Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-27
Here and There
in the Legislature

\ joint session Of the Senate Com
"ittec on Public Institutions and Edu-
cation and the Committee ON Schools
ana Colleges OF the House will be held
thls afternoon at $40 o'clock I'm the
nan or the House OF Delegates for n
nearing on tho bill providing for n CO.
ordinate college for women at the
University Of Virginia. Many persons
Interested In such an institution are
expected TO appear before the Joint
committee
Inc senate Committee on Public In
stitutions and Education will meet
this morning at 10 o'clock to consider
the bill offered by Senator'S Jcnreys and
robertson. providing for a change OF
not more than one-ffth Of the books
used I'm the public schools Of Virginia
within 4 period Of ten years 1t is fur
! Their provided in the bill that no change
In books shall be made later than six
months before the fall opening OF the
schools. and that the successful bidder
shall have tho new books on the mar
ket at least thirty days prior TO the
The Torrens land registration bill.
which has already been reported ia
vorably out of the House committee.
VIII come up for action By the Scna,e
Committee on Courts of Justice at it's
regular session tomorrow.
Senator WendenburC's BILL making a
common carrier engaged in intra-
state commerce liable 10 its employees.
or, In case Of death. to his personal
representative, for all damages which
may be sustained while in the employ
OF the company, Will como UP before
the Senate Committee on Courts Of las
tice Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
q m los no
visions as tho Federal employers LA
bility act
Under the provisions OF bill offered
by Senator Wendonburg. Of Richmond
and reported favorably Yesterday af-
ternoon from the Committee on Courts
Of Justice courts OF record will have
tho power TO suspend sentence in con-
victions of larceny or forgery during
the good behavior of the person con-
rictcd For the purpose OF conviction
OF Il second offcnse, however. the YER
dict of guilty and suspension OF sem
'cnce Will be regarded as convic-
ton.
Other bills reported out OF the com.
mittcc were:
Senate bin No. 100. offered by Senator
/ Allen. of Lunenburg. amending section
1886 OF the Code. relating TO actions Of
! assumpit. Senate bill No. Sc, offered
by senator Thornton. of Fairfax Civ
ing Judges OF the circuit courts power
To change districts OF commissioners Of
I the revenue. Senate bill No. 80. offered
by Senator Thornton, Of Fairfax, pro-
vidine for the appointment OF a police
justice in n city Of Il population of
10000 and over, in the charter of which
there is no such provision
y large delegation OF school teachers
appeared before the House Committee
on Schools and Colleges yesterday at
ternoon. in opposition to the bills in
troduced by Delegates Epes and Mus
grave, repeating the act creating the
teachers retirement fund. The COM
mittee gave the teachers an extended
hearing and voted to pass the bill bv
indefinitely, an action which was gem
orally regarded as meaning the death
of the measure
The House Committee on Asylums
and Prisons at It's meeting yesterday
afternoon voted TO report favorably
the bill introduced by Delegate Jones.
OF Richmond. which authorizes the
board Of directors of the State Peni-
Tertiary to appoint chaplain TO min
lister TO the moral and religious needs
OF the prisoners.
General =. w. Nichols. o! the Vir-
ginia Military Institute. viii deliver an
address on preparedness" before tho
House Committee on Federal Relations
and Resolutions, which viii! meet at
, o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
Hall OF the House OF Delegates The
meeting VIII be open to the public
Pending before this committee is the
Gordon resolution. declaring against
the administrations preparedness
policy. Chairman Reed. of the commit
tee. has promised the member from
Louisa that the resolution Will be re-
ported out tomorrow.