The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-21
Bill Engrossed, but Final
Passage Deferred to
To Day.
EDUCATION BOARD
MOTTO BE PROBED
Senate Committee Decides Chcs-
terfeld Citizens Did Not Make
Prirna Facie Case Against
Eggleston-House Demo
cratic Caucus Will Be
Held Tonight.

Although Senators Early and Rison
piloted the bill for the establishment
OF d CO. ordinate State college for wo-
men at or near the University OF Vir-
gln!a almost into port at yesterdays
session OF the Senate. they preferred
10 drop anchor just outside the bar
ana await more propitiatory signs.
They secured such amendments as
they desired accepted such AZ tney
did not object 70. and defeated those
which they opposed. And the biz was
ordered 10 it's engrossment and third
reading. Yet the Senators did not
press their advantage OF fair sky
and demand suspension of the const!-
tutional readings SO that the bill
might be placed on It's hnal passage.
II was said tina, when the fna! mo-
ment came. botn sides felt as though
they would gain an advantage b" an
other days delay. The whole matter
vent over TO to-day's session 1, was
predicted las, night that the vot. will
be quite close, although the advocates
OF the proposition feel that their
chances are good
Won't Investigate EE=Icrton.
The senate Committee ON Public In
stitu,ions and Education. at It's meet
the case made out b. citizens OF Ches
tcrheld county against superintendent
EsGleston, OF the Department. OF PUB
lie Instruction, did not have sufficient
basis 10 warran, an investigation. The
committee, therefore. determined,
without debate, and 1t is understood.
without division, TO report the House
Joint resolution to the Senate with a
Tecomm sndauon that Il be not con-
uurrci In
\ letter from Mr.. Eggles,on detailed
hiN replies 20 the charges which had
bccn made. and said that nc welcomed
any ouch investigation might seem
10 be- warranted by the facts But the
committee decided that admitting
everything the Chesterheld people said
was true. there would sin he moth
Ing worth investigating.
This was the Observation-Disclosures
the committee should sIt az q sort OF
grand jury. to hear the matters which
the citizens desired 10 present. and
trouble OF an investigation would be
JUSTIFIED.
Committee Discharged.
For the second time during the
present session the House Committee
on Roads and Internal Navigation was
yesterday discharged from further
consideration of bill before it. Such
a course is rather unusual. since It is
generally felt 10 be "a reflection on
the committee. 1t is recognized that
such efforts usually fail. as many mo-
lions 10 this end are defeated st
every session. The prior occasion
when this committee was discharged
was from consideration OF the rolling
stock tax BIN. At that time the COM
m!ttee protested, as II had not been
able 10 reach determination as TO
what basis OF division OF the revenue
4 4
OF members We're fully made up.
The bill from consideration OF which
the committee was discharged OH yes
terday was that of Messrs Kcmper and
Tcmrleton. designed TO limit the tolls
for the travel OF automobiles over
turnpike roads. IT was said that tho
valley Turnpike Company had made
rate which would he prohibitive to
tourists and to the people OF the State
being cents the mile, with free re-
turn on the same day. Tho latter pro
vision was TO give preference to local
people The bill wants a rate Of I-2
cents the mile. or l. IL cents for n
section oil five miles. Chairman
Throckmorton made statement of the
case. showing why the committee had
passed the bill by, but lie did not
especially oppose the motion for dis
charge, which was carried by vote
OF 81 TO H.
In caucus Tonight ut O'Clock. tho
Democrats of the House of Delegates
Will take up and endcavor 10 deter
mine the proposition for rcdistrictinc
the congressional boundaries Of ,his
state. The contention is Over, the bill
reported by the Committee on priyi-
leGes and Elections. which would take
Halifax from the Sixth District and
put 1t In the Fifth. and would take
Giles. Bland and TaZcwcll from the
Ninth and place them in the Sixth.
There Is much opposition to the plan.
not only from the Halifax delegates
but also from ajority of the mem
bers from the Sixth District Those
from the Fifth and Ninth. il is under
stood, are in the main for the COM
mittee bill.
stirred up over this matter Chairman
Williams, Of the committee, insists
either that the redistricting be made
party matter. and settled in the in
terest Of the Democrats. or else that
politics be not considered and the
State be divided into ten districts of
MS nearly equal population a possible,
and as near square geographically as
possible. However should the caucus
decide by majority vote that all ten
districts be left as they now stand
he Will scquiesce, and will, on the
floor OF the House. represent tho party
in making the required amendments
to tho bill.
Stirring scenes arc expected when
the caucus meets.
Favors Single hook list
Alden Bell. of Culpepcr. offered a
resolution in the House ingtructing
the State Board of Education to stick
to the single list OF school books at
ho ion IL