The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
MUST CUT DOWN
UNIVERSITY FEE
Amherst Senator Scores
CledIl-Cut Victory
During Session.
SHARP DEBATE OVER
SALARY QUESTION
Objection Made to Allowance to
Members of Board Of Fisheries,
One Of Whom is Senator
Keczell-Important
Discussion To-
day.

Sharp debates and pointed differences,
involving In the one Instance old
question of tho attitude Of the "excu-
sive'' University OF Virginia toward the
comnobalty of the State who contribute
IN its support. and In the other the
propriety OF the acceptance by mem-
ber of the General Assembly OF a salary
consideration for service upon public
board, enlivened the sessions of the
Senate yesterday and produced situations
AT once novel and interesting In very
unusual degree.
.Nftar 4 long discussion, with avowed
friends OF the institution on both sides
OF the proposition. contending among
themselves, the University matter was
finally dispose,i Of by making the pres
ent year appropriation conditioned upon
n reduction in the entrance fec to one
fourth Of what ii Is to-day. In this
fight. led by Mr.. Strobe. of Amherst, the
exclusiveness os the University, denomi-
| mated q rich mans school, aud tie
monetary barrier II established, lnsui-
mountable ny the people the great
founde, of the college desired most 10
| serve. was attracked on the one side
and vigorously denied on the other. all
uniting however. in expressing admlra-
| tion for the institution itself and Will
| ingness to give to it every support,
J moral and financial. that the state could
\
| the STROBE following. who. while pro-
! Tossing these sentiments. held that the
| University on It's part. in return for the
distinguished consideration 1T received,
| should do more for the people OF the
| State.
| Action in the other matter Of chief
! note before the Senate was not SO oe-
cisive and the fight there began, ehaeu'
| and reopened will be resumed to-day WIN
!, n wider scope than ever A proposition
| 10 allow 500 ca ot to the unsalaried mem
| bers of the Board of Fisheries. one or
| whom Is Senator Keezell. of Rockingham,
1 caused the trouble, and as another Sen-
/ stor put 1t there was high-ro.lhs
| time. In the C hanibsr for aWnile. con-
| stitutional questions OF considerable mo
ment were sprung, and the proposition
| was attacked on the ground that 1t was
! an evasion of the spirit IL not the letter
of the organic law of tho State. The
division was close. but the appropriation
was ordered. Later tho vote was recon-
sidered and the matter went over until
to-day. when it will he taken UP again.
and this time including among other
things, the suggested Increase In the sal
aries of the Supreme Court judges. will
precipitate royal battle among the con-
stitutional lawyers. AS for the fisheries
matter Senator keezcll was heard to say
last night that if any question whatso
ever were raised he preferred to have
his name stricken OFF the list so as not
to block the appropriation for the other
members.
University Matter.
Both debates grew out of the consid-
Grafton of the general appropriation bill.
When the clause appropriating $4,000
an increase OF $4,000, to the University
| of Virginia. was reached shortly after
the general discussion began at the morn
| ing session the expected and predicted
movement from MIR. Strobe was promptly
| made. and until the moment Of adjourn
| ment, about two hours later, the Senate
| was absorbed with this matter to the
exclusion OF everything else.
| At considerable length Mr.. Strobe
| made a careful statement of his posi-
| ton with reference to the University
appropriation. AS friend of the inst-
| tuition and former student there he
bore for 1t the deepest and the warmest
affection. and so far from desiring to
hold up an appropriation Of money to 1t
would willingly and gladly give 1t five
times the amount II the State could
| afford it. But he felt compelled to call
| the attention of the Senate to what he
regarded as the failure of the Univer-
| sity to do it's share and to make any
attempt to open the way into tho school
to the great public Of the State. To rem
| edy this situation he proposed that the
appropriation be made conditional upon
the removal of the University fee.
| 1t was pointed out by the Amherst
| senator that the University receives a
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