Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-31
Deny Strongly That They Are op.
posing The WilhePs.Lassller
Good Road Measure.
WORKING FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS
Favor Senator mann's Measure TO In.
crease Fees to Living Ra,es. Which
ia Now Before the Leslsla,ure--w.
j. Bryan to Address state Leolsla-
,ure in the Near Future
Especial To The nnlly proasA

Especial To The Daily Pross.)
! RICHMOND. VA. Jan. 3O.-Eyident.
" there is a misrepresentation regard.
ing the position OF the shcrlffs and
city sergeants OF the state toward the
i-assltor-Withers bin, providing for the
employment OF jail prisoners aid con.
Vlets On tho public reads. The sher.
ms organization known rs THE Per.
nhnheht ORGANIZATION of the Sherffs
and Scrgeants OF Virginia" was form
ed with the design OF looking after
the general business interests OF tile
members, hut probably will be con.
tinued chiefly for social purposes An
, executive committee was appointed
. consisting Of j. c. Shellmorc. sheriff
, OF Pit,sylvania, chairman; II, u. Turn.
hnll. shcrin OF Brunswick T. w. Mil.
stead. sergeant of Newport News; L.
Z. Watts. sheriff of Albemarle county
and j. Il. Evans. sergeant Of Peters.
burg.
! This committee Is net antognizing
III s,ny WAY the Wlthers bill
and the members repudate with indir.
.-natlcnt- the s,,lsgpstlop thu ihop are
doing so. They point ont TINT all
their respective communities. familiar
ith piDrc affairs and 's snly inter
ested in all pnllic Improvement and
development; Therefore. they would
be entirely willing TO accept some Lose
Tor themselves. II necessary. TO bring
ahont general Improvement in the
roads of tho state. The I'LL in which
they really are interested Is one of
which
the patron Il proposes to increase
me iees Of sheriffs and city sergeants
TO what they reenrd II reasonable and
living hg'ire They paint ont that
the fee system now In use las ..ood
without s',b:tantial change since IS49.
except with scme reduction on the nj.
iowance for per diem for prisoners
made by n legislature intent on n re.
trenchmens record some years ago
The governor In mis- massass. rec
ommending legislat,cn to provide al.
ditlonal numbers of prisoners for
work on the roads. took occasion to
, suggest that provision be made for
proper COMPENSATION 10 tho sherlfrs
and sergeants for tho losses TO be-
brought upon them by the proposed
change. Senator Mann's bill is I'm
line with this recommendation The
sheritfs and sergsants insist that they
do no; believe the people OF the state
intend 10 siaIve them out of office or
would sanction legislation In that dir
ection. They are trying to promote
/ the bill which they believe meets the
. governors views and will command
the sanction Of the public and are in.
terfeIing In no way with the Lassitel~
! Withers measure.
AS evidence of the regard of the or
eaniZation for the public welfare. the
sherhs point ont that at their last
meeting they adopted Il resolution
cordially endorsing bin to provide
that all future executions shall be
conducted at the penitentiary ana hi
B private. An an organization and in
/ d!v!i Tally they sand ready so CO.
operate with every movement for the
improvement OF the public welfare and
morals and all they ask is that while
the changes are made they shall he
allowed to earn living compensation
for their services.
/ Bryan to Address Legislature.
! Hon. William jennings Bryan lat an
+ early date will be invited to make an
\ address before the legislature of Vir.
ginla.
| a resolution. looking to that end
waS introduced by Delegate j. e.
Thrift. of Madison, In the House this
morning, and was unanimously adopt
ed, In presenting his resolution. Mr..
Thrift said that Governor Swanson
+ had been advised OF the movement
and was in accord with it.
Under the resolution the governor
viii extend the invitation himself,
and the time will he fixed 10 suit tho
/ convenience Of Mr.. Bryan.
} The Senate this afternoon concur.
red i'll the JOINT resolution. requesting
William Jennings BRYAN to make am
adress before the legislature wiener
, eT he can arrange 10 do so.
Up to Judges to Help Roads.
! The Senate today passed the Lassl.
ter bill. proviiing for the working OF
Jail birds on the public roads, with
the Ward amendment giving persons
In The counties. cities. and towns
/ where the convictions for mlsdemean-
or are had, the preference in using