Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-21

alternative. for first oftense and peni-
! Tertiary terms for subsequent oTenscs.
Chairman Bob Norris was opposed to
/ the measure because 1t was, he thought,
too drastic. Delegate Jones. OF Rich
mond, could not understand why farm
ers and labor organizations should be
exempted from provisions OF the bill.
! Floor Leader Wills Is one OF tho active
workers for the Bills adoption. lie
argued for its favorable report by the
| committee.
The stream pollution bills--or rather
the antipollution bills-introduced by
| Major w. ~. Anderson and Delegate Z.
Il. Evans. came up for a special hear
| Ing before the House Committee on
General Laws last night. Because
many OF the industries and enterprises
| that VIII be effected IL either OF tho
| bills pass, were not represented. the
| matter was referred to u subcommittee,
| which Will continue the hearing later
in the week. Advocates Of the bills con-
! tend that the waters of many of the
rivers of Virginia. especially in the
! western part of the State. arc so pol
| lutcd by refuse from ore stamping and
! pulp mills that they arc deadly to fish
and live stock and ruinous, to the low
| lands which they at times flood. Elk
hibitS brought b. the advocates show
| that these waters when used In steam
! boilers leave scale that sometimes
attains q, thickness of two inches. An
! iron pipe. alleged to be practically new.
! is also on exhibit. This pipe. 1t Is
| said. was used in sucking water from
| the james River for ten months. It
| Is literally eaten to pieces. Repre-
! scntativcs OF mill owners contend that
| they can make no other disposition OF
| ~ IL.
| rivers. II they are forbidden 10 do
| this. they say, they will be compelled
| to discontinue operations. Major An
| derson and AIR. Evans say that they
| have no desire to ruin these industries.
! but that other States have laws against
! stream pollution and that similar in
| dustries thrive in those States. Messrs.
! Ozlin, Goodwin and Jones form the
| subcommittee TO which the matter has
| been referred.
| Your Uncle Jake Brenaman, secre-
| tary TO the Democratic State Executive
! Committee, singled out by Chris Meetze
/ for personal privilege" attack on
! the floor OF the House of Delegates for
alleged activities against him in his
! campaign to defeat the regular DEM
( ocratic nominee in Prince William
/ County. comes back at the gentleman
/ from Prince William with the remark
I tEdl MOUNT Als.tze IL merely IN f.TOp-
! ton" Uncle Jake has no grievance
against Mr.. Mectze. he says. My only
activity against him was when he, tho
/ victorious opponent of Democratic
nominee for the Office he now holds.
asked TO be admitted 10 ths Democratic
! caucus. /, in the face of the evidence
F.. sent 20 he rom his county COIL not
+! be 10y II 90 my Office cnn not oppose
I hiia. l have 40 fight with Mr.. Nestle.
! cannot reply 10 his charges before
( the body to which tney wcre made.
| hut | certainly do not want the Public
| to believe that have acted unfairly
| 20 him or to any other man. AS Sec
/ Rotary OF the Democratic State Com
| mittee il vas my duty TO work for the
success Of my purty's candidates. This
! did. II this woik was harmful TO
! Mr.. Mectze. he hasn't me TO blame"
! Friends OF Albert Q. Boschen, Dele
/ gate from Eicnmond and alleged OPP
! caent Of chtIier-cianGe Legislation,
! yesterday stated tl'at they had no Gear
/ that Mr.. Boschcn would not support
! the measure advocated By the City
Council. They said that MIR. Boschen
| had not committed himself TO the bill
I because he mad not, at the time he WAS
! asked his position. had time thorough
, Is TO study the matter. II. they con-
tended. the people of Richmond want
! the bin TO pass, II was practically GER
tain tina; Mr.. Boschcn would support it.
Members of the House Committee on
! Agriculture and Mining were yes,e--
I day shocked TO find in one OF Lindsay
GordouS bills what seemed measure
20 permit the Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture TO manufacture. cause TO be
manufactured. liquor and other ardent
spirits. berkeley Adams. Brothers
/ Sproul. Omps. Crockett, MusErave. Tur-
ner. Williams Miller. Smith. Durham
and Hartman, all good agriculturists
and law-abidins citizens who obey the
prohibition laws. did not know what
20 do with tho thing. Some OF them
looked longingly Ct the measure. but
ali voted TO send the pernicious thing
10 another committee Yet. many OF
them don't know whether the watch
dog OF The treasury was joking or just
trying 10 bring :ht wealth of the Mon
tezumas to the Agricultural Depart
ment. The bill seemed to state that
the commissioner could sell the stuff"
I" customers within the State. No
body is certain about this. however,
since none wanted the bill TO remain
100 long in committee as tempter.
The Committee on Roads has re-
ported out the bill proposing State
purchase and control of the Valley
Turnpike. and the Committee on Cen
cral Laws has reported out the bill es-
tablishing at the University of Virginia
ll9 scholarships and the bill providing
for inspection OF the health of school
pupils The Committee on Courts OF
Justice has reported out, by a vote OF
TO >. the Bowers resolution, propos-
ing initiative, referendum and recall,
which is expected TO produce some in
terest on the floor of the Senate and
the House.
Senator Bowers's bill allowing farmers