Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19

will sit In a stufry room for five hours
, and then blame poor charitable draft
Of fresh air with the colds md grip re-
sulting for foul air and coughing
neighbors.
The Richmond charter change bill
is to be considered by the House and
Senate Committees on Counties, Cities
and Towns In Joint session at o'clock
this afternoon. Thcro Is little doubt
spectiro floors without recommends
ton. There will DO. however. q strong
fight before the committees. The Ad-
ministrative Board OF the city gov
eminent Is opposed to tho bill. and
has petltioned the Assembly to reject
the measure and submit the matter to
tho electorate. The City Council. on
the other hand, backed by the Civic
association, Will make determined
iight for the measures adoption. point
Ing to the fact that tho Councils plan
also provides for submission of the
changes to vote of the people. Three
OF Richmonds delegates arc nom
committal as to what action they will
take when tho matter comes to the
Moor OF the House. Two are admittedly
Tor 1t. The former are Delegates
Boschen. Jones and Price and the latter
Delegates Fuller and Darlington, All
signed the bill as patrons, but the
FORMER signed by request. They refuse
to say what course they will pursue
until they have learned just what the
wishes or their constituents arc.
Dr Peter Winston, protagonist of
woman suffrage. of coeducation in the
university and Of prison reform as woll
as or increased Confederate pensions.
was visitor to the State prison farm
In Goochland over Sunday. While up
there the doctor made an address 10
the prisoners. telling them of what he
hoped the General Assembly would do
curing this session for their relief and
comfort. So favorably impressed was
tlchmond negro named Steele with
the Doctors address that he presented
10 him beautifully hand-carvcd walk
ing GANG upon his departure. This the
doctor prizes very highly. Yesterday
ne said that he had never received a
Git which he appreciated more.
Tho usual and expected charges
against the management OF the Con
federate Soldiers Home made their ap-
Pearahce yesterday when Delegates
MusGravc and Carter complained that
the old heroes were being grossly
mistreated. poorly fed and inadequatcly
housed and clothed. Such complaints
are made to each General Assembly,
and they grow out OF the fact that
the home and the appropriations to It
are based primarily on tho fulse be-
are able-bodicd and capable Of caring
not only for themselves. but for their
hilinE brothers as we'll. This say
friends Of the institution, was we'll
enough ten years ago. when the larger
part OF the men admitted TO the home
were not above sixty-fve years old.
Now, they say, the inmates are ex-
tremely old and feeble. Practically
none is below seventy and many are
above eighty. Naturally many are un-
able TO care for themselves. Consc-
quently the home has become more
OF hospital than a home. No ade.
quate appropriations have been made
10 meet this c%igency. Therefore. the
inmates must suffer some inconvcn-
fences. II Is contended that IL adc-
Of the board, of which General Charles
j. Anderson is the head, there will be-
no further ground for complaint
With the best of Intentions the House
OF Delegates started out yesterday TO
clean up large part OF It's calendar.
To stave off delaying debate, the bill
designed to make bank stocks subject
to taxation only by cities, counties or
towns was passed by. and the body
moved TO Senate bill ll3. This is the
measure designed to increase the SAL
airy OF DR.. Ennion G. Williams from
$4,000 to $4,000 per year. Lindsay
Gordon. back on the Job as chief watch
dog OF the treasury. found in this a
choice morsel. lie thought il a raid
on the ,reasury--a salary srab. pure
and simple. lie said just what he
thought. too. With tho MD OF Wilbur
&. Hall. who contended that there had
once been a time when Virginians
placed service to the State above the
thought of mere money. and Minority
Leader Anderson he succeeded in block
ing the measure. Only sevcnty-Hve
a emf ia Il,
matter, however, and advocates OF the
increase are hoping for success when
u ne" vote is taken to-day or to-
morrow. IT was rejected by only seven
votes. This was about as far as the
House got, It's good intentions notwith-
standing.