The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-06
TWO OFFICES TO FILL
AND HEAVY CALENDAR
TO DISPOSE OF MAKE
FINAL WEEK BUSY ONE
Hopewe Corporation Court Judgehip and Prohibition Com
missionership Among Problems For General Assembly.
Coordinate College and Companion Prohibition Bills In
Houses Appropriation Bill Before Senate.

This week promises to ne about as
busy as any that the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia has ever witnessed.
The time limit for the session expires
At midnight Saturday, and every
minute of the time intervening will
have to be employed most profita bly,
in order that when the gavel finail!
falls there shall be no vast accumr-
latton OF bills on the calendar.
There are two things of moment
which will engage the attention of
the Joint sesaion-the election of a
prohibition commissioner and the cleo
ton Of . Judge for the new corpora
ton court of this city OF Hopewell.
These two places win have to be
filled. the General Assembly having
created them. and Just SO soon as the
Governor shall sign the prohibition
bill the caucus will be called, and the
selections will be made. That In be-
iisvsd certain to consume an entire
evening OF the two bodies, for the bal
iotting will take some time. there be-
ing in prospect several candidates
from which to make the choice for
these two officers.
Other Prohibition Measures.
Among the important matters that
come into the ANAL week of the
Houses session are the companion
bills to the Mapp prohibition bill.
which the House passed Saturday
night. There are the custer bill and
the local option absolute prohibition
bill Both these have passed the Sem
ate and have been sent over to the
House for concurrence. The prohi-
bition bill. which was amended as to
a number OF minor particulars. each
amendment being agreed to by the
Moral and Social Welfare Committee
and the patrons of the bill. Will be
taken up In the Senate possibly to-
day. and the amendments agreed to.
The local option absolute prohibit
ton measure provides that the quail
fied voters of any city or county. on
Submission of the question, may, by
majority vote. prohibit interstate or
interstate shipments of ardent spirits
for beverage purposes. thus making
the community actually dry.
The House this morning will give up
the time until noon to local bills. At
noon ID is expected that Mr.. Reed,
of Portsmouth, will cali up his bill
increasing the tax on real estate ana
tangible personal property for school
purposes from 10 TO 20 cents on the
hundred dollars Mr.. Reed last week
tried 10 bring up the bill ahead OF the
prohibition bill and failed. The Speak
err Informed the delegate from Ports
mouth that he would be recognized as
soon as the prohibition bin was dis
posed OF.
Coordinate College Bsil.
The House will have tho coordinate
college bill for consideration this week.
and that matter is one that will en-
gage attention for SOME time for there
are speakers who Will instss On being
given a chance to air their views, The
fate OF ths- bill is uncertain, but the
annonents ara counting on more than
enough to reverse the vote of the Sem
ate. where there were just two to the
good for the Early bill.
Delegate Love. who heads the Conn
rx,fttee on Schools and Colleges. does