Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-14
Here and There
in the Legislature

! Delegate Kenneth y Gilpin. or
clarke docs not believe in frcoucnt
Change Of ,cx, books lie introduced
u Lill Yesterday. which provides tina;
I school BOOKS shall not he changed Of
t.uc' than once in ten years
Dclcgat" Stsphenson'S antiEamhlnS
hill, Introduced yesterday, makes i, un
lawful TO bet. wager or play at any
game for money" Violations arc pun
ishablc ny \ fine Of sioo or sixty days
in Jail. or both.
/ Delegate stock introduced Hill YES
! tcrday prohibiting commissioners OF
4 ,hc revenue from going back moro than
i've wears III assessing property not
I llcviously assessed for taxation.
IN amendment to tho present law
governing corporations proposed in y
bill offered Yesterday by Delegate
! Feed. provides that the bonded indcbt-
cduess Of = public service corporation
dong business Within this state shall
rot no Increased except TO provide al
dIjiHns 10 or improvements Of its facii
i;icS. or TO refund or redeem some or
all Of its outstanding bonds,
Dsiegato Kent is the patron Of 4
~" bill which provides that no ,n.
having q contagious az loathsome dis
case shall hold any public office III this
tor mcnwcal'h.
%, gate L. + i.ecdy has prepared
ard introduced bill which provides
that ell deposits o. accounts in the
c.,res OF this Common wealth. when
1. Z.
cheC,> 81 draft has been issued agains.
sarh account. for period Of :ictccn
years, shall cschcai 10 the state. For
tile i'urpos" OF carrNin" tho act into
effect. the banks are required TO re-
port all accounts falling into the class
described on or before September I
'.'t fc 'hc Auditor OF Public Accounts
one fourth Of the funds accruiur to
The state under This act. the hill pro-
vides shall lac used in increasing thc
pensions Ia indceut Confederate VET
Grams ana their widows: one fourth. Ia
the increase Of pensions OF public
school teachers entitled Ia pensions I'M
der the law; ore fourth 10" the bet
tcrmeat OF In" primary schools: aud
one fourth for III" hcticrment az The
pUl,lic roads.
\ joint resolution introduced hy
Delegate Reed, appoints - special com
mittee OF three. two from the House
AMI one from the Senate. 10 hold such
meetings ~ i; may dcenl proper In tho
city % Richmond during the coming
;cai. and rcpo,, 10 The General Ns-
semhir Of 1915. such recommendations
aS il may deca proper. lookin. t. Il
reduction ia III" expenditures of the
state. The preamble Of the resoiu-
ti"n cites the fact that Nircinil'. on.
pcrdituycs are iucreasin. al II rcla-
+... l. .
tur"s e North Carolina. Indicating Tho
Mood Of IN invrstisa,ion
senator strobe. Of Amherst intro
duccd hill Yesterday ~ the senate
providing for ;hc submission of the
question Of compulsory education 10
tn" voters "f the state 1t the regular
election in November. II the bin be-
comes !aw. children between the ages
Of eight and twelve wears who can
not rcad ~ write. Will be required to
atteud school for certain number or
months dDrin" THE session IN those
ma=isterial districts and cities where
the law is .dopted. The statute VIII
not be Statewide. hut will hc cucc-
tive only III those localities where a
majority If the voters are ia favor of
such law. Its provisions arc 10 ne
come effective September L. 1917
II senator G"oiIicl's hill masses the
Legislature this time. Virginia win
haV" Il State department Of game and
inland fisheries. The hill provides for,
commissioners. 10 he appointed bN the
Governor. and who will hold Office from
.iuly !. 1916 10 February l. 1915. when
his successor. who will have been cleo
ted AT the regular election OF the wear
before. Will begin his four-year term.
lie viii have charge of the enforce
ment OF the game laws Of the state.
the preservation Of wild animals and
birds. the propa CATION Of game and
All laws relating to fish above tide
water. The bill empowers him TO an
noint wardens IN cities and counties 10
help in the laws enforcement; Ills
salary is fixed at $4,000.
II the charter Senator Allen intro
duced yesterday is approved by the
Senate. and the Webb Kenyon act Is un-
held b. the United States Supreme
Court, the little town OF Victoria will
be y boozcless community. Only one
quart is allowed to tho citizen OF the
I.unenburg town, and that must bc con-
veyed into the corporate limits by him
personally. The Webb Kenyon act
would prohibit shipments into n com
munity against its will. and the char