The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-30
MR.. cHURcHMAN PREsIDEs
House Holds Long Session and
Disnoses of Much Business


and had passed his Joint resolution call
ing upon the State Board Of Education 70
abolish the positions of school examiners
and inspectors. There was much discus
sion over the proposition. but upon its
final passage the vote was Overwhelming.
The patron was the first speaker. and
he declared that the Office was useless
one and should by all means he abolished.
Mr.. Barrett. of Newport News. spoke
Earnestly against the rcsolutiork He
said the school system needed men to do
work and not merely to draw salaries.
In his view, 1t would be better to abolish
the office OF division superintendent and
retain the inspectors.
Goes Through in a Whirl.
Mr. Byrd referred to the inspectors as
fftf, wheels, and declared that they had
done nothing In his Judgment to com
mend them to the Legislature.
Mr. Royal took practically the same
View, and Mr.. Read expressed the view
that the State board should have an OPP
portunity to be heard before final action
was taken.
Mr.. Jennings favored the resolution, az
did Mr.. West. Mr.. ould. Mr. Early and
others. The resolution was almost unani-
mously adopted without objection.
The first bill on the calendar was that
by Mr.. Howle, to provide for the expenH
of removing. supporting and maintains
ing insane persons at hospitals. Many
efforts were made to amend. so as to
exempt persons whose Income was beyond
a certain point but the bill was finally
passed as 1t came from the committee.
There was quite spirited debate over
the bill. In which DR.. Powell. Judge
Talaferro Mr.. Withers and others took
part, the former creating much amuse-
r;v
of no good reason for a person of ample
means becoming insane.
Mr.. Houston made another successful
fight to have the Rev crab bill go over.
and 1t was set for special order for to-
morrow, when i. will come UP on its
passage.
The member from Hampton made an
eloquent plea for postponement and evil
IDENTIFY engaged the sympathies of the
House.
He declared it was a death warrant
against his people. and he was only ask
ing for stay of execution.
Said 1t Was Drastic.
He referred to the bill as drastic
measure, and warned the member from
Accomac that before the fight was over
he (Mr. Houston) proposed TO explode
bomb in the House.
Mr.. Mason wanted immediate action.
and several of THE members of the
kindergarten got into the debate on
| one side of the question. The House, by
a large vote, decided TO accede to Mr.
| Houston's wishes .s.E..5
The bill allowing the courts to appoint
commissioners of the revenue went over
on motion of Mr.. Churchman Mr.
Throckmorton sought to amend by Great
ing board of appointment. composed of
the court the court clerk and the county
treasurer, but this was not acted upon.
The last debate of the day took place
over House bill No. 81 fixing the punish
ment for barn burning in the nighttime
from five to eighteen years.
Mr.. Gregory offered an amendment.
| fixing the punishment at death, where
| live stock was consumed by the burning.
and this WIS adopted and the bill, as
amended, ordered TO it's engrossment
The amendment was supported by
! NIessrs. Gregory and Lee and opposed BY
Messrs. Puliam, Petit and Coleman.
"A great many bills were advanced TO
| their third reading.
Offered and Referred.
The following bills were offered and
| referred:
BY Mr.. Bownan--To amentl section 1929
of the Code relative to the treat
ment OF sick convicts.
| BY Mr.. 1ller--Petition (by requcst) by
Floyd Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans, asking the Legislature to re-
wise the existing pension law.
BY Mr.. Read-To re-enact an act to
provide for the raising and training
of bloodhounds for police purposes.
BY Mr. Barker-To authorize the Bote-
tourt supervisors to loan, deposit or
invest the sinking fund provided for
the purpose of paying off the bonds
of said county. and to collect and
renvest same. etc.
BY Mr.. Bowman-To amend section 4167
of the Code in relation to peniten-
tiary guards.
BY r.. E. Gill--Joint resolution propos-
ing amendments to section is of
article 2 of the Constitution OF yir-
glnia and providing for publishing
said amendments and certifying the
same to the next General Assembly
BY Mr.. Jennings (by request)--To pro-
vide for the organization and gov
eminent OF incorporated communi-
mites, which, under the provisions
of section 1013-B Of an act entitled
IAN act to amend and re-enact
chapter AZ OF the Code OF 1887, In
relation to cities and towns and to
repeal sections 1899 and 1910 of tho
CODE ana SectlOfl 1ufo, as amended
and re enacted by an act approved
March 4, 1896, and as attempted to
be repealed by an act approved
March Z, 1900, and to repeal an act
4 approved March I, 1000, entitled IAN
act to provide for local assessments,
in cities and towrs,' approved May
20, 1908, shall become cities.
| BY Mr.. Coleman-To amend section 175
of the Code so as to empower clerks
OF councils to administer oaths and
take atfidavits.
/ BY Mr.. Cox--To amend chapter A Of the
/ Code and to repeal sections 1889, 1910
| and 1043 of same regarding local as
sessments in cities and towns.
TO amend section 2219 of the Code
In relation to how ministers are al-
thorized to celebrate rites OF mar
riage.
TO amend the act regarding the
disposition of property for the main
tenance of cemeteries ETC.. and the
| ,,N,Idinr Of tba same.