The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-23
FEE SYSTEM IS
NOT CONSIDERED
Senator West Fails to Get Dis.
charge Of Comnittee--House
Will Investigate institutions
I Under Weaver Resolution.
Many Important Mat
tiers Just Ahead.


legislative event of yesterday. aside
from the conclusion in the House of
consideration OF the Jordan prohibition
enabling act. The Drewry bill, COM
Ing from the State Board OF Health
and regarded BY II as of prime I'm
portancc to the people OF the State,
went through practically In the form
in which 1t was reported BY the COM
mittee as q substitute for the original
bill.
The Bureau Of Vital Statistics is to
be section Of the State Health De-
partment. The Health Commissioner
is to be tho State Registrar of Vital
Statistics. The local registrars are TO
be the health officers OF the cities and
towns. Each city. town and magis-
terial district will constitute a regis
tration district.
Record Death and Births.
Permits for all burials are to be
registered, and no funeral can be held
until this duty is performed. but for
the protection OF sparsely settled dis
tr!cts. tne huriais may be proceeded
with. the pcrmi, TO be secured within
ten daye.
Full details. SO far as obtainable, are
10 be secured as to each person who
dies. Tho race. age, birthplace,
names OF parents, and various other
personal statistics must be secured.
Births are treated in much the same
way, the Idea being to have a perma-
nent record OF vital statistics for the
use OF public officials and for purpose
OF gaining Information which will he
valuable in legal matters. Estates.
for Instance. could be frequently set
tied, IT, is pointed out, were inforna-
ton as to ancestry and descent prop
Crly established
Most other countries now have the
system 80 perfected as TO use II in
stead OF personal enumeration for
taking a census. The States are grad
uslly adopting 1t.
Fee system Not Considered.
Were anything further needed TO as
sure the death OF the movement against
the fee system OF paying public OH
Gals, so FAR as this Legislature is
concerned. the evidence would be fur
nished By the vote in the Senate yes
tcrday. Senator +. West tried to
secure discharge OF The Committee
on Finance from further consideration
of his bill requiring officers who re-
csivc their compensation q whole
or in part from fees to keep record
or their earnings for public use. so
that the Legislature might have the
information on which to base it's flu
tuTe action with reference TO payment
of fees or salaries.
The committee seemed DESTROYS of
reporting the bill out tomorrow, but
Senator West pressed his point. per-
haps 10 make IA teat. lie was defeated,
I to IS
House to Investigate.
Tho House OF Delegates Will under
take by itself. without the aid or con
gent of the Senate. 10 Investigate the
business management OF the institu-
lions receiving money from the State.
with a view TO making such changes
as will save money to the State.
Aubrey G. Weaver of Warren, whose
joint resolution to this effect was
killed yesterday morning by the Sens
ate Committee on Public Institutions
and Education, secured renewed ia
rorable action in the House.
a committee of three is TO be ap-
pointed by the Speaker, to have a look
into the financial affairs of the insti-
tutions which knock at the door of the
Treasury for biennial appropriations
The members of the committee Will
receive no compensation. but theirs, as
Mr.. Weaver said. would be a labor OF
love Mr.. rutherford expressed doubt
II such a gigantic undertaking could
be secured for mere love, but the de-
bate was small, and the resolution
went through. The report is TO be
made to the General Assembly.
big Bills Ahead
Many important matters now lie lust
ahead In both the Senate and the
House. The convict la Dor bills came
up yesterday, and were ordered to
their engrossment, but will be held
over until to-day for amendments
which are to be offered. They will
probably be passed. The primary BIZ
will be heard on Tuesday. the meas
ure to prevent the killing of robins
will be acted upon, and other matters
will receive early consideration.
Two special orders in the House
the Tax Commission bill and the lime
grinding bill--have already been
pushed from their places by the OK
tended debate on the Jordan bill I'm
der "a rule adopted by the House yes
terday. contested matter will be
handled at the morning sessions ana
uncontestcd material in the afternoons.
The idea in this is to make progress on
bills over which there will be fights.
while at the same time putting
through and getting over TO the Sen
ate the long list OF local and uncon-
tested material which Is crowding tho
calendar.
Probably such a calendar has never
heen seen in the House before. 1t
will contain to-day probably 100 pages.
The outlook for the bill to prevent
tho pollution of streams which are the
water supplies OF communities is not
particularly good. 1t was heard last
night by Senate and nouse Commit
tees, sitting Jointly. No action was
taken. hut even were the measure re-
ported 1t is now SO late in the session
that. in consideration of the siren
nous opposition manifested, It's pas
sage would be exceedingly doubtful.
The general appropriation is still
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