The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-25
Holt Expects Only Formal
Hearing. But Those Who
Wish to Speak VIII be
Heard.
eEAL Sc" SAYS ECHOLS
AS TO INFLUENCE.
staunton Senator Denies Truth
4 Of Article Declaring Him to
be Target of Anti.Saloon
League in His Section.

Tuesday afternoon next, at o'clock.
he senate committee on privileges and
Elections will hold special meeting
Tor the purpose Of taking up and dis
POSING Of the ena bling act. which has
passed the house OF delegates-75 to
Blocking to the submission of the
huestion of the manufacture and sale
bf liquor to the voters for their de-
Eisaon. ii is not known at this time
That there will be any arguments in
connection with the hearing. Senator
Iolt said yesterday that he had no
&ntiniatien that there would be any
hing more than "a formal hearing. as
The membership OF the committee is
The same al this time as that of two
Gears ago. There are no arguments
1t this time any stronger than those
81 two years ago on either side.
The hearing. he Indicated. could be
productive Of no good. could throw
ho light on the question, and 1t wculd
BE- wasting the time az the members
BIZ the committee to have hearing.
At tn esam etimee. II there be those
Who desire TO say a word on Gather
hide OF the proposition 1t is the pro-
HINGE and desire of the committee to
kfford ample opportunity to all who
might appear.
Increases Fee for Nurses.
Senator Early yesterday offered a
bsII which will affect every graduate
hurxe In the State who may desire
10 practice her profession after ITS
bAssaxs. The bill seeks to make the
lee tor the examination and licensing
1 nurses $40 instead OF 80. as has
been the case since the creation Of
Ire board There IL another change
u the law. Whereby members OF the
board Of examining nurses 10 To re-
seive "a sum sufficient when In the
hiacharge of their duties. The law
hAS heretofore provided for a salary
81 expense account of not more than
B18o for any nurse serving on the
board, and the change would make II
possible for them TO get their actual
kxpenses while in the discharge OF
their duty as members of the board.
Ii IL understood that the graduate
nurses already in service approve the
purposes of the bill. while it will
aonlae the expense OF those who grad
1afe in the future and may care 20
practice In this state. The bin went
Is the committee on general laws
senator Frhols Denies.
Rising to question Of PRIVILEGES yes
kerday, Senator Echols. Of Stanton.
Mr. the article which yesterday APP
peNred in the News Leader. and which
aNclAred In effect that the senator
From Augusta was made the target
Tor the attack on the part of the Anti
|1aioun league leaders from his section
w the State, in the effort to get him
|tommitted to the Statewide enabling
hc&. The article stated that 1t was
Intended to whip him into line for
EhN measure.
He said that there was not a scir,-
filia OF foundation In fact for the ar
Eicle, and n not only embarrassed
him. but did his friends in his home
lection a great injustice. He had re
|eeived three letters-two urging him
III support the measure and one that
he oppose the same. He declared that
Ne had made up his mind az to his
eu0rse. hut that no man on the floor
Ia the senate or elsewhere had the
hight to say how he would vote. When
kl1at time came he said he would vote
~ he believed to be right, regardless
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