The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-12
Here and There
In the Legislature

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in the Legislature
The House Committee on Roads and
INTERNAL Navigation put to sleep" yes
terday the nfty-car train bill. which
has been the subject of many prolonged
1t was, passed by indefinitely. The bill
was, aimed ut the coal-carrylng roads
OF the state. and prohibited tho opera
ton or trains or moro than nifty cars
each. 1t was supported by large dele
cations OF men. who hoped that I'm it's
ployment TO more trainmen. The rail
roads fought 1t bitterly. presenting
s staten Is,, to show that they had ex
ing grades. strengthening their road
bed. and In the construction OF special
engines for long trains in order to
compete with the shorter haul from the
coal fields to Tidewater across North
ern states.
! Tho COMMITTEES on Roads and Inter
nal Navigation had an extended hearing
yesterday afternoon. on tho full-crcw
/ train bill. It's supporters claim that
| the full-crew provision will give an
afdea setor of snfs,y to e
United by railway manage The hear
ing on the full-crew bill will be con
| tinued tomorrow.
AT special meeting OF tho House
| Appropriat ton Committee yesterday ar
| ternoon plans for n general celebration
| by all of the states of tho centennial of
the Perry victory on Lake Erie and the
presented by A. Il. Sisson. OF Erie. Pa.
/ trea general. and several other
officials.
Appropriations have been made by
the Federal government and by eight
states aggresating s566.s06. which will
memorial on nm island In Put In Bay,
Lake Erie, tho site OF the famous bat
the memorial call for the erection of
q Temple of Peace" to cost $500. 900,
In addition to the memorial already
between the United states and Canada,
IL is commended. could be used for in
hold on neutral soil. Eight States have
their Legislatures meeting this year.
and II signs Of interest are shown, tho
contamination OF the movement Will
be deferred until about thirty other
States, which have meetings next year.
can be approached on the subject. The
$4,000 TO the peace memorial. Ohio.
aon1in ynr Rboda s5and Wis
Kentucky already have subscribed
larger amounts
The House Of Pages" at Its first
formal session yesterday afternoon.
turned 9Th, the tables i5S on Delegate Toney.
Morgan, of Charlotte County, offered
resolution requesting. the Delegate
pages with passes to moving picture
theatre he owns: Mr. Toney CHANGED
was in SESSION. ana ans
luton. Speaker Land showed him
SELF u worthy understudy for Speaker
Cox rs he announced that under tho
rules member could not be recognized
after tho roll call had begun, and d.
roll.
The vote was unanimous, and AR.
Toney came across with the trickets
and was given a vote of thanks. Among
the bills introduced at yesterdays scs-
sion OF the "house of pages was ono
Clerk Harry Owen. on his birthday; a
bill requesting the Delegate from
large Brunswick stew, and Il bill pro-
Viding that tor the II cater comfort
and convenience of pages. motor cars
be supplied for errands outside of the
| Capitoi, such cars To be used for such
other social and business purposes as
they may deem best"
Woman suffrage will be the chief
topic OF debate at the Capitol this ar
int on the Montague bill before tho
| House Committee on Privileges and
Elections is SET for o'clock. with the
understanding that a recess Will be
taken at o'clock and the hearing
continued NJ :, Suffrage advocates
have invited number OF speakers to
| address the committee in favor OF tho
Lill.
The public hearing on tho various
Home and School for Girls In Chester
| Held County WAS concluded before the
House Committee on Asyiums and Pris-
| hour was given to representative citi-
%crs of Bon Air in opposition to the
present location. w. Al. Justis. Jr.,
led the discussion, picturnG tho reign
OF terro: through the community as IL
hn rad fl.,.. A.
inmates. who, he said. roamed the
neighborhood at will without restraint.
IL had been found To be useless 10
prosecute the girls for their behavior.
Las under the present law all that could
he dono would be to send them back to
! the institution. which. he asserted had
done little or nothing to punish former
| outbreaks. Mr.. Justis protested that
/ the Bon Air citizens We're making no
tests against the homc---in fact, every
man in the movement against the home
han lnsrs Was Of shs
| behaHlor oil the girls on various coca
sions, as shown by the record of In,
showed many OF the inmates to be de-
praved. The little suburban residen-
tial section did not want the collected
vice OF the State dumped upon it,"
| Richard Evelyn Byrd followed in op-
position to continuing the home. The
money to be oxpended by private indl-
/ viduals. he asserted. Ho deplored the
tendency TO multiply small State instl-
tutions instead of building up large.
| effective ones.
Or. a. S. Priddy. of the State Epilep-
/ tic Colony, told of conferences with the
state hoard Of Charities on this sub
| Ject. He did not want any such vile
creatures" but said that under the law
such as might be shown on !; proper
| examination to be feeble minded. might
be committed to the colony for feeble
minded operated in connection with the
| Epileptic Colony. Colonel T. NJ r. Tai
| colt, Of Bon Air, said that had there
| been such an institution anywhere In
! the vicinity when he selected ii for his
home. no would certainly not have
gone there. William Ellyson and other
! citizens OF Bon Air We're heard in OPP
| position to the home.