The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-15
The Senate

Virginia Is to have floral ernblem
~-cornus nuttalli--if a bill which was
yesterday afternoon ordered reported
with the recommendation that it be-
come a law shall meet the favor of
the two branches of the general as
semblys Senator e. c. Matthews, of
Norfolk, was patron of the measure,
and when he had made a speech In
behalf OF the measure Senator West
OF Suffolk, made 1t plain that the pas
sage of the bin was essential to the
future happiness of the urbane and
afable member from the city by the
sea. This bill means that the women
OF that section have asked it's pas
sage, said Senator West. land It
means that If the bill fails to pass
there is no telling how long It will be
before the senator from Norfolk sur
renders his bachelorhood and Is hap
Ply ever after" With that explana-
ton. the members OF the senate voted
to report the bill with the recommen-
dalton that II become law, and Sena-
tor Matthews was made happy. Oh.
yes. Cornus nuttallii means that that
is the flower designated for the state
OF Virginia. 1t Is just plain dogwood
Insurance Is Costly.
The state of Virginia pays annually
$4,000 or more for insurance on her
The belief Is that more is paid, but
that Is the total that has been report
ed, many of the local school authori-
ties falling to make reply to the in
formation on the subject asked by
Colonel Joseph Button, the state in
surance commissioner, as directed by
the senate two years ago. Nearly
$4,000, 600 Is the value of the public
buildings In the state. on which there
is an insurance of about $2,5o0.00o,
and for this risk the state Is making
a known outlay OF $4,000. During
the last 1--WE years the state has suf-
Tered losses of about $4,000 on her
public buildings, showing that had the
state carried her own insurance she
would have saved more than sIT0, 600
in actual cash which had been paid
in excess of the losses. The informa-
| ton was desired in connection with
1.-THE proposition to have the state carry
its own insurance. II will be recalled
that the state hospital board urged
that the state carry its insurance on
all the buildings under its control.
Bill Against Loafcrs.
The senate committee on general
laws will hear the Mapp anti-loafing
bill next Friday at o'clock. This
was fixed yesterday afternoon. The
patron of the measure, Senator Mapp.
explained that he was not Welded to
the form OF the bill he had presented
but that the law was already in op
Grafton in several states--West Vir.
ginia, South Carolina and Maryland
and that from all information obtain
able, as related by several members,
was that the law had worked we'll
that 1t had served to rid the states
of pool room loafers. black and white,
that 1t had done much in relieving
the labor situation and that In all
ways the measures had accomplished
the ends Ndesired--ridding the states
of the hordes of Industrial and other
slackers. Senator Mapp said he had
heard that labor organizations are OPP
posed to the measure. and he wanted
to give full time for the discussion
OF the measure.
Would Rcpcal Segregation.
Senator Drewry offered bill which
would repeal certain sections OF the
segregation law and return to the old
system OF taxation for certain kinds
of property. The section which he
seeks to amend is 169 and the Offend
Ing sections are Ia and 2-b. The bill
was sent to the finance committee,
where It will be heard after due no.
tice and to give all persons interested
opportunity to present their views
would permit the leasing OF oil and
gas rights on the State farm to a con-
Germ which proposes to develon the
same. The state is to receive $25
month from the passage of the meas
ure till the property has been devel-
oped. and after that the state Is to
receive stated portion of the gas
or oil produced and placed on the
market The bill does not seek to.
guarantee the presence of oil or gas
on the farm, and the state stands to
lose nothing pending the development
OF the idea and the time spent in
determining II these properties are
part of the farm proper.
New Senate Bills.
Following is a list OF the bills pre-
scented to The senate yesterday and
referred to committee for report:
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Conservation.
Diner-'See here, where are those
oysters / ordered on the half-sheli ?''
Waiter---'Dont get impatient. sab.
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