Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-25
HIGHWAY BILLS ARE
PASSED BY SENATE
Body Also Adopts Measure for
Popular Election of Corpo-
ration Commissioners.
FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Williams Bill Passes House, 6
to 29-Suffrage Comes
Up To-Day.

ana popular election Of corporation
commissioners had their day I'm the
| General Assembly yesterday. The
highway system series Of bills passed
tho senate without a vote against il,
The same body adopted the bill 10 have
corporation commissioners elected by
the people by vote Of - to = The
House passed the William ms compulsory
education bill ~ 60 to -.
These matters consumed practically
the whole time OF :he session but a
large number ot purely local bills were
cleared from the calc cndars. In the
House there was considerable debate
over minor measures. but the Williams
bill passage was its biggest achieve
ment
With the opening Of the session SEN
ator Buchanan put Senate bill OH it's
passage. il having been fully discussed
on the two foregoing days. The vote
was in favor OF the bill. which dcma nds
state audits of county and city treas
urcrs. by 20 to .. Those voting against
I the measure were Senator's Andrews
Barhan. Bowers. Downing, Jenreys.
Keith. Lacy. Thornton and Webb
VOTE on WILLIAMS
COMPULSORY EDUCATION BILL
! The vote on the Williams bill was as
follows:
Aycs--.Adaus. r. y. Anderson. w. a.
! Anderson. BAILEY, Baker, Bcattic. Bond,
| boschen, J. G. Brown. j. s. Brown.
/ Thurman, Garner, Darlington, Carter,
! Cherry Clement. Cook, Dodson. Easley,
F!tzhush, Forester. Fuller. Gillian,
! Giipin. Goodwin. Henley. Hudgins. D.
! liundley. !. J. Hundley, Hunter, Jones.
/ Mann. Marshall. Martin, McNut;,
Mcetze, Murray. Musgrave. Norris,
( omps. Owen. Peace, Pitts. Price. Rag
land, Ramsey. Reed. Rev. Rolston. Rus
sell. Shackelford, c. T.. Smith, II. r.
Smith. Sproul. Stephenson, IT, II. Stubbs,
Taylor, Turner, Williams. Willis. Win
ston. Wright, Mr. Speaker.
! Na-s-Bowles, Brewer Burke, Chase,
! Conmins. Conway, Crockett, Davis.
I Deans, Dickerson. Dillard. Elan, Evans,
I Flanagan. Gilmcr. Gordon. ". c. Hall,
liarnan. Hobbs, Miller. holland. Ozlin.
. Snead Snow, Stant, Stuart, J. y. Stubbs,
/ Tiffany. Walton.
Not vo,ing--Buck. Cato, Cornett W.
G. Hall, Harvey, Horton. Shumatc,
Smoot
Senators voting for the popular cleo
ton OF the State corporation commits
sioncrs were Senator'S Addison, Allen,
Barham. Bowers Buchanan Byrd Con-
rad. Corhitt. Davis. Downing, Earicy
Garrett. Goodloc. Gum. Hcning. Holt.
Jcnreys. Jordan, Lacy Mapp, Mathews.
Rinchar;. Rison. Robertson. Royal
STROBE. Thornton. Webb and West,
Voting agains; were Senators Cannon
Goolrick, Gravatt, Keith, Mitchell
Trinkle and Walker
The joint resolution TO ask Virginia
United States Senators to support the
woman suffrage amendment. introduced
Wednesday. was not discussed ycstcr-
day. |: is understood that the matter
Will be brought UP to-day.
INFORMAL VOTE TAKEN
ON IOPEWELL JUDGESHiP
y Vote on the IIopewell judgeship
matter taken informally in the House
Committee on Courts of Justice resulted
in seven against and five for Judge
Devany, who contends that his term OF
office does not expire until 19c4 Some
Of The committeeman announced that
( they had not thoroughly made up their
minds as 10 what to do. and did not
vote. The matter will probably be de-
ctdcd in joint session OF the House and
Senate committees Monday
Debate on the corporation commits
sion election bill was still in progress
when tho hour set for consideration OF
the road measures arrived Senator
STROBE was speaking in favor OF the
popular election Senator Coolricli in
terruptcd with the informant that the
time of the road bills had come The
special order for the companion bills
submitted to the Finance Committee on
the previous day. when they were
passed by was called up. The bills were
10 provide funds TO meet the demands
of the Federal aid act. The committee
had reported them favorably
Senator Robertson. of Rockbridse
replied to the speech of Senator Add-
son delivered on the preceding day, and
took the position that it would be
economy TO construct the system: for
it appeared likely that congestion of
the railroads and waterways might
force government transportation on
highways. He further stated that dur
ing the recent convention OF good roads
advocates in Richmond he did not hear
expressed one note OF pessimism and
hesitaucy about building the proposed
system. He stated that the rcpresen-
tativcs from about sixty counties
were for it with no uncertain voice.
tax on all taxable values TO pay tho
price for tho roads they dcma ndcd He
asked tho passage of tho bills to serve
notice on the Finance Committee that
il must provide for tho Federal of1cr Of
dollar for dollar.
ROAD BILLS PASS
SENATE UNANIMOUsLN
Senator Addison rcstatcd his position
OF the day before that il Nigh, he
known he was for the road bills, and
that he was only opposed 10 the procc-
dure. His taking the Goor resulted in
brilliant running debate between him
self and Senator Cioolrck as To the
reason for or against tho delay tn the
report on tho other bills had been
heard from. Senator Gooirlck regard
cd tho fact that tho expense is unusual
as grounds for its preferences over other
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