Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-26
PUBLISHERS 70 QUOTE LOW PRICES
Legislature Elects Circuit Judges and
Measure is Put in to Add Another
judicial Circuit kiaking Twenty-Five
Plan Advanced to Pay the States
Enormous Debt.


RICHMOND VA Parents of school
children all over the State ami publish
crs os tho text books used in tho pub
tic schools Of irGinia will he interest
od In bill introduced in the House of
Delegates today by \. Il. rhornhill,
The delegate from Appomattox.
The measure aims to compel The
purchase Of all books used In the
schools az the lowest rate for which
they can he bought in an open mark
CT.
The main object is set forth in sec
zion OF the rhornhill bill. which re-
fers 10 the selections Of text books
and educational appliances"
This section reads. in part, as fol
lows:
"rhe said State board of education
shall he empowered. and 1t is hereby
pade' their duty TO enter into contract
for term OF years net TO exceed -four,
with tho publisher or publishers Of
school books adopted for the use of
the pupils OF tho public schools of Viz.
Sinia. Upon the terms and conditions
herewith set forth; that the contract
price 10 be paid Tor said books shall
be tho lowest price then granted TO the
publisher CT publishers. or any dealer
State, county, township. school district
or individual In tho United States. Tho
publisher CT publishers 70 mako a
sworn affidavit shall be put on file in
the office OF tho superintendent of pub
lie instruction Richmond Va; and
provide further that said publisher or
publishers OF said books shall make
written guarantee to the State
board OF education that any further
reductions in the price of said hooks
during tho life of said contract made
anywhere TO anyone shall also be made
TO said State board OF education
Il is also provided that in case Of
the failure Of the publishers to meet
the lowest cuts made by their conlpeti-
tors such failure shall make 1t tho
duty OF the State board TO declare the
contract null and void.
Circuit Judges Elected.
The Senate III 1c:3o-O'clocl1 today
proceeded with the execution of the
Joint order--,hc election OF circuit
judges for seven CT the twenty.fonr
circuits of the State.
Nominations wero called for the
First circuit. Senator Niemcyer offered
the nanc Of Judge w. n. Portlock.
which was seconded by Senator Sale.
Senator Phlegar nominated Judge
George j. Hundloy, of the Fifth cir.
cult, Senator Patterson being out of
the chamber temporarily. He seconded
the nomination on his return.
Senator Shackleford nominated
Judge Daniel A. Grimslcy. Of the Min. ;"
circuit.
Senator Walker, In the absence from
the city of Senator Scars, nominated
NohS1' -. ocAN1 lOT Judge CT the
Thirteenth circuit.
Senator Echols nominated Judge
Thomas w. Harrison for judge OF the
Seventeenth circuit.
Senator Campbell nominated Judge
W. w. Moffitt for judge of the TWEEN.
tieth circuit.
Senator st. Clair nominated Judge
Robert C. jackson for judge of the
Fwenty-first circuit, Senator Dicken-
son (Repnblican) scconding the nomi-
nation.
The Republicans made no nomina.
lions in opposition to those of the
Democratic caucus. and in many in
stances the Republicans voted for the
Democrats. AS rule. however. they
declined to vote.
All the nominees were elected with
out dissenting vote.
States Debt to be Wiped Out.
The two companion bpls HtScdycej