The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-09
CAPITOL GOSSIP

i've always regarded this a sort OF
yellow proposition, and now it looks
like yellow peril" said Delegate
Hugh White. of Rockbridge. yester-
day. when yellow cards, to which were
attached with blue ribbons yellow
flowers of the narcissus type, were
placed on the desks OF the members
of the House known to favor the CO.
ordinate college for women bill. yell
low cards. minus the yellow blossoms,
were placed on the desks of other
members.
On the cards appear sort of
Mother Goose" parody on THE
House That Jack Built" beginning
This is the rural school, and ending
with this stanza;
"Hurrah for the Legislature, whose
ayes
VIII cause the coordinate college 20
rise
And make the teacher more learned
and wise;
Who in the high school so complete
Teaches the teacher. clever and neat.
Who teaches the child, so rosy and
sweet,
Who goes to the rural school"
Friends Of the coordinate college
measure. men and women, were elated
last night when they learned the Sen
ate Committee on Public Institutions
and Education had favorably reported
the coordinate college bill. They
look for a similar report from the
House Committee on Schools and Col
leges this afternoon. The COMMITTEES
meets at 4 o'clock in committee room
No. to consider and to vote on the
bill.
Opponents of the measure last night
declared that favorable report from
the committee will only prolong the
life OF the measure for a short time.
for when 1t comes to the floor of the
House 1t will certainly be beaten.
Those who oppose the bill say they
have already sixty votes in the House
against the measure. week ago the
ants poll showed fifty-four against
the bill.
TT tie DAMAGED Goods bill Of Dr. s.
T. \. Kent. of Halifax. was passed
by the House yesterday afternoon
ust before adjournment was taken.
This bill provides that where either
consort is afflicted with any disease.
Effects of which will probably produce
deformed. crippled or weak minded
offspring, 1t shall be ground for abso-
lutte divorce on behalf OF the innocent
party, when such condition of the
~
innocent party at the time of mar
.riage.
Another measure designed to give
Republicans representation on boards
in election was presented in the House
Yesterday by Delegate Cornett. or
Grayson MIR. Cornett on Monday in
troduced a bill to place one member
Of the party casting the next highest
vote in the last preceding election
upon the electoral board. Yesterdays
bin would put a member of the sec
ond party one OF the three judges OF
election at voting places.
Fifty cents bounty will be paid for
the scalp of a chicken hawk or or
an owl. If bill presented by Dele
gate Norris yesterday becomes law.
The premium Is to be paid by the
county board OF supervisors on pre-
sentltion of the scalp and OF proof
that II was killed within the county
The bill exempts screech owls,
MIR. Cornett, OF Grayson yesterday
introduced "a Joint resolution, the Par-
pose of which is to permit the amend
ment OF the Constitution by one SEES
sion of the General Assembly and
majority vote of the people auanned
To vote for members OF the Legisla
ture At this time constitutional
amendments must go through two SEES
sions of the General Assembly ana
then be voted upon by the people
This requires more than four years
should the Cornett amendment De
successful, future amendments may ne
made to the Constitution with less
trouble and in shorter time. about two
wears