The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-11
Senate Passes Bill Providing
For Placing Coordinate Col
lege For Women at the Lni-
versity of Virginia.
Anti Bill
Shows Big Majority
Reform Measure Certain to
Pass If Vote Can Be REACH .
ed - Anti Shipping Bill to
Come to Senate For Consid- !
Grafton Today.

The whole of all three of the ses-
sions of the senate yesterday were
full of interest.
Tho bill providing for Z coordinate
college for women in connection With
the University OF Virginia was passed
and so was that providing Cor a tax
commission.
The antl-vice bill was discussed Tor
an hour In the afternoon but vote
was precluded by the rule providing
for recess at O'Clock An effort
to suspend the rules and take the
bill up out of the order was made
las. night but the motion failed Of inc
required two-thirds vote. The anti
shipping bill me the same fate.
4 strong tis hit is being made to se-
cure the passage of the anti-vicc bill
II will certainly pass If a vote can
be secured in both branches, and its
advocates are still pressing the fight.
The anti-shipping bill passed by the
house will reach the senate today.
Noman's College Bill
The Woman's college bill, of which
Mr. Early was the patron, was in
PRODUCED early III the session. and
came from the committee en- public
institution and education with the inn
pIiinatur of that body. 1t went to
the calendar after long fight, and
there 1t has been reposing with all
the ouietness that was believed 10 be
necessary to insure its ultimate de-
feat
MIR. Wendenburg of Henrico. Joined
forces with Mir. Early however. and
there followed a fight to force the
issue. and to have the senate pass ON
the merits of the bill.
The passage of the bin through its
various stages did not come without
opposition. Messrs. Fletcher. F'eath-
erston and others stood right UP and
fought the bill on principle. They
were opposed to the idea Of having
women at the University Of Virginia.
and they did not seek to accomplish
it's defeat by dilatory tactics. They
made this plain and fought straight
and hard.
Mrs. Munferd Did Much.
But the fates were against them, For
years Mrs Il. f. Munford who has
been the interchangeable supporter of the
proposition. moved and worked and
pleaded for the enactment Of the meas
ure. The former students at the uni-s
versity were in large part against her,
and last session she had met defeat.
These things seemed to nerve her
for the final struggle. and when the
vote was announced she was about the
happiest mortal that has been on the
floor of the senate for many day.
and she had a seat there yesterday
during the skirmish. No sooner had
the vote been announced than she was
surrounded by her friends-~some OF
them opposed to the measure--who
wished To congratulate her on the
splendid fight she had made and the
success which had crowned her eff
forts,
The galleries were packed and
damned with men and women. all of
them interested in the final outcome
of the struggle, and when 1t became
known that the bill had passed the
tension was too great. the impulse to
give vent 10 feeling too strong. and
the galleries broke forth in applause.
in which many of the members Joined.
The gavels of the president Of the
senate and the sergeant at arms re-
sounded and there were cries for orr
der but the work was done. and the
galleries began to empty themselves.
In the lobby there was a sort OF re-
ception. in which Mr.. Munford was the
central figure.
Mr. Early was designated to COM
municate the passage of the bill to
the house. and when he in stentorian
tones conveyed the information. there
was another break of applause In the &
gallery and on the floor. The bill Will
go to the house tomorrow morning.
where the fight Will be renewed and
that body win be the storm center
from now till the bill is signed hy
the officers of both bodies and sent
10 the governor. I'M
No Holiday for Clerks.
Efforts of Messrs. Mapp and Saun-
ders TO amend the laws Of the State
so as to provide for the closing Of
the Offices of the court clerks OF tho
State for three days In each year
Fourth of July. Thanksgiving ana
Christmas-met with defeat
Messrs. Walker, Buchanan and Smith
declared that to close the offices
would possibly mean serious losses
to titigants for there might be =
time when injunctions might be need
ed, marriage licenses might be de-
sired and there was no telling what
conditions might arise whereby rec
ards- were- necessary for court pro-
cedure. The bill was defeated by
vote OF 90 TO s. mi
The fate of the Saunders bill &6S
provide. for the payment Of empl0xM
twice month WAS the same AZ IN
of the bill to give court clerks q A01
day---a defeat. ss 4
Regarding ChiroprnctiM.
There was the Harman- E0afAGX
ston bill to establish u board f0F xN@*
examining or professional chfr0eE
tics. in Virginia. III was modeled I'M
the bill fleeing physicians AnGS
geons and other skilled pr0f1k
The supporters III The bill WMM
have ~ board 10 examine 4x