The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-27
ACTS ON !.
GUM RESOLUTION
. VOTES TO INVESTIGATE TENT
|: hook QUESTION TO DIsARM sUs-
/. r1C1oN AS TO BOOK CONTRACTS.
REPORT THIS SESSION
RIsoN AND CANNON ARE
TO REPRESENT THE UPPER
sI>--ALL DATA IN STATE
BOARDS HANDS.

The sAnate after the first real de
sbate that has taken place, In THAT podS
sduring the present session, voted -
to Is yesterday for the appointment
of a committee eff the. General Assem-
sAly to investigate the question of text
book prices, and TO report the result
-ef it's investigation TO the present ses
sEion OF the General Assembly The
.cornmitteerneu appointed on the pari
eof the Senate are Messrs. Rson, ol
-ptttsyIvanta. and Cannon. of Richmonc
city. The members from the House
have not been appointed yet Ihe5
will proba bly, be announced at tht
morning session of the House today
Those voting against the Gum reso-
Tuition were: Andrews. Buchanan. Drew
sry. Early. Featherstor. Fletcher, Gar
rett. Gayle. Laudes. Aassie faxton
Rinehart. Rison. Tavenner. Walkers
Those voting In favor Of the inves;i-
Eation were Blanks, Powers, Brock
Cannon. Ca,ron. Corbitt. Crockett
Goodrich. Gravatt. Barmsn. Hobbs
Holt. Lesner. Mapp Parr, Paul, Royal
Smith. Sowden. Thornton. watkins
wendeuburR and vests,
Interesting Debate.
The vote came to the close Of n de-
bate on the resolution. senators parti-
.r3patiug were-For the investigation
-Asessrs. Farr. Holt. Brock and Cannon
against the investigation. Messrs. RI
non and walker
!, The debate was on the report OF the
-Tenate Committee on Education. This
committee reported the Gum rcsolu-
.fion sent from the House with awe
amendments. First that the committee
he given power to summon witnesses
and second. that its report be made to
~1he present session of the Assem- bly,
The committee, at the same time re-
ported the bill drawn by the Attorney
General in behalf OF the Board of Edu-
Cation. giving larger powers 10 the
board In the matter Of textbook awards.
THE Senate adopted the amendments 70
vthe committee and then refused to
adopt the report for inconvenience.
Senator Parr opened the debate by de-
sciaring that the people demanded an
Investigation. the press had centered
attention on the situation, and that
with no reflection on the officials. the
fact should be made known to the
Legislature. and so to the people. SEN
-Ator Holt favored the investigation.
Thought 1t Unnecessary.
Senator Rfson held that while the
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
had asked for an investigation. he was
not aware that the Board OF Eduoa-
~tion had done so. The Investigation
she did not think Was necessary, there
was not SUFFICIENT time to conduct q
complete investigation. and post
ponement would be detrimental to the
~tnterests Of the State The chief source
of trouble was in the weak statute
switch would he corrected by tho new
law already Introduced.
Senator Parr thought there wouit
sbe an impression that something war
Aeeing kept in the dark " there was
mo investigation, and that To vindicate
sshe officials the committee should ne
appointed Senator Cannon held stint
.sar views. Senator Brock thought the
-sniy object was that the. available time
was insufficient, but said that he would
mot have the Senate appear TO try 70
sasep anything In the dark
Discrimination Had Vanished.
Senator Walker stated thar what ap.
.peared TO be discrimination had van
.sshed on Investigation by the Senate
committee, The investigating com
-sntttee would not have time to get any
Original information, but would be
forced 10 use the data of the Board
~pf Education, which had already been
laid before the Senate committee He
itself to tax business. aa there was no
-reai need for an investigation. Half
e-fhe time Of the session had elapsed
md nothing would come OF the work
.-pf the committee
The vote followed and the committee
was appointed.