Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-05
Here and There
in the Legislature

40 eAAS ~ = aSAoSSiS |
Tho turkey buzzard seems doomed.
Protected from time irnmemorial by
statute because he had fooled folks
into believing him a scaYenger, his
mask has been torn aside, revealing
him for what he is-cholera purveyor
extraordinary to his majesty. the Amer
lean hog. DR.. Peter Winston exposed
the varmint For weeks he has been
trying to got bill through tho GEN
eral Assembly that would permit citi-
zens to shoot the buzzard on sight
Yesterday the bill was advanced to en-
grossment and now has every chance
of becoming law.
Although unsuccessful as to some Of
his measures. William Bullitt Fitzhugh,
the gentleman of tho gardenia, had
somo cause for citation yesterday. His
bill to make State officials and en-
ployees punch tho clock just like ordi-
nary mortnls and stay an the Job
eight hours a day was advanced over
the protest OF Mount" Meetzo and
some others who felt that such
measure would disrupt tho scheme Of
things around the State house. Lind
say Gordon and Cheerful John Cherry
aided the Gentleman from MachiponEo
AR Gordon favored 1t because he
thought the scheme would MAKE tho
boys como nearer earning the increases
in salary voted them over his protest
John was for 1t because It
was the only recognition he got for
his eiEht-hour law he had tried to get
enacted for skilled laborers employed
by the State.
Albert Boschen has a German name.
but he wants 1t thoroughly understood
that there Is no Prussian in his make
up. Yesterday he spoke vigorously for
Deane Iiundley's bills. designed to
make 1t hot for those who would sneak
Ill OF the government OF the United
states. or in any way attempt to dis
courage enlistment in the American
army. While talking. he mentioned
that his grandfather was born in Ger
many, but pointed out that that Ger
man grandfather had made one of the
best American citizens of Richmond.
The three bills designed to author
ize the state to return certain sums
to several hotels alleged to have been
paid in excess of tho actual amounts
due for taxes will probably do on the
House calendar. They were twice
passed by on the second reading YES
terday Hotels OF Richmond, Virginia
Hot Springs and Norfolk are affected.
Delegate w. NJ. Tiffany would not
object TO the eight-hour law being ex
tended TO tho farm laborers OF Fauouier
County. Yesterday when Mr.. Cherry
complained that the farmers OF the
committee TO which his bill TO have tho
state adopt such a law had refused to
let the measure come out with even
an adverse vote. Mr.. Tiffany facetiously
remarked that he knew OF no farm
!ahorerS In his part OF the country who
could he gotten to put in that much
time each day.
Delegates Brewer, Henley and Will
bur c. Hall have been appointed n com
mittce TO confer with Senate com
mittce TO settle differences between the
two bodies regarding the purchase
price OF the Davis property now held
under lease by the State and occupied
by several governmental departments.
A.
ton OF $40. 600 for the purpose. Tho
House, being told by a number of Rich
Wohd real estate agents that the prop
erty Is worth hardly more than $4,000.
wants TO limit the appropriation to
$40 600.
II the deal for the Davis property
is closed, the State will probably soon
begin the erection OF modern Office
building upon il. Lindsay Gordon, dis
cuSsng the work hours Of State en-
ployccs yesterday, said that IL these
employees could be gotten 10 work full
time, the result might be that some of
them could be dropped from the pay
roll. He said tina; he understood that
they had become so numcrous under
tho present system that the new build.
ing was thought necessary to make
room for them. If his scheme works
out the new building may not be
needed
There are nincty-one Senate bills on
the House calendar. These. with those
20 be added to-day and Tomorrow.
must be acted upon between now and
saturday night. They constitute ma
Jofity of the important bills presented
70 the Assembly during the session.
THAT "silvcr-tonrucd" eulogizcr OF
woman, stephen Henry Love, former
member OF the House OF Delegates from
Lunenburg, was a visitor TO his old
haun's yesterday and was Invited
I" address his former associates by