Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-03

, papers or periodicals carrying liquor
advertisements. Such Il law, he said
would work Il hardship on all news
dealers and deprive the reading. public
class periodicals Of This country and
England.
EX-GOVERNOR NAM
REFERS TO IIEI.I.n
The committee took a recess at e
O'Clock and rcconVcucd again at $. Al
inc evening session the principal speak
or WAS former Governor Mann. lie
replied At length to several of the oh
JHCtons that had been raised by Mr.
Kelly and Mr.. Blake, uruim.. the com
mittcc to ignore :hc claims of All s3c-
cial and selfish interests in complctInp
its final draft OF the bill.
Attorney j. r. Mc.AlliStcr. OF liot
springs, asked that tn" bin be amend
ed to allow resort hotel. under bond.
I" Keen on hand alcohol which is used
'"r rubbing down purposes in the cura-
I'VE baths. and also for :, provision
under which hotels would be permitted
TO use certain wines for culinary par
poses.
Inc committee was addressed briefly
by Airs. Howard IIOGc. president of tn.
FOCAL branch of the Moments Christian
Temperance Union. and ~ Mrs Gcor.,i:
May Johson, president Of the Wc.nan'e
lf"iilDition League of .Am"rica Both
gave their unqualified Endorsement 10
thc bill. Al 10 o'clock tho committees
arose. They wili meet in Joint scs
SION ut o'clock this afternoon.
TENT OF AMENDMENTS
OFFERED Bi DIt. CAN\pN
amendments To the Mapp bin. offered
p% Dr. Cannon to meet the constjt,i
. tionai objections raised by Tho ,;n,.-
ernor in his letter 10 Mr. iiough. fol.
low: 7'
section 32-Thc General Assembly in
session when this act is passed and
the General Assembly to assemble
ever! SIX years thereafter shall elect
4 state commissioner of moral wei
fare whose compensation shall bc fixed
by law, and whose term OF office shall
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Whenever the word "comrnissioner"
IS used in this act il shall mean stat.
commissioner Of moral welfare"
The Governor OF Virginia b. au-
thority vested in him by sections n
and a Of the Constitution shall have
the power TO suspend said commits
sioncr from Office tor miybehayior in
capacity. neglect o; official duty. or
acts performed without the authority
oil law but i'll any case in which this
power Is so exercised tho Governor
shall report to the General Assembly
~ tho beginning OF the next session
thereafter the fact Of such yuspcusion
y
General Assembly shall determine
whether such commissioner shall h.
restored or finally removed. ana III.
Governor shall hav" the power during
the RECESS of the General Assembly TO
appoint pro t.mpore Il successor to
tho said commissioner. but his an
po'ntmcnt TO such vacancy shall OK
pre- at tho end OF thirty days after
INC commencement Of the mex, session
of the General Assembly
The said commissioner shall make AN
annual report TO the Governor. which
shall give In detail the expenditure Of
az! PUBLIC moneys ana the work OF his
department. together with such recon-
nendationS for new or additional icgis-
lation in reference TO his powers and
duties rs he may deem cNpedient
before entering upon the duties OF
his Office the said commissioner shall
give bond TO be approved bv the
-Nttorncy-Gcncral in The penalty Of
3 for the faithful performance OF his
duties.
In the case OF vacancy in the office
OF commissioner during the recess OF
the General Assembly b. the death or
resignation OF the commissioner. the
Governor shall I'll such vacancy by the
appointment OF successor, whose
term OF office shall expire thirty days
after tho meeting OF the next General
Assembly sitting after the occurrence
Of such vacancy.