Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
CIRCUIT JUDGES
GIVEN INCREASE
Bill. Making Their Salary $4,000,
Approved by Both
Houses.
ROAD BILLS ARE PERFECTED
Both Measures Arc Now Ready
for Signature Of
Governor.

50 amended as 10 make the salarins
ot Circuit Court judges who viii as
sumo Office February $4,000 q year.
the judges salary increase bill was
finally adopted by tho Senate and House
of Delegates yesterday. after confer
cuce committees of the two bodies had
agreed on the amendment: y slight
difference in the highway system bills
was also cleared UP by committees OF
;hc two houses. The measures are
now ready for The Governors sigma
turc.
The salary bin is a Senate measure.
originally intended 10 give tho judges
$500. Il passed ;hat body alinos;
unanimously when the amendment
making the reduction from that figure
Was adopted. II came into tho House
IS an emergency measure. ana called
Of passage by a very small margin.
Later the emergency clause was
stricken out and tho bill passed. The
senate refused TO concur. The con
ference rcworded the bill so IS 10 make
tho incoming Judges eligible for the
increase. Then 1t WAS adopted by both
houses. but Lindsay Gordon. leader o.
the opposition in tho House Of Dele
gates, and all ns his followers, stated
later that they had voted for the meas
orc under a misunderstanding Of its
meaning. The vote in tho senate was
.. 10 >; in tho House. GO to .
CONFERENCE pERrEtTs
ROAD BIII. DETAILS
i, developed that tho House Com
nittcc oil Roads and internal NayiGa-
;ion had made some slight changes ii
4s-o 1,a
refused TO concur. So this. too. was
referred to conference committees. with
tho result that the clause which loft
tic route OF ono o. the roads through
Goochland County open for action by
the Highway Commission was rcword ID
10 its original form. which spccincs
that tho road must touch u. DiAic
Delegate Eowlcs fought hard 10 have
the matter left open, but was beaten
by ono vote in the conference The
recorcmndations made by the state
Highway system Commission.
The bill designed 10 grant amnesty
. men in the army or navy of the
United states was defeated in the
House. Il was an emergency measure.
and sufficient majority could no, be
soften. Tho vote stood 4. for its
passage TO a. against. peanc Hundicy.s
bill y pvohib!t the use OF astomobilcs
Tor immoral purposes passed the House
on its third reading.
HOW CITIES MAY GRANGE
FORM or GOVERNMENT
The joint resolution removing all
doubt that cities have the right 10
change their form OF government pass
cd the Senate yesterday. Likewise. the
bill 10 require the State Board OF Char
tiles 10 investigate certain cases or
hardship made possible by the child
labor law. and a bill authorizing. in
wise County. four commissioners OF
revenue instead of two. Several other
bills OF more or less interest were ad-
ranccd on tho Senate calendar.
y bill regulating tho appointment OF
a receiver for insurance comnanics
brought mp a sharp debate between its
patron. senator Andrews, and Senator's
iunn, Eoyall and Allen. all OF whom
said tho bill took tho Jurisdiction awav
from the Circuit Court in cases of
adverse rulings by the Commissioner
Of Insurance and the member OF the
state Corporation Commission, who
shall. by the provisions OF the bill. con-
stituie board for investga ton and
10 hear complaints. The bin on its
third reading. was rcconsidered TO make
time for ;hc amending in that par
ticular there being no reason. in the
minds Of its opponents for shutting
off the Circuit Court from invesiica-
tion in case the board refuses the an
point!ncnt OF a receiver.
BUDGET SYSTEM HILI.
MEETS WITH APPROVAL
Immediately after the adjournment
Of the senate, tho Finance Committee
met and reported out the budget svs.
tenn bill and at the same time tile
Committee on Privileges and Election
heard J.. J. iiys!up. Of Keller. Accomac
County. on election reform.
Mr.. ltyslup. who is a very prominent
man in his section Of the state. has
had patented ballot box recurring
voting under seal. which he presented
10 the committee as a gift. in the hone
il would result in pure elections. The
box, provided with a sliding top, in
which there is a slot. is covered with
strip of paper and scaled at both
ends. the seals being affixed by the
judge or some other officer designated
When the polls are declared open the
paper is cut over the slot for the in
Scrtion OF tho ballot. Eut the slit re.
leasing the sliding top is not 10 he
cut till the vote is TO be counted in
tho presence of one called in as
witness. Senator Mapp is the patron
OF hill before the Senate to iucor-
pcratc in the Virginia election system
the invention of Mr.. Iiyslup which
seems 10 offer safeguard against elcc-
tion frauds.
y resolution was adopted by the Cen
cral Assembly yesterday to petition the
Virginia delegation i'm session in Con-
srsss to use their efforts towards for
warding the construction of the Fed
cral nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals.
Ma. which is to be SO constructed as
TO he converted into fertilizer man
ufacturinS plant after tho war Con-
gress has already appropriated 10000
600 for the building OF the plant.
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