The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-19
ACT fAYORABLY
ON COLLEGE Bill
House Schools and Colleges
Committee Unanimous for Il
Coordinate Institution y
HOUSE AGAINST
THE SHOE CONTRACT
Votes to Concur in Senate
Resolution--Text Book B
Local Option Bill Fa-
vored in Committee

VOreQ IN COmmltlee
The Coordinate College bill will
be favorabiy reported in the ttouso N
today.
Tho House yesterday eoneurrsd
in the Senate resolution tor ne
further renewal Of the Davis Shes III
contract.
A measure to provide for local
option a. to free text books will 81
be favorably reported TO-DAY.
public hearing on the women g
suffrage amendments will be had
betors the House Committee on
Privileges and Elections at
o'clock this afternoon.
The House Committee on Schools
and Colleges late last evening by
unanimous vote agreed to favorAbiyes
report the bill providing for the ea~5
tablishment of q Co-ordinate Wom@
ans College at the University OF Wis
ginia. p#a
The patrons Of the measure are Dr.
Stephenson. of James City, ana
Messrs. oliver. of Fairfax. and Haf~S
wood. Of Richmond. The bill does NOT
carry an appropriation Of money. but
directs the rector and board of visi-s
tors OF the University of Virginia to-
formulate plans for inaugurating the
work.
The completed plans to give thu.
women Of the State the opportunfty
to procure university training will be-
worked out in time for hnal action
by the next General Assembly.
The ladies who have been workin4s
hard for the measure ever since tn
Assembly convened were much grat3Ma
fed by tho action Of the committees
Lone. lorn She's Contract. 81
For the first time during the 141%s
sion the House yesterday had an op-s
portunity to give expression To IT.
feelings upon the Davis Shoe Cons
pany contract. II the much discusaa
H41H hn1k frtfn1s IN the hausa thAy 81
not show up. The only divexsix
| opSnion was a. 10 the manner Ii Nh1 p
the situation should be handled Msl
az to which committee should do IT,
work which = change at the penttc1s
tiary as to the employment OF convfce3
would necessitate. Under the resoltsN|
| ton which now has been adopted th@H
joint Roads Committee will formutae4s
the working details.
The concurrence Of the House WIN
the Senate resolution that the Bt4e4S
shall not renew the Davis contracSI
does not bind the Assembly absolutG~a
| ly not to effect any form OF contrACNs
with some other concern. but existin4s
sentiment Is against any such actio1s
| at this time.
Race Segregation.
A general race segregation bill. ~
| plying to both rural and urban props
erty. was introduced yesterday by Arxs
| F-itxhugh. Of \ hampton. ThA5
measure would m~ae 1t unlawful 49,
| sell or will property In section sN4a
apart for the use of --effc race -ter-1lt;
| member Of the other, and provto9m3
| that all conveyances in violation 81
such measure shall he Invalid.
Another Of Mr.. Fitzhugh's me4Ds3
ures that Will attract more than pasnS
| ing notice is bill to prohibit the
| practice OF treating" which the
measure defines as the giving of tnSs
| toxicating liquors By one person IN
| another. sA||
Cadets Of the Virginia Military Insf
stitute who avail themselves OF State
aid and who are now required h1z
| law to teach two years In the pun
/ lie schools of the State. under til
| Tate measure. which will be favOz&s
| ably reported In the House toda1S5
| may spend two years in the services
| OF the State Highway Commission IT.
] Improving tha roads Of the CommOs!
| wealth. or ths0 may enlist In ~
national guard.N When the measux@|
was introduced a few days ago III
| Captain Tate. the bill was regarded
! by those who co not know him nn1
/, aimed at the cadets. On the Oth4U8
hand. 1t is to help them. As he G1
| planned the measure to the Comml&S3
| tee on Sch ools and Colleges last eve
| Ing. the bill gives the cadets thrS
avenues by which to discharge the
| obligation to the State, where the
/ now have but ONE. 81 - ~ s.
Text Book Local Option. M
| A school measure OF more thn[
| ordinary interest will be favofaba2
/ reported this morning by the C01
mittee IN Schools and Colleges ~
| the bill Of Mr.. Moncure. of Alaxa3S
/, dria, giving any school district In IN
State that desires SO To de 4ts=aaa
/ by popular vote the free text Co.
| policy. a levy In addition to preoNa
! school taxes being provided Tor
| the bill to pay for such te. 1 b0Ql
such extra taxes to be pail only
the district adopting the Policy.
Love, of LunenEurg. very e.nphaHaMI
| ly opposed the measure in the ecl
mittee. He declared that the $500
| mans suffrage mania" was anrc9d9
the West and that IT was now spfea
Ing In Virginia, but that no mani
was more pronounced than what
termed the educational manta.'
a teacher of twenty-five years
perience. and the son OF tSach
and with children now engaG1H
tsschtng, his remarks were hAn2
with considerable interest. BS&4
passing any more school iegtman1
he desired to take some action
| would mean the lifting OF the b.
OF high prices from the should41
the purchasers ST books