Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-23

GIRLS HOME BOARD
Institution Located in Chesterfield
County Will Shortly Become the
Property of State.

Richmond Va, March 23.-While
Virginia people have become much in
terestell in the personnel of the tax
commission which will probably be an
nounced this week, among lawyers and
judges there is scarcely less interest
IN the forthcoming appointment Of a
commission for the revision of the
Code of Virginia, work which some
regard as of equal importance with
the revision of the tax system. In ad-
suit of recent legislation, a joint
board for the four state female nor
NAL schools, board for the ilanage-
ment of the Virginia Home and Indus
trial School for Girls in Chesterfield
County, A director for the Legislative
Reference Bureau, commission to
present to Great Britain replica
of the HouGon statue Of George Wash
ington, and commission to supervise
the Virginia exhibit at the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco.
Al interim committees from the Gen
eral Assembly, have been announced
to represent Virginia at the unveiling
of the monument to President John
Tyler in Hollywood; to confer with
the Maryland authorities in regard to
eonseryation OF FISH IN Chn~npeeic;.
Bay; to supervise repairs and in-
provements at the Executive Mansion
to confer with West Virginia authoYi-
ties in regard to preservation OF fish
in certain strears, and to audit the
accounts of officers at the seat Of
government.
The tax commission is to be made up
of four members Of the House Of
Delegates to be named by Speaker
COX, three members of the Senate to
be named by Lieut. Governor Ellyson,
aid three citizens to be named by the
Governor There is an appropriation
of 100000 for expenses of this COM
irIssion. members of which will receive
1888 per day each while i'll session
with mileage and; expenses.
The new normal school board super
sedes the present separate boarSs
each of :ithe four Institutions, and
to'$be3 made up 5of;tweiye' members
named by the Governor, one from each
of the ten congressional districts, and
two at large.
iThePanama Exposition act calls for
tie appointment by the. Governor Of
tkfec Sommissioners to have charge OF
the ERECTION on the grounds of the
Pahang- Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco,of a suitable building for the
State of Virginia, the plan being to
hake the building a, reproduction of
Mount Vernon, the home of George
Washington The act carries an ap-
,propriation of $4,000. Members OF
the commission will not be entitled to
compensation for their services, bui
their expenses will be paid.
The act in relation to the presanta-
tion of a, bronze replica of the Hou-
don statue of Washington to Great
Britain Does not specify the size OF
the commission: An item of $4,000 is
carried in the appropriation bill to de-
fray the cost. The act of 1910, pro
wiling for the presentation Of a replica
of this statue to the republic OF
France, carried a like appropriation
of $4,000, and provided for the ap
pointment of three commissioners
make Misrepresentation.
The act creating a Legislative p
'erence Bureau. provides for the ap
.pointnlent blythe Governor, with 'th
approval ofaiSenate, s'without refer
ence to party affitiation and solely 0
the ground of ftnes sto perform tn
duties ofrthe Office" but a director G
the bureau at a>saiary OF $4,000 pc
annum, the term being for five year!
pnless sooner removed by the Cover
nor for cause The director must d'
vote his entire time to the work of til
bureau must be. graduate in 'a7
ar,3 have been 0 student OF polite;
science forat least twelve months. al
have hay experience III the draftir
Of statute law. He may employ a