The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-12

TO the value of the equipment with TIL
other branches each battery woul
\ got $1,000 instead of $1,000. The amend
mcnt was voted down.
! The military fund then got sui,
sufficient to pay for aiding civil au
thoritics when necessary.
Scventy-fvc dollars was appropriated
to pay for lithographing.
4 Fight for Good Roads.
Then came the roads department
The office was paid as follows: stat
Highway Commissioner, $4,000: assis
tant, $4,000: clerk, $1,000; contlngen
and other expenses, $500.
The convict road forces had beer
given $4,000 in the committee bill
Mr.. Adams moved to make this 500.
900. He argued that there arc now
fourteen road camps. costing on az
average OF $3.50 per month each. The
reason that the appropriation had moi
been exceeded was because some of the
In the year. but It would be impossible
! W NCNp MI EAhV ~ t>SChS i w
a larger appropriation.
Mr.. Williams. OF Giles. was opposed
to increasing this amount. The smaller
counties could get no good from this
work, since they could not afford to
provide the cruster and similar expen-
SOS. II any increase was made at all.
he wanted II In State money aid.
Convict Labor Not Satisfactory.
Chairman Bowman said that he was
the author of the state money aid bill
OF two years ago. He introduced 1t be-
Gauge he saw clearly that the convict
camp was not working In an altogether
satisfactory manner. The committee
had given this cause all the money 1t
thought should arm could be expend-
ed.
Mr.. Fitzhugh talked of the evil ef-
feet. morally, financially and in every
other way, OF bad roads. The Adams
amendment was lost.
The next question up was State
money aid. which was fixed in the bill
at $l25.000. This Is in addition to
whatever may be realized from the
new automobile tax. Mr.. Adams moved
to increase this to $4,000. and NJ.
McRae offered a substitute making 1t
$4,000.
ne pdlIOI Vi LIE dudlCss-
ed the House mainly along the line
of the statement read by Chairman
Bowman. He did not think the road
fund was getting what 1t ought TO
get, and that the proposition was an
actual reduction from the figures OF
last year.
Mr.. Stubs commented on the fact
that some Of the members who voted
to cut off the appropriation to the
university, and who finally agreed with
the Finance Committeeman the schools
should be as stated In the bill and
primary schools should not suffer. are
now clamoring for an increased appro-
priation for good roads. He said he
was for the educational interests Of
Virginia first, and would vote to take
care OF them even II 1t were necessary
5toreduce the amount for good roads.
He was not one OF those who are
for good roads at any cost. In his
county the roads arc In better condi-
ton than for some years, and his peo-5
pie had not gone wild on applying to
did not have good roads. Major stubbs
OF State were not acceptable.
Cross-QuestloninE.
Mr. Fitzhugh asked him how the
could get to school ii they
Aiu AAol nay e SOOo N4dJO1 SluupS
replied that when he s(Mr. Fitzhugh)
was u boy he had to wade through mud
to get to schools. and from the ability
he had displayed on the floor, he had
made good his time In studying. The
member from Northampton inquired
again II good roads did not aid people
IN getting to heaven, and he answered
that some people he knew would miss
that objective point even IL they had
turnpikes to travel on, He hoped that
would not neglect schools for
roads The roads idMl was all right,
but he wanted to see the appropria-
ton kept within bounds.
Mr.. Deal Endorsed the Adams amend
mont. He thought 1t no moro than
right. since the tax had been placed
on automobiles. that the owners Of
those machines should have tit roads
on which to travel. This House had
passed bill by which, IL tho wife of
a member We're driving an auto. and
n negro In a wagon asked her to lead
his horse by her machine, she would
be compelled to do so.
Chairman Bowman said that as a citi-
zen he would agree to the largo 4ap-
but as tho Representative
~ the treasury he would not do so.
However, he would accept the $4,000
OF Mr., Adams.
Mr.. Taliaferro commented that
OF counties are asking for aid
which already take out more money
han they pay into the treasury and
which they are not entitled to-.
The sAlcRae5 ssl75,ooo substitute was
stand the Adams amendment was
agreed TO. 5.S
More Money spent.
These appropriations were made:
Balance due on Library Annex and
grounds, $4,000, or SO much thereof as
nay be necessary Id
i George w. Anderson g. Sons, floor
coverings and shades for annex,l
n, 1910. co.
Board OF Pharmacy, 5000 #&S
Board OF Charities and ii Corrections.
IS, Oo0.s This was Increased to $4,000 onSI
notion of Mr.. Stearnes, who called.
,ttention to additional duties placed
IN this department hythis Legtslature,5
Virginia 5MilitarS. Records. This had
,een left blank,Sand Mr.. Bowman
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