The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-10
Resolution to Look Into
Department Of Pub
lie instruction.
COLONIES SECURE
NEW LEASE ON LIFE
House Committee Abolishes Only
Half of Brass Buttons-Con-
vict Labor Bills Reported.
Wage Exemption Measure
Is Declared Off
cially Dead.

II resolution adopted yesterday by
the House OF Delegates Is concurrcd In
b. the Senate. there will be an investi-
Eanon by a committee from the Cen
tr1l Assembly OF the Department OF
iubl!c Instruction. This lis asked for
by citizens OF Ches,erheld and arose
from the recent DISCLOSURES Regarding
The condition OF AFFAIRS IN the oiticc OK
the county treasurer.
the charges. nIch have been recent
~ puniisntu, refer to reports said 10
nave been changed In the oincc OF the
Stut. experiment.. moneys sa!d to haze
D"tn permitted TO be illegally PAID ana
Euch irregularities.
superintendent Eggleston has OK
pressed desire FOR tue lJssage OF the
resolution tor an investigation OF his
department. ana II is supposed II wul
DC adopted BY the Senate. uuiess that
BODY takes the view :ha, IL Is unne-
eessaTy' The resolution was referred
there 10 the Committee on Pubic in
sttutions and Education
Prohii< ION Again To-Day.
AFFAIRS Ia tne House yesterday. and
In the Senate. too. for tnat matter,
centred about the fight over the Jor-
dan prohibition enabling act. winch
the House refused to tax, Up out OF
49, '''-N'' ~ iS|S!NSI IL
votes, but not the necessary two
thirds. 1t Will come UP dga!n TO day.
-hr. JoEdan,standins by h!X intention OF
Io!c!ng daily repetition He said last
night that he had soon die OF small
poH as typhoid fever.
IL Is perhaps worthy OF note that Mr.
Jordan himself believes that should
the bill become law and should the
election be held. the state would go
"wct."
Exemption Blu i.ont. --
The event in the Senate was the
parliamentary fight over the status OF
the wage exemption bin. This meas
urc received majority Of those vot.
ms on Saturday, and a motion was
made TO reconsider and TO pass By.
Later the point was brought forth
that the necessary sixteen affirmative
votes had nor been secured. and that
the time had gone by in which 10 re-
consider.
FURTHER points were made yesterday.
but ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Eilyson ruled
that the bill had been defeated, al
though some OF the lawyers in the
Senate did not agree with him.
Senator Il. Il. Hobbs introduced an
amendment TO the Constitution pro-
rid!ng that Senators shall be elected
!n alternate terms--al! for four years.
but choosing half every Two years
This was the custom Under the old
Constitution.
Governors Colonies saved.
Half OF the Governors stan was saw
cd from determination Iaet night BIZ
the House Committee IN Militia and
Police. On n suggestion from the staff,
st was said that the execl tive might
desire TO recognize some personal and
political friends who would wish the
honor. Mr.. Cox accepted an amendment
10 the bill! allowing the Governor TO
TIM
in addition TO the proposed staff from
officers of the organized militia
This. however, will DC fought on the
floor OF the House. 1t VIII be argued
thet the amendment destroys the ef-
feet of the bill, as il continues the Sit
uation in large part ana Will make
colonies OF men who. as one committee
man expressed It. don't know how to
wear their sabres,' who Will outrank
men who have won their commissions
through service IN the Virginia Volun-
teers.
Convict Labor IilIs
Further progress was made last
night by the House Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation In the
settlement OF the convict labor ques-
ton, when II reported both the Gov
crnor's bills as already recommended
Ivy the joint committee from the Sem
ate and the House. The measures per-
those men too desperate to work on
the public roads. and pro ,ide that the
remainder shall go to the read forces
This committee also put the final seal
OF the grave on the full train crew
bill" which would require additional
brakemen on long trains. The measure
was indefinitely passed by, and every
body familiar with legislative pro-
cedure knows what that means.
Issue Pension Bonds.
c. w. Throckmorton. of H anrico pro-
posed a novel plan in the House To take
care of Confederate veterans. He would
double their pensions, and to that END
would Issue 100000 bonds a year for
the next ten years These bonds would
mature at the rate of 100000 n year
for the succeeding ten years, TO be
taken care of by the continuance OF
the present appropriation TO tina;
amount. Within decade. 1t was es-
timated the veterans will be so few
in number that they can he easily
cared for.
This matter went. no further than the
adoption of a resolution requesting the
opinion Of the Attorney General as TO
the legality OF such proposition.
Senator Tavenner spoke in the SEN
ate for his bill forbidding the placing
of more than one tollgate on any sec
tion OF highway OF five miles. He
did not conclude his remarks. and the
matter was made Il special order for
/ o'clock to-day. There seems TO be
plenty Of force behind this bill from
the Valley of Virginia. where a recent
decision of the State Corporation Com
mission Is objected to.
Incrense Liquor Licenses.
Amendments to the Byrd liquor law
arc embodied in n bill introduced in tho
House by Walter 1ansill oliver by re-