The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
HOUSE ADOPTS ROAD
SYSTEM UNCHANGED
Three Bills Passed To Engrossment
and Third Reading After Amend
DaentS Are Voted rywn.
SALARY BILL UNTANGLED
First step Taken Townrd Mothers
Observation-Disclosures Favored Pro-
vidinS That Women May Ac, as
School Trustees.

by adopting the three senate bills
providing for n systematic construc-
top OF state highways, the house yes
terday placed Virginia in line with
the good roads programme of the ma
! tionaI government and sister states
These measures were passed to en-
grossment and third reading. with
only two dissenting votes, eighty-four
voting in the Affirmative.
Before reaching the vote on pas
cage the house voted down two
amendments. one offered by Delegate
on roll call 50 to II, and An almond
meut. by Delegate c. r. Smith. OF
Dinwiddie, on a division.
Speaking for the COMMITTEES, Dele
gate Bowles explained that where
there was local opposition over pro-
posed routes the matter had been
left open to be determined by the
state highway commission and the
boards Of supervisors. and the COM
Inittee held that 1t would be unwtss
TO let down the bars 10 amendments
OF THE character because 1t would
lead to confusion and undo the con-
very thorough study OF the needs Of
plan provided for In the proposed
Legislation. Delegate Lindsay Cor
don found real pleasure in being able
to support the committee, and so
stated.
Delegate Bsattie spoke for the
amendment IN closing for the bill
Delegate Bowies referred TO thsswork
of a lobbyist who had been button
holing members Of the house during
the morning charging thai railroad
influence had been effective In having
adopted the route from Richmond.
Rio Vista, Goochland. Hadensviile.
shannon Hill. Tents Shore. Whining
ton. Carrybrook or Palmyra. a point
on route No. of the main line.
Delegate Pitts amer1ment wss to
connect at Dixie on This route.
Mr. Bowlss indigna ntly denied the
charge of the lobbyist unnamed, said
it was preposterous and that the
mem bera knew IL was absolutely un-
founded.
The three Bills provide for the es-
tabltsh nnent OF the state highway
system" as re orted from the corn.
mittes on roads and inter1Ai navigs-
ton, accepts the terms and provis-
ions OF the act OF congress of July
II, 1915, providing for national aid
to the states In the construction of
rural post roads, and authorizes the
use so far as practicable OF the con-
Wet road force in the construction
and maintenance OF the state high
way system"
Judges Salaries Increased.
The parliamentary tAngle invoiviua
the senate bill to increase the salaries
OF judges was unravelied when. on
amendment of Delegate Norris, this
house struck out tina emergency CLAUSE
after voting arrtrmativsiy on Delegate
Gordon's motion to reconsider. On
Hnal passage the bill was rassed SO
to 40. The bin increases the salaries
of circuit court judges to $1,000 oor-
porstion court Judges TO $4,000: Judges
OF the supreme court. $4,000. and the
president OF the supreme bench.
$500.
widows Pemsaen Bill
A bin providing that any county OF
city may pay a monthly allowance to
INDECENT. widowed mothers for the
partial support of their children In
their owa homes. introduced by Dele
gate Cherry. of Norfolk city. was
passed on second reading without d.
vision While only an enabling act.
this measure Is the drst step taken In
Virginia looking to providing for
mothers pensions several other states
having already adopted much more ad-
vanced Legislation on this subject
Women For school Trustees.
Delegate franklin Williams, Jr.. of
Fairfax, made an eloquent speech &d
vocating the participation Of women in
public affairs, especially school mat
tsrs, in supporting his Joint resciutio
for g. constitutional amendment to per
nit women to serve as school trustees
which was adopted by the house by q
vote Of 55 10 ..
other Bills Passed.
A bill 10 provide for state money
aid in addition to convict labor for the
irnprovemer- * public roads. and q
bill amending the act licensing auto
mobiles and other motor vehicles and
providing that the fees shall be avail
able from the state treasury for the
maint snance and construction OF stats
aid roads were passed without eiwi-
sion.
The bill aimed to prohibit sypsies
and strolling fortune tellers TO prso-
rtce magic arts for money, was ad-
wanoed TO third reading. as were sew
era! minor bills.
The house Adopted a resolution Of
sympathy with Delegate w. A. Hor-
ton, of Hillsville. on the death OF his
sister.
pelegate Fftxhugh introduced two
"entici1g away farm labor
or domestic labor" and a bill to admit
women TO the College OF William and
Mary.
Delegate shackelford introduced
resolution reorganiEing the depart
ment OF public instruction. providing
for q state hoard OF education to con-
stst of the governor. Encouragement
superintendent OF public instruction
AVA tbree expsrfauced educators TO bs
elected ouadrennially by the senate
from a Hist Of eligiblcs consisting OF
one from each OF the faculties OF the
and normal schools.
Woman sufragtsts were active, can
wasting members for signatures TO a
to United States Senators Mar
tin ana Swanson asking than to vote
FOR the suffrage constitutional amend
ment.
Woman suffrage literature was
placed on the desk of each member o.
the assembly, including a Roosevelt
letter advocating suffrage