The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-23

that at frequent intervals il becomes
the duty of the superintendent of the
penitentiary TO report to the Governor
lists OF hundreds of persons who are
entitled to credit for short periods of
time. ranging from three to ninety
days, because they were held in jail
under quarantine. A tremendous ex-
penditure of unnecessary time and
labor is thus forced upon the offices
of the superintendent OF the peniten-
tiary, the Governor and secretary of
the Commonwealth, which may be
saved IL your honorable body will
pass an act permitting the superln-
tendent of the .penitentiary TO give
automatically to each prisoner on his
record the necessary credit in such In
stances without the formality OF
issuing a separate paper in each case.
OF course, to prevent any possible
abuse of this law it should be pro-
vided that the superintendent of the
penitentiary shall report his action in
such cases to the Governor at the
end of each quarter.
| invite your attention to the I'M
fortunate decline in the volume OF
the tidewater fisheries of our State,
and would recommend serious con-
sideration of certain remedies for this
valuable recommendations proposed
in the printed annual report Of the
Commission of Fisheries.
Experience seems to show that the
present plan of organization of the
Commission of Fisheries as provided
by statute could be improved upon.
IT would tend to greater efficiency,
without additional cost to provide
for an assistant commissioner, who
shall be shellfish commissioner, In
stead of a secretary TO the commits
sion. The office work Is necessarily
paid for separately. and all the duties
Of a secretary should devolve upon
the bookkeeper in charge of the office,
leaving the second man on the COM
mission, heretofore paid as secretary,
TO assume the duties of shellfish COM
missioner. and to be required to give
a very large share of his time to active
superyision in the field, a duty which
cannot be satisfactorily performed by
the State Commissioner of Fisheries
alone because of the magnitude OF the
task.
ton and reclamation now performed
by the Virginia Home and Industrial
School for Girls at Kilbourne Farm,
and by the Industrial Home School for
wayward Colored Girls In Hanover
County. should be carried on and de
veloped in such manner as may sp-
pear best to the General Assembly.
Protection of National Uniform.
Frequent complaints have been made
to the executive office that at some
places In Virginia persons wearing the
national uniform have been barred
from places of public amusement or
entertainment. would suggest TO
your honorable body the passage Of an
act making II unlawful for any com
mon carrier, hotel keeper. proprietor
or leasee of any place of public amuse-
ment or entertainment TO practice such
discrimination against any person in
the army, navy. marine corps or reVe
nue. cutter service of the United States
of America, or the Virginia Volunteers
wearing the uniform prescribed for
him at that time or place by law. resu-
lation of service or custom. on account
of his wearing such uniform or of his
being in such service.
Revocation of Notary's Commission.
The Governor OF Virginia may, in his
discretion. appoint as many notaries
for the various counties and cities as
he may deem advisable. but no provis-