The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
SIX EX-GOVERNORS
OF VIRGINIA WILL
ATTEND INAUGURAL
Trinkle Function Wed.
nesday-Deadlock Over
Medical. College.

chief executive for virginia next
Wednesday. The list Is expected to
included William z. Cameron, dean
Of the former governors, who was
elected on the readjuster ticket in
1854; Hoge Tyler, East Radford:
Andrew J. Montague. Richmond:
Claude A. Swanson. Chatham: Will
liam Hodges Mann, Petersburg:
Henry c. stuart Elk Garden, and
Westmoreland Davis. Loudon Coun-
ty. the retiring executive.
The oath of Office to the governor
will be administered on the south
portico Of the Capitol by Judge
Joseph L. Kelly. president of the
State supreme Court Of Appeals. and
that to Junius Z. west. lieutenant
governor. will be administered by
Judge Jesse +. West, Of the same
court. Tho inaugural parade, with
Richmond military escort. will be
from the Jefferson Hotel, the gov
ernor reaching the Capitol at 1918
o'clock. The inaugural ceremonies
are set for fifteen minutes later.
After the address of the new gov
ernor he will review the parade.
Members OF the State Democratic
Committee have been notified Chat
meeting of the committee will be
held at Murphy's Hotel. Richmond.
next Tuesday night for the election
of new chairman. the vacancy
having been caused by che death of
Representative II. d. Flood, who
held that Office up to his sudden
death in Washington. having sue
ceeded r a. James. Of DanvilIe. who
died suddenly in his home in Au-
gust. II is generally believed that
state Senator Harry F. Byrd. OF
Winchester, will become the next
chairman.
Deadlock on Medical College.
IL Richmond does not win the
night for the merger OF the medical
college OF the university with the
Medical College Of Virginia at
Richmond. the State will have two
other alternatives, according to DR..
Stuart Mcguire, president of the
Richmond school. who declared in
hearing before the legislative COM
mittee that the State will have TO
increase its appropriation TO the COL
lege or IL will have to close.
with both sides fighting hard. one
10 build up big medical school in
Richpond. and the other to retain
the medical department OF the Uni
versity of Virginia at CharIotte.-
VILE. IL looks like a deadlock, for
indications are Chat the house will
favor the merger and the Senate
Will oppose IL. The fight from the
time IL reaches the committee until
II lie finally disposed Of bids fair TO
be one Of the outstanding battles
OF the entire SESSION.
Loudoun Man Resents Letter.
Senator Beverly. OF Fsuquier, in
the senate and Delegate Hall. of
Loudoun, in the house, staroed a
Statewide sensation Tuesday when,
both rising under point OF personal
privilege, read a letter said to have
been written by Lawrence S. Davis.
treasurer of the city Of Roanoke, TO
A. B. Richards, of Loudoun County.
In which the county treasurer was
urged ito do something with him."
this following the reference, Your
man Hall has been giving us trouble
ever since he has been in the
house. ! wish he lived in Roanoke.
He would never get back"
Senator Andrews told the Senate
that Senator Beverly was taking
the letter too seriously. Every
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he. He is nothing but an over
grown boy and means no harm.
The whole matter came up as a
result of an effort to cut down off,
cial compensation in fee offices,
which is TO loom up big on the
floors of the two bodies ere long.
The committee on courts of jus
tice Of the house will sit next Tues
day afternoon to hear arguments
for and against the Smith hill
which has for its aim the abolition
| OF the death sentence. The same
measure has hill on the calendar
OF the house which. IL adopted.
will prohibit newspapers from
printing the names of victims Of
criminal assaults.
Highway Board Under Fire.
Efforts are being made in the in
vestigation Of the cost of construct
ing State highways in the State To
| show that excessive profits have
! been allowed contractors. Consider
able capital has been made out Of
the fact that the State Highway
Department has had $500, 900 TO its
credit on which no interest has
been collected.
Inc Scndte ToduS committee VIII
begin hearings Monday on the bills
designed to make changes in the
supervision of the highway depart
ment
The bill designed to prevent pol
luton of FISH streams by industrial
plants. will generate a keen fight
when IL reaches hearing in commit
tee next Tuesday. The State Board
claims that it has a method by
which it can render plant effluent
| odorless and harmless at a small
| cost. but this will not prevent a
big fight to defeat the bill. Fisher
men and farmers along rivers dis
colored are to fight for the bill and
manufacturers against II.
The Andrews bill providing for
100 free scholarships at V. P. I. has
been referred to subcommittee Of
ohe senate committee Of public
schools.
object to @Farmers' BIoc.-
The combination of pro-farmer
members, who object TO be dubbed
the Agricultural bloc" and there
are thirty-nine members in the
combination, are in favor of salary
reductions In officials where this is
found to be possible and bills are
pending to abolish fees in many
State Offices.