The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-11
CURTAIN FALLS
ON LEGISLATURE
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man, like many another great yir-
ginian, Is mistaken.
Time for Action.
IF the dominant party Of Virginia
fail to give the people of the State
ali appropriation bill they will be held
responsible by the people. a little
more than two decades ago, when the
Capitol fell and the Legislature adj
journed sine die without an appropria.
ton act, the Governor called an extra
session the next day, and the failure
to pass that bin cost the State OF Vir-
Einia $4,000. and cost the dominant
political party it's control of the state
OF Virginia ever since that day.
THE day for criticism has passed.
VIZ have talked for sixty days OF
schools and Lassitcr-Withers roads;
the time for action has come. Let the
Governor and the courts determine the
constitutonality. Let us, pass the bill
as the best that we can do, and return
to our homes proud OF the fact that
we were inemberssof the Legislature of
1905
Mr. Roosevelt Page asked for favor
able action ON the bill. answering a
number of the statements OF Mr.
Withers.
Mr.. Thrift, of Madison, defended the
report, also replying to Mr.. Withers
at length. Both called attention to the
ridiculous discrepancies between the
amounts appropriated for education OF
boys and girls. The latter get less than
one-thitd the sum given to the former.
and yet they constitute three-fourths
of the teaching force in the public
schools
Reckless Extravaganza.
Mr.. Featherston. of Campbell, OPP
posed the appropriation bin asa , reeii.
less piece. OF extrayaganGe. Il think
we may say that we t.. VIII not "a, acc ,b..
committee" he declared. Il am willing
to say that I viii stay here until the
September frost before Will allow
such measure to be M f9rce Woio oa m ,n
y yhy hn' ever yet needed a champion.
There is more eloquence in the rustic
OF n womau's skirts than in the most
able tongue on this N oo this hn n9ps to
VII VII be Dawn tho THIS Risl propos,lon.
Vo Sfr o9 GTooIricR. OF Frederlcksburg..
closed the argument. dehyihg ' .,,.
there wa 81 any ne in' epimary and high
schools OF the State for the peheih'
of normal education. r,,.hors ,,d
Mr.. Goolrick said Mr.. MINERS a nau
constituted him5 isa senate sns and House
sra ,n.s attempting to dictate It's poll
IT don't SEQ why we could not make
the gentleman from Nansemohu al a n,,r
Legislative affairs" he declared aos,e sass
have at the request OF senator las Las
sitter. added 100000 TO tae mie hea.
the gentleman say that measure VIII
bankrupt the State.
we need these schools: and, and ! S Sens
ture tho prediction that we wo on.. 's aeo
had It not been for the fights between
these towns. The Senator from ROCK
tngham has settled that and the way
Is now open for a step forward IN
the States educational policy"
Report Is Adopted.
Members were hurriedly summoned
to the hall as the roll call began. and
a tense silence followed as the clerks
verified their list. With the announce
'ment that the report was aceepled ~
out a single spare vote, there was a
scene of wild confusion. congratula-
lions and cheers.
Mr. Craig changed his vote from no
to ave, making the final vote stand:
Yeas-Baker. Bell. 3. b; Bowman.
tt.William b. Daniel. Dunn. Edwards,
Evans. Glenn. Good Gooirick, 81 M.
Green, Houston, Howle, Jett, Charles
A Johnston, Lewis, Louderback, S. III.
Love, Luce. Markham Massie, Mon
cure, Montague. Noting, Old, Oliver.
j. j. owen. L. w. owens. Page, Pitts.
Powers, Pulliam, Read, Rev. Stratton,
Stuart. Stubs, Sydnor. Sylvester. Tai
iaferro. Thrift, West. Whitehead, VIII
cox. Martin Williams, Wood, Mr..
Speaker.-52.
Noes-Barrett, Brown, Clarke, Glenn
ent. Cooke, John Orr Daniel, Feather
ston, Hall, Hodges. Hunt. +. NJ Love.
Myers. Robinson snead. Spessard,
Sterrett, Surratt, Sutherland. Throck-
morton, Tyler, Walker, Wilson, Wingo.
Wissler, Withers.-25.
Pairs were announced between
Messrs. wilkins and Stebbins and
Messrs. Lowry and Jennings, the first
named voting in the affirmative, after
which the House adjourned with