The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-03
ROLLING STOCK
BILL REPORTED
SENATE COMMITTEES, HOWEVER
MAKES RADICAL CHANGE IN
rTs PROvIsloNs.
FOR PURE ELECTIONS
MEMBERS FROM soUTHwEsT IN
rRODUCE BILLS TO PUNISH
BUYERS AND SELLERS
OF VOTES.

The feature Of the day in les1sla-
tive circles yesterday was the report
ing by the Senate Committee on Roads
and Internal Improvement of tho
Holt rolling stock bill. similar In its
provisions to the Williams rolling
stock bill In the House. The com
mittee, however, amended the meas
ure by providing that the taxes. de-
rived from the railroads rolling stock
should be divided, forty per cent 60
ing to the cities In which the gen
erai offices of the railroads are To-
! Gated and the remaining sixty per
cent among tho counties and cities
In proportion TO the t&xabfe values
of their holdings therein. the cities
having general Offices to participate
In the sixty per cent. as we'll.
THIS amendment IL not satisfactory
to ths patron OF the measure, and
win be contested on the floor of the
Senate.
For Pure Elections.
The most interesting measures in
tfoduced In the House yesterday
were those Of Messrs. Chslklsy and
Robertson providing for the punish
ment OF the vote buyer and the heavy
! fning and disfranchising OF the man
who sells his vote. There are three
of these measures and they provide
| for the absolutely clean conduct Of
all eiections. One OF the bills pro-
vtdes that no person shall expend.
! pay. promise. loan. use. distribute or
become pecuniarily liable In any way
for any money. Intoxicating liquor or
other valuable thing to influence the
vote of any person At any election.
An Aftermath Of the Darlington
prison board controversy showed w
! In the House yesterday when n COM
munication was received from the
| Governor placing before the two
| Houses the. correspondence in con-
neetion with the matter for such
| action a. tho Assembly thinks best.
| There Ia little prospect for any fur
| ther investigation of the difficulty be-
| tween the former surgeon and MEM
| bers Of the board.
| Election Quadrennially.
Hereafter local option elections
| may be held only once in four years
| IL the bill which was reported out OF
| the House Committee on Schools and
| Colleges yesterday afternoon be-
| comes law. The measure extends
! the time from two to four years be-
| tween elections. excepting these cities
| which have had elections the past two
years. which may hold one more cleo
| ton before the four-year rule will
apply to them.
sub Committee mt Work.
The House Committee on Agricul-
ture and Mining has submitted the
various dairy measures before them
! to a subcommittee of three mem.
| berx who will report to the full COM
| fnittee next Tuesday. II IL under
stood that the! local board OF appeal
| feature does not appeal to the COM
mittee and that State board OF
appeal from the decision of dairy
| inspectors viii BIO finally adopted.
The several measures having to do
with the establishment of q general
board of directors OF reform schools
| and for the taking over by the State
of title TO the several institutions
| were introduced in the House yes
| terday.
Suffrage Next Thursday.
The suffrage amendments having
been made tho special order in the
House for next Thursday, at the re-
quest Of their patron. Mr.. Montague.
there will soon be q decision of the
vexed question whether or not there
are sevens or nine members In the
House who will stand by the ladies In
their fight for the right to vote.
No Truth IN Report.
Mr.. Evans. the member OF the
House from Caroline, hears from home
that he has gone over to the "wets.
He denies the allegation and dehes
the alligator. He desired the Rich-
mond Nirginan to say that there Is
I absolutely -seintilla-ef truth
the report. and that he Is as dry as
a bone. a..
State Seeks Office Building.
The joint resolution sent over TO
the House yesterday by the Senate
asking for action to investigate the
matter of the purchase OF the Ford
Hotel property from the city to pro-
vide a place for the needs Of the ex-
banding departments OF the State gov
eminent lis likely to cause another
.kick." There are quite few OF the
members who are whettinE their knives
few tive proposal on the. ground that
If more room In provided more oflces
viii be created tn iii them UP.
The subcommittee OF the Joint Roads
Committee will meet In executive ses-
zion again at O'Clock this morning
for the purpose of pursuing its In
vestixation into the use OF convicts
on the roads.