Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
Measure Introduced in The House
by Delegate 0u|d Which Pro.
Vides for Them.
SCHEME IS SUCCESS ELSEWHERE
Extra Monies For Primary Schools
Can &c Used Exclusively For White
Pupils if Local Boards SO Decide,
it Is ecIicvcd-Prcacl,crs in Hot
Contest For Office.


Especial to Daily PreSSD
RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 9.-Travcl.
hug libraries Tor The public schools
OF Virginia will be provided in It
Few months il a measure introduced
! III the House OF Delegates today by
Delegate Eugene Guild becomes Il law.
and there is every prospect that the
legislature will adopt the scheme.
3y the terms of the bill tho library
board of the State library is author.
lied to purchase and otherwise pro-
cure books and equipment for the
establishments of circulating Libraries.
/ Best Books to Be Selected.
The books purchased shall be sc.
icctcd from list of literature fur
| nisled by the State Board of Educa-
| tloh and are To be loaned to tho
schools under such rules and rcgula-
tons as may be presented jointly
by the library board and the State
Board of Education.
The appropriation asked is only
$4,000, the amount 10 be paid TO the
library beard out OF any money in
the treasury not otherwise appro.
priatcd.
The scheme has been in successful
operation in other States for many
years.
Swift After tie Drinkers.
Delegate Granville X. Swift. OF
Spottsylvania, today introduced a bill
with the following title:
To prohibit the sale Of apple cider
within two miles Of each house oil
worship and camp meeting while ser.
vices are being held thcrcat. and at
! tn cCouri.hou3c Of SpC.isylvania Va.
while court or board OF supervisors
are Ill session, and to repeal such
part OF The general law of this com.
monwcaith as permits the sale OF
pure apple cider in said county, OK
ceEt as aforesaid, and prescribing
penalty for violation.
Can Be Used For White Schools.
The bill offered by Senator Thomas.
Of Lynchburg, in aid of the primary
school system of Virginia, which car.
ries the largest appropriation Of any
single measure presented TO the pres
ent General Assembly, has been IA
vora6ly reported by the Senate Com.
mittec on Public Institutions and Edit
cation and placed on the calendar.
The bill sets apart out of the gcil-
cral revenues ri the State the sum of
S5OO,O00 for the primary schools and
authorizes the local boards to apply
each its pro rata in uniform distribr-
ton among any Glass" of schools it
may select. This last provision would
, permit the local board, should It so
desire, to devote the fund to the i'm
| provomcnt of the white schools alone.
leaving to the negro schools only the
per capita share from the regular
school funds.
More Pay For Soons.
The Senate Committee on Finance
and Banks, through its chairman,
Henry r. Wickham, today reported
faovrably the Sadlcr bill doubling
the pay Of members Of the Cen
eral Assembly. which is now 81 per
day. Under this bill the salary of a
member for the session would he
$3.50. The president of the Son
ate and the speaker OF the House
would each receive 1920. The
chenge cannot benefit tho present
| legislature.
Statue For lee.
Delegate Cox's bill to amend the
act to appropriate $4,000, or so
much thereof AZ may be necessary,
to carry out The provisions of the act
TO provide Il statue Of Robert Edward
Lee. 20 be placed in Statuary Hall
In Washington, d. G.. and TO con
stitute commission TO contract for
said statue and present the same