The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

tural sections are excluded by the none
tary barrier. Many people In Virginia,
he declared. did not know that the uni
verBity was n free school. T'he univer-
slty, he believed, would receive the best
support OF all the people only when 1t
showed Itself to be In fact, as we'll as
in theory. a part OF tho great free school
system OF VirKtnia, ms contemplated by
Thomas Jefferson. On behalf of the uni
versity, Mr.. Shackelford challenged, the
statements that the university In an ex-
penslve school. A Virginia boy. he as
serted, could go there as cheaply as to
any other State school. To spread abroad
to the people OF Virginia. that the uni
versity was n rich mans school. no said,
was an injustice to the institution. The
expense depended upon what the student
chose to make It.
Agree on Ten Dollar Fee.
After considerable spatring a compro-
misc was reached. Somewhat unwilling
~ Mr.. Strobe agreed to accept a $40 fee.
A new amendment prepared by him and
Mr.. Shackelford was then offered, and
was unanimously adopted. 1t Is to be
attached to the clause authorizing the
$4,000 appropriation, as follows:
upon condition the University OF
Virginia shall give instruction to
properly prepared white students
from Virginia without charge for tuI-
tlon or university fee In the aca-
dernlo department Of more than $40,
which $40 shall cover all the ltems
covered by the present university fee
Of $40, but this shalt not Interfere
with the requirement Of the $40 con-
tlngent deposit"
The Fisheries Matter.
Barely had the second session got down
to business before another diversion APP
peared. consuming the afternoon as the
university discussion had consumed the
morning. Returning to the clause allow
ing salaries and expenses for the Board
OF Fisheries. Mr.. Stands, OF Southampton,
acting at the request OF the Committee
on Chesapeake Bay and It's Tributaries.
proposed an amendment providing $500
for each OF the unsalaried members OF
the board for extraordinary services rem
dered by them. These unsalaried mem
bers are Mr.. Keezell. Senator from Rock
ingham, and Mr.. Henry NJ. Tyler and
Mr.. r. ]. Camp. Mr.. Stands pointed out
that this allowance had always been
made. and said 1t should be made again.
the three gentlemen having performed
much valuable service. resulting In bring
ing large gums OF money into the treas
ury. In view OF the fact that Mr.. Keezell
is a member OF the Finance COMMITTEES,
the matter was not taken up by that
committee. but was left for the full Sem
ate to decide.
Objection was made by Mr.. Fulton, of
Warren, who spoke with some embar-
rassment, since what he had to say
would concern a colleague in the sena te.
He pointed out the section In the Con-
s~titution specifically declaring that no
person holding a salaried office under the
State government shall be a member of
the General Assembly. To have u tacit
understanding that member of the Board
of Fisheries. ostensibly serving without
pay. were to be voted compensation. was
In his Judgment. simply lodging the
Constitution. Under such a plan as this
q member of the General Assembly
could be on a number OF boards. could
be voted special sums and could thus
draw several salaries from the State. If
1t were desired to pay the unsalaried
members Of the board 1t should be done.
said Mr.. Fulton. In a statute, and not
by custom and members of the General
Assembly hen could not serve.
After a sharp debate the amendment
was adopted by a vote of: ayes. II; noes.
Is. The question was raised whether
VI lAc h"o ~ I'D o. aH-
preparation. could under the rules. be
passed by less than twenty-one votes, a
majority OF the entire SEM. " chai
held that the provision did III apply,
since the vote was merely upon an
amendment, which could not of itself
authorize an appropriation. The ma
jority rule would apply to the bill it
self. Here was an important point, as
will appear.
AS soon as the amendment had been
adopted Mr.. Lassiter, of Petersburg. who
was opposed to the fisheries appropria-
tion, proposed another. declaring that
advocates of the Shane amendment
could not consistently make any obiec-
ton. Mr.. Lassiter desired to allow 500
each to the twelve members OF the Gem
eral Hospital Board. Mr.. Wickhaul,
| chairman of the Finance Committee.
was vigorous In his opposition, and when
| some reference was made to the awk-
ward position in which he had got HIM
self by favoring one amendment and op-
posing the other. declared that he was
| considering and deciding both In the
light of the custom OF the State for many
vtv,rs. He did not believe that n con-
stitutional objection could be made to
either Of the propositions. and would
argue this point at length later when the
question would, he understood, be raised
as to tho proposed increase In the sala-
ries OF the Supreme Court Judges.
In a brief. hut pointed speech, judge
Phlegar, of Montgomery, who agreed with
Mr.. Fulton that the amendment lodged
the Constitution in an unjusti1able man
ner, objected to the proposition. More
over, no declared that by running the
amendment into the appropriation ill, the
requirement for q votes was evaded. If
the proposition had come in n separate
bill 1t could not have been adopted with
less than q votes. AS 1t was the amend
ment endangered the entire appropria-
tion bill, since the opposition either had
to vote against the appropriation BILL and
clog the wheels Of government, or vote
for what they considered a practical vio-
ton Of the Constitution. The same thing,
he said, applied to the Supreme Court
Judges. The general appropriation bill
was endeavering to raise the salaries of
these judges. which were fixed in an
existing statute in tho Code. The appro-
priation bill was n,anifestly being used
for the purpose of ignoring statutes all
ready enacted. If 1t had been the Gus