The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-17
ARGUMENT HEARD
ON SOCIAL EVIL
yENAroRs TO CONSIDER ADvIsA-
BILrTY OF BILL SIMILAR TO
KENYON's.
KNOWLEDGE OF EVIL
NR. ECHOLs SAYS SENATE AL
READY KNOWS WHAT COM
MTTTEE WOULD
LEARN.

Declaring that the conditions and
results OF the social evil in the State
Of Virginia were well known and that
nothing could be accomplished by the
Featherston resolution calling for
tbs appointment o joint committee
sor the investigation Of the social
evil. Mr.. Echols yesterday in the SEN
ate suggested to Mr.. Featherston that
IN introduce bill similar to the Ken
ron RED Light" adopted by congress
for the District of Columbia
present such u measure, but at the
request OF Mr. SaunderE. he allowed
The measure TO be passed by for fur
tier consideration. 1t is expected that
a number OF senators interested In the
matter will confer and decide as TO
The advisability OF introducing SIM
liar bill to the Kenyon RED Light
bill into the senate. Action in this
regard will have to be taken before
Friday. as that is the time set for
barring the Introduction of new bills
NO new bllS AfOcf ET10ay.
The senate met at noon and at once
took up Senator Echols' resolution
providing that no new bills be enter
ID in the senate after February goth.
This resolution was adopted without
,ehate
The resolution introduced Jointly In
The house and senate at the request
II Mrs. Martin w. Littleton. providing
hat the general assembly of Virginia
approve her plan for the purchase of
Monticello by the national government
sas also adopted by a large majority
The question as to the taxation of
logs in Gloucester county was then
brought up by Mr.. Saunders and the
sKorts of Mr. Saunders to get a quo
-um TO vote on his measure brought
I general laugh. Mr.. Saunders lack
ID three votes to make the measure
law, but the apathy Of the senators
vas such that he had difficulty In get.
ing them. Finally. by the arrival Of
severai members from the-lobhy. the
-equired number OF votes were Sc
.ured and the bill was passed.
Messrs. Tavenner and Gravatt made
strong fight for the approval OF
light saying the ravaxes OF cedar rust.
he senate on the bill providing that
sedar trees near apple orchards de de-
troyed. Mr. Tavenner began the
ne prevention OF which WAS only OBJ
aimed when the cedar trees near the
richard were destroyed. did far more
iamage yearly than every cedar tree
the State was worth. He declared
,e spoke for the great apple pro-
tuclng section OF the State and asked
he help of the senate I'm saving Eir-
.in.a orchardists from damage.
Save the 1914 Crop.
Mr.. Gravatt also favored the pas
age OF the measure stating that Its
opponents did not realize the neces-
ity OF the removal of cedar trees
rear orchards. He also showed that,
the damage to the 1914 crop was to
&c prevented the measure will have
go into effect Immediately, as &C.
tar rust attacks the foliage of apple
rees when II first comes forth.
Mr.. Paul objected to the passage
II the measure at this time. saying
hat he also represented an apple
rowing community, but he was not
,ntirely satisfied that the damage to
orchards was OF sufficient nature TO
warrant the destruction of all the ce-
lar trees in the State which would
,e. he feared. the result of the pas
age of the measure. Mr.. Paul asked
hat the measure be passed by In or
Ter that he might study II and salts
HtUiSCit as W AAS PioNtofcaS.
On his insistence the measure was
,assed by until a future date.
Mr. Featherston then brought up
lis resolution providing for a COM
nittee TO study the social evil in Vir-
in.a. Mr.. Featherston declared that
Though his measure did not fully
over the question 1t was the best
ray uf getting at the fact IN regard
the social evil in Virginia he could
hink Of. He declared that ninety per
ent of the so. called 'women's dis
asses were caused by venereai dis
asses and that physicians recognized
he segregated districts as the source
4 these diseases.
Il don't know whether segregation
" eviction Is the best method 20
se" declared Mr., Featherston. but
certainly the State OF Virginia should
rot sit supinely by and allow the raw
.ges Of the social evil to continue IN
.hecked My resolution merely puts
- in q position to know so that at
he next session of the legislature we
nay take action
Says senate Already Knows.
Mr.. Echols disagreed with Mr..
Featherston. declaring that the senate
already knew what the committee YVES
instructed to find out.
"A committee such as Is provided
.or could do absolutely nothing" he
declared 1--WE already know this
.vil exists. we know where IT Is. and
q how great an extent 1t exists. IL
Sou really want to act in the matter
Why not Introduce the Kenyon RED
Light" bill which was recently passed
n Washington. will support you on
hat, but / cannot support the ques-
ion Of the appointment Of COM
1littee to investigate what we already