The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-01
FIGHTING HARD
FOR NEW SCHOOL
ZION. Blackburn Smith Points
Out the Advantages Of Front
Royal For Location.
NJ TO HELP HIS PEOPLE
Important Action Taken BY Sen
ate Comm1ittecs-Mr.
Byrd Talks.

Mr.. Blackburn Smith, who represented
tie Legislative district Of Clarke and
Warren for two sessions In the House OF
Delegates, is in the city, looking out for
the interests OF Front Royals candidacy
for one of the proposed new female normal
He said to a Times-Dispatch reporter
at Murphy's las. night:
"Thc people In my section are very
much interested In the normal school
matter, and are bending every effort to-
ward securing one OF the proposed schools
for Front Royal.
IF the Legislature determines on but
one school, then VIC want that one. On
the other hand, II three new female nor
mails are decided upon, we want orc OF
the three.
THE Front Royal and Riverton Board
of Trade has Just issued q hand map OF
the State. upon which are Indicated ths
localities and institutions receiving annual
appropriations from the state treasury.
This map conclusively proves that there
is not a single public institution located
in the large t%ax-paying section of Nir-
gInia lying north of Charlottesville and
Stanton.
Now. IL the Legislature supplies the
crying need for a system OF female nor
mai schools. we claim one of tliam for
Front Royal. as the most accessible and
suitable point In northern central vir-
ginia. and we will substantinte her claims
by the map and by the auditors report"
With the flood of bills cut OFF, Senate
committees are rapidly winding up their
work, and the last sessions of more than
one have already been held. Eight meet
ings were held yesterday. beginning IN
the morning and running through the az
tcrnoon and evening. and several were OF
considerable Importance. notably Sthe
hearing before the Courts Committee. re-
ferred to Mt length elsewhere.
Among the bills acted upon by the
Committee on Roads and Internal Navt-
CATION were two OF widespread interest.
The committe decided to report adversely
the Machen bill. designed to protect the
travelling public by regulating the hours
OF labor and OF rest of certain railroad
employees. officials and employees Of sew
eral roads both appeared In opposition 10
the measure. The commltte reports ia.
vorably the st. Clair bill. allowing the
State Corporation Commission, for good
and sufficient cause. to suspend the re-
strlctions governing the running of rail-
road trains on Sunday.
The Commute on Fish and Game re-
ported adversely the Sadler bill. provid-
Ing for a State game commissioners and
wardens: also with an amendment. but
with recommendation th9t 1t do not pass,
the House bill abolishing the office of
| chairman OF the Board of Fisheries and
the creation OF a State Fish Commits
sioner.
The Commute on Privileges and EIec-
tons reported favorablys the Hobbs
amendment to the Constitution. provid-
ing for the election of half tile. member
ship OF the Senate every two years. In
stead of all every Jour years, as is now
the law.
The Committee on General Laws took
~up IL number of matters. The House
slot-machine bill was reported favorably.
with some amendments.
Delegate Richard f. Byrd. Of winches-
ter in discussing the objects Of his reso-
luton to inquire into the prices of school
books in Virginia, said last night:
1.-The charge has been made, and it is
susceptible of absolute proof, that the
people OF Virginia are required to pay
more for readers, Biographies. histo-
ries. arithmetics, spoilers and other
school books than the patrons of pub
| lie schols in other States. The OBJ
ject of my r%esolutjn Is not only to
prove that such is the fact, but to 60
further and to FIX the responsibility
where It belongs. Who is. %respensi-
| BILE for the fact that the children of
Virginia pay % cents for the Halton
Primer, when the children of Alabama
pay 19 cents for the same book? Why
do our children have to pay "a cents
for a first reader, printed here i'll Rich
mond. when Inc same book is shipped
to Texas and sold for 20 cents in cloth
and 15 cents in board backs? Who is
1t that forces Virginia parents to pay
$l.15 for a geography that can ne
bought In North Carolina and Texas
for So cents? What secret process
makes a second reader worth only q
cents in Georgia. when the Virginia
child has to pay 40 cents for 1t?
why, even here in Richmond the chil.
dren have to pay S cents for blank sheets
OF paper bound up and called Spelling
Blanks" when there are several similar
booklets OF an equal number of pages
offered and sold elsewhere for S cents.
The General Assembly should, in my
Judgment, give this mater n through In
vestigation through a committee en-
powered to learn the truth. in order that
tne people ol virginia may Know once
for all why these things are allowed.
and who Is guilty of such an outrage on
the public school patrons"
The House yesterday set next Tuesday
at 1880 O'Clock as tho hour to take up
House bill No. 1872. relating to physicians
license taxes as a special orders AS It
takes a two-thirds vote to make a spe-
cial order. and as the friends of the bill
claim that three-fourths OF the members
have promised to vote for 1t, the commit
tee Of he Medical Society of Virginia
claim that unless something unforeseen
occurs this extra tax on doctors will be
repealed.
Dr.. Charles v. Darlington. surgeon
of the penitentiary, has printed a long
communication, calling attention to GER
tain alleged needs at that institution.
In q nutshell. Or. Carrlngton's s. recom-
%mendationsf are thus summed up:
i: An arsenal II armory building,
with rooms above same, for the night
guards. to cost $4,000.
3. a kltchcn and four StOreroonSs AMI