Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
GETSDOWN TO WORK
Committees Start ON Their Wav
Series Of Important
Bills.
COMMISSIONERS CONFIRMED
Bill Creating Jobs for Three
Movie Censors Is Held
Up in Committee.
COMMISSIONERS CONFIRMED

Confirmation Of the nominations of
Alexander Forward and Ch.lstophcr B.
Iarnctt. chosen, by Governor stuart for
Corporation Commissioners. and the
adoption OF resolution to appoint a
committee TO arrange for the inau-
Suration OF WeEtmoreland Davis as
Governor OF Virginia comprised the
bulk of the General Assemblies work
in yesterdays session. The rest OF the
day vas given over TO committee meet
ings, In which many important bills
received their first consideration.
During the session the usual guam
tity OF greater and lesser bills found
their way into the legislative hopper.
Among them was one BY Senator JET
freys. This asks for the creation OF
the Office OF State architect, and is
aimed at decreasing the large sum an
nually paid for school building plans.
Senator Jcffreys points out that the
state has paid more than sc5o.ooo to
architects for school buildings during
the past eleven :'cary 4 single con-
Germ was paid $4,000 Of this amount.
WANTS TAXPAYERS
TO COME FORWARD
Another interesting bill was intro
duced in the House by Delegate How
ard G. Gilrac-. It would compel taxpay
crs residing in towns OF more than
1000 population TO go TO the revenue
commissioner TO be assessed. Under
the existing law tho taxpayer is visited
By the commissioner or his deputy. Mr..
Gilmer says his bill will save much e5-
pcnsc II /: becomes law.
The House Appropriations Committee
hell IN in hn of
and heard the plea CT Major Wood. su-
for increased annual appropriation and
special appropriation OF $4,000 to
cover last years deficit occasioncd by
increased cos, Of supplies. The special
appropriation bill was reported favor
Brewer stated that he hoped to have
the general appropriation bill passed
two weeks before adjournment.
The motion picture censorship bill
was held up by Committee on General
Laws pending an investigation b. a
subcommittee Delegate Darlington
opposed the measure for the reason
that II would create additional places
on the state pay roll for professions!
Office seekers The bill calls for the
salaries of S2.5oo each. and is modelled
from the Maryland act. which coiDpe.a
censorship OF all pictures and the pay
nlcnt OF So for each examination.
DEFERS ACTION ON
COMPULSORY LABOR HILL
This committee also deferred action
on the Dodson compulsory labor bill,
which would authorize the Governor to
draft into industrial service all idle
males between the ages of eighteen and
ffty in time o. war. The same bill
was introduced in the Senate by Sem
ator Mapp. The House committee will
await the Scnatc's action.
The Committee on Courts OF Justice
reported favorably the bill TO make
marriage of the wronEcd by the ac-
cuscd q bar TO prosecution in cases in
volvins 4 girl below tiftccn years old.
Ellis TO prevent professional juryism.
10 grant amnesty TO soldiers, to grant
pay TO families OF men convicted or
descrtion. and to make the statute OF
limitations as to cnforcenc ent OF juds-
mcnts twenty years. were put in the
hands of subcommittee for investiC;t-
ton OF their relation with the new
code