The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-09
Pnynient of Wages.

protested against a. saE rule.
lot DO explained in that time; After
series OF reasons against the resolu,
Ton, and was proceeding to expqnnd
The doctrine OF free speech, AlF. DDeai
withdrew his proposition. :
MI. Houston tried to get considera-
ton of the bill designed to clear tne :,
tl,1ss and o. rf fsSie ss'a Mr.. 'S White obieeted. il
said this measure would cost the
Commonwealth $4,000 each year. since i
Increases the amount received ~ I
said that At is demanded by a
people who know the value OF clear- Q
Ing titles. BY a tic votc-26 TO 26-the
House refused to take the bill up out /
OF it's order. I
Lime Bill Taken Up. t
An earnest reouest was made by
Mr.. West. OF Bedford, that the House c
consider the agricultural lime bill. He s
said It was a farmers measure. a.,
Mr.; J9hn hs nin q & b Se taSen W. II IL
Bean There was, in act, nothing n
1t. The $4,000 appropriation Woulo
not start a rock quarry, ne fek sa1i fhe bill
nm. it was enErossed, the constitutions
al readings dispensed with. and the
bin H. put be 81 d its ! naal i ppaibs seaaase it car
rled the appropriation. He yielded to
n motion hy Mr.. White to pass the Pill
| by until to-day. The latter said thai
ITO report it. the members had not seen
it. and that. so tar as he could learn,
Mt was paternalism ruin riot.
The motion to pass by was 4lost-
MI. Deal spoke against the passage.
/ There appeared to be q large deficit.
t vet there was the same old Try 10 CIV
! farmer. and would be entitled to q
: share in whatever benefit would ac-
crue. But he would not vote. for thls
I bill, even though lie believed " Was
roo Much speed.
ALr. Pendleton questioned the con-
? stitutionality Of The whole pro nyen:
/. eriiy on its ilrst reading: The consid..
, GRAFTON was too hurried. He would not
vote, he said, blindly. He proposed to
have y an 0PpgfT o1' Nr' 70 P rxmGM Mhst a IT
tention was called by Mr.. Page to n
facts that the bill had been printeo,
that the papers had been full OF II,
and that the farmers and the .linae Pee.
nle had been before the committee
many times.
MI. aFiizIugh made an earnest speech
for the bill. He wanted to know why
it was, when the armer come up IN
ask for anything. they are met With
ton. He asked the House t. to give the :,
farmers what they ahT he q = =
needs money, and higher taxes arr
!, levied to save the day. He hongh i
: NO more than fair that ther,farmer
: Of h state should be given lF's 1'ou
! es Mr.. Roberts spoke of tic differenc
: In fertility between. limestone an;
other land. He !. hesaa' Viii ast yo'
When we rs a even ha 3 stoneS;
whit CONVINCED Him; {,
The farmer pays about n "a n Z ii
t nnf, ;ton and ID g Mr s ,anlS lie made !
np a , . argument to the effect tn
II Ills Bill lad come without opposs
N ton from the lime 4 q,
would oa pr;ebagRsy ! p slnee they had man
Pfastnd such earnest opposition the
gu vas probably somethinE n 1o H.
Rn ns liz had intended q vote again
,hisShi,. But since listening TO y
Z. ddiscussion lie had changed this mn
1.-THE farmer bearz the. nnIaei.S I "a :
,ur az Measure and asks for a small q
. ranrIntionBh Id for one would vote I
,rl, IN a Few words. Mr.. Love remind
he members that the farmers in 7
, on. tnss capitoi and asked for the vot
OF the members for this OIL, IL.
ast. Mr.. Lewis made the point thn1
this easur is enacted, and the Tar
ers get he result they hope and co
~ ndently expect, taxable values VIII
largely Increased;
,rly Rem s.nsrieneo Of three teri
uha Mr.. Williams, Of Giles, ha6h.she So
.ns never witnessed a proceealnE IKE q
present. 1T seemed 10 be the cit
.a1s 5of. the patrons 70 secure acsion az q
MO chnncc TO see IL. There were W 81
lich tnithis proposition. It was PROPOSED
tnka'not only 100000, but also al
cts conyicts that were swanted, AHt
,ees State would pay for !. ain aarra.+
,vr~nogn1Ijf4brinE convict labor. into GO
d. petition with free labor.
ate- The $4,000 appropriation NO
hey hardly begin operations. The WI
all scheme looked to him absolutely.p
wei ties WITH lime, taking from one TO- Il
ural tons to the acre, from a $4,000, apla
1T would ~notlsupply three counties.
ABB his home county gthere Wils Y 9,
Ioul inn into New River to get rid of
Itus, and would give 1t TO any one y
psia would carry It away, IT was me N
. in1practical questlon Nc nad eyer ! :
neal He entereu y pl : hf,I ,nt,i, n,,t n M,
the the members time 70 lookalnto IT.
{ Il MI. Wilson was surprised to@,h
aged the obteGttons 10 the armsrs get
'ases 10 be allowed to- have&it 10 at X
!, start this proposition they were w
Stu ~ : -, Increases6 Crops,
box. J.xnerirnentnl use of lime in ii
and onstration work las tremendously
Tree creased tho weld of crons at
tuaFt test farms In his section. said
M 1liwipn. 8rb3is sproposition may not