cmmtry. and disposition developed 10
1lac,. him at the head of thethospltal sysr
ten in Virginia, the post0noW nlieo pS
Colonel y. w. Lane, Jr., who, under the
lyickham Bill, would be ineligible 1t was
argued however, that the Constitution
specifically provides that the commits
sionar shall be an accountant, and 10
31;,,,f his selection to alienists and phys-
clans was declared by opponents OF INC
n,ea sire to be unconstitutional, as wen as
undesirable,
Among those who appeared IN advocacy
OF the bill were It's patron. Mr.. WlcKhahl'
OF Hanover; Mr.. r. b. Davis, or Feters-
burg, and Mr.. Gillian, OF Petersnu ,il q
both members Of the hoard OF. airectors
OF the Central state Hospital. me .oppo-
sition was represented by Judge Iaven-
rer. OF Shenandoah: Colonel Tuck, direc-
tor of the Western State Hospital, ana
Captain Osborne. director Of the South
western,
Senator John r. c4reear and his bride
who have been In the city severai Gays
we're presented Saturday with hand,
some silver tea service by the members
OF the Senate,
A card bore the Inscription {. FROM YOU YOU
colleagues in the Senate. On the silver
tray was inscribed these words; From
the senate Of Virginia to Mr.: and Mrs
John r. csreear 1904.H Mr., and Mrs
Greear have been the recipients OF many
handsome gifts from their friends.
With IA view to increasing the efficiency
of railway service and throwing greater
safeguards around the traVellng pup -
Mr., Maohen, of Alexandfla. VII VII Oily ~
In the Senate to-day Dill resula t. ma. ~
hours of work and rest Of certain en-
ployes, and Imposing heavy penalties to'
violation OF the rules prescribed.
Magazine articles, public discussions
and finally the clearly--sexpres'sed recon-
mendationsIo OF President RooseVelt MN mn.
self In a message to Congress- have callec
attention 10 the number Of serious ant
often fatal accidents resulting from ~
fact tnnt the moi, operating the trains
were broken down after long honrs g
forf,, their duties with thh aertness ant
attention to details SO necessary in tf'
safe conduct of n railway service, IN lhs
opinion Of the President. Y The Congress $.
were warranted In prescribing, me hours =
OF labor in any instance slt Wal Isr'
where so many lives we're annually los
IN wrecks that might have hasn ss"''a'