The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-07
NOT TO ABOLISH
THE INSPECTORS
Senate Committee Reports the
Resolution Adversely, Whicl,
Means Its Death.
OFFICE AN IMPORTANT ONE.
This Fact Strongly Urged Upon
the Committee-Other I'M
portant Measures.
OFFICE AN IMPORTANT ONE

BIZ a practically unanimous vote. the
Senate Committee on Public Institutions
and Education yesterday afternoon, re-
jected the Spessard Joint resolution, to
abolish the Office of school inspector and
examiner In Virginia. The attitude of
the Senate Compittee seals the fate of
the resolution which has already passed
the House of Delegates.
The hearing was held at 8 O'Clock, in the
the Senate Chamber. and was attended
by distinguished gathering OF educa-
tors. all opposed to the resolution. Among
those who spoke, were two well-known
Richmond ladies and, In the words of a
member of the committee, they literally
Cleaned up the advocate of the inea-
sure represented at the hearing by Dele
gate Byrd, OF Winchester, and Delegate
Spessard himself. The ladies, were Mrs.
b. Is. Munford, president of the Richmond
Education Association, and Mrs. l.. r.
Dashiel both of whom spoke unusually
well and they unquestionably did not lit
tie to defeat the resolution. All the
speeches were of high order, and the
hearing proved. IN every respect ,,ns OF
the most entertaining of the entire ses-
sion.
Among the others who appeared in OPP
position to the resolution, were DIR. Z.
A. Alderman. president of the University
of Virginia; DIR. r. l.. Blackwell. presl-
dent of Randolph-AIacon College; DIR. S.
C. Mitchell. of Richmond College; DR..
James Cannon, OF Blackstone; DIR. f. w.
Bootwright. president of Richmond Col
ege: Mr.. L. r. Dashiell, PRESIDENT OF the
State Citizens League: DIR. Robert Foyer
DIR. Brown, superintendent of schools
of Petersburg: Mr.. John Garland Pollard
of Richmond; DIR. Walter Mcneil. Mr..
r. c. Stearnes, superintendent of the
] schools of Roanoke; DR.. Ormond Stone,
of the University of Virginia; Mr.. Joseph
| D. Eggleston, Jr., State Superintendent
| of Public Instruction; DIR. Bruce r.
Payne. of the University of Virginia, and
Mr.. Frank p. Brent, secretary OF the
State Board of Education. Speeches were
made by DR.. Alderman, DIR. Mitchell, Mr..
Eggleston. DR.. Payne, Mr.. Pollard, DR.,
Blackwell, Mrs. Dashiell and Mrs. Mum
ford, in defense of the work of the inspec-
! tors and examiners. The resolution was
advocated by Delegates Byrd and Spes-
sard.
The resolution will be reported to the
| Senate to-day with the recommendation
| that 1t do not pass.
An attack on money sharks is made In
a bill offered in the Senate yesterday
| by Mr. Machen, of Alexandria, designed
| to regulate and restrain the operation
of the alleged extortioners who, under
the guise and inducement of loans or
household goods. wearing apparel and
similar property enforce usurious in
terest rates, sometimes collecting in
interest sums far exceeding the amount
OF the original loan. The bill provides
that all persons who propose to engage
in the making of loans on that character
of property shall pay license OF $10
and file with the officer issuing such
license statement under oath, giving