The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
HOUSE POSTPONES
COLLEGE MEASURE
Body Adjourned When
Speaker Asked for
Delay.
ANTIGAMBLING
BILL APPROVED
Passes Second Reading After Hot
Fight-Bill to Prevent Kill
ing Of Robins Engrosscd.
Richmond Charter Bill De-
fectivc and Must Pass
Again.

| n rort OF test vote, tho House of
Delegates adjourned Yesterday while
| the second reahing of the bill to estab-
or near the University or Virginia
! waa pending. Speaker Byrd vacated
| tho chair to urge that the matter be
passed b. TO future date, so a 10
permit all the members TO become
| familiar with so tremendous a change
| In the educational system Of the Sta tie.
Mr.. Oliver asked that the bill be order
| cd 10 It's engrossment and third read
Ing. go that It might pc debated at
| length when IL comes up on it's final
| passage. The majority to adjourn at
this junctmre was so large that the OPP
| pcnents Of tho bill claim that IT por-
| tends defeat for the measure. especial
| iy in view of the fact that within tho
| preceding fifteen minutes the House
had twice refused to adjourn.
The advocates az the wornan's col
| lcge say that about the usual time to
rise had come, that the members wish
cd to familtarize themselves with the
| was had.
Child Labor Legislation.
| Children under sixteen years will
not work at night in this State II the
| Byrd child labor bill, approved yeeter-
| day b. the House Committee OH Gen
rral Laws. becomes law. 40 child
under fourteen may act messenger.
! or work in 4 bakery or laundry in the
daytime. or under eighteen at night.
| This Will cut out nearly all the present
| telegraph messengers. BOYS under
| ten must not sell papers
| The committee also approved a bill
! extending the tcn-hour law for wo-
men to mercantile establishments.
workshops and laundriss. Clerks in
| stores must not, II this bIu become law
! work for moro than ten hours ia any
i ono day.
| There was no opposition to either Of
! Important hills Postponed.
The House transacted great deal
| OF business yesterday. passing two
! bills and cnErossing sixteen. Most of
/ this measures which are of first public
/ importance were passed by until
! future days. These include tho bill to
| prevent criminals from propagating
! their species: the establishment OF an
| Institution for the feeble minded: the
! Byrd primary bill, the measure ex-
tending the time for statute OF liuLta-
tions to ruin. and the woman's college
| bill. In most cases these Important
| matters went over on motion of the
! patron himself. since they had not
been expected to come TO considera-
| tion so carly. and tnose who wish to
, speak were not fully prepared for the
debates which Will cnsue.
| So the house put through the local
and uncontested bills, nearly reaching
! the end OF Its calendar for tae day
! This is In striking contrast to the SEN
! ate, where little has been accomplish
| ed SO far, the committees having had
! but few meetings.
Three Acted Upon.
Three prop ositions OF Statewide i'm
| portance received favorable action il
| the House, all OF them passing their
second reading and going TO their en-
! bling bill, the bill prob biting the XIII
ing of robins anywhere in tho State,
and the joint resolution proposing
| amendments to the Constitution so az
! to permit the treasurcrs and commits
| soners of the revenue in cities 10 sue
| coed themselves indefinitely.
! The warmest debate Of the session
| TO date was waEed over tho autigam-
| bling bill. TO which numerous amend
| ments were proposed. II went through
S agreed 10 by the patron. Mr.. Steph-
J enson. of Bath, who accepted two or
three changes.
The bin absolutely prohibits playing
J or betting for any amount Of money
even for cent. An amendment struck
out the words ''or other thing OF value. :
! SO that 1t will not result in tailtag wo-
I; men who play bridge for prizes But
! 1t will make a criminal of onz who
! bets Oh football or baseball game,
! or who plays what some members
| mysteriousiy called ten cent ante
"ten-cent set" draw" and other
! foreign words.
.'iaby Codes for Men"
| Mr.. Banks, OF Norfolk city, made
! another earnest attack on the BILL. de-
| pioring the tendency to enforce moral
ity by legislation. and to pass baby
! codes for Grow-up men" Incidentally
in regard to illusions made about Nor
folk. Mr.. Banks paid that city a glow
ing tribute, unlccsng the first real
oratory of the session.
| Hill Montague tried TO get through
an amendment making il apply to los
ings or winnings of more than IS in
twenty-four hours. the present statut
making It $50. This was lost.
| Mr., Weaver. as parting sho
| against the bill, said 1t was fortunate
for the members that they are ex
| empt from arrest for misdeneanor
during the session OF the General AS
sembly. Tho majority for engrossment
was apparently substantial no record
! cd vote being taken on a second read
| Ing of n measure.
! There was no opposition to the
amendment which will allow city
treasurers and commissioners nf the
revenue to succeed themselves At.
torneys who have worked diligently
| on the case havo apparently found n
| way In which the amendment can be
submitted next November in time ito
save tho city treasurers." while not
touching the county treasurers In
both instances were tho officers link.