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Houston's School Bill Passed-Minor
ity Report Suggesting the Closing
OF the Potomac to Oystermen is
Voted Oown--Talk OF Extra SEES
sion Revived.

sion Revived.

"'or Sadlcr. of Powha,an. today
made futile effort " gel mp the hill
providing for increasing the pay OF
members OF The General Assembly.
The bill doubles The pay OF tha
members. giving senator's and delr
gates $S day and the presiding Of
iiccrS Sl2 IA day. The hin would he
imperative for The present session.
The appropriation bill, which had
the RICH, Of way, came up and the
Senate amendments were taken IN in
order.
When the item making an appro.
priation for the University of Vir-
ginia was reached. Senator STROBE
offered The following amendment:
Free Tuition Demanded.
Upon condition that the univer
silly shall give instruction to proper.
iy prepared white students from
.'ir',inia without charge for tuition
or university foe in the academic
department.
The senator said that The fec of
$40 restricted the attendance at the
university. Young men from his dis
trict had been unable to matriculatc
for there were many ambitious young
men 10 whom The $40 was Il consid
Grafton.
The university was getting increas
ed appropriations from the State. The
people should get the benefit of the
30 per cent. increase in appropriation
Houston's School Bill Passed.
The bill 10 establish the Virginia
state school for colOred deaf and
blind children has been passed by the
House. The bill came mp oui Of CT
der, on motion OF MIR. IlOns;on. The
patron, after some discussion Mr.
Gwaihmey opposed the hill. Mr.
TaliaIerro spoke for it. and IL was
passed by the vote of 10 TO g.
Potomac to Stay Open.
The minority report OF the Vir-
ginia delegation in the recent oyster
conference with representatives OF
The Maryland legislature was voled
down by the house committee on the
Chesapeake. The minority report
favored closing The Potomac riycr
10 oyster fishers for Two years.
Much Extra Session Talk.
Delegate Curlctt. of Richmond
county. started in the House today
Il movement 10 ask Tor an extra ses.
sion.
The governor has expressed him.
self as satisfied that the I.egisla.
lure can complete it's work within tho
statutory limits. but when he Is
shown The great accumulation OF bust.
ness, Mr.. CurletL thinks he will
change his mind.
Delegate Gaines. OF Norfolk. favors
an extra session. ii il is seen that
the business of the Legislature de-
mands il. He is particularly inter
ested in the Norfolk charter meas.
IRE. which is near the end OF the
calendar, and may never be reached
during this session. II is importan.
TO his city. he says. and should he
acted nEon al this session.
The motion made today To take l.
mp ont of order was defeated.
Alien Laborers For Virginia.
Much interest is conferred in The
bill, now the regular order in The
House providing for the appropriation
of $4,000 to be used by the Sta q
board of Agriculture and Immigration!
for promoting and encouraging mmi.
grafton into The State.
This will he considered this week.
and there is probability of its pas,
sage
The idea is to bring acceptable
farm hands and lahorers into the
state 10 fiji places now vacant.
British Vice Consul r. A. s. Brine.