The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-04
Amendments Urged by
Committee Will Be
Considered First.
MEMBERS EXPECT
VOTE TOMORROW
Whole Question May Be Settled
Quickly, Without Effort on
Either Side to Delay It-Elec-
ton of Supreme Court
Judges Proposed in
House Bill.

The William enabling act, providing
for State election as between prohi-
bition and local option. is the special
and continuing order for to-day at
1890 o'clock in the Senate It passed
the House practically as introduced.
with the one change of requiring petit
tioncrs TO be qualified" instead of
registered" voters. The Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections has
reported the bill with amendments,
and with the recommendation that ir
do not pass.
1t is before the Senate on it's second
reading. Unless the usual order is sus-
pended, the amendments will be con-
sidered to-day, and the bill ordered to
its third reading and enErossment, and
Will come up on it's final passage to-
morrow. AS n special and continuing
order 1t has precedence over every
thing except the appropriation bill,
which is also n special and continuing
order.
Date Changed by Committee.
Amendments recommended by tho
Senate committee propose that the
election he held on the fourth Thurs
day in June of this year. instead of the
fourth Tuesday in September, as pro-
posed In the Williams bill. In order
to qualify to vote in any election, poll
taxes have to be paid six months prior
thereto, and by bringing the election
within the six months period. patrons
of the amendment claim that the pad
ding Of the registration books with
negroes and an undesirable element
will be avoided
Another Senate committee amend
ment to which the patron of the bill
has agreed provides tnav the ballots,
instead of being marked for State
wide prohlbi ition" and against State
wide prohibition" shall be marked for
Statewide eaprohibition." and "for local
oDtion." thus giving the voter the
regulation. III the event of majority
for local option. existing laws on that
subject are continued In full force
and effect.
Allows Another Yenr.
The House bill provided that II 1t
shall be certified to the Governor that
majority of the votes have been for
Statewide prohibition, he snail pro-
claim that fact, and the sale of Ii
quor in the State shall be prohibited
on and after May 1, 1916. The Senate
Committee amended this to read May
l, 1917, thus allowing another year
to those engaged In the manufacture
and sale OF liquor In this State to
close up their business. May /. it was
explained, is the date from which the
annual State licenses are issued. The
Senate Committee also added to the
its by-products, manufactured from
grapes, berries and fruits by any per-
son. firm or corporation now maRu-
featuring wine in this State, provided
the wine or by-product SC manu-
factured be sold only in packages OF
not less than two and one-half gall
Ions, or one dozen bottles. and be
delivered to common carrier to be
transported outside of the State.
Some New Measures.
The election of Supreme Court
judges by the people. revision for
child labor laws two new plans for
woman's college. and a drastic anti
cigarette bill were among the new
measures presented to the House OF
Delegates yesterday. From commit-
tees came favorable reports on bills for
the retirement on part pay of Judges of
the Supreme Court of Appeals after
reaching the age OF seventy years. and
for State appropriation TO place the
soldiers section OF Hollywood Ceme-
terry In the perpetual care of the
cemetery company.
Discuss Primary Law.
Primary legislation came to the
front Yesterday for the first time this
session. Senator Gravatt made an cf-
fort to have the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections discharged
from further consideration of the pri-
mary bill. which is understood to have
the sanction OF the State Democratic
Committee. The committee had had
the bill since the opening OF the ses-
sion, he said, and had done nothing
with it. Senator Holt defended the
committee. saying that it had been
agreed with the chairman of tho
House committee to have subcom-
mittee OF three from each branch con-
slider all primary bills. several OF which
have been introduced at each end ot
the Capitol. After debate the Senate
refused 10 discharge the committee.
BY special order yesterday the joint
Assembly elected Judge Joseph l.. Kelly.
OF the Corporation Court of Bristol. as
member of the Supreme Court ot
Appeals of Virginia for term OF
twelve years from February 1. 1915 Ha :
will succeed Judge John A. Buchanan,
who will retire at the end OF his pres
ent term. A number of corporation
and circuit Judges named in a recent
Democratic caucus were elected to sue
cced themselves.
Retirement of Judges.
The Senate has already passed a
bill providing for the retirement OF
salary, The House Appropriations Com
mittee yesterday reported the bill fa-
voraby, fixing the compensation nc
three-nfths OF the salary. AS Judges
OF the Supreme Court are hereafter to
be paid $4,000 a year. this will mean
retirement allowance of $4,000. Re-
tlrcment is optional w:th the Judges.
but any Judge who has reached the age
OF seventy years and been on tho I
Supreme Bench as long as twelve years
may avail himself OF the privileges oe
retiring
The House Appropriations Committee
reported favorRbly bill appropriatinps !,
$4,000 to place tho soldiers' section OF
Hollywood Cemetery uuder perpetual
care. shortly after the war. an associ-
alton OF Richmond women raised funds
and purchased Il tract OF several acres