Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-22

Delegate Hall. OF Loudoun. The bin pro-
vides that In cities of that size a state
tax OF $40 on each machine shalt he
levied. Tho law at present requires
a State tax OF So in cities Of fewer in
habitants than 5000.
Speaking with reference to the viii
l!s House joint resolution demanding
an audit of tho Department of Game
and Fisheries. Senator Drewry stated
that most OF the $4,000 of vanish
meht" went to pay the gamo wardens
OF the State to enforce tho game law
lie stated that about $1,000 were spent
LOT elk to be turned loose In the noun
tain districts OF the State. There ia
ABOUT 10000 in bank ut present TO
the credit OF the department
The Senate Committee on Moral and
social Welfare at it's last meeting re-
suined consideration OF the Mupp liquor
law as amended. The State druggists
appeared before tho committee in con-
siderable number and aired themselves
Freely On tho subject. They desire to
DO ~! in their power, and desire State
CO. cooperation TO prevent any discred!t
from railing on them, and also 10 pre-
vent violations or the law.
hc W. eSentatlFe cltlHenS or IN ester
neld County met in the Capitol Tuesday
ana went on record as favoring the CO.
ordinate college for women at the Uni
versity or Virginia; and Instructed the
Senator and Delegates representing the
county TO use their influence in effect
inE The passage OF the Bill They also
went on record as fdYorins the addi
tional tax for building and mstntc
nance or primary schools Of the state
The schedule for to-day In the San
ate !s six special and continuing orders
ana one b!il that has been read the
third time and Is on the calendar ne
unfinished business" II ~ a,moet :,
certainty that eacn one OF the seven
bliIs VIII occupy an entire session for
competition. They are the Code hill. the
Chta "ba bill, the employees cornpen-
"a ton b'!l. the general game bill, the
STATE purchasing commission bill. IN.
n'h"ersnrten school bill AMI the State
Insurance OF public property bin
inc women who aspire to practice
IA" In this State are beginning 10 lon,;
"',h an EVIL eye on Senator Andrews
anu are calling hin, the Great OBJ
, , Every time the bill to allow
women 10 practice the art OF settling
disputes is reached on the calendar IN
me session TO advance Uncontrolled hi,I.
Tue Senator from Roanoke SAYS he oh.
!ects to consideration. and the bin is
passed By. '''' -
Decidedly the most elesan. nI.c. -,
propaEanda distributed In tho Gen.r,I
assembly during tho present sess;on ia
n SINAI! book entitled The Rise and
taii OF Free Speech In America" THE
nooK Is by David Wark CrIfT'th. ana
:" u''ee'eu AGAINST unwise attempts to
Ie"eor motion pictures. That /, viii
nave an influence is no. 70 be donh,.L
HHnry Roberts. who Will be rem.n
neEed as one Of the strongest advocates
OF Eood roads in the Virginia good
convention held here month
"so' ~ now in Richmond adyocatIne
me passage Of the proposed 13.cent
ie'E !or road maintenance. The No
PIE OF Virginia have ehown bv hat
"et'ohs IN providing money for the con.
.,ruct'nn or roads and in constructing
,nSi""e!Ves over 5000 niles of i'm
proved roads. that they want v.a,a
hieh"ays and are willing 10 nav ro-
'h"ir construction" he sli, II tho CO.,
"rai Assembly dcee no. want 10 nass
ne Oh! laying Decent levy. then Tho
"a" establishing State highway sys-
I'm s.ouid be d!sregaried in order
'ha' the counties might build their
own roads
Delegate Bowlcs. OF Gooch!and saws
,hat letters to members OF the General
Assembly charging ll-treatmen, OF
.S1me!s ara insan!;ary conditions a..
the Slate Prison Farm In his roun,..
eh"hate from diseruntled prisoners and
cahno; he suhstant!ated He feels ma,
a grave Injustice has been done Super-
ihtendent Parrish rs we'll as DR.. Tav,cr
MUSICIAN IN charge Of the health Of the
prisoners: Mr.. how!es visits the farm
often n" is certain that the most
F'E!d investigation VIII disclose nothing
10 the discrcdit OF the officials ,hera
lie points 20 the fact that none Of the
letters making the charges has been
addressed to him as proof that the COM
niainants are not sincere They know
he says, that he Is familiar with con.
ditions at the farm. For this reason
he contends. they have been afraid 10
include him among those to whom they
nave made complaints. The investi-
eating comu&tee ia due 10 20 to Gooch-
land to-day. Mr.. Bowles believes that
an hour on the farm will be sunicient
10 convince the committee that there
are no irregularities or causes for com
plant against the superintendent or the
physician.
Members OF the House OF Delegate.
complain that they are not provide ed
Win nio'teEs. Some suggest that it
would be good advertisement for in
surance agents 10 supply the need
Lindsay Gordon charges that the
House Committee on Social and Moral
Welfare treated him discourteousiy
when it refused to report ono Of his
bills and voted Indefinitely to pass IT
by. He grew right wrathful in his re-
marks along this line when arguing
before the Committee on Agriculture
Tor report on his measure designed
10 permit the Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture TO supply the quart a munt" to
dwellers in the arid reaches of the
Old Dominion. Delegate Williams. q
member of the offending committee and
an ardent friend Of the trcasury's
guardian. admonished him for the
language used. but failed to elicit any,
thing more than a repetition OF the
charge. Mr.. Gordon also charged that
the moral and social welfarers were
usually committed to adverse action on
his measures and that ne expected little
from them. After lengthy secret dis
cussion the agricultural gentlemen
agreed to remove the temptation to
PASS the measure from the Gp0eroJ 40