The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-28
Members of House, Favorable
to Measure AS Passed by
Senate. See Only Delay to
Come From Discussion
LITTLE MORE THANTWO
WEEKS REMAIN AND BIG
THINGS ARE UNTOUCHED
Appropriations and Co-Ordin-
ate College Bills, Great ime
Consumers, Anti-Redlight
Bill and Many Others Ye
10 Be Handled


Though there will develop consid-
cradle opposition to certain features
OF the Mapp prohibition bill. which
will be taken UP Ia the House OF Deie-
| gates this week. opinion holds among
many of the members that all that
such opposition will accomplish will
she deiay---waste OF time. which at this
stage OF General Assembly session is
most valuable. Friends in the House
OF the prohibition program are In the
| majority. and nothing. they predict,
will prevail that will vitality affect the
measure as It was passed by the Sen
ate. AS II was passed by the Senate
substantially az it was introduced--so
i 1t s-zz.n pass the House, Time given
should be limited II sideration Of
the bill. already well-discussed, is to
! be expedited.
With little more than two weeks left
of the present session. the General AS
sembly will he compelled to shortly
Aegin holding morning as well as af-
sernoon sessions. and perhaps n!Tht
sessions.
Calendars Are Heavy.
lespite the rapid work done during the
closing days of last week. and with the
House tied up for the greater part OF
this week and likely part OF next with
the real big work OF the General As
sembly. the lower branch will have
little time until well toward the SEES
sion's close for the usual matters on
the calendar.
The Senate, which, after some ten
a ssF r4 Std ~ =
,tion program, has before II. in addi-
tion to a bulky calendar. the anti-red
Hight bill, the coordinate college bill
and--if the House can finish the ap-
preparations btii--will have the task
Of taking care OF the States financial
needs the latter part OF the coming
week.
Both the House and the Senate will
convene at noon today. The House
viii devote itself largely to general
and local measures In a final effort to
clear the calendar before settling down
to consideration OF the appropriations
and the prohibition bills.
The Senate will take up the co-ordi-
nate college bill at noon today as
special order and the vote on the
measure is scheduled for noon tomor-
row 1t Is likely that today's Senate
session will run along until late in
the afternoon.
Prohibition Bill Hearing.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon In the
hall Of the House. the Committee on
Moral and Social Welfare will take up
the Mapp prohibition bill. giving
shsarfng TO all those who wish to ex-
press themselves upn It's provisions.
This committee session may probably
81 the questions involved that may be
thought necessary. though. after It has
roue through Joint hearing. numerous
ether hearings before the Senate
Neral and Social Welfare COMMITTEES
ana thoroughly discussed on the moor
Of the Senate. there can be little that
II new brought to bear upon the
measure.
BY some Of the members OF tho
House II 10 felt that TO give further
hearing-Snce the bill has been
passed by the Senate In substantially
the form In which II was presented
20 the General Assembiy--is emily to
waste time. time now, OF the greatest
value in handling the many matters
that must be disposed OF during the
remaining comparatively few days OF
the 1915 session.
The committee will report the bill to
the House as 1t appears as passed by
the Senate and 1t will be placed on
the calendar as special and continuing
order for not later than. noon Wednes-
day.
Budget and Coordinate College.
In the meantime. the House will
take UP as special and continuing or
der tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock, the general appropriation bill
reported from the Appropriations
COMMITTEE by Chairman Brewer in the
House aSturday morning. The bill
will come from the printers late this
evening and tomorrow morning will
be found nthe desks OF the members.
1t is a doubtful question whether or
not the House can dispose fthe A.
financial measure between the hour It
il taken up and the hour set, for TAX
Inc IN tn prohibition bill. That 1t
viii he necessary to sit in afternoon
ana night sessions from tomorrow on
,,nfiI the close is the opinion OF many
~ the members and the suggestion
has been made by number of the
members that the morning session be-
an here after at 9 o'clock.
The coordinate college bill last
uyeek was set tentatively for consider
afion In the House on Tuesday. but
with the appropriation measure COM
ing up Tuesday morning, the matter
"a the coordinate college will hard
Il be taken up until after the prohi-
hfffon measures are disposed of, OF
some time next week. In the mean
time. tho Senate will have acted upon
the woman's higher education meas
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