The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-16

Broad and narrow tires on roads was
morning before the House Committee
on Counties. Cities and Towns. Under
consideration was the Throckmorton
bill forbidding the Board of Super
rules as to the use of tires of any
certain width. The effect .of tho
measure would be to nullny an order
by the Henrico board requiring wido
tires after a certain date.
Much opposition to the bill was de-
| developed. the plea being made that
the movement for broad tires was q
step in the direction of good roads.
! ton was interfering unduly with the
powers of supervisors.
The bill was passed by. this being
an indication that the committee was
. unfavorable.
Election of district school trustees
by the popular vote every four years
Is aimed at in bill introduced in the
House by NJ. Ayers. These trustees
are to constitute the district school
county boards. composed OF the dvi-
sion Superintendent. the Common
wcalth's Attorney and one trustee from
each district. To be eligible for these
offices the trustees must be able to
read and write.
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$. T. Carter of Fayettc. w. Va. was
a visitor to the House yesterday the
guest of his father-in-law, S. III. Love.
of Lunenburg.
Mr. Sylvester was on hand yesterday
morning before the House Committee
on General Laws with his bill
prohibiting chicken and dog fight.
ing for money or for championship
AZ,
were charged. The patron said he
vent certain affairs which are sched-
uled in his county for Washington's
birthday Some of the committee
failed to see the objection to chicken
fighting among boys. although wish
ling to break UP some features of these
affairs in certain localities. A motion
TO report the bill favorably was lost
! on tie vote, but after the words cor
| diversion" had been stricken out, the
| committee agreed to report the bill
| BOYS may continue to have their fun.
w. D. Cardwell asked for the pas
sage Of a bill striking out the penalty
OF 500 to go to the informer for fall
ure on the part Of the telegraph com
panies to promptly delivers messages.
| He would not disturb the right to sue
for actual damages, and proposed to
substitute a fine for the penalty, the
amount to go to tho State.
mo one these days realizes the eX-
tent of territory Virginia used to cover
said a Senator yesterday, who is study
I ing the Northwest Territory claim III
| YOU will so back to the early Law
reports you will find mention of tn,
II nar1u nf fhi.
republic those citizens OF Virginia re
siding on the Mississippi River wer'
exempted from jury duty at the Bote
tourt Courthouse because they lived a
an inconvenient distance
establishment of normal schoo
at Radford was the matter chiefly dis
cussed at the meeting OF the Senate
i Committee on Public Institutions ant
Education Yesterday
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Eggleston favored the project. Ht
pointed ont that the normal schools
now existent arc turning away st.l-
dents every day because of the lack
OF capacity to accommodate them. He
| thought that the school at Radford
will be most wise addition to the
| system.
| Frank West, OF Louisa, said that8the
average school teacher marries In five
years, and consequently the demand
| for good teachers is always greater
| than the supply. In consequence OF
the deficit inefficient, Ignorant and
| incompetent teachers are used, He
| thought the school at Radford would
| do much to help out tho emergency.
Radford's superlative glories and
advantages were Illuminated in the
speech OF Captain w, 7. Baldwin, who
pointed out that Radford Is centrally
located, and that tine forty-acre
tract in the heart of the city had been
!, given as a donation or site 10 the
4 school by the city fathers.
Judge Selden Longley also spoke o.