The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-17

ochersr. who wAs present. backed up
w score or more OF men OF the
highest character and business stand.
ins yeady TO take the sLAnd on his
Lenalf. Later in executive session the
COMMITTEES voted to recommend the
coniirmA lions Of Dir. ncnsser ana
James ID. kAttsn a. members OF the
voard OF directors Of the psnitsntiary.
WO0A lnseutiSAto kAlnEAsOrs.
In the House committee on schools
and colleges what did not happsn was
at more Importance than what
actually occurred. -Four prominent
citisens Of Chesterhsld county eams
before the committee and, while not
given . hearing at this time, they
made 1t plain that they -wAntsd An
investigation OF the State department
Of public instruction from the super.
intendent down to the lowest othcial-
The gentlemen were invited to con.
fer with their representatives IN tho
Assembly and advised that the com.
mittec would be pleased to fully In
vestigate their complaints. which are
understood to be an outgrowth OF the
| unsa Trajectory situation Of the school
| In Chesterfield county. Tho COM
piainants were @. w. Lambert w.
Il. Davie. l.. l.. kibbs and A. W.
Bensiey.
70 Pension All confsdsratsa
Measures appeared in both branches
| to pay every Confederate veteran or
hts widow the sum Of a hundred dol
lars q year az q pension and requir-
ing only nominal evidence OF service.
The House made good 20 far a. 1t
could the deflcit Of forty thousand DOL
lars In the pension funds for 1911 by
pressing the measure through 70 its
passage providing for tho deficit.
Senator West In the Senate. and
measures providing for the deficit
| Mr.. Brewer. In the House. offered
! measures providing for the sale Tor
| medical or scientific purposes or spir-
ttuous liquors by druggists.
| The long heralded measure to pro.
vide prisons in each OF the tan Con-
gressional districts was introduced by
Mr.. Banks. or Norfolk.
! The measure provides Tor the use Of
all able bodied convicta upon the roads
OF the State. Or revision u that no
| convict In Virginia shall be employed
except in the service OF the State.
| A suitable prison shall DO built ia
I each Of the congressional districts, and
suit cient land shall be bought or rent
ed for farming purposes.
! Tho measure approprtates $780, 900
TO carry the measure into effect and
authorize the sale OF the present
penitentiary at public auction.
| A Prison Reform Commission" ID
| provided to carry out the provisions OF
! the measure to be composed of ons
member from each congressional dis
trict.
Mr.. Smith. OF King and Queen. tn
troduced 4 measure In the House that
fire insurance companies will regard
With a considerable degree OF dis
| favor. Mr.. Smiths bill would com
| pei any fire insurance company doing
business In Virginia to pay the face
value OF any policy II may write In
full in case OF loss by fire, unleas
fraud IL used In procuring such pol
! Icy or unless the insured Was involyed
| In bringing about the fire.
Looking Up Book Situation.
The Virginia book situation will be
cleared up II the special commit
tee OF the House. headed by Mr.. Kent,
has half n chance. Mr.. Love, OF
Lunenburg. member Of the com.
mittee. 10 actively engaged In work.
ing up data. 1t has been reported
that a citizen living near the line be-
tween Virginia and West Virginia hAa
recently purchased the same hook on
the West Virginia side for half the
money be paid In Virginia.
Complains are heard from many
sources of the high prices paid for
school supplies. The Virginia Book
Company, It 10 noted. 10 headed BY
/ Georgian, Victor r. Smith. who Il
| president with his home In Atlanta.
| The vice-president 10 Burgess Smith.
mond. II secretary and treasurer. The
company was incorporated ON Juns
| -. 1911. by the State Corporation
T Commission. WITH maximum srApt.
tai Of $4,000. and . minimum capt.
tai Of 5000. The special commit
! tee will investigate a. to whether or
not It II q trust and whether the
State should continue its contract re-.
lations with It,
! Fiating For Fish LAwv.
The nshing interests Will receive
] the usual amount OF attention At the
+ hand1 0f the EAKtx1nMre AZ this S1s-
sion. In addition to tho Curtis meas
| urea. which have been set for Z hear
Ing on January 80, which would stop
menhadsn iishing In the Chesa peake;
refuse non-resicents the right to nsh
or oyster In the waters OF the Com
monwsalth. but would give the foreign
oyster planter the right to lease and
| operate planting grounds In Virginia.
| An important now fish measure was
| introduced yesterday by Mr.. Coleman.
| Of Norfolk. The bill would prohibit
! the taking OF blueflsh In the waters
Of the State by non.resldehts and also
prohibits the use Of vessels OWNED by
aon.rssidsnts from being operated for
| this purpose. The bill Also Affects 1
large humber Of other Varieties OF fish
and forbids the capture Of small
, specimen of / number or varieties.
There was soms diDeosltion on tina
pArt Of members Of the House to
criticize the. tax commiaaion bill a.
partakins too much Of GENERALIZATION
OF power a the capitol. taking from
| the counties the right to direct thsir
own local aftairs. However. those who
criticised thu bill did not. seem TO
have any substitute In mind TO offer
10 correct the gross inequalities IN
assessments exposed In the auditors
report.
The day was cinssd. 70 tar - busi-
ness was concerned, when the HOUSE
committee on schools ana COLLEGES INST
With ~ siniiar Senate sosamistss =
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