The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-12
GOVERNOR IS AN
ABLE CONDENSER.
Reminds Delegation Of.
President: Message
SO Different.
GLASS TAKES ISSUE
ON ONE SUBJECT
Representative Opposes Mr..
Montague S Recommendation
Compelling Parents to
Send Their Chill
dren to the
Schools.

(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. d. c., January IL
The message OF Governor Montague to
the General Assembly has been much
discussed by Nirginians in Congress. and
is generally commended az an able paper,
dealing with matters of Importance 10
the Commonwealth in practical and
straightforward manner That the Gov
ernor was able to condense 1t to the space
OF four columns has been commented
upon and universally approved. Repre-
sentativos and Senators have recently
had to wrestle with 5000 word message
from the President OF the United States.
and are therefore In fair position to ap-
preciate a state paper which has been
boiled down.
Representative Carter Glass takes
square issue with the Governor on the
subject of compulsory aducatiDn.
II am opposed TO compelling the par
elts of children in Virginia to send their
children to the schools" said Mr. Glass,
as lie sat at his desk in the hall of the
House this morning beforeethe body con-
vened. looking over his Times-Dispatch.
which lad just arrived. aud making run
orally. Il am not prepared to say we
should not at any time undertake to
compel parents to send their children to
school, though least government Is best
government, as a general proposition.
But assuredly am opposed to our under
taking in Virginia AT this time to COM
pei every child, white and black to 90
to school. 1t would mean an increase In
the number OF white children enrolled In
the public schools. II would mean an
enormous increase In the enrolment OF
Eololcd children. Tie people of Nir-
ginis are educating and have educated
about as many negroes as they can. We
have spent sa3. .0cA, 900 in negro education,
and have received only the 'll-wll of
the colored race therefor. Let lis APP
proprIate all the money possible for bet-
ter schools, but let Improvement he in
the way of better teachers. better paid
and longer terms When we have made
the needed Improvement in these drec-
tions we may discuss a compulsory edii-
cation law, though am not sure we
ought to undertake to compel parents 10
send their children to school
Yes, I suppose / shall vote to admit
Filipino sugar and tobacco to this coun-
try at reduced duty" said Mr.. Glass.
discussing the Philippine tariff bill,
which will be voted on tomorrow. eve
have done away with about all the bene-
fits of the protective tariff the South can
receive, and we might as we'll abolish this
one. The Louisiana members are oppos-
ing 1t, because it will tring Philippine
sugar, they say into competition with the
Louisiana product. But nearly all the
rest of the Democrats will vote for the
reduced tariff"
The cynical expression on Mr.. Glass's
face, accentuated the cynicism of his
wo:shE
Ill Wind That Doesn't, Etc.
Mr.. Jones, who is deeply interested In
the bill by reason of his position us
senior minority member OF the committee
on insular affairs. says he believes its
passage will eventually accomplish good,
as 1t will have n tendency to make the
beet sugar Republicans from tho West,
advocated some arrangement by which
we may dispose OF the island.
According to report of the Bureau
of Census. Just issued, there are II bene-
VIOLENT institutions in Virginia. or this
number five are public. forty-nlne are
and twenty-three are ecclesias-
teal AT the Bargaining of the year 1901,
there were 1894 inmates In these Il IN
stitutions. There We're 154aS inmates ad-
mitted during the year, and 6,192 remain
ing at the years end The bulk OF those
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