The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-11

consideration, but the great majority
VIII not be heard OF again.
Delegate r. G. commins. of King
William County asked yesterday TO
have the roll on the Pennington anti
been liatcd as voting no He voted
for the bin.
The debate Of the morning session
came over House bill, No. 226, 10 amend
tho act In regard TO tho Office OF
state Accountant that counties and
cities may hereafter, at their own eS-
pcnse. ana on their own request have
the use of his services for the exami-
nation CT accounts of county and city
oNhcers. This was one OF the famous
'fcotnote" bills which was indorsed
by the manager OF the treasurers
lobby with note saying that IL was
calculated to disturb all treasurers
10 have their books examined. The
bill was proposed by Messrs Field. OF
Madison, and Leedy, of Page, who
said their local treasurcrs did not de-
sire am! such bill, PASSED. The roll
call on the bin stood. ayes, 40; noes.
10. and not receiving fifty-one votes
II was declared rejected. II was later
RECONSTRUCTED and after statements by
Alessrs. Lowry. Gregory, Page, Gordon
and others in it's favor. was passed.
81 to 10.
HN't Was SPIRITED debate over the
bill to provide separate boards COM
posed of one member from each county
IN the congressional district for each
or the ten State agricultural high
schools. Mr.. White protested aeainst
adding 100 men 10 the already enor-
nous list of men on tho boards OF
this state. The schools were now well
operated under the Board of Educa tion.
ana tho change, he asserted would
only mean lobby OF 100 men from
every county in the state swarmng
over the next General Assembly de-
handing funds to make each Of tho
ten schools an agricultural college II
would create a condition worse than
the Famous normal school lobby, which
has been one of the most insistcnt al
thls session. he asserted
Judge Williams was opposed TO the
creation OF any more boards, or the
spending OF school money for travelling
and other expenses OF 100 men unneces9
sarily. Mcssrs. Mectze and Houston de-
tended the bill. saying that provision
had already been made for dormitories
iuor these ten schools. and that ,the
states greatest need was proper edu-
cation in agriculture. The answer was
that thcs" schools were not agricul-
tur:,l colleges. but simply ten county
high schools. will, boarding deu;,r ,!
ments attached. in the creation Of
which the state has favored ten coun-
The bill was rejected. 46 TO 40, and the
House later refused TO reconsider. Al
to SO.
The House passed the Grasty bill to
create the Virginia Normal School
Foard and to abolish the special boards
of the Farmville. Frederick sburg, liar
risonburg and Radford Normal Schools.
The bill was described by several
speakers as the most progressive meas
urc before this session. On several
occasions there has been shown notable
friction between the four normal
SCHOOLS. and each has maintained Il
lobby here throughout the session. with
a view OF securing increased appropria-
tions and preventing the others from
securing any special advantages 1t
VIII be tho duty OF the normal school
board to supervise all four institutions.
to correlate their courses of study and