Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-01

Leroy Hodges to-day formally as
sumes tho duties OF private secretary
to tho new Governor. fitting into the
niche for four years acceptably filled by
Mr.. Forward Mr.. Hodges is the live
wire who served as secretary TO the
Commission on Efficiency and Economy,
whose recent report to the General AS
Sembly is believed TO cnbody many of
the policies Of Governor Davis. lie
did a large part OF tho work Of that
commission and is expected to prove a
great help to the Governor in ma
terializing the theories brought out in
tho report Miss Helen Berry. assistant
to. Mr.. Forward, will continue as Mr.
HodgeS'S assistant.
! Deane Hundley was yesterday sue
cessful in getting his anti-tippnE bill
past the House Committee OH General
Laws over the protest OF Delegate Car
rinston and Horace Buchanan. Some OF
the committeeman, however. intimatcd
that they would oppose the measure on
the floor Of the House. explaining that
they voted to report the bill out mere
~ to give Mr.. Hundley an opportunity
TO put the matter before the whole
body. Tho main objection TO the bin
seems to be that it is an assault upon
the inherent right of the coiorcd SER
vitor to exact his toll for efficient ser
vice.
bill to provide that funds collected
by the Insurance Department be placed
IN the State Treasury was yesterday
introduced by Delegate billiard The
object of tho bill. 1t is said is to have
funds for the support of the bureau OF
insurance appropriated by the General
Assembly. II is supposed to have tho
support Of Governor Davis and is tho
forerunner of several other measures
designed to have all fees collected in
State Offices placed in the treasury.
Unanimous recommendation that the
new code revisal be adopted was yes-
terday afternoon made to the House az
delegates by the Committee on Courts
of Justice. Tho Senate committee had
already made similar recommendation
The committee advises that the re-
visal become effective December 81.
1919.
The spirit OF originality has seemed
into the brains Of several of the Sena-
lots. One has requested another to -cN-
panty certain BILL another has
agreed TO the "endorsation" of meas
use, and still another has said that he
d dau not reached that stage in which a
aelesate does not care Colonial
Dame what his constituency thinks
Any prophecies as to whom Cover
nor Davis will appoint to the various
oIhces ne has to fill are the mcrcst
this most silent OF men who have
| graced the chair Of Virsinia's CHIEF
executive know for certain who are
70 DE favored when he makes his an
poihtments. In consequence. there are
many anxious candidates who are lin
ing up all the strength possible in
an EFFORT TO bear upon the Governors
decisions. Around the halls of tho
General Assembly there are many fcl.
lows at work for friends they want
which way the wind blows.'
illiam c. Hall. the youthful dele
gate from Loudoun. has brought upon
himser the malediction OF aI-dodrers
ny introducing and lighting for a bill
VINO reside in Virginia will have to
pay taxes TO Virginia His measure
sass person who has had his actual
or haoitual place OF abode in this
STATE Tor the larger portion of the
! Twelve months next preceding the first
day OF February in each year shall hc
deemed a resident of the State for the
purpose or taxation" 1t is designed
primarily. it is said. to collect taxes
from large number OF the people
81 ooroer counties who claim the Dis
tr'ct or Columbia or Maryland as their
legal place of residence, hut who live
most of their time in Virginia 4
Formidable lobby has clustered around
the Capitol in effort to deefat the
measure. but the young member from
Loudoun has little fear that his bill
VIII be rejected. 1t is now on its
second reading in the House.
Representatives OF all railway
brotherhoods are here to ask that rail-
way employees be exempted from the
effect Of the proposed workmen's COM
pensation act. argument on which has
been in progress before the joint
commi;iseS OF the House and Senate
for two days Railway men want OK
emptiop because they feel that com
pensation proposed for injured work
men is not equal to that already guar