The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-25

| In biennial grand round up. the rep
resentatives of the educational in
situations in Virginia supported In
whole or in part by the State. appear
ed last night before the House Finance
| Committee, in the hall OF the House
of Delegates. The attendance was
good. more than 100 people being in
the chamber. The interest in the pro-
ceedings demonstrated the attention
which is being given to the matter of
appropriations outside OF the actual J
membership of the committee.
The requests for the most part were
the same as those adduced In Deccm-
Der before the Senate Finance Com
mittee. But on this occasion they
were more abbreviated since each in
stitutton was given only twenty min
utes in which to present its claims.
Superintendent G. w. Butts and j.
H. Lindsay. of Charlottesville. appear
ed for the Virginia School for the
Deaf and the Blind. at Staunton; SUI
perintendent e. w. Nichols and Adju-
tant General Charles j. Anderson, for
the Virginia Military Institute, at Lex
ington; President Lyon G.. Tyler and
Rector Hughes, for William and Mary
College. at Williamsburg: President
Edwin a. Alderman and Rector Armis-
tead Gordon. for the University of Vir-
gtnia, at Charlottesville; President
Paul b. Barringer. for the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. at Blacksburg:
President j. l.. Jarman, for the State
Female Normal School, at Irarmville:
President Julian \. Burruss, for the
| Female. Normal School, at Harrison
burg, and President II. II. Russell, for
the Female Normal School at E'reder-
tcksburg. Superintendent of Public In
struction j. D. Eggleston. Jr.. assisted
In several OF the presentations.
| The only school not represented was
| that for the colored deaf and blind, at
| Newport News. Its claims will be
presented later by the president OF It's
board. II. r. Houston. who Is mem
her of the House Finance Committee.
The committee was In session for
three hours. rising at II o'clock. Other
sessions Will be necessary to hear de-
partrnents and hospitals
At the regular meeting of the COM
mittee yesterday. morning the inter-
ests of the penitentiary and the Laurel
Reformatory were presented. The PEN
iten,iary board asked for dining
room and kitchen and parole officer.
Surgeon Darlington requested an in
crease in his salary.
| Henry s. Hutzler. of the Virginia
Prison Association, preferred the same
requests for the reformatory that he
asked of the Senate committee.
| Fulfilling his declaration made at the
opening of the session, Senator Holt,
OF Newport News, yesterday introduced
two bills which will be OF public in
terest. One remedies such a situation
as was existent when James &. Wood
of the penitentiary board. was elected
superintendent of the penitentiary.
The other will prevent too many mem
bers of any board coming from the
same place. Senator Holt feels that
on the penitcntlary board too many
| members are from Richmond. and seeks
to prevent such condition hereafter
| in regard to any board and any city.
i The first bill is in part:
"No member Of any hoard of dIrcc-
tors or board of visitors of any lnsti-
tuition owned, controlled or managed by
the State. or to which the State shall
nance thereof, either wholly or in part,
shall be eligible during his term OF
office, or for one year thereafter, to
nny snlnricd office to he filled by such
hoard, either by election 0r appoints
ment." 49,
/ The other billbin part is: Not more
i than two members of any board of d.
Irectors, board Of visitors or board of
i governors of any institution to which
the State makes contribution for the
support or maintenance. thereof IN
whole or in part shall be residents of
or voters, in any one city or county OF
\ lnis Commonwealth"
Ills colleagues warmly greeted Sem
ator keezelf of Rockingham, who're
absence of several days. He was away
egate A. H. Snyder.
fredericksburg wishes to issue
bonds of the city FOR tho purpose of
enabling the city to appropriate 100000
in cash toward the establishment at
or near there OF the State Normal and
Industrial School for Women Sena-
tor Sims, of Louisa, presented blu
yesterday to this effect, Under the
act passed last year, fredericksburg Is
Il required to contribute the amount
named to the establishment OF the
school In order that it might be 10 :
Gated near that city, and this mode of
raising the sum is proposed
Another bill placing the election of
/ members of the state Corporation Com
mission within the power OF the people
was brought up yesterday by senator
i Halsey, OF Lynchburg. Senator Halsey
/ was the author OF the original bill,
| which last session passed the Senate
| ,,,I foH al n House..