Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-14
RICHMOND TINES DsPATcH THURSDAY FEBRUARY H. 1918

suddenly reverted to by motion TO dis.
miss. This motion occasioncd no de-
against IL to the sixty-SiX who voted
for dismissal. While the pill had been
making its slow progress TO its ul,i-
mate fate. county trcasurcrs am! their
friends from various parts Of tho State
visited the Capitol frequently.
Delegate Chcrrys bill TO institute the
cight-hour day for all work done for
the State. municipalities or counties
the House Committee on Labor and the
Poor yesterday afternoon. The bill
would affect only skilled mechanics en-
gagged on public works, but il lid not
strike tho fancy OF the ::ev"rai farn"r,
constituting "a majority df the COM
mittec.
Coed bill number urp;y-ump'
Referred to House Committee on
schools and Colleges.
Reported out by the committee two
hours later. with the rccommc ndation
that il be sent to the Appropriation
'o'I'EiiNN'F III ''l 'A''1 'ttH - =
ability Of appropriating $1,000 .or
new buildings 1T the university 10 ac-
commodatc the women.
DIR. Rolston. cha irman OF the Commit
tee Oh Schools and Colleges. is patron
OF the new bill. II is designed to
extend the term Of the university to
practically twelve months. perml; stu
dents who so desire to complcte the
usual four-year course in three years.
open q threc-month summer school
term to women and give tho board Of
visitors authority to determine whcth-
er women shall or shall not participate
in ,hc full terms and graduate with
the degree OF 4. e.
The bill is designed primarily to place
more efficient women in the ranks OF
tho public school teachers of the State.
In that respect 1t has the Enforcement
of state Superintendent Of Public In
struction Harris Hart. It IS, however
also "A coeducatioral bill.
Every dag during the last week
which has been carmarkcd with spring
the signs have become more advanced
and certain. Capitol Squar" has once
more become the haunt OF the Sons
Of Rest" An umbrella-nxcr passed
through town yesterday. Itinerant
bccEars are bcGinni to solicit oc-
caSi"nHi coins. The squirrels are seen
carrying papers up the trees, and the
grass is growing. But more specific
siGrs are the extended appearance in
the show windows and elsewhere OF
silk hose and low-quarter shoes. not 10
mention the unntentionaI ventilation
"f the Capitol Building md the fresh
gardcnia worn By William Bullltt
Fitzhush.
Delegate 7. c. conlminr. OF King
William County. was yesterday advised
that his son. Lieutenant Charles ~
Commins. was seriously injured near
the army aviation camp at Lake
Charles. La. when IN aeropau% in
which he and Lieutenant F.gbcrt Nc
kean were flying fell 100 feet. Lieu
tenan, Mexican was killed. Th" cx-
tent Of Lieutenant Commins's Injuries
are not known. y resolution Of s",n-
patty for the father was Yesterday
adopted by the House Of Delegates
Delegates Fuller and Darlington say
ih"% have no apologies 10 offer any
ono for having sponsored the Rich
monl charter change bill yesterday IN
troduC"d in tho iiousc oc Delegates
The bill is signed by all OF Richmond's
delegates. Mcssrs. Price. Jones and
Hosch"n signed by request Mr Full
Ter says he thinks hc is carrying GU,
the w:ll of Il majority Of those who
elected him when he fights for the
hi!fs passage. :, latter written l,y.
City Attorney II. r. Pollard urged the
Richmond Delegates 10 Introduce the
bill.
The first OF the Govcrno,'s fec bills''
wa yesterday given a favorable vote
by Tie House Committee OH Arricul-
turc and Mining. II is designed to
compel the Dairy and Food Commission
TO tpin all fees collected over to the
state Auditor TO be placed in the State
Treasury. II provides that no money
shall b. paid out for the commissions
except BY warrant Of the commission
crs, and that the commissions accounts
sha!! be audited by the State Auditor.
The bill to create woman's wage
conan .sSion was yesterday reported
GU, by the House Committee on Labor
and the Poor, 1t provides that the
Governor shall appoint a commission
OF threc-th: Commissioner of Labor
one man and one woman---to invcSti-
gate conditions under which women
work and the wages they are paid. and
report 10 The next General Assembly.
The state commission will he author
izcd TO appoint sectional or local, COM
missions 10 carry on the work through
out the state. The findings of these
commissions must be published in
ncWspape rs. and the newspapers will
be compelled to publish the matter
submitted II the bill passes. Members
of the local commissions will receive
pay equal to that given jurors. TIL.
state commissioners, except the Com
missioner Of Labor. will be paid s2,5oo
= year.