Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-27
PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOOKED AFTER
Football Attacked Vigorously in the
House-,its Record Disclosed by Or
PowelI--Ciearettes May be Barred
from the State if Guilds Measure is
Passed by the Assembly.



Anderson resolution calling for the mp
pnntmrnt of four committees To in.
vestigale the public educational nSti-
iniions was voted down in the Senate
today after Il heated debate
Two bills were introduced I'm the
Senate today relative To the public
schools by Senator Sims of Louisa
The provisions of the bills are In part
as follows:
Regulates Sale of Land.
]. Dealing with the sale Of lands
for the literary fund. providing for
conveying of lands and compensatins
ageNts making the sale.
9. Prohibiting the changing of any
textbook hereafter adopted for use in
the pnbllc schools until same shall
have been used for al least four years
p. Making minimum of pay for SD
perintendents 5000 year. hut leaving
the boards of supervisors free to in
crease the amount.
4. Making The county snperint4n-
dent and TWO qualified voters the comn.
ty board; the circuit court Judge 3
to name The two members. who are to
receive 81 for actual services.
Teachers Certificates.
.. Requiring the insurance of Ger
tificatcs 10 teachers after July |. 1906
by the State board Of examiners. sab.
iect To approval of the division super.
intendent by which teachers are en-
ployed.
6. Providing for teachers insti-
tutes, not exceeding five days. at begin.
ming of the session Teachers to receive
full pay while attending snch insti.
tntes.
Z. Appropriating of $30O.OO0 for the
public schools of the State.
g. Providing for levy of not less
than Z IA cents for the support Of
county schools provided that levy
shall not at any time exceed % cents
on each 100 of property value.
The second bill provides that no
member Of the council shall act as a
school trustee. hut permits commits.
sioner in chancery to act as trustee
Football Attacked.
DIR. Powell, Of Brunswick. made q
ground tackle against football in the
house today. He asserted that the
game was responsible for 20 deaths
last year and injured $50 players for
life and that II was brutal pastime
He wanted the bill that he had intro.
dnced taken from the committee on
Schools and Colleges and considered
by the House. His request was turn.
ed down
More Pay for Election Judges.
BY vote of 4G to 80, and after
brief but spirited debate. the House to-
day passed Delegate Lions bill, amend.
ing section $40 of the Code and I'm.
creasing the pay OF judges and clerks
or elections fro l to So. The meas
IRE applies only TO general elections.
Cigarettes Under the Ban.
Delegate Eugene Guild is pushing his
Dill to suppress the sale of cigarettes
and ii will be considered by the com.
mittee February 6. The American To.
bacco Company has already taken no.
tice and will fight the measure. Mr..
Onld has received many letters of
commentator
Photographers Complain.
professional photographers want
law passed TO which will impose a tax
on all persons taking pictures for sale
or who develop pictures for pay. ANA.
tners have hurt their business they
claim.
Members of Governor A. j. Monta
que STAFF presented handsome loving
cup to him tonight at his home.
Oil Portrait of Former Clerk.
An oil portrait Of Colonel John Bell