Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-09

fore tho next session OF tho Genral
Assembly the time for adopting new
books will havo worked tho book-price
burden on tho parents and the
no-book burden on destitute pupils.
The appropriation applied only to the
! second year.
Senator West stated to the Senate
that tho new Code segregated banl,
that House bill No. ia, taxing banl,
stock. be made special and continu-
ing order Immediately after disposition
Of the appropriation bill. Senator'S
Tr!nkle and Buchanan. who have
fought the reduction from $3.50 to
sl.25. agreed that the bill bc made
a special order. The measure was
! made a special order.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
MEASURE IS ADOPTED
Immediately after this action Senator
Garrett postponed the appropriation bill
ten minutes, during which time the
Senate passed four bilIs-thc Williams
Ramsey compulsory education bill, two
restrictive measures relating TO assig-
nation houses and solicitation In the
vicinity OF army camps and the bill
placing foreign corporations that en-
tered the State prior to 1916 on the
Same basis with reference TO fees as
to such corporations entering the State
after 1915. The vote on tho Williams
Ramsey bill was:
Ayes-Add!son. Andrews. 5,
Byrd, Cannon. Conrad. Corbitt. Davis,
Drewry. Early, Gayle. Goodloe, Gum,
Goolrick, Jordan, Keith. Lacy. Mapp,
Mathews. R;son. Robertson. Strobe.
Thornton, Webb and wendenhurs-25.
Nays-Barham, Buchanan. Downing,
fleming. Holt. Jeffreys, Rinehart, Royal
and Vests.
Not voting--Allen. Garrett. Gravatt.
Mitchell. Trinkle and Walker-6.
The bill provides for the compulsory
education OF children between eight
and twelve years OF age, it applying
only to children who cannot read and
write IT also allows the school trus
tees. for cause, TO excuse from the
operation OF the law.
SENATE RESTORES COMMISSION
FOR COMPENSATION ACT
Senator Strobe moved to have the
Senate refuse conference report re-
lating TO the workman's compensation
bill. which report raised the limit 10
eleven employees to come within the
operation OF the bill The Senate re-
coded from It's position amending the
bill 10 substitute the Second Auditor
TIE Insurance Commissioners and Com
missioner Of Labor IN lieu OF paid
commission and restored the commits
sion at the lower salary of $4,000 each.
Senator Rison. like Senator Strobe. OPP
posed the report, while Senator Cool
rick favored the adoption OF the re-
port. The Senate conferees. whose re-
port was finally adopted by vote OF
is TO II. were Senators Goolrick,
Walker and Trinkle.
Senator Thornton moved 10 discharge
Welfare from consideration of the bill
reintroduccd in both houses 20 permit
the Sunday sale Of soft drinks in GER
tain localities. due to war camps. which
action the Senate took by a vote of
is to 10. The House had passed the
bin and requested the concurrence of
the Senate. The motion by Senator
Thornton was vigorously opposed by
Senator Conrad.
The Senate reccded from its amend
ments 10 the joint resolution advising
the Virginia delegation in the United
States Congress that the General AS
sembly would view with dismay any at
tempt to deprive the State Of its tax
on railroads. The amendments were
that the resolution was not predicated
on any consideration OF Federal con-
troll OF railroads. and that, In case Of
such control the State would look to
the government for that portion OF the
Income equal TO the present taxatinn