Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-07
HOUSE GIVES FUNDS
TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Gaton-Spessard Measure AppropPi.
aling 100000 Passed
By Big Majority.
VIRGINIA SAVES To PAY DEBTS
Mann introduces Il Bill Which is Aim.
ed At So-called Social Clubs"
Which Are Considered Disgrace
Money Sharks Receive Attention in
a Proposed Act.



RICHMOND. VA. Feb. G .--tIouse
hill No. -. making an additional ap-
printion of $2o00oo for virainia's Fri.
mary schools. went through the lowe =
branch OF The General Assembly in n
jifTy nhis afternoon AT 1880 o'clock.
The vote was 81 10 3, and there was
no debate.
Virginia Starts to Save.
Tcaay's action OF the House in
pasSin. the finance committees bill
10 appropriate annually Off the next
two years the sum of 1000 10 he
applied To the sum already set aside
for the sinking fund. is regarded as
II wise step i'll the direction of
economy.
II means that Virginia. now in The
full bloom Of prosperity. will antici.
pate by four years certain grievous
obligations which must he met
Fake Clubs" to Be Ousted
Fake social clubs and Sunday speak,
oasies will have no easy road 10
travel should the provisions OF bill
introduced in the Senate today by
Judge Mann become a law. In the
main ii is an amendment Of certain
provisions Of section Ill of the act
approved February, 1908. generally
known as the Mann bill"
Ii imposes n Jail sentence of not
less Than one nor more than three
months in addition 10 fine upon
any person who sells intoxicating
liquor on Sunday. or opens any place
where such liquor is sold
The bill also amends section 142
of the same act. requiring all corpo
ra'ions chartered as social clubs that
may keep liquors on hand at its club
house to be sold or given away. to
take out license and be otherwise
subject To all the provisions of The
Mann liquor law
Money Sharks to Be Wiped Out.
a sweeping measure, having for lis
object the regulation and restraint
or extortioners who under the guise
and induccmcnt of loans on house.
hold goods, wearing apparel or such
like property. manage to enforce and
collect usuriOus interest, some times
far exceeding the amount OF the orig.
ihal loan. was today offered in the
Senate by Senator Mcmahon. of AL.
cxandra
The bill provides thar all persons
who propose to engage in the making
or loans on that character of prop
erty shall pay license OF 800 and
file with the officer issuing such
license statement under oath, giving
tn clocation where such business will
be conducted.
Any interest charged by the lend.
er in excess OF the legal rote of I'm.
lerest. or any fee, fine or charge
whatsoever, whether for negotiating
a loan or for commissions. examina.
lions, attorneys fees or any other no.
nus or additional compensation other
man permitted by The bill, shall be
held and taken as payment on the
loan. and upon complaint and proof
OF such Ovcrcharge the court NAV nj
its discretion revoke the lenders Ii.
cense.
a similar bill was introduced in
the. House by Delegate Peyton.
Houston's Bill Discussed.
For nearly TWO hours last night
The members of the Senate and
House committees on finance, schools
and colleges and public institutions
and education were in joint session
in the Senate chamber listening to
appeals for the establishment of a
school for the colored deaf and dumb
and blind. The bill under considera.
ton was that offered by Delegate
Harry r. Houston, Of Hampton.
Doherty Nominated.
Governor Swanson today sent his
first appointment to the senate-that