The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-09

Senator Gunter had amended the
measure 80 az TO provide that the to-
lsa0sonists In Newport News pay all
the expenses
BY vote OF IS to the Senate
adopted the constitutional amendment
providing that the people be permit
ted to elect the county treasurers and
commissioners The amendment has
already passed the House Another
amendment providing for rfp TtectiuH
OF city treasurers ard commissioners
Of revenue, an dior these officers To
succeed themselves, has already pass
I'D both houses.
Senator Halseys motion to recon
slider the vete ny which the Senate
refused 10 agree with the House in
extending the etineral Assembly ses-
sion thirty days was next taken up.
eSnator Haisey said he understood a
number OF Senators wished to change
their vote from no" to aye" He
declared his belief that the addition
of thirty DAYS wonl nmean less leglS-
iation instead OF more, because there
would not Ice such "A rush of bills. be-
cause there would be more time 70
consider the measures. He said snap
action was taken on bills instead Oh
their being given the proper, careful
consideration they deserved.
This is an earnest, hard working,
conscientious body. and ] believe its
members want TO give the State their
hest legislative attention" said Mr..
Halsey we don't have time TO trans
act the peoples business. We have
committee meetings at 10 o'clock, the
regular session at II. go and get a
bite tn eat at ; o'clock, come back
and sit at committee meetings and at
tend to other matters until or D
O'clock and then come back at and
stay until late at night, and stu We
are rushed ] hope the Senate will
adopt this resolution to facilitate the
transaction of the States business.
Opposes the Cost.
Senator keezell watchdog of the
treasury. opposed tho resolution. say
ing: The members of the General
Assembly either work those thirty
-sanss without st,sf-.F- it,sf F-i'*eF
diem compensation, or increase their
- s4eF4es+ = tas- addition eff one-thtrd
more pay logically follows in the wake
OF the adoption Of this resolution. We
can transact all the States business
just as well in sixty days rs ninety
daysc. What we want is more legisla
tiye business during the first thirty
days of the session, and not thirty
days more. The addition of another
month means that that many more
days early in the session Will he fritz
tered away. II at the end of the siXt.
days session We have not finished oui
business, we can by three-i}fths vote
extend the town thirty days. hfteet
days. ten days or any number of days
up To thirty that we may deem Heees'
sary. In that way we VIII reap ths
possible extension Of the sessions II
our own hands, and can gauge ouI
time according to the work. instead
of having the people, who do mo-
know the stttus of Legislative affairs
add on thirty DAYS"
Senator Walker said THE speech
made by Senator keezeli at the las
session of the General Assembly II
advocacy of extending the session
thirty days is the hest answer to hh
speech just now made" MIR, Walker
said the Senate should concur with
the House in the adoption of the reso
luton
Senator Sale also spoke in favor %
adopting the resolution. The vote wa
3 .heatak
The Senate adjourned at 2:10.