The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
TWO YEARS TRIAL
HAS SHOWN GOOD
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/ tIttC VIOEsu uVUo
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of chapter 21S. Acts OF 1907, and
! experience suggests the necessity of
/ amending in other respects to render
I IL more effective. He fears all-adyised
declarations that the present law IL
: ineffective have discouraged efforts
to enforce IT, Yet the law is force
! full and enforceable. but there Shout.
he Inducements provided to directly
en- 'ouragc prosecutions under II. H.
would have an amendment that will
T include rates and toffs such as express
charges and telephone polls,
He recommends amendments to sub
section q" and III" thst viii strengthen
them In conformity with the two most
Important sections Of tie Federal anti
trust Law. He recommends that the
/! ,Ises OF coupons in pc ckages be prohib-
tied: that Independent concerns he
given the preference in purchasing sup
plies for State Institutions. and that
/ the governor be empowered to employ
counsel To aid the solicitors in prosecu-
tlors under the ANTITRUST law. He
recommends. too. that 40 per cent. of
the ti9es collected through any prose
cutions he paid 10 the solicitor. special
counsel and private tt,Fs ia s'e l4
proportion as the trial judge may de-
! cree; also, that private prosecutors
may recover 800 per day for violations
of tho antitrust law, and that any
person or corporation damaged by
trust methods recover three times ac-
tual damages.
Look into Insurance.
/ Treating fire insurance, the governor
/ recomms uds that the General Assem-
bly, appoint AT once special commit
tee with power that is ample for thor
oughly investigating the question of
rates ana Insurance combinations as
applied in this and other States To- the
end that there may be propex RENE
dial legislation for evils Ia this state
He recommends the prohibition Of any
compacts tending Ia destroy cprnpeti-
tinu or put or keep up rates or put
down and keep down compensation -
agents; that no company be allowed
10 do business IN this state that does
not pledge 10 Unt charge higher rates
.n this State than are charged else
where under similar conditions. that
tive ca-iasurauCe claase be optional
with insurer and that rates with and
without such clause DE furnished; that
( III insuring buildings a value he fixed
! that saail apply fl case Uf loss, with
/ burden on Insurance company to prove
I depreciation; that schedules of rates
be filed b% all companies admitted 10
do business tn the state: that the in
surance commissioner be given power
70 revoke licenses for unfair dealing
with the public. with appeal TO the
courts.
For Two Cent Fare.
As TO railroad mileage he recon-
mends that railroad passenger fares
be made cents where the ? IL cent
ra - applies and that there he proper
provision that all railroad companies
whose mileage books with inter
chanxeahIe mileage ara sold at the
present mileage book rates and pulled
/ on the trains as they were four years
ago and for whose coupons no tickets
are required prior to taking the train
shall he permitted to charge not eX-
ceeding the present rates or fares Tor
tickets sold at the ticket oifices.
Favors Increase Tax.
The ratification of the proposed
amendment to the Federal constitu-
ton providing Federal income tax
Ii recommended. He asks that the
governor be authorized TO pay 5000
per year toward maintenance Of the
National Conference of Governors.
that the governors salary he fixed at
$4,000; that the State be redistricted
and two circuits. The constitution
should be amended Ia increase the
number of supreme court judges. In
crease directorate of State School for
Deaf from seven IN nine, that trus-
i4se s. as>s knn sAs vi ssrsss
aput inted by the governor. thai child
labor under IA in factories he prohibit
ed. that n weeks work be SO instead
of CO after January /, 1912: that coun-
" prisoners he allowed five days COM
mutation for each months good be-
havior. the adoption of the TorrcnS
system; the establishment Of Farm
I.lfc schools; that the number of per
emptery challenges allowed prisoners
in capital cases be reduced; that the
Legislative investigating committees be
empowered to employ expert account
ants.
Health aud Good Roads.
Treating drainage and roads he
recommends an increase in the ap-
preparation for the State geological
survey to $4,000 and an additional
$4,000 he appropriated for the bet
ter promotion al good roads under
the direction ef n good roads COM
mission. the creation or which he add
vocates: that central highway from
Morehead TO Marshall be encouraged
by authorizing each county To appro-
pirate $50 per mile for sections of
this road within its border; a general
la authorizing a county to vote road
bonds.