The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-31
Would Create State
Board of Censors
for Moving Pictures

Another effort to create state
board OF censors to pass on all moving
pictures before their exhibition in Viz
einia will be made by Senator G. Wal
ter Mapp, OF Accomac, during the pres
ent session Senator Mapp had intro
duced in the senate yesterday bill
similar TO the one passed by that body
in 1918. but which failed to pass the
house of delegates
The bill provides for a board Of three
members. 10 be paid s2.400 per year
each The board will sit in Richmond
and the expense incurred by the state
will be met by tax to he placed 90
exhibitors. Films of an immoral ma
ture, showing rohberies or other
crimes tn be profitable or attractive.
films rejecting on rho church or re-
iigion, intimate pictures of unwhole-
some domestic relations and other
hins Of like nature will be barred b.
the board from exhibition in this
state. The three mem bers Will be an
pointed, one for a term Of two years
one for a term Of three years ard
one for term of four years, ny the
governor
The senate was in session yester-
day until two . clock, this being the
longest session to date Senator
Oliver called UP his resolution REQ uir-
ing Commissioner OF Prohibition Pc
ters To report 10 the senate the total
amount Of money expended in defend
ing agents and employees OF the de-
pa-tment in criminal or other pro-
ceedings. The resolution was passed
unan iniously The report must be,
submitted within ten days.
Senate Bill 81. permitting the
teaching OF high school subjects In
one. two. three or four room rr.-
mary schools. was passed after the
Ion Eest debate occasionai bv any
measure in the upper branch Sena-
tor Gravatt spoke against the bul and
was the only negative vote recorded.
He expla ined his position thoroughly.
saving that he was entirely In SYM
pa thy with the idea of furnishing
trirts with the opportunity Of attend
ing high school but that he recog-
nIzed certain impractical blities in the
proposition
He pointed out that only twenty
three per cent of the teachers of the
state are qualified to teach high school
subjects and that only eight per cent
Of the rural teachers were qualified
H also mentioned the great difficulty
which would be experienced by the
teachers of one or t1o room schools
4 called upon to instruct a small.
number OF pupils in high school sub
iects, in addition 10 their regular pri-
mary work.
Senator Hening. the patron. and
Senator Leedy SPOKE ~ favor % the
bill X alsa furnished Senator Epes.
Of Blackstone with material for his
maiden sneech He spoke feelingfv in
favor of the measure
Senator Trinhlc and e-unn, who were
or the legislative committee 10 study
state ipsara nce, eTersd a bill pro
Tfafnr for the state fund plan NJ in.
surarce. The employers liability act
IS amended SO AS ~ make the state
take the place Of indemnity and in
slirance COMPANIES NOW carving the
risk The bill applies To all classes
sfected by the workmen-s com pen-
sation act
The senate made good progress orr
the calendar. passing nine bills. all
Of them uncontested, and advancing
t@enty. three double and twelve senate
bills to their third reading and en-
EroSsnent