Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-26
SUFFRAGE CONTEST
UNDER WAY TODAY
First Public Hearing on Anthony
Amendment at 3 O'clock in
Lower House.
TO REPORT PROHIBITION BILL
Proposed Abolition of Peters
Office Gets Committee
Action Tonight.
TO REPORT PROHIBITION BILL

Public hearing today on the Susan
H. Anthony Federal suffrage amend
ncnt. consideration Of the measure
Tuesday. report OF the subcommittee
Of the House Committee on Moral and
Social Welfare tonight on the bill
calling for abolition OF tho State De
nartmcnt of Prohibition, and a joint
hearing By Senate and House on the
Stato budget tomorrow arc the high
lights OF this weeks deliberations Of
tho General Assembly.
The hall OF tho House OF Delegates
viii be the scene this afternoon. be-
ginning a, o'clock. of a public hear
ng on tbs question OF woman suffrage.
Proponents and opponents OF botn a
resolution 20 rat!fy and one to reject
"iii be out IN tuil force, and tho hear
lng promises 20 be interesting and
spirited.
Delegate C1!in. of Luncnburs. will
cad the forces which advocate rcjec-
ton OF the Anthony amendment and
Floor Leader Willta OF EoAnoko city:
1"ieEatos Gordon. Of Louisa, and lien
iey' OF williamsburg. arc active in adj
tocacy of tho cntranchiscmeut OF WON
a. Inc, INC contest promises 10 nc ono OF
fought OF tho session OF 1920.
Suffrage Hus Right of wny.
Upon motion OF Delegate Deans, ot
Isle Of Wight. In tho House last Fri
Jay. consideration OF the suffrage
continuing order for Tuesday.
RESOLUTIONS for rltitcation o. the
measure are expected 20 be introduced
n both branches of tho General AS
scmOly today. The Senate resolution
XII have ns its patrons Senators
rrinkile. corbi,t Mapp and Pau. In
recon- amending ratification of tho Suf-
rage Amcndmcnt ar. Delegates Wiilis,
Gordon. Henley. Williams, Anderson,
Fulton. copp, Robinson. Ruebust. Gar
heri. Watts, Wilcox ana Groome.
Interest likewise ccn;c-s in tho forth
me Hous. comm!ttec on Moral and So
ciai Welfnce. to which was referred
the matter OF abolition or retention OF
The state Department OF Prohibition.
This committee, which consists OF
ser. Of ,Rockinsham, and McNu,t, Of
committee ionigh; at S O'clock
The COMMITTEES vas instructed 20
COMPARE, The. original GilDin hill. which
provihed only FOR abolition or the Of
hcc OF Prohibition Commissioner, and
ne amended Mapp hill the delegate
rom Clarke presented To the commit
ice ~ the special hearing Saturday.
Ehls Dill desiEnateS the AttorncyGcn-
2ral an the chief enforcement officer.
ipproprihtes the sum of $4,000 for his
nse "a This work and transfers certain
pthor duties OF tho Prohibition Com
missioner and his force 10 various Of
ncers In the State government
Delegate Hunter OF King George.
Yesterday stated il rs his belief that
he committee would report the bill
out without recommendation.
Even though tho committee should
-ccommend that the bill do not pass.
II Will not affect the vote on the hoor
% the House one way Or the other"
hc added.
Hearing on budget dill.
Joint hearings on the State budget
provided tor under tho Virginia bud
Set law. VIII Dc hold in tho State Cor
pcration Commission courtroom, be-
ing. Senator Garrett. chairman OF tho
senate Finance Committee, and Dele
gatc Brown, chairman Of the House
>ppropria ations Committee. will con
duct tho hearings.
\ special hearing on the Senate bills
II Senator Ferguson. relating 10 in
siiraucc companies, Will be held on
Thursday afternoon. One relates 70
creation OF :, ratc-makinS bureau in
this state for fire insurance compan les.
vcstinE the fire commissioner with
nower to raise or lower rates on pol
icies already in effect. Another, which
rIed by the state Treasurer. required OF
al sorts Of insurance companies for
The protection of policyholders. would
ic;urn this sccurity-cash, bonds and
stocks-to the companies and permit
all TO do business after they are Ii
censed by the department. Senate!
Andrews is chairman OF the commit
tcn.
Both the Senate and House will con-