The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-08

one quart month that is permitted
on the statute books today. DIR. rs-
tors is In favor OF the amendment,
taking the ground that the provision.
under the federal laws. is meaning
loss. seeing that no hauor can be
/ made in the state and the federal
laws make it unlawful to bring any
into the state, unless for medicinal
purposes. The laws need amending
for various reasons. 1t Is notorious
that much of the liquor finding Its
way into Virginia at this time comes
by the waterways A vessel Is needed
for the proper policing of the waters
OF the state and to keep watch on
the waterways, the creeks, coves and
rivers, where small craft from the
liquor centers can take refuge and
dodge the officers.
VIII Build Roads.
One Of the matters to engage the
attention will be the proposition to
provide Virginia with highways of the
best type. Among the senators who
VIII stand for amending of the con-
s'itution to the end that Virginia may
issue not less than S29,000,000 o.
bonds for this purpose are Senator j.
e. West, of Suffolk; Senator c. orc
Goolrick, OF Fredericksburg; Senator
William A. Garrett, of Henry. and
many others. These gntlemen want
to see the taxes from automobiles APP
! piled to the fund for the payment OF
interest, the remainder to be set aside
Tor sinking fund to retire the bonds
from time to time. All of these gem
tlemen have made careful study OF
the matter, they see that the better
ROADS mean an era of prosperity for
the state, and they believe that with
better roads in a. comprehensive and
systematic plan will result in the re-
turn OF many Of the people in the
cities and towns to the farms, making
Virginia garden. Small farms will
! take the place of the large tracts of
Idle lands, more foods will be raised,
and the rural healthy life will take the
place of the sacrificing months in the
cities.
| Mue& enact New Code.
From the hands of Messrs. Samuel
| A. Anderson. Judge r. B. Hutton and
Judge Martin p Burks will come the
! revised code OF virginia provided for
| four years ago. These lawyers--re-
cogntzed as among the leaders of the
profession In Virginia com
| pleted the volume, and In order -
become effective the legislature will
| have TO fight over it's every section.
The revised code will be offered, sent
to the committee for courts of Justice
and will be by that body reported
to the legislature. When 1t in known
that the volume contains 2.177 pages
of closely printed matter 1t can be
| seen that the task of passing on the
report OF the reyisers will be an I'M
| dertaking Much of il will be taken
on faith, Of course. after the COM
mittees have given the stamp of their
approval. but there are lawyers in the
! body who will protest and suggest
changes IN certain sections
MFR. EIlyson's Retirement.
/ What Ia Of special moment at this
! time is the fact that the end OF this
/ month will sec the retirement of Lieu
tenant Governor James Taylor Ely
son from the Office Of president of
/ the senate. Mr.. Ellyson has been
identified with the affairs OF the state
! for 40 many years that he had be-
come to be recognized as a part OF
! the state. He will step down and out
! OF public life when Governor Stuart
/ leys down the reins. and will become
a private citizen once again. Mr..
| ElIyson has served his state in many
| ways-as soldier. as lawmeker,
as the presiding officer OF the senate.
Busy Sixty Days.
The sixty days OF the session will
be busy. The fact that a governor
: Is to be inauguarated means that in
/ that way one entire legislative day
will be Communicative ceremonies
taking place in the hall of the house
! OF delegates, as has been the custom
I for several years past. where the new
governor makes his first public ap-
pcarance and makes an address 70
| the Legislature. Committee work will
engage much attention. of course. SC
that the first thirty days will be large
/ Is devoted TO laying the foundation
| for legislative action. The second
thirty days will Hnd the solons grind
ing ard getting the bills behind them,
| and the Ia st week means that every
thing will have to give way to the
general appropriation. bill. big
aKht will follow the taking up OF
that measure Another thing that
/ will consume al least two DAYS VIII
be the choosing OF judges for the sew
erai vacancies that have occurred by
. expiration OF terms of judges and the
| choosing of men TO succeed those who
have been named by the governor
to All places made vacant BY death OF
resignation. Many Of these Judges
viii have to be chosen prior 20 Febru
arv /.