The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-09
DELEGATE E. c. MAssIE.


contact so tsluablc to the schools. To
make the inspection system efficient, Mr..
Fulton declared would nccessitate the
appointment of AT least twenty-five in
spectors, entailing an annual expenditure
of about $4,000, This money, he believed,
II given to the. superintendent and the
teachers. would accomplish far more in
genuine results than il paid in salaries to
inspectors. 1t vas after all, he asserted,
the local men who knew best the needs
of the local schools and who would
most intelligently and most earnestly en-
deavor to serve these needs. More money,
represented by the $4,000 necessary to
maintain an efficient school inspection
system would secure better supernten-
dents, better teachers, and better work
in every school division of the State.
s Strobe Amendment.
After speech by Judge Sims, of
Louisa, opposing the abolition of offices
call for the pending question was made.
but was temporarily withdrawn to allow
Mr. Strobe, of Amherst to offer SUBJ
stitute for the resolution. This substi-
tute provided that desiring to give the
system n fair trial, but without at this
time committing Itself to a representations
of the PLAN the General Assembly re-
quested the State Board of Education
not TO extend any contracts with the in
spectors and examiners beyond Septem-
Der /, 1908. The discussion sprang UP
afresh. MIR. Shackelford and Mr.. Thomas
opposed both resolution and substitute.
Mr.. Machen pointed out that the General
Assembly had ut its last session passed
an act authorizing the State Board tt
introduce the new system, and that sur
fol n,f ttv1a hnc lA.n, oil for N,
fair trial The Legislature now, by a
resolution, was trying to instruct the
State Board to abolish the offices, but
the old act was left to stand and the
board was placed in ridiculous position
of having to either violate the act or dis
regard the resolution. If anything We're
done at all. the old statute, he thought,
should be repealed. III.
With view to closing the flood
gates, the call for the pending question
was renewed and was sustained. This
STROBE substitute was lost by a vote Of
twenty-six to ten. The House Joint res
olutlon was then rejected by, u vote of
| twenty-five to ten, rs follows:h
Ayes-Dckinson Icchols, Fulton, Gar
rett, Greear Kerns Lynn, st, Clair,
Strobe, Tavenner-ten.
Noes--Anderson, Campbell, Chapman.
Euitet, tiatiiiaii' i'opp', iiol'i hNNeHoi'
Lassiter, Lincoln. Niacien, Mann, Me
meyer Phlegar Rison, Roberts, sudler.
Sale, ShaCkelford, Stands, Sims. Thomas
Turner RI ~ Nickha,n and n, A Wick
- ~, ~ ~ : ' '
iaill--t@enty-HHe,
An effort to secure an executive ses-
s,o, "a, tbo ,t,r,ho, cn,.;aerat,o,, ~
s,ol' -, Ny iui .',oi .ts -
nominations made by Governor Monta-
y,,e was ATTEMPTED by Mr.. Kerns. OF
80. -. ~, ~ LII; 80,
Halifax. but tailed. Inc motlon was
passed by and the Senate proceeded.
nnder susnens,on 81 the rules. TO take
uAuet- lsuspehsioh " VIC uos' " .ine
up out of Its order the Holt-Sale bill. In
ro,ntio, to the ..nnnrf ionmant for rcnro-
i''u' " ". 'Apio' ~ 49,
scntation, in Congress. After a long DO
bate the bill was passed with an amend
ment. a
About 3:10 +. NJ, the Senate. after
the longest meeting of the session, ad-
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