Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-28
STATE DRY DEPARTMENT
FIGHT TO BEGIN TODAY
Measure Is Scheduled to Come Up
in House of Delegates
at Noon.
READING WILL OPEN BATTLE
Senate Holds Up Passage of Oliver
Resolution Demanding Commits
sioncr Peters Make Detailed Re-
port Of His Financial Expenditures.

When the House of Delegates meets
today at noon, one Of the bills which
Will come before IL for its second read
ing Will be that providing for the abo-
lition OF the State Prohibition Depart
ment.
Reading OF tho bill is expected TO
open the hight on the floor of the lower
branch OF the. Assembly over the de-
partment, which is the storm center
Of the battle between the wet and dry
forces. amendment might be pro-
posed to the bill as it now stands, it
Was indicated last night.
On Monday night the Committee on
Moral and Social Welfare, TO which
Gilpin as patron and fifteen co-patrons,
was referred. reported il with the rec
99mmendatton on n nd, that il be not passed,
be passed to its third reading today.
slther with or without amendment.
inursday VIII see the advocates and
enemies OF tho measure in forensic
battle before the question of the pas
sage of the bill is put by Speaker
Brewer.
Delay Action on Oliver Resolution.
ton OF Senator Walter Tansil oliver
.hat Conmissioncr Of Prohibition Pc
ters be called on to give the body a
3;,, 93tIa.iea report or the financial eNpen-
ditures OF the department was passed
ry until to-day. This action was talk
en- after Senator y. Willis Robertson
onJccted to taking vote on the res
III were not present.
Chairman James IT. Price yesterday
sailed meeting OF the Democrats
nall of the House of Delegates for the
purpoSe OF nominating a Judge for the
brnone broons S"Gfoii SIodic,ai Circuit, which en-
aom1m1nwealth's Con attorney Of Norfoih'
ana Harry Sergeant. a practicinr at
IIormeE' Indm are are candidates for the position.
cut judge. will not stand for re-cIec-
tion.
Makes Report on Highways,
I nTefit9r Day ..s7 Grstsrtiay 'conreyrt,
20 poth branches of tho Legislature
inc report OF the State Highway com
mission: This report embraces changes
Which the commission recommends IN
me me STATE highway system as fixed by
designates the apportlonment Of the the
; funds for road building and repair. The
n"r'nlsS,on non naS,o was appointed by Cover
cordancc with n bill passed at the spc-
ciai session. The report was submit :
'eu 10 Governor Davis on December 81.
Names Food Commissioners.
The Governor also informed tho
LEGISLATURE that he had appointed Al
bert Bcauregard Thornhili, of Bent
nIisek, ,nisc io App9innttoX County, as Com
h,sriculture. ,s Mr.. Thornhill is prcsl-
ucnt OF tho Virginia division OF the
Farmers Co-Operativc Union Of Amer
lca. lie Will take Office on March
0i inns year 10 succeed Bcnjamjn 7,
u'SSlL whose term of Office expires
on February IS r'eo
Keiiei of corporations from excess
SNe or erroneous taxation Is AFFORDED
~, ~ d Dili which was passed by tho sen
reading required had been removna
inc bill Provides that the state Anal.
= o1p OF sh:i! return to corporations anv
n ~ !" cNccss Of that rcquirel hv
law lot REGISTRATION fees, frnncbisc
,aA - or chHTter tax when the State Cor
p,topa.i'n commission shall certify tbat
char chhar1 Is an error in the amount