The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-25

In making loans NJ banks which are
AsHmAA1d a. Repositories Of Stats's
money coming under the control Of
lsuah officers. There are many Of
60ors ln the State. scattered In every
direction, which have the handing 81
s1eaAe Supds, and while they have not
oenead ne loss OF anything 10 the
been uods more than once. al some OF
the hAulss can testify. The btu WIS
renersd snd It is believed that IL VII
- gQpe9tad with q Recommendation
that Il become n law.
Rcuttentinry Chapinans
eenator Drewry, of Petersburg, has
o1H0sA Q bin empowering the board
a 0reckors Of Virginia State Prison
TO provide for the employment OF .
chaplain for the prison and Dor such
other institutions as may come undAr
sh~ supsrvssion OF ehs board. and to
fix the compensation for such chap
lain. The bill went TO the Committee
on Public Institutions and Education
Regarding Old Offenders
Two of the bills which passed the
Senate yesterday, and which now go
to the House for concurrence. were
introduced at this beginning OF the
session by Senator Thornton, Tho
bills deal with the matter OF trials
convicted by the state and Federal
courts Under the laws OF Virginia
second conviction imposes five-yeax
term. and a third conviction makes II
life imprisonment The bills apply
10 both the State and to the Fedaraa
courts. and persons so convicted
second or third time can be sentenoed
or not. In the discretion of the court.
for the additional time because OF
previous convictions.
State once Building.
Senator Gum. OF Henrico. chair
man of the State Capitol Building
Commission, said yesterday that the
commission had chosen the old Dav1s
Hotel property as the site TOR the pro-
posed State once building This Id
done because of the enormous prices
asked for property for q SNOWY
building. Senator Gun says that the
s4ete ts not alba TO make such An tn
yestment at this time. that the place
will be used solely for business pnr-
roses and that the commission II I'm"
burd with the idea Of economy IN car
ryiux out ths p1DpoatttDn- The plans
for the building will be received the
first OF the coming week ana VIII Do
sunmitaed 20 the commission Tho oost
OF the site and the bufidine wn
liz believed, combined 30 that the TO
tai cost win not excead about Sls6y-
ooo, The Price agreed for <he hotea
property 10 $4,000.
senator Dunn hopes that the ar
xnneemsmts can % perfected 70 mat
ire building will be completed ba6sre
the next session and that all Of the
State dspartnsuts now In rented
uusr<sxy win be under rosf. and All
the speos Ct thu time occupied tn
the nussmsnt Of ne Cxpitoa can be
,tifsyed for oo1umitkse rooms and 9TH
ar lsssssxfive pnrposs& The State is
paying more than $4,000 = year In
,entals for State onlces At t1iis time
ID The following Senate bills were
Ftaken from the calendar and passed:
To amend section OF the charter
LOT the town OF Falls Church. In the
II ounties of Fairfax and Alexandra
b To provide a reasonable compensa-
N on for the board of road commits
Hsioners of Bluestone Magisterfai Dis
r1c4 MeolxJenburg County. virginia.
lDut a. the proceeds of the sale OF the
bonds Issued by said district for their
! services In directing or supervising the
I expenditure OF the fund provided for
the permanent road or bridge ip-
prcvemsnt In said magisterial dis
tE1ct
+ To validate. rattfy. approve and con-
/ arm certain bonds to be Issued by
the town OF Ashland In Hanover
County, the ordinance authorizing the
Issue and providing for the redemp-
ton thereof. and for the ordering and