Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-02-15
Compulsory Attendance of
Children Between Eight
and Twelve
PRESENT CUSTER BILL
Would Abolish Girls Home and Fine
Those Who ~Fip"-so-Days' scs-
sion Defeated.

Richmond, Feb. 10 Practically
without debate, the House Of Dele
gates yesterday passed Williams com
/ pulso,y- education bill, the bill pro-
viding for the establishment of an
3 additional lime grinding plant in
/ T:dcwater Virginia, and the Price
Hundley bill, making the unauthor-
lied use Of automobiles i lnisdelnean
or. punishable by fine CT imprlson-
mcnt, All three bills go row to the
Senate for concurrence.
Delegate Walton, Of Hanover ask
eA that the education bill be passed
: by until today on the ground thai
there was not fun attendance Of
the House, and that it was advisable
to give every nl.mber an opportunity
of voting on so important a measure.
IF tic bill were passed by. he said, he
would interpose no further obstacle
in the way of bringing the bill to q
final vote.
Advocates Of the bill, however,
! declined 20 entertain the suggestion
Delegate Walton's motion to pass by
was defeated By an overwhelming
majority, and the oil itself passed
by a vote Of 50 to 23. The measure
requires parents or guardians 10 send
to school iilitcrate children between
the Ages O eight ana twelve years
who are physically and mentally
c sound. and who live within two miles
of school, at least init! they can
Rad and write.
The custer" bill, providing for
The removal from ofii:c of any couD-
ty. State or city officer who neglect*
or fails to enforce prohibition. anti
vice Of anti-gambling laws, was rP
ported out favorahly yesterday after
noon by the Senate Committee on
Moral and Social Welfare.
Complaint may be filed. under ths
provisions OF the, measure, by 9 citizen
!, w;ith the judge of The Circuit. Cor
poration or Hastings Court, who is
!. to summon the accused officer forth
with to show cause why he should
not be removed from Office. The com
plainant will be represented by the
attorney for the Commonwealth and
The Commissioner Of Prohibition. and
the charge .cannot be dismissed with
out the consent Of the two prosecu-
tors and the attorney for the defend
ant.
Either side is secured the right of
appeal. :
Richmond, Feb. l5-undcr provi-
sions of 8 bill passed in the House
Yesterday commission merchants are
REQUIRED TO register with the Com
missioner Of Agriculture to get H.
ccnse and give bond to comply with
the law.
The Cannon resolution for i 30
day session instead Of 60 was over
whelmingly defeated in the Senate
New House bills provide for con
stitutional convention to amend ant
revise the present Constitution; fo1
the relief Of the jurors who triet
Floyd Allen, ard making the giving
or receiving of tips in hotels. restau
rants. on trains, etc, subject to lint
of SO or Imprisonment for not more
than 10 days.
The House dismissed from, the calen
dar the bill placing tonnage tax OF
operators of coal mines and passe'
bills for the establishment Of lime
grinding plant in Tidewater; making
the unauthorized use Of an automobile
u misdemeanor. and providing TO
statewide compulsory education.
Delegate VI. W. Baker offered
bill aboliShing the Virginia Home an
Industrial Scheol for Girls and t
send the inmates to the epilepti
colony, in Amherst county.
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