The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-11
ANOTHER FAILURE
FOR PROHIBITION
Loses Frien DIS When
House Again Refuses
to Take 1t Up.
LIFE TAKEN OUT
OF GAME MEASURE
Bill Reported, but Left Optional
With Counties-Nepotism Bill
Applied Partly to Governor
Mann-Latter Sends Strong
Message to Legislature
on Fee System.

Not so good a showing was made
yesterday on the second attemp. 10
call the Jordan prohibition enabling
bill up out of its order IN the House
OF Delegates. as upon the hrst effort on
Friday. a vote of fortJ' seven ayes
and thfrty-one noes was recorded yes
to-day. against nfty-slx ayes and
thirty-seven noes on EriGay. AT nei-
;her time was the necessary two-thlrds
obtained.
Several! members who voted on the
nrst roll call against taxing the bill up
out OF IT'S eIuer. agreed mat IL should
come up yss,eruay. These incluued
Captain w. ". Baker, OF Chesterfield,
"no. wnii" orp"seu 70 the Loruan uui.
thought II snoutu be considered. The ad-
r"cales OF piun.uiuon ware encouraged
by these acc-sstons. bu: :hey tailed To
take INTO account others muo resented
the continued attempts 70 caII the mat
ter UP after the Hpuse nae once re-
fused to grant special concession or
lnis sort.
The opponents OF the bill knew early
yesterday morning that they mad scor
ed another oe!ay in the consiueratIoa
OF the subject
Mr.. Joruan indicates that he will try
from day to DAY, with result, Il is
predicted, OF fewer favorable votes at
each instance.
Aside from this episode. the import
ant events OF yesterday were the APP
proval by two committees 81 the farm
ers' limestone grinding bll: & message
from the Governor urging an immed
late modification Of the zee system;
favorable report of the Rutherford
m .. th.nt 49, u-If,
ing taken out by an amendment. and
report on bill aimed a. the appoint
ment of relatives OF public officers or
emolument
Hits Mt Recent Case.
Tho latter proposition was reported
yesterday afternoon from the House
COMMITTEES OH General Laws, with some
opposition. The bill WAS introduced
by W. "A. Wiileroy. OF King William.
He aims at the principle OF the thing,
but IL was openly stated as a case IN
point before the committee that sucn
an act might precent n recurrence OF
a happening like inc recent appoint
mcnt of DIR. Herbert Mann to the posi-
ton OF surgeon at the state PcnIten-
tiary.
Mr. Wii!eroy G!sciaimcd any aim at
n particular case He said there are
several cases in the State government
in which men have been appointed TO
position by relatives. The bill forbius
such practices. and prohibits the APP
polntmcnt OF relative of an officer
by any board ii the officer is u menu
Der or Ii the board or appointing
power is in any way subject TO ms
control or direction in an onIcial way.
While Mr.. Willeroy hardly expects
his bin to pass, he hopes for a salu-
tary effect.
Game Biu Mutilated.
al "a 70
foord game bill were acceped by the
Committee on General Laws SO as to
st 1t out on the iIoor. where, il is
hoped, the amendments can be killed.
1t carries the general principle OF a
State game warden. and a hunters
license OF II per year for a county or
s3 for the entire state. II also for
bids the sale OF wild turkeys.
But it leaves its adoption optional
with the local supervisors. Advocates
of game protection say there might
as well be no bill at all. Again, the
section protecting squirrels { in the
closed bird season is stricken out this
not being so Objectionable. although
lii was desired that men should not
have the excuse of hunting squirrels
while really potting birds. In the
last place, the Eastern Shore counties
of Accomac and Northampton were
eliminated from the provision OF the
bill
1t is still hoped to secure Its pass
age in some effective form. The OBJ
jccton has come from men who say
they do not want TO pay 81 for hunt
ing perhaps once a year. The reply
us that without law, in few years
they will not so that once since there
Will be no more game TO kill.
Governor opnoses Fees.
The message from the Governor
concerning the fee system agreeably
surprised the few who are willing To
establish salary basis In lieu of fees
TO public officials. Not content with
calling attention to the matter In his
annual message, the Governor reiter-
ated the desirability of at least
making astart by applying salary
system to the cities. with provision
so safeguarding the proposition that
the State could not by eny possibility
lose anything. The message was re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
but II atleast had Its weight.
The Ratchet has been buried be-
tween n. E. Spessard and the exam.-
ners Of record They have agreed on
a bill. reported favorably yesterday
morning from the Committee on FL
nance. continuing the office. but re-
curing that no commissions be paid
for any amount returned delinquent.
This WILL IT lie hoped. make the ex-
aminers more careful. In some Judi
cial circuits, page after page OF
fiduciaries' accounts have been re-
turned delinquent, and on this the
State has been paying commissions.
was small when the examiners had
been paid. Mr:' Spessard's former bill
looked to abolition OF the Office, but
it's chances of success were doubt
| ful.
step in the direction of promo.