Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-30
Delegate Barrett Opposes The Bill
But he Lacks Support and
Jobs Are Wiped Out.
$4,000 YEAR SAVED TO STATE
House Decides to Pay for Care Of Nv,
sane and from Now on Lunatics
viii Not Have TO Pay Roard-BiiI
Introduced Increasing Penalty for
Highway Robbery.

Especial to tho Daily PreEs)
RICHMOND. VA. Jan 29.-The
resolution to do away with the school
| inspectors came up today on motion
of Mr.. Spcssard asking early consil.
Grafton
Mr. Barrett opposed the PROPOSE
ton. lie thought the inspectors should
be increased. If any school officer was
to he dispensed with IL should he the
| local superintendent, he said These
| functionarics are practically supcrilu-
Gus. he argued. The five district s;i,
pcrintcndcnts are usually cheap poll
| ticians, ward -heclers and the like.
Delegates Byrd Speasard ami
others objected to the officials being
thus characterised.
II don't know what kind Ct politics
the gentleman from Newport News
has been indulging in," said Mr. Byrd,
but do know that the school supc".
intendcnts in my district are honor.
able. efficient: officers"
| Barrett Explains His Statement.
Mr.. Barrett replied that he did not
| mean to refer to the INSPECTORS as
| buns AMI heclcrs. He meant that the
! appointments were usn.l NY made In
consideration OF some political service
| rendered by them.
Delegates Royal. On!a and others
| took part III the debate Which devcl-
oped into m animated discussion
An amendment Offetci "a. Mr.. Read
was voted down. The S.ioS..ard resu-
luton. aboiishinS the 0il,C, of school
! inspector wh,ch was ere ted less than
debate on its final reading. An amcn,l.-
Barrett voting alone IN ,rr negative
The inspectors will lose e.. Jobs ii
| the bill bee, m"s a law. Tier duties
are very light. They draw $1,000 "a
! year each. i was argue hat whiia
they cos tho State $40 900 year
these supervisors and .rsne. tors nc.
compiish nothing beyond VIII, the To-.
cal Superintendent; perfurm for the
| schools.
Free Board for Lunatics.
The Movie bill providing for the ex-
pensc of removing, supporting ami
| maintaining insane persons came up
in the House OF Delegates today for
debate on its final reading An amend
| mcnt making the estate of a lunatiC
whose income exceeds $1,000. and one
| 40 i" not h)Is. holder. liable for
lii' :;'pport. was rsieCted after long
| discussion by ,otC of 81 to n. The
| az r:nal bill re-. Passed by n vote
:: E.! to 2
Mr.. ThOrnhilrs resolution offerc,
| last Saturday, providing for the ap
| pointmcnt of Il committee to confer
with similar committee from the
| Maryland general assembly. with a
| view of concurrent legislation on the
subject of oyster longing. was adop.-
ed today and formal notification
served on the Senate
Severe Punishment for Footpads.
In the House today a bill providing
for a more severe penalty for foot
pads. highwaymen and thugs resort
ing to force in robing their victims
was offered by Delegate Lewis. Its
title is "'rO amend and re.enact sec
ton 1874 of the Code In relation to
the punishment Of the crime for rob
berry
| The amendment suggested follows
"f any person commits robbery by pal.
tial strangulation or suffocation, or by
striking and beating. or by other VIC.
lence TO the person or by the threat
of presenting firearms. he shall be
punished by confinement in the PEN.
Tertiary not less than ten nor mere
than twenty years
Senators 10 Work Longer Hours.
| 1t is likely that from now on longer
sessions wiz he Vie rsle OF the s4p