Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-05
PROHIBITION BILL
PRUNED $4,000
100000 Biennial Appropriation
Cut to $4,000 to Appcase
Opposition.
SENATE ADOPTS COED BILL
Strobe Puts Through University
Measure by Vote of
% to g.

cut inc Clause requiring q n inventory
or all liquors held by citizens and TO
decrease the appropriation asked by
Commissioner Peters from 100000 to
$4,000 for the next two years. the
Mapp amendment to the prohibition law
was yesterday brought nearer TO the
desire OF those who opposed the meas
ure in it's original form. a similar bill
in the House was passed by. but the
vote in that body on motion to pass
by the Hundley-Gordon bill TO abolish
the Office OF Prohibition Commissioner
stood 90 to %. This is believed TO
forecast adoption of the new prohibit
tion bill By the House.
Senator Strodes bill. designed to adj
init women to the university in the
graduate and professional courses. ex-
cept law and undergraduate work in
the education and engineering depart
ments. was adopted by the Senate, %
to Q. When Senator Strobe. following
instructions of the President of the
Senate, announced his victory to the
House, he was greeted by long ap-
plause, both from members OF the
House and from female spectators in
the gallery. Immediately after the
House adjourned he went to the Com
rnittee on Schools and Colleges to ask
action, so that the bill could come inn
mediately to the House. He argued
we'll into the evening with the commit
teemen. Afterward he expressed the
belief that the House would adopt
his measure The committee. however
reported the bill unfavorably
The vote on the Strobe bill was:
Ayes-Allen. Bowers, Buchanan. Can
non. Corbitt. Downing, Drewry, Early.
Gayle, Gravatt, Gum, Hening, Jeffreys.
Jordan, Lacy. Map2, Mothews, Robert
son. Strode Thorni IN. Trinkle, Walker
and Wendenburg.
Nays--Addison, Byrd. Garrett. Holt,
Keith. Rinehart, Rison. Royal and
Wcat.
Not voting-Andrew.. Barham. Con
rad. Davis, Coo dloe, Goolrick Mitchell
/ and Webb.
CONTINUES EXCEPTION
AS TO IAW SCHOOL
Senator Addison said that the Strobe
bill was the least objectionable tf all
the university bills. Although oppos-
ing the bill. he said it was illogical to
accept the amendment excluding
women from the law school and TO
admit them to practice law. He said
he voted not to admit women to Drac-
tice law becaus" he could not favor
that bill and not vote for coeducation
at the university. He then added that
IL the strobe bill passed allowing
women tG study law at Virginia he
would ask the unanimous consent 10
change his vote to favor admitting
women to practice law. He called the
ha lnu n
opponents or the bill an unfortunate
concession, that was positively il!og-
ical
Senator Addison then said he opposed
ensrafting coeducation on the old
school and its wealth of tradition;
that it was not question OF erecting
new schools. He said he favored CO.
education straight out rather than CO.
ordination. He then questioned the
wisdom OF abandoning the history of
! the university. lie said he was not
opposed to giving women their just
deserts, and then contended that the
women had reasonable opportunities
for higher education in the State" He
contended that this bill opened the
door only TO the favored few--the edu-
cation faddists-and that, not OF value
| TO the general mass OF women, was
! designed only as n wedge TO ulti-
| mately throw the school wide open; or
else that the passage of the Strobe
/ bill meant nothing to the women of
the State. He said that he was going
TO vote against the bill because its
passage would enable the women to
demand with infinitely more force en-
! trance TO the whole school. He called
this bill but the first trench--but
small dose OF the poison, if il be a
poison.
SYATE DEPENDENT
: ON RAILROAD TAXES
! Senator West sprang sensation in
the Senate yesterday morning by call
ing un House joint resolution which
says that the General Assembly would
| voice with dismay any attempt to in
| fringe upon the right of the state TO
tax railroads" He stated tina. Virginia
was opposed TO governmental control
I of railroads. and later said he resented
an apparent charge that the railroads
! were behind the movement.
Senator Strobe said that Senator
! Vests reference to government owner
| ship let the cat out of the bag. and.
! referring to a conclave of railroad mag
| mates in Washington recently. said
| that tho resolution in effect was camou-
| RaGe He said the bills introduced in
! tie United States Congress and this
/ resolution would rebound 10 the bene-
! fit OF high -salaried railroad officials
and would cmbarrass the government
| as 10 future disposition of the trans-
| portation companies: ana hat they
/ would give the railroads lever with
which to pri.c out of the government
| greater consideration In ease the gov
ernmcnt sio;:id desire to retain the
| roads after the war.
nESOLUTION SUGGESTED Hy
CORPORATION COMMISSION
| Senator Addison said tho resolution
was presented to thee Finance Com
mittee by tho chairman of the state
Corporation Commission, and said that
Senator strode's position was unjusti-
fable. He said that tho resolution did
CONTINUED on Fourth Pnge.)