The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-10
VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS AND
LAWS WHICH THEY PROPOSE

Senator Sales bill proposing that
school boards be allowed to refer to
/ vote of the people the question of
establishing new schools or improving
old ones, after the county authorities
have refused to sanction il. met with
strong opposition from members of
the Committee on Public Institutions
and Education AT a meeting Of that
body Thursday morning. II was re-
garded as a measure giving the people
! power which they had already dele
gated TO the county officials. The bill
was passed by to give Senator Sale
an opportunity to be heard,
The same committee pigeonholed
( Delegate Martin Williams joint reso-
luton to abolish the school examiners.
/ Superintendent OF Instruction Eggles-
ton said the resolution was only a re-
commentator. but a recommendation
/ from the General Assembly to him
meant q command. He said a ma
/ jority of the teachers, principals.
| trustees and supervisors were in favor
I of continuing the examiners. after
( our schools are better organized we
7 may abolish them. but they are do
( ing b valuable work right now" said
Mr.. Eggieston.
I Senator Sales bill providing that
! the general Of the State militia be
made an ex offfcto member OF the
board OF visitors OF the Virginia Poly
/ teChnic institute was frowned on by
I the committee, as the boards MEM
bership is already sufficiently large"
according to Senator Keezeii
Senator Hart Back.
Senator Hart. of Roanoke. returned
TO his seat Thursday. after several
days absence. due to the death of his
father
House Bis Passed
The following House bills passed
/ the House on Wednesday:
I To amend and re-enact section
| 437A of chapter % of the Code of
| Virginia relating to assessments of
lands. lots and interests therein. and
improvements thereon. as the same
has been heretofore amended by
chapter 3l9. Acts of 1906.
] To continue in force and TO again
appropriate the $4,000 heretofore
appropriated by an act approved
March 3, 1908, entitled Am act to
make an appropriation to provide for
the erection of monument on the
/ battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa, to COM
memorate the services of Virginia
troops in the battle on that field" tno
part thereof having beeen expended
up to this time). also. to approve the
design Of the monument selected by
the committee appointed under said
act Of March 8. 1893. and to author
/, ize and direct the said committee to
contract far the erection of said mon
ument; and TO appropriate the fur
Their sum Of $4,000 for that pur-
pose,
To require all water companies.
heat. Eight and power companies and
gas companies to pay a franchise tax
a property tax and to furnish certain
reports to the State Corporation Com
mission.
TO amend and re-enact section 46
of IAN act to put into effective opera
tioE the provisions of the Constitu-
ton, relating TO the creation, appoint
ment and organization OF the State
Corporation Commission its iurisdic-
tion, powers. functions and duties:
the qualifications OF. the members and
officers thereof. their appointment
and salaries; the location of its Of
fees. and places and times of its pub
lie sessions: Its writs, processes, or
ders, findings and judgments. and its
expenses, etc, approved April Is,
1903.
To amend and re-enact an act, en-
titled AN act to amend aud re-enact
section 81 OF an act entitled An act
10 raise revenue for the support of
the government and free schools and
TO pay the interest on the public debt
and TO provide a special tax for PEN
sions. as authorized by section 1879 of
the Constitution approved April
l6 1908, as amended and re-enacted
by an act approved March IA, 1908.
and as amended and re-enacted by an
act approved March IA. 1908.
Tribute to Judge Grimsicy.
Senator Parks resolution on the
death of Judge Grimsley, as read in
the Senate Wednesday. follows:
Whereas, the Senate has heard
with deep regret OF the death OF Hon.
d. A. Grimsley, judge of the Ninth
Judicial Circuit of Virginia; there
fore.
Resolved. That in the death Of
Judge Grimsley the State has lost
pure and upright citizen and the jul
dietary fearless and able Judge;
that as soldier. statesman and jurist
Judge Grimsley measured up TO the
highest standard. discharging every
Obligation fearlessly and with signal
ability, looking ever to duty as the
beacon light to guide him in the path 1
Of 'racttA,ide ,1'hleh, he seorned Ito ]