The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Proposed That Courts.
Appoint All Commits
siOnerS Of Revenue.
ANDERSON PLAN FOR
SCHOOL INSPECTION
Five Hours Spent In Joint can--
vass Of Vote for State OFF,
GERS In Last Election.
Mann Offers Bill for
High School
System.

beyond scrics OF interesting and ~
some instances important measures.I
cmnnating from both sides of the ho,isa.
tho General Assembly spant an unsventnfe
day. ffvo tedious hours Of which wpro ds.f
voted to a Joint canvass Of the vote aaaHt
for State officers In tho November eleost
ton.
Among tho bills, resolutions, ana -
ports OF Tho day werp several Of constd4.
cradle moment Tho report Of joint;
commission revealing certain urssnhi
needs in tho State educational system and
recommending chain OF female noruta1.
schools was fled with the clerks Of thsl
two houses and ordered to bo printed fafs
circulation Companion Bulls offered mi
House by Mr. EARLY. provide for the ap.Ai
pointment Of commissioners Of the reyensani
by the judges of tho circuit courts. abol-s
ishinE tho law by whioh these ofI1nar9,
nrc now elected by the people.
On tho Sonata sido matter Of chief!
noto was the resolution OF Bsnater Ans.
derson. OF Richmond, calling for the fnt~ /.
mediate appointment of four small oopa- j
mittoes to visit the State institutions Of
learning ut once, make q thorough MYeS-
tigatton and report to the present Legis-
lnture. Whilo the recent "dlsturhances"
ut tho v. NJ. I. and tho v. r. L would
us n matter OF course, coma to the att
tention OF these committees. General An-
dsrson said yesterday that hia reaolu-
ton did not refer to these occurrences and
had application to no particular school.
The Legislature has regularly sent out
these inspection committees, but hereto-
10 re- they have been coruposed OF q largo
number Of rnea,bsrs. and the tour usually
became d '1unkct' which. General An
derHon says, accomplished very littlc In
the way OF real work. It Ia His aim to
eliminate the "junkotins' feature and to
have small committees, the reports
from which will be OF Some permanent
valus,
System of High School.
A bill for tho establishment and main
tenhnce of 8 system of high schools was
offered by Senator Mann. This bill has
the endorsement Of the State Board Of
Education. A new redistricting bill, mali
Ing certain ohangos In tho First, Second
and Third Congressional Districts mas
offered Jointly by Senator saleD OF Nor
folk. and Senator Holt. OF Now
port News. Among other changes this
bill separates these two oitios which
have heretofore both been In tho Bat1u
diatrtct.
Apart from the Early bill referring to
commissions of the revenue thcre WAS
little of widespread interest in tho house.
Delegate spessard offered n bill to es-
tablish permanent plan in tho penitar..
tiary at Richmond. by tho execution o.
felons, and Delegate Fuller, of this oatIs
offered bill making number of !ms
portant amendments in the act concern.
ing the power OF eminent domain. From
1880 to $3.50 the hall of the House was
used for a Joint session. ut which tho
vote In the last election was cnnvnssod.
Both houses adjourned until Tuesday
at noon. by which Tina 1t L. supposed
that the long-awatted desks Will DO In.
place.