The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19
WOMEN GAIN POINTS
IN VIRGINIA SENATE
Bills Allowing Them Equal Privileges
With Men in William and Mary
College Comes Up Today.
rAMININE LAWYERS FAVORED
Mnny Other Measures Advanced BY
tppcr House, Clearing Calendar
and Making Way Open for Busy
Closing Days of Session.

With a limited attendance In the
senate, that body got right down +
business yesterday and passed large
numbe of measures, many of then
or a local nature, and advanced
great many others. This will have
the effect of clearing the calendar and
getting the bills over to the house
tor consideration. The senate has
large calendar for this stage of the
session, and it will require hard WORK
to get all the bills disposed OF.
One Of the interesting contests was
that relating to the bill allowing wo-
men to enter william and Mary col
lege on the same footing and WIN
the same rights as men. The bill was
not passed, but IL was advanced tc
the position where It can be taken
UP today and sent to Its engrossment
That means the bill will be passed
That is the first victory for the men
who favor higher education for wo-
men by admitting them to an estab-
lishsd state school
Another hot fight was over the en-
crossing of the bill which seeks "a
abolish the home defense boards.
as they have been called. This bill
came TO the senate with the approval
board. which declared that the boards
had been found absolutely worthless
and useless, an expense to the state
OF $4,000 a year, and which had
failed 10 return an increase in taxes
for more than about half of their
cost. Senator West. acting for the
chairman OF the finance committee
sought 10 have the bill sent to that
committee. but the senate declined.
Governor Davis sent veto of a
portion Of the senate bin which pro-
vides for the building OF public road
In the county Of Goochland. He IA
vored part OF the bill and sent his
recommendations and substitute to the
senate which proceeded to adopt the
recomm endations of the governor and
the bin was passed. II was agreeable
to all parties in interest. The road
VIII be built by the convictH at the
state farm, but this will not interfere
with the farm work.
Tayors Women lawyers.
Women may practice law in this
state Il the house OF delegates con
cur In the action Of the senate. The
bill allowing women 10 practice that
profession has been engrossed, In
spite of the protest or Senator An
drews, or Roanoke. who did not care
to see the day when the courts of
the state would be open 10 the prac-
tice OK law. Senator Robertson sup
ported the measure. saying he was a
member Of the legal profession and
that he ala not have any OF the fears
entertained by some gentlemen from
the Rentler sex. The bill was en-
crossed. which presages It's passage.
The practice OF enterpris.ng per
sons putting up signs resembling the
devices placed by railroads to denote
crossings Of their tracks WIFI have to
be stopped. and those sigma already
up will have 70 come down. This will
he the law when the bill Is approved
by the governor, which viii unQues-
uonabiy DO done.
The Addison Strobe bill for the
treatment OF tuberculosis, and placing
tax OF three cents on all classes OF
property, was slightly amended in the
senate and then made the special or
der for Tuesday There was obtec-
tion TO the measure. but the agree
ment was that the bill should be
amended ard left for possible amend
ments by other senators, There Is no
doubt OF is passage. The bill will
produce about s35oo0 annually for
this work IN virginia. II was stated
thai the officers engaged in examining
soldiers are throwing them out in
large mum hers because the soldiers
are infected slightly and the medical
men declare that they viii be a men
ace 70 the soldiers once they are in
The established camps.
The senate ordered to it's engross-
ment the bill which provides for an
architect for the state school system.
The bill to this end provides that the
architect 50 employed shall receive a
salary Of $500 a month. shall devote
his entire time 70 the work of the
school system. that the costs OF his
services shall be borne by the schools
which requlsition his services and that
he Is 20 be empowered TO provide a
scheme for the school build
ings OF the state for the several
grades There was little opposition
TO the measure n the house shall
accept the bill II means that the state
schools will save about $2S, 900 to
$50 60O year for THE one item.
Governor Davis will. during the
tendency Of the war, have the right
to designate and set apart such holl-
DAYS or DAYS for public observance
as IN him may seem At and proper