Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-03
|nALL ACTS TO INCREASE
STATES RURAL DOCTORS
Bill in House Authorizes
Twenty Scholarships by
Two Virginia Schools.
MUST PRACTICE IN COUNTRY
Measure Requires Physicians so Edu-
Gated Shall Give az Least Five
n Years Service to People OF te-
apective Congressional Districts.

Bills authorizing the boa I'd of visi-
tors OF the Medical College OF vir-
ginia and the board Of visitors oil
the University of Virginia TO offer
two scholarships from each congress
sional district, which shall entitic the
holder TO tuition in the department
OF medicine in zach institution and
10 $3.50 annually. were INTRODUCED IN
the House OF Delegates yesterday by
Delegate Wilbur c. Hail, OF Loudoun.
The bills provide that the scho,-
arships shall be assigned after com :
petitire examination TO the two per-
sons in each congressional district
making the highest grades. The
bills give each institution twenty
scholarships.
Munt Practice In Country.
1t is further provided that every
student, after graduation. shall prac-
lice medicine for period of not less
than five years in the rural section
of the congressional districts from
which he or she was appointed. and
the bills further provide that il the
person violates the agreement to
practice medicine in the rural DIS
iricts after graduation, authority DC
vested in the University of Virginia
and in the Medical College Of Vir-
sinia 10 collect by law such amount
as the student has received from the
scholarship.
Each bill appropriates $1,000 Tor
each of the years ending February
eS. 1928 and 1924. to carry out the
provisions in each measure
Among the other bills introduced
in the House Yesterday was on,
sponsored by Delegate j. II. Price,
nj Richmond: Delegate Norvell l..
Henley. OF Williamsburg, and Dele
gate w. stuart Monett. of stanton,
providing that boards of State hos
pitals for the insane may pension
employees who hava been in service
Tor twenty-five years and who have
not drawn more than $50 per month,
and who are UNIT for further SER
vice. The amount OF the salary shall
not exceed 30 per cent of the salary
heretofore drawn.
Delegate Mayo G. Brown, of Lyncn-
burg. introduced u bill to regulate
small loan companies and placing
them under the banking division Of
the State Corporation Commission.
Excludes School Teachers.
Delegate Adams, OF Halifax. on.
cred an amendment to the compen.
sstion act, which would eNcmpt
school teachers from coming WITH,
the meaning OF the word .'employe."
ana mus be excluded from the bene-
TITS Of the act.
Another fee bill appeared yester-
DAY. but 1t Is one which is said to
nave popular support. IT was intro
duced by Delegate Ford. and Il axes
the lee OF witness for the Com
monwealth at 81 per day. all nee
essary lerriage and tolls. and Q cents
per mile going and coming; those
under summons shall receive 81 per
IA! ana cents per mile for each
mile beyond ten miles, and in con.
nection with criminal cases. or where
me witness has travelled more than
my miles, the fee shall be $3.50 per
nay, instead OF 81, and for persons
VINO ave outside the State and are
summoned rs witnesses. the court
snail NIX the compensation for SER
wee ard for transportation.