The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
WILL GIVE
NO PENSIONS
The Senate OF Virginia Declines
to Aid Disabled School
Teachers
FOR JUDGES AND CLERKS
"A Motion is Offered to Double
Their Remuneration-Otfer
Measures Of Interest.

Both houses OF the General Assembly,
sat for nearly three hours Hesleruas'
4 both dlsposlng Of number OF DIS vi
+he,r CALENDARS and greatly ADVANCING
the work of approving tho statutes re-
ported from the Revision Committee. Inc
Senate killed Mr.. Harmans Dill propos-
!. ing to pension school teachers VINO nave
taught twenty-five years and have passed
three score in age and are poor and as
ah,ed from further service. There was
never any hope of Its passage. The SEN
ate passed ten or twelve oils anu 'n'
House likewise passed number OF sen
Rte bills.
4 number OF important or Interesting
measures were introduced. most OF them
In the House. Perhaps the most impor'
1ant was that Of MI. LeaKe, pl opposing "
+ provide special grand jury Investigations
after all primary or general electlons'
Another measure of interest was thal
offered bv Mr.. ii. L. Lee, of Nottoway,
proposing to double the remuneration VI
clerks and Judges of election. TINS is
designed 10 secure the very pest class
al mon for service as judges.
In the Senate Mr.. keezeil offered oill
proposing to establish d collection OIL nat
ural SpeClIllciiS IL SoAi'SSeAo' 49,
the Department of Agriculture.
The Senate did the unexpected when IL
failed to pass the House bill providing
for m ileage to members and employees ol
the General Assembly, but the bill was
saved on motion to reconsider. IT VIII
4 probably pass AS soon as larger num- num-
ber OF members are present.
The Senate.
There were Just twenty-five Senators In
their seats when Lieutenant-Goveino nor
y Wizards gavel fell, calling the body to
order There being no minister present.
the opening prayer had to be dispensed
with.
the body proceeded TO business without
delay. taking UP the calendar. On Mr.
& w alker's motion. the Senate bill TO
amend tho Code In relation to attachment
against debtors was indefinitely post
poned.
On Mr.. Walkers motion, the Senate
then went INTO executive session. Dur
ing the executive session these nom1na-
tions, made by the Governor, were con-
frmed:
w. c. L. Taliaferro. to be member Of
the Board of Visitors of the College OF
William and Mary.
n w. H. White, of Norfolk. to be mem
Der Of tho board of Visitors Of the Uni
versity OF Virginia.
John B. Watkins, of Chesterfield, to
be member of the Board of Visitors OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Q. D. Bachelor. of Newport News, TO
+ be q member Of the Board of Visitors OF
the Central State Hospital.
The executive session was then ad-
journed and the Senate reconvened In
open session.
The House bill to amend section 1853 OF
the Code. so as to make the Broad Street
Bank Of Richmond shte depository.
was passed.
The House bill to provide for payment
of printing of the State Corporation Com
+ mission was engrossed and then passed.
On Mr., Opie's motion the House bill
providing for mileage to members and
employees of the General Assembly was
passed by.
Teachers Pension Bill Killed.
The only contest and debate of the SEES
sion ensued when tho Senate bin to PEN
sion disabled teachers was reached on
the calendar. Mr.. Hartman, OF Tazewell,
patron OF the bill moved to amend so
that only those teachers who had taught
twenty-five years and passed the age OF
sixty years; are too lnfirm to teach lon
ger, and who do not own 500 Of prop
erty. nor have an annual income OF
$500 be made beneflciarles of the bill
MIR. Harman'hbrieflE. and clearly SUM
married tho provisions Of the bill, and
explained that very few would be entitled
to pension under the bill. The amend
n1ent was adopted without opposition.
The question then required OH the pas
sage OF the bill. Mr.. Harman advocated
Its passage as a deserved reward to a
poorly remuneratad profession. The stnnd-
ard Of teachers In many places was do
terioratng, and some incentive was need
ed 10 induce competent teachers to re-
main In the profession and to maintain
the standard OF tho public school edu-
cation. EIe earnestly pleaded for the pas
sage OF the bill. which he contended would
take very little money from the treasury.
Mr., Barksdale opposed the BILL He
objected to It as the opening wedge for
aeries OF pension raids on the treasury.
and as bad precedent generally. He
was opposed to pensions for anything
save military service. He urged tho Sem
alta to oppose engrossment OF the bill.