The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-22

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e Of TIE Finance commt,e vas the ,st
earnestness and force. He declared that
me design OF the amendments proposed
Dy MIN Were. to. safeguard the Interests
OF the state IN the matter and TO protect
against any effort hereafter to secure an
additional appropriation to erect a State
tphn at r. at s+ the exposition He contended
conduct an exposition Of the magnitude
contemplated. and the purpose OF the
amendment was to provide that in the
what was deemed an adequate sum from
the Federal government the gum :, pro rs
2 question by Mr.. Sale, Mr.. Wickham
frankly stated that he would not support
the pill; even With the amendment pro
TO protect the. State and do all he could
PkMEAPEHD ToR THE lf o i; g BILL ~
bill on the floor: Mr.. Lyle. of Roanoke:
NJ NJ; -, Sears. OF Mathews. all opposed the
Wlckham amendments, MIR. Sears max.
amendment OF tho Bill at this time in
any way meant its almost inevitable. de-
feat, for the reason~that in the short
time left of the session i would be Inn
possible to secure the necessary attend
a az T. insure the OF The
'efsa 'hg s the Sned sas a soSe
me men In the et aer and aesasd that
the State was needed In order to Sc
cure an ADEQUATE appropriation by the
to the Senate to Vote down 1' the amend
ments. and emphasized the point that
their adyocat,H, tie, and patron would not
~ NJ n Lyleii Of Roanoke; 5eInf;orced what
pessibl9y Of Scouting I'll the pi concurrence
OF the House in the. amendments sug-
gested He charged that IN the remain
ingly irnproba BILE that enough members OF
the House would be present to act upon
the amendments. and that the appro-
priation would 20 BY default.
MIR. SEARS FOR THE MEASURE.
Mr.. Sears. OF Mathews. made the lead
Ing argument against the amendments.
e reviewed In some detail the at IT,
t te BIZ # In the at e% 2arous sag
fh Kim 10 ask t amendmen a Of the BIZ when
he gea not e su sSWed t ea
iirst up Mr.. Wickham had favored the
deNR tafeh the az ns hat ts
and and quoted eIs ed from Mr.. WickhaIns hnan.
eial statement some time 9, age to sustain ain
to the fact that Tldewater Virginia had
ska n o for many nXHeS 70 from ba cdh
sidered in this request, n which the he
entire state. was interested. and would
the Increase in taxable values. as re-.
suit OF tho appropriation, would fully
remuneraoe the State and make FAX I'll the anc IN
stanapont TRe % MAJ r Senator ap
on business, but. on sentimental grounds,
while his course as to the unamended
bill was then uncertain. he was opposed
to the amendment proposed and would
m n,s'y wh 2ess w youf indeae Clearly his
attitude in the matter.
MIR. WICKHAMS CLOSING.
Mr. Mskham par9p Of The first t tSe
earnest and forceful manner, He de-
fared that the eXpos'19ih was saSbsd
ccould not be successfully CONDUCTED on
scale betting the event "a
t truth N Of that assumption, That is con.
T Sdsd 10 is sys 2}sg auy h S de
nv said the speaker, that the amend,
mont proposed lmpalrs the changes ices % Of
getting an apntop ha npp me on Which
7 started out is conceded, let us put It
in the bill, So far from. crippling Or
hanperIng our representatives y Ewes
20 si5ei befars e Congress, In the words Of old
d theory that eonfro SSl' ISL Let US BE-
meet this condition squarely
the pressing claims upon the finances ct
the State and emphasslseha a tmelr 'ssp ate
p. and BY the Farmyllle Normal.
The speaker then G9k " fRat h1 n dEons
selves and not TO tho merits Of the bill,
a proposition which would ~, bs passed up up;
on. He took up the. resolutions, passed
" s'I precisely in line with these resolu-
As to the proposition advanced by NE
debt OF Virginia. Mr., Wickham declared
y was n9 Vet g pc we pass ali those ap-
s srnnrIa lions for which the gentlemen are
cclamorng, something will need 70 be d d9ne
e meet the interest," re m ea as the General neral
ings and makes these approximations; az,
MS s6s9S pefS % bs s @
aar yat e Sell these bonds $500 6oo As,
cording to the appropriations about g
be made. including this enc you tnu, s NIL
have no money IN your olale SehSu''
September &c. 1904
ADVOCATES WE'RE AFRAID,
Taking up the argument. that the delay
Incident to Incorporating the emendMe n,
would kill the blu as charged by al [t3 the