Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-31
FEES TO OUTSIDERS
MUST Be REPORTED
Senate Unanimously Calls on
Peters for Detailed Figures
on Criminal Trials.
THREE JUDGES ARE ELECTED
Both Houses of General AS
sembly Confirm Nominations
Of Democratic Caucus.
THREE JUDGES ARE ELECTED

Of Democratic Caucus.
! Without a dissenting vote. the
/ Senate yesterday adopted the resolu-
ton Of Senator Walter Tansil Oliver,
OF Fairfax County. calling on Com
missioner Of Prohibition j. Sidney
Peters to present detailed report of
expenditures made in employing out
eide counsel to defend officers OF the
| department in criminal prosecution.
The resolution is not joint one.
| Shortly after the upper House con-
vencd at noon, Senator Oliver declared
! that his resolution had been lying on
| the table for several days, and that
! he desired immediate action on it. He
said that he had not forced the issue
| because members OF the Senate who
| were interested in the resolution had
not not oeen present on account of sick
] resolution, Senator Oliver stated. The
! vote was then taken.
! Confirm Nomination Of New Judges,
;, After the nomination of William II.
/ Court OF Norfolk had been confirmed
by vote OF the members of the Senate
Senator Senator Paul, Republican. arose and
declared that he had not voted for
Mr.. Sergeant because he was con-
vinced that man whom the lawyers
and and people OF Norfolk did not want
His stand was interpreted. aus a re-
res,io neetion l., on, on the ,o action OF the Demo-
nominated Mr.. Sargeant because he
was receiving the backing of the Nor
to!k delegation although his opponent.
Endorsement of the Norfolk Bar Asso-
i citation!
Confirmation OF the nomination of
second i Jndiciai Circuit, and Judne dne
i Alien R. Hanckel as judge of the
aiNebs gisis5ssseonS sc me- Judicial Circuit was
nomination of Mr.. Sargeant was an
proved. All three OF the new judges
Norfolk. The House later confirmed
the nominations.
Opposes School Innovation.
senator Charles U. Gravatt,of Caro-
line. LED fight on the floor of the
bill offered by Senator Hcning provid-
nS for the teaching of high school
buangs in his fsFihn ds,r,ctp prTSFy Tbs n Schoo
finally passed with But one dissent
ing vote. that of Senator Gravatt.
senator Gravatt fought tho passage
teachers in the one. two. three and
iour;soom rural schools were not
eets He to aeeasaa eeaeh hgh se sub
! cent OF the teachers of the State were
aole atle 10 teach high school subjects. and
we're in the rural districts. Senator
HeninS's bill is framed to allow pupils
%mo Snt ns.s are distant s, from hish, schools,
without making long trips.
According to the provisions OF Sena-
! TOT nenings bill. the division superin-
F, primary schools. where instruction is
TO sna be, s,s given s, in high school subjects.
and and w,,l esiec, eraW ,bs up list OF the studies
| teach them. Senator'S Lcedv, OIivnr
and Mitchell spoke in behalf of the
henins bill in the debate over 1t yes
Increasc Control Over Utilitie..
Delegate Parke L. Deans. of Isle Of
| Wight. introduced a bill in the Uousr
yesterday YES sna, "a; amendins the State Code in
ers ers ef ef'ti"ns ,hn Which relate to the pow
sion. The amendment gives the com
,nIss,Sn Power to regulate all persons.
Inc and performing the functions Of
public service corporations. IT speci-
inS nGs that TN. In cases where the existing
violation of the rules and rcEulatiops
Of the commission, fine of not more
than 1000 may be imposed
| Tho Senate Finance Committee ycs-
terday favorably reported a bin ap-
propriatinS $4,000 for the erection Of
! monument in Richmond. which will
pontaine Maury. Senator A. Willis
RobsTsson,s ,So Ms bill for the building OF
r. r..e tha ~ meHlOrial Highway through
IoShen IaSS VIII come up for passage
| today. The road will connect the Lee
fh1ignW,ay, f1gnn,n ,,s.t, at Natural Bridge with the
will traverse the pass through which
Maury requested that his body be car
ried while the myrtle and ivy were
High Monument to Maury.
| Senator Robcrtson's bill provides
that the highway shall be marked with
numoer of signs telling travellers
why it was established and that at the
monument in memory OF Maury The
road winds around the mountain and
ooverhangs the North River. which
| floWs into the James River at Balcony
| Falls.
tbrsn GoverRcr S,ss Davis Davis ys;stesaay, approved
mg re' ana pS snn.G Gi N9 81 amsnd
the Code; House bili No. 10. amending
the act providing a new charter for
the city Of Bristol. and House bill No.
1856. 5aS7. 5sss. $3.50 and $3.50 sa.'tbs Of ths
Code. and repeating an act anne ndins
code e sta feGop OF sIa2 of
Addition of Preston Heights to
Charlottesville is provided in bill
Madison. The city limits will be cx-
f, tended to permit OF the annexation Of
the outlying territory.
| Want State Insurance.
Senator's Trinkle and Gum arc
inE employers liability act to make
| the State take the place of the in-
demnity and insurance companies now
carrying tho policies. The amend
ments specify that the State is to con
duct the insurance OF the people. and
| that 1t shall bc supplied at actual
cost. The two Senators were members
| OF the legislative committee to study
| the problem of State Insurance.
| Eight House bills, most Of them
purely local in character. wore passed
by tho Senate yesterday, Eight Sem
ate bills will come up for passage to-