Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-07
Plan 10 Give The Public Schools
an Extra One Hundred 1hous-
and Dollars Defeated.
FREE SCHOOL BOOKS PROPOSITION
It Was Defeated While the Senate
Was Discussing the Appropriation
nill--Ncsro gxhlbI, at Exposition
to be Located in Riohmond--R akcr
Health Bill Goes Through Senate.

RICHMOND, VA. March G.-Con-
sideration of the approximations bill
was resumed In the Senate today.
When the item setting apart S6O0.0o0
Tor the use OF the public free schools
OF the state was reached Senator
Chnse. of Dickinson, offered an AMI
cndmcnt increasing the amount APP
moprlatcd to 100000 Senator Par
sons, of Grayson, Joined in the pen
for the free schools, but the Senate
- the vote of twenty four 10 eight.
rejected the amendment. Senators
Chase. Lassitcr Lincoln, McAloxan
der, Noel. Parsons. Sale and strobe
voting in the Affirmative.
Senator Chase also removed his Of.
fort 10 provide free school books. by
offering an amendment In the form
of separate clause to tho bin an.
propriating S250,000 or so much
thereof as may he necessary for the
public school ohil4rcn. The ana,
cndment was lost by the strict party
vote of tweniyseycn to six.
Senator Lastitcr made n strenuous
eifort to get an additional 100000 to
the $4,000 appropriated to pay OK
penses of the convict road force. but
his amendment TO that effect was lost
An amendment offered by Senator
Wickham apmopriating $4,000 10 be
used by the Negro Development ami
Exposition Company for the removal
OF their exhibit To Richmond and
provide place for Il was adopted.
senator Grayatt moved Il recon sid
Grafton OF the vote by which his
amendment. making appropriation for
the establishment OF ten experiment
tai farms, In different sections of the
state. was lost. II was ruled that
the Senator was ont of order rs he
had not voted on the prevailing side.
but Senator Glenn. of Brunswick.
{ came 10 his relief and renewed the
motion To reconsider. The Senate re-
fused TO reconsider. and the chance
for more experiment stations was
, lost.
This completed the the considera-
ton of the bill so far as the nppro .
priaiions for the next twelve month !
are concerned. and The Senate took
mp the distribution for the second
year which is practically duplicate
VI NV uist !thT DUupel.
Senator Saunders offered an am
. endment. which was ndop,cl. adding
$500 10 The appropriation for salaries
10 clerks in the auditors office. to BE-
equally divided among them.
Before the ldll was finally disposed
OF Senator Lassiter made final effort
to secure an increase to dcfray ex-
pensea of the convict road forces. ana
finally in getting adopted am amend.
ment raising the appropriation for
that purpose 10 $4,000 for the next
TWO years. $4,000 of this increase
to be deducted from the s25oO00 APP
prorriated in aid of public roads.
The bill as amended was passed,
and upon motion of Senator Mann.
1000 copies OF tic bill were ordered
printed.
Senate Passes the Baker Bill.
AT 1880 this morning the Senate.
by unanimous vote of S6 to o, pass
ed the Baker health bill. relating TO
the state hoard of health. AS II
has already met with the approval
of the House, the bill now becomes
law
ing measures which the present leGis-
iature has enacted. and its result will
be The thorough organization of tho
state and local authorities to fight
disease.
An especially important feature of
the bill is the crusade which ii in
iiiateS against tuberculosis. by re-
curing study of climatic condition,
throughout the state with view to
the best location for sanitaria.
Ii is provided also that the health
department shall institute researche;
into the best methods of combating
the various dread. endemic and cpl
demic diseases; such methods. for
example, MS that recently announced.
the serum treatment of cerebro spinal
meningitis. The author and friends
Of the bill say then look forward con
fidently 10 the time when Virginia
viii be well to the front in investi-
cations and results OF this character
fredericksburg Wins in House.
Fredericksburg, after hard fight,