Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
HOUSE ADOPTS NEW
CODE BY 63 TO 70
All Minor Amendments Are
Voted Down, and Work of
Revisers Is Approved.
FIGHT OVER SALARY RAISE
Strobe Proposes Increase for
State Employees Receiving
Less Than $4,000.
FIGHT OVER SALARY RAISE


'"c revised code was adopted by the
House OF Delegate. yesterday by a vote
Of s3 10 20 after an hnu-.s dch,,. ~,
fc'ec''oh oF inc senate oil the bH'
10 increase :hc salary OF tho state
Health Oficcr 10 5000. massage by the
senate =, ,ho ;ot,. o,,,,,,, 90 ,,
~. r.o,.,t,,,. . ,t. ,,o
OF s,,,o ,o,d. 80. r,,5 .,i,u,n
nose. n, 49,, ,. 49,, 49,, tI :
the hj,, 90 au,1o.,,o c,,,es and .o,r,tc.
10 pav months: allowances 10 ln1!reu,
widowed mothers for the suppor. OF
children constituted the important work
"t tue session. Many other bills, all Of
MINOR Importance, vent through the
"nai reading IN both houses rounding
our ono OF the most irui'tu' da!s O.:
'he tenn.
T. most important ri tho proposed
"'neha'honis 10 INC reT'sai WAS ihnt
suggested by delegate John ". SIC
FhfhsoH' dcslshcd 10 ai.o" railroads t"
asses" counties @: cities Tor Hall OF the
sum" eNpenhcd III work done a. Grade
crossings nc rfeSeht codc rs prac-
',''''! 10 ina ehce'' ihe rs'isa! saEs
'a' WORK Fhal' nc done according to
pans '"aac o% '"c CORPORATION ON
hl'ss'on' ana 'h"' INC commission shall
assess rai'71ads ana cites OF towns
eaaai'H'
N'S' "' INC ne were 'ppoaeh
any On" .'Sc ~ '"' '1''sa' D. IL "as
sH'"''',ed % tne 'cF'S'FS nc! en-
Hsa'd 'n' oe''", '""' 20 ".'o" 'n's
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f"ofo>h ISSUE W
S.o."o'ooo hoAn boNps
The bond issue resolution is par;
ct the legislation recommended IN the
report OF the Highway system Commits
sion. Al o, its companion measures
have become law. ana were signed by
Govcrrcr stuart Oh ihc last day OF his
incGmbcncy II is designed TO permit
TIE isSGarcc Of 50" JIc.0to in bonds.
from which tho hiGnNa: vyatcn, is 20
rr constructed and state aid given
county road building
The inoth"rs' pension bill presented
hy pcicEat. cherry went through
witAou; dcha', i is The first move
by Virginia :" begin The pension o. in
diScni mothors log Station ti!at ha =
attracted much attention In other
S;arcS.
!; Is rca2t!caliy certain cha, C'Aris,o.
phcr ]. Mect2c. delegate from Prince
William. viii retain his scat !: ia un-
dcrstood ;iIat tho committee before
which depos;icns in the contcs; be-
tween Mectze and -. Clair were
heard, i5 preparing 4 :cpor: favorable
10 Mcctze.
\ bill designed 10 prevent killing O.
wild game for a period Of two or more
Years vii! probably To introduced in
the House this week. nepor,s coming
10 delegates say tina. rigorous weather
has resulted in the dca.h Of thousand. 8.
of birds and other game Fca- is cx
pressed tina, game will DC entirely O. :
terminated TN virginia unless tho Leg
iSlaturc acts
The Eight over raising the salary q,
state Health OnScer Ennior ID; HiI,i,n.
from $500 70 55.0n0. according "a tho
terms OF bill offered by Senator IIor,
broke yesterday in The Senate after tho
bill had been passed b.. every dav for
over 4 week.. In the absence OF tho
patron, Senator .cnreys. Of the opnosi h..
:icn, !HoNfd 20 pass by again, but IN,
withdrew the motion and hft the bill
before the house, where. due TO par!ia-
rncntary ingenuity It now rests on q
motion 20 reconsider the vote o! IS to
IL, b% which it lost. on the first bal
lot the vote was | | against TO 10 for
Senator Cannon, a strong advocate OF
the bill, then changed his vote TO the
negative and moved 10 rcconsidcr r
senator Walker Immediately moved 10
pass by and 20 adjourn. which action
re senate '"oh' nc n'i! no doubt Will
emo oE .'oo'' 'o-oaF enough advocates
scr.,or .ohar.so- .o,, .,.,.
,,o uoncv wor,d =. h,.,o. -.
I,,..cha s,,,tor;,, m ho
,,,, the state sho,Id X. ;,,, ,ara.o
,..,cyous Hc recorr;z.d ~. .h;,;,,
AND va,ue OF Or. Williams hu, s,.,nI
,tyat hard cases makc sh,,u.rcc,.s 81
principles. and that there was too