Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-25
the. amendment to the Hepburn bill

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allowing the exchange of interstate
| Transportation for advertising and that
we request our representatives in the
limited States Congress to support
and work for the passage Of such an
amendment"
"Resolved: That the printing of
return or business cards on stamped
envelopes by the government is un-
just to the printers of the country as
it makes them compete.with the gov
ernment oil work which is now being
conducted by the government at a
loss; that we ask our representatives
in Congress IT, support a bill putting
an end to the practice; that the As
sociation contribute out of the treas
ury of the Association a sum of $4,000
to the National Editorial Association
for their expense in opposing the
printing of envelopes by the govern
ment."
"Resolved: That the Virginia
Press Association, realizing the i'm
portance to the state Of the ship
building industry located in the city
of Newport News. respectfully petit
ton the Honorable Secretary of the
Navy, the Senators and members of
the House of Representatives from
Virginia to use their Best efforts to
have the proposed supply ship and
transport for the United States Navy
built in Newport News, with the un-
derstanding that the company at
Newport News has entered bid for
the construction Of these ships at a
lower price than they can be built
elsewhere:
Resolved: That the Virginia Press
Association, representing newspapers
of various political faiths and religi-
Gus beliefs, favor continuance of
its policy of the past of refusing to
take any issue on any question of po-
litical or sectarian nature, on which
its members or the people Of the
state may be divided.
We recommend that the constitu-
ton be amended to read as follows.
ARTICLE III.
Membership.
Any white editors, proprietors, or
business manager of newspaper or
periodical in Virginia, regularly pub
lished at stated times and printed
wholly or in part at the place OF pub
lication as often as once a month, or
a reporter in city paper so pub
lishsd, shall be entitled to member
ship on signing the Constitution, and
on payment of such fees and dues as
may be prescribed from time to time,
provided such editor, business mana
ger, proprietor, or reporter, is regu-
larly and actively engaged in the
newspaper business, and is endorsed
by the proprietor of the newspaper
upon which he is so employed, stating
specifically the position filled by the
applicant. And provided furthe>
that such person is duly elected at
any annual meeting of the associa-
tion by a majority of those present.
ARTICLE VI.
Government.
The officers of the Association. shall
consist of a President, five Vice-Pres-
idents, a Secretary Treasurer, His
torian. Chaplain, and an Executive
Committee, who shall be elected at
the annual meeting of the Associa-
ton.
Yesterdays session was opened with
prayer by the Rev. W. ]. Morton, rec
tor of Christ Church.
Miss Bertha Gray Robinson, editor
of the Orange Observer, historian Of
the association, read a report on sta
tistics of the organizations during the
last year, followed by paper which
she read entitled "Some Suggestions
for the Sanctun," as follows:
G. P. Coleman, State Highway Com
mission, Richmond, MADE a short adj
dress on the general road movement
of the State, and particularly by ref
erence to the new legislation which is
required for economical road building
He also advocated the abolishment of
the antiquated system of road build
ing.
w. S. Copeland, editor of the Daily
Press and Times-Herald, Newport
News, offered resolution that the
Secretary of the, Navy be requested to
have certain vessels built at Newport