Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
STUART FAVORS
STATE INSURANCE
Would Require All Idle Males to
Work During Period
Of War.
} u DGES ARE REELECTED
Bill Is Offered Abolishing Capt.
tai Observation-Disclosures
Salaries Proposed.
JUDGES ARE REELECTED

Eecomnien were yesterday
made to the General Assembly b. Gov
ernor Stuart that fund from which
state fire losses shall be met be crc-
atcd. that military appropriations be
increased 20 $4,000. that Idle males
DC forced to work during the war. that
hduciaries be permitted to invest In
Federal farm loan bonds. that penal
and reform institutions be co-ord;nated.
that the Davis Building be purchased
to house State departments. that pro.
vision be made for workmen's compcn-
sation. and that the Forthcoming re-
port OF the commission on economy and
efficiency in the State government be
carefully considered.
Reading Of the message and the cleo
tion Of the commissioner of insurance
and twelve judges consumed the ses-
sion. in which several important bills
found their way to the clerks desk
Joseph Bottom. incumbent, was elect
cd Insurance Commissioner The judges
elected are Martin p. Eurks and Rob-
ert II. Prentis, for Supreme Court o:
Appeals; F. p. Whiting. for seventeenth
district: George Latham Fletcher. for
twenty sixth circuit; Robert L. Gard
ner. for Corporation Court Of Buena
Vista: William Cru Tucker, for Civil
Justice Court Of Richmond: Jesse r.
West, for third circuit; L. J. Harvey, for
seventh circuit; Clarence W. Robin
son. for eleventh circuit; Richard H. l..
Chichester. for fifteenth circuit: George
*. Anderson. for nineteenth circuit,
and Preston W. Campbell. for twenty
third circuit. Each election was
unanimous.
BILL WOULD ABOLISH
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Among bills introduced is one by
Delegate Adams to abolish capital pun
ishnncnt in Virginia. The worknen's s
compensation act appearing in the Sen
ate several days ago was introduced
in the House also. Delegates Price and
Willis sent in a bill providing salaries
OF $4,000 each for Secretary Of the Com
rlonwealth and Commissioners OF ACri-
culture. and $500 for Supefln,e Mt
Of Public instruction. The bill directs
that all foes paid into the departments
of these officers Shall be turned into
the treasury.
Til. bill to have corporation com
Nl!sSlOneES titCleO py popIl NOIC " d.
favorably reported by the Senate COM
nlittec. IT is prcdi:ted that {, will
pass the higher house with little op-
position.
Arguments as to adoption OF the new
code revisal has started. There is some
objection to its being 'swallowed
whole" but its propoaents expect to
get il through before adjournment
time comes.
no definite action was taken by the
House Committee Oh Roads and In
ternal Navigation on the series Of bills
designed 10 carry out the recon1n'en.
dntions OF the highway system COM
mission for the creation OF State
highway system. The bills were dis
cussed at some length by Highway
Commissioner Coleman, Senator Cool
rick, y. &. Ryland. OF LynchburE; SEN
ator Strobe, Il. II. Woodard and Dele
gate Adams, and all unreservedly in
dorsed them. When the committee
went into executive session, however,
some opposition to an Immediate ia
Vorable report developed Then it was
determined to defer action until to-
day.
These are the bills favorab!y report
ed with a few minor amendments. by
tho Senate committee Tuesday after
noon.
The House Committee on Finance
held brief session. but decided that
the large number OF tax bills intro
duced should be thoroughly investi-
gated before any report on them could
be made. Next Monday at ccloci:
was set for the time to hear arguments
Cor and against all tax bills.
HEAR ARGUMENT AS
TO MR. PETERs'S oFFICE;
Tomorrow the Committee on Moral
AND Social Welfare will hear argu-
mcnt on Lindsey Gordon's bill to aboi-
ish the Office OF Prohibition Comr1i H.
sioncr, now held by Rev. J. Sidrcy
Peters. The setting OF this hearing
was the only thing Of interest arcom-
piishcd b. the committee in its first
sitting yesterday.
The bill submitting d constitutional
amendment to abolish the Office Of Su-
pcrintendent OF State Hospitals for the
Insane was reported favorably hy the
Committee oil Asylums and Prisons
The Committee on Schools and Col.
leEes reported favorably bill for com
pulsory school attendance OF all chill.
dren between the ages of eight and
twelve, the bill TO allow vehicles trans
porting children TO school free usa OF
toll roads, the bill forbiddins employ
mcnt as teachers of persons affected
with tuberculosis. and the bill % per
init women to serve rs school trust &C g.
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