The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-14
Bill to Prevent Employment
of Women and Children In
Liquor Establishments Goes
Back to House.
Senate Agrees 10
Normal Board Bill
General Board to Control These
Schools Provided For-Six
Day Extension For Enroll
ment of Bills-Senator Can
non Long-Winded.

when the communication from the
house was presented TO the senate
yesterday there was embraced the
passage OF the bin which seeks TO
prevent the employment of women
and children in any capacity in es-
Establishments in which liquors are
sold, handled. shipped. packed. or in
any way In which they come in con-
tact with the evil.
The house had added several
amendments. and the consideration
Of these was at once taken up. They
were:
/. To permit women In mercantile
establishments in the country dis
tricts to work more than ten hours
any one day. This was agreed to.
2. To exempt vegetable canneries
and fsh packing establishments from
the operations OF the law. This was
agreed to.
3. To permit women TO work at
labelling OF bottles, and TO do such
other work az did not permit them
to come in physical contact with
liquor. This was rejected. several
senators making the point that Il
would be capable of any sort OF
construction,
4. TO permit operatives in leaf to-
haeco factories to work for more
than ten consecutive hours In one
day
This was rejected
This sends the bill back 10 the
house. and II Is possible that con-
ference committee will be asked 70
arrange the disagreeing votes should
the house decline TO recede.
Normal School Board.
The Grasty-Duke bill to abolish all
the present State normal school
board and TO have a general board 10
control and manage these institutions
was taken up on motion OF Mr..
Echols.
Mr.. Walker offered motion to
amend the bill so that in naming the
general board the governor shall
name one from each congressional
district In the State and then name
two at large, He argued for the
Amendment. eliminating his connec-
ton with ono Of the schools in doing
so He said that the bill might re-
suit in making the positions paving
jobs and that IL would mean politi-
cal control and direction He was OPP
posed 10 anything of the sort. He said
that to hold three meetings year
would be to require every member
Of the board. in case he lid his f1ft
duty. TO lose anywhere from two
months 10 three months each year.
That was too much, In his opinion,
to ask OF any man without conpen-
sation-
Mr.. Echols opposed the amendment
for the reason that he feared to
amend the bill in any particular at
"a. - ha IL a w
rather doubtful II the house could
possibly agree to II In the great rush
of business.
The amendment was adopted by
vote easily sustaining the view OF Mr.
Walker. and as amended the bill was
agreed to by a vote of 27 to IL.
Sympathy for Hanger.
Mr.. Saunders. shortly before the
chair was vacated. offered a resolu-
ton expressing the sympathy OF the
members Of the senate for clerk O.
v. Hanger. who Is Ill In Grace hos
pital, being threatened with typhoid
fever The resolutions asked that the
president name a committee Of three
10 call to see Mr.. Hanger on the be-
half Of the senate and to tender as
surances of esteem and to wish for
him speedy and permanent recov-
cry of his health. The resolution also
recited that the committee should
convey to him the gift--a handsome
gold watch chain and chhrm--which
had been purchased for him and
which would have heen presented In
open session but for his unfortunate
and regrettable Illness. The resolution
was adopted and Messrs Saunders.
Lesner and Fletcher were named as
a committee to discharge the duty.
Six-day Extension.
The. senate agreed to the six-day
extension for the session suggested
by the senate, the extension to be
for the purpose OF enrolling bills, Civ
ing the governor IA chance to read
them over and to return them to the
legislature with his decision. There
is to be no legislation at this extern
sion. 1t is the usual procedure In all
cases Of end OF the term Of the gen
eral assembly.
SIX stop Legislation.
The senate adopted motion by
Mr.. Holt that hereafter no bill shall
six objections are raised. This was
agreed to after a spirited fight. This
leaves the red-iight bill, the anti-Jug
hill and the tanti-gambling bill at the
mercy OF six members. unless there
IL suspension Of the rules. II twen-
ty-seven votes can be mustered these
bills will be taken up, and there Is
no secret that before the session Is
over there will be an effort on the
part OF Mr.. Mapp to put the members
on record on this proposition. They
will be asked to vote on the idea