The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21
Names Committee to.
Begin Work Despite
Senate's Refusal.
PRESENT STATUE
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Bronze Replica of Houdon's
Washington Will Be Given
Mother Country in Cele-
bration of Centennial of
Peace Between English
Speaking Peoples.

| Failing to secure the cooperation OF
the Senate, the House OF Delegates will
proceed at once to investigate Lee
J Camp Soldiers Home, a COMMITTEES of
five having been named yesterday. In
accordance with resolution offered by
| Mr. Toney. The patron again stated
that he did not charge any graft or
misappropriation of funds, but from in
formation that had como to him tho
wards OF the State in this institution
! were not receiving proper food or cloth
ing, nor were their quarters being
kept in proper condition. Speaker Cox
named as the committee Of investiga-
tIon Messrs. Toney, Stubbs. Myers,
Leedy and Milstead.. The committee Is
instructed to report its findings with
in ten days.
! Present Statue to Great Britain.
| Both houses OF the General Assembly
agreed yesterday to joint resolution
for the presentation to Great Britain
OF replica Of the Houdon statue OF
George Washington, the original OF
which stands In the State CAPITOL at
Richmond and ranks, aside from its
being the only statue OF WASHINGTON
made from life as the most valuable
piece OF marble In America. Delegate
j. Davis Reed, of Portsmouth, author
of the resolution. read to the House
kilograms from Secretary of State Bry-
an and from Walter H. Page Amer
lean ambassador to Great Britain,
showing that such gift on the CEN
tennial of peace between the English
speaking nations OF the earth would
be acceptable.
The Senate spent almost the entire
day on the appropriation bill.
The House has not yet taken up the
consideration of appropriation items
on the floor. though Its Appropriation
Committee has given unusually careful
study to the subject, and Is about ready
TO make its report. The recommends
tion of Speaker Cox that the work OF
the old Finance Committee be divided
INTO committee on finance to consider
all matters relating to Income. and a.
cohlnilttee on appropriations to con-
siuGr outgo, seems to have been abund-
antW itW Justified In the detailed care
over the appropriation bill item by
Item: while at the same time the FL
a great variety OF important subjects
mat nave come up at this session.
No Discourtesy to Chamber.
Some spice was added to the sessions
OF both houses yesterday by protests
from Senator Echols, of the Senate
Efna Einance Committee, and Chairman
mittee, against criticism of those bodies
by a special taxation committee of the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce. Both
cchairmen denied emphatically that any
nearing had been refused 20 the Ricil-
mond delegation. Chairman Weaver
asserted that no request for any such
hearing had ever been made of his
| committee, and that statements circu-
lated that such a hearing had been re-
| FUSED were absolutely false, and did a
gross injustice to the committee.
1t was announced later that there
would be special public session Of the
afternoon at 4 o'clock on the Gordon
tax commission bill. at which the com
mittee from the Chamber of Commerce
| present their views on the subject OF n
special session, and the best method of
preparing the new tax bills for con-
| sideration at such session.
| i.eedy Objects TO Sex Debates.
After somewhat stormy passage
between Delegate Land. OF Nottoway.
secured a favorable vote on his motion
to discharge the Committee on General
Laws from further consideration OF his
Dill designed to break up segregated
districts in cities by declaring the use
of any building for immoral purposes a
nuisance. and providing a method OF
procedure against the owner OF the
property. The committee was dis
charged by vote of 81 to "a, and the
bill VIII take It's place on the calendar.
Colonel Leedy protested that The sub
ject was one for discussion in small
committee, and was not proper for gem
eral debate on the floor. He had heard
before Il mixed audience, such as had
| never before been heard in Virginia"
Lt was time to call halt. no said For
| schoolhouse in Virginia burned to ashes
| than to begin the teaching of sex In
the public schools or to have general
public discussions before mixed au-
diemces OF such matters.
The Montague bank bill. which had
been made special order for yesterday
! debate. and was finally set as n special
order for Monday. There are pending
large number of amendments soIno
various members, which change the
No Voting by Mail.
The House Committee on Privileges !
and Elections yesterday reported tho
bin providing for voting by registered
porea a SHGh Ss the has Havss, sesn trSnsy
ISOLATION and other ORGANIZATIONS OF
travelling men. with the recommends
dsrs,tna tt0n tnat IT. i do not pass It was un-
committee were favorably inclined to
the bill, but found insurmoun.abte OBJ
incti sitactes 10 the hn wheh dis
pare and cast mis- ballot In the pres
enee Of Judges OF election,
both houses for the Introduction OF
the only bills which may be hereafter
asFfo local Are Sas ae@s ss
appropriation bill. Unanimous consent
is required for the introduetion Of any