The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-22
WOULD LEI WOMEN
PRACTICE N COURTS
Bm Soon to BE Introduced in Viz
ginia Senate--Popuiar k1ection
Measure Takes Forward step.


ersnia Senate--Popular Election
Measure Takes Forward step.
hill "a now being prepared Tor An
PRODUCTION in the general Assembly
which will allow women to enter o
the practice of the legal proiess 81
on the same footing with men, tho
Ip,nression obtained that there was a
CONGREGATIONAL inhibition against Wo.
r,ev, annearing in court, but a careIuI
scrutiny of that document discusses
that there il nothing to prevent thel.
being allowed to practice law. eA1e y,
the enactment of a statute. Ihis YIN
I viii appear with the names OF wv.
distinguished senators as patrons @".
viii have the support OF many o.
- rnanohars due 10 the efforts OF
young women who have about com
/ n,etad the law course and VINO are
anxious to try the state bar exa1nin ma.
ton. Mrs. Benjamin Lovensteln' miss
/ Grace r. Rohleder and Miss Anna "
| Gaines. OF this city. are three OF tne
women who have taken UP the law
/ The Capitation Tax.
| Senator Mathews, of Norfolk. yes
terdav presented a bin which has 1of
| lie ohiacr the clearing of titles to real
estate whose owners may DC oe1.n
ouent. at the time OF transfer. GOT
GA pitation taxes. The law as IL stan os
provides that such taxes are hen
IN real estate, and so long as such
fave. are due they are cloud on
the title to such real estate. The
amendment proposed by Senator
/ Mathews would release bona fide pur-
chasers of liability and thus clear the
tuie to any such property. Several
| millions OF dollars are due the state
in the way OF delinquent capifation
ftoxex due to the failure of officers fo
collect the same.
For Popular Elections.
The bin providing for popular cleo
! ton of members of the state cor
'noration commission was advanced To
it's engrossment In the senate. SeDa-
ar Gum. the patron. offered ar
Amendment providing that in case OF
a vacancy after the passage OF the
Till. and before the next general cleo
ton, the governor shall fill the va
cancv only for SUCH time as snail en-
, sue before election Is held. the OH
proposes that the first election shai
he held in November, 1919. and thu
nernhe then elected shall take Of
fee February following. There Wa
no debate on the measure. and II was
Ie,,groseed, which means that II vii
come UP for ffnaI action today. Not
vote was cast against the measure
when reached on the calendar
THIS Was Some Bill.
To Senator Walker, of Northumoer
land. rests the honor of having intro
.auced to the senate the most colossal
Il \ In the history Of the state. II
Yrlnted and II consists of no less thar
5a.f17 pages--tne revised code. 1t Wal
the report Of the revisers The meas
ure was sent to the committee 10
courts of Justice. and by that body !
Is expected TO he sent to the various
other cornrnittees~-in sections-~fo
report on what arrects the psrticufal
subjects Of the code and which is 4
come back 20 the senate for approx
al. There is disposition to aocep
tho report rs II is. and 20 thus affort
a chance for the officers OF the stat
and the nnernhSrs of the legal pro
fession to study II till the end of IN
year. when # becomes effective.
Treasures Are Indignant
Letters from the treasures In wa
rious parts OF the state show that the
are. considerably wrought up over tn
rer ort OF the economy and efSfcienc,
commission II was stated in that re
port that IAN audit" made had foup'
discrepancies to exist. intimsting tina
There had been defalcations, but tn
report ala not indicate that the audit
had been made several years ago. ionl
before many of the present men wer
IN Office No dates were given. addinl
10 the complication The officers ar
demanding that the report shah b
SO amended as 20 relieve them Of an
suspicion in such regard Il Ia beini
ir+imated that suits may follow IN
put LEGATION Of the report.
Bark Shares as TnfangfbgeS.
Senator Quinn presented bil
which seeks 10 have shares OF ban
stocks. security and trust companie
declared intang'bles. and directiu
that the same shall be 80 listed 70
, taxation For time there he's bee
dispute as to whether such stocks wer
tangfhies. intangibles or capital In
vested in business This viii settle IN
matter and will also fix the rate Q
texation thereon Several cases hav
. been To the courts ON this subject
For Tubercular Sufferers
Senators kddisop and Strobe ar
, patrons Of a bill which seeks to, afror
relief TO sufferers from tuberculosis h
having the state board of health tax
I general supervision of the work tn
: bin is drawn along broad lines and 1
. designed to still further aid In tn
/ work ~ eradicattng*the white pragu,
The hill provides that there shall b
: a tax for the purpose OF treating sue
persons as shall he unable to take car
, of themselves. that the several cour
= ties shall contribute TO this fund an
r the amount so contributed shall b
5 devoted 10 the persons living In thos
!. counties and cities will have a chanc