The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
FINALLY AGREED
TO A DID ZIG II T
Bill Amending Old Law Rclat-
ing to Union of Cities Sent to
Senatc-Ncw Law Requir-
ing Fire Escapes on
Thrcc-story Build
ings Enacted.

staff OF Governor Mann II the Senate
takes the same view of tile proposition
Us did the House of Delegates yester-
Their. the Senate chamber VIII be the
scene OF plenty of fun Mt the cxpensc,
Of the executive aides -de-camp should
the Senate follow the example OF It's
fellow members In the cas-, end OF the
Capitol
There was como little opposition TO
the creation Of more military titles,
but for the most part the House took
the whole proposition az a huge joke,
and after satisfying itself that there
was to be no additional cost upon any
state fund. showed disposition TO
give the G;oycrnor-eIect az many aides
as he wished. II It would make any
body happier. In fact, one member
proposed 10 give him a colonel for
every county and city IN the state.
This would have made a solid phalanx
OF 1870 colonels
With entire inadvcrtencef one OF the
debaters called another one Colonel,
The latter protested. and the member
who had brought the charge promptly
apologizcd Under a suspension OF the
rules. and upon roll calls. the COM
Inittce was discharged from the con-
tional readings were dispensed with,
and 1t WA finally passed.
Message From Governor.
Governor Swanson sent special
message TO the General Assembly.
transmitting the report made to him
by the special auditing committee APP
pointed by tho last Legislature. which
recently. through an accountant. in-t
yestlsated the accounts of all the de-
partmcnts of tho state government He
referred 70 the facts. previously pub
lished! as 10 the condition OF affairs
In the Office OF the Second Auditor
and reported that he had employed an
g aecouptanf fto' open Il complete set OF
books In that office Under date OF
January IL, 1910. says the Governor.
this accountant. Captain Carlton Me-
Carthy. reported that the books OF the
office have been completely written
UP. that scientific system of book
keeping has been inaus,uratcd, and
that he found all the funds and securi-
tics there correct, Mr.. McCartliy's re-
port is filed with the message.
The Second Auditor has for some
time" says the Governor. requested
that he be given an expert book
keeper TO keep the many and irnpor-
tant transactions which necessarily
pass through Ills Office. urge upon
the General Assembly tho Importance
of providing an experienced and OK
pert accountant. The transactions OF
the office should be kept. settled and
balanced daily by an expert account
ant
CONSOLIDATION Bul Passed.
The bin to give Manchester an op-
portunity to get an early vote on tho.
question OF consolidation was finally
passed yesterday by tho House with
ont opposition It now goes TO the
Senate.
Two very important good roads
measures we're introduced inthe House
yesterday One was by Mt. Bowman.
Of Roanoke; Mr.. Noting, of Louisa. and
Mr. Throckmorton, Of tfcnrico 1t COW
crs the plan Of the Virginia Good
Roads Association. in setting apart
one.h half or the States annual receipts
from the license taxes on steam rail-
reads. electric railroads and canals for
State cash aid to road building. But
1t goes further and declares that. in-
asniuch as this will not be available
until 1911, the sum of $250,000 shah he
appropriate at once Tor TINS pu1p oso
In 1910.
The other measure came from Air.
Lee, Of Franklin. 1t levics special
additional tax on real estate. personal
property and chooses in action OF .
cents on the 500 OF assessed valua-
ton, to be used as state money ala
for the construction and improvement
OF public roads and bridges This fund
Is to be kept separate from other state
funds.
Inauguration Program
No plans have yet been made for the
Inaugural ton of the Governor-elect and
tho Lieutenant Governor-elect. The
special joint committee of the Senate
and House held "a meeting yestc rday
and appointed a subcommittee5to take
tho mat tor up and formulate a pro-
gram. This subcommittee is composed
OF Mr.. Williams, of Giles; Mr.. Baker,
= Of Chesterfield, and senator Holt, of
Newport News.
In consideration of the fact that 500
copies Of the Byrd and subcommittee
primary bills have been printed, the
House yesterday ordered that the same
number of copies Of the Deal bill be
printed. II
The proposed increase In the SALARY
Of clrcuitEa corporation court judges
was reported favorably in tho Senate
yesterday BY the committee. THIS body
also ordered the printing oft.5o copies
1 Of the bill Increasing the ltauor
4 licenses.
The matter of the States claim as
TO the Mount Vernon Avenue Associa-
tlon, when 1t came up in the Senate
on Its third reading, was recommitted.
Fire Escape nil.
bill passed the House providing
that all public buildings more than
two stories inheght above the ground
shall be provided With suitable fire
escapes. Tho existing law says Three
stories. and some question has arisen
as toewhether one STORY underground
can be credited.
IA Richmnnd matter which Is likely
to,be OF far-reaching importance was UP
before, the House Comnlttee on Courts
pf Justice. City8Attorney Pollard APP
paarad for the bill. The measure
gives police justices exclusive original
Jurisdiction in matters OF Violations OF
lt'outlnued on Fourth PaEe,)