The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-09

One hundred and eighty teachers have
retired ON this fund. $4,000 has al
ready been contributed to II by the
teanhcrs OF the state, 1.1o2 teachers
Wish the bill to ,continuc In force.
Ihcy have banked on tic faith of the
state. Those who have given the best
years OF their lives TO the Common
wealth have retired. and now if the
a,lehntnent were PASSED they would
.,aNe 10 go back Into active work and
e"''c would be no place for them
thought Inv Excellent.
s'htof Gehols was equally vigorous
80, "ie championship Of the measure.
p'esen' Ia" is an excellent one.
IRON the state. He protested TINT tho
teachers should enjoy the fruits Of
their labors.
yet senator Holland did not Weld.
He saidjth he was opposed To forcint,
teachers inyoluntarily 10 contribute to
this fund. Many will never receive onv
benefits from H. Moreover. he pro
tested against this sort OF legislation
If II were continued in 81 few years
the state VIII have civil pension
fund taking thousands of dollars or
of the state Treasury. He thought
his amendment worked no Injustice
bpOIl etus lSttIleIS. Iau gone IN
with their eyes open when the bill.
was first passed. and knew what
Nigh, happen He thought the addi-
tional money had better be given to
the Confederate pension fund. He de-
clared that he would never vote TO
give any pensions to persons in civil
life.
Agreeing with Senator Holland, Sen
ator Parks said that he was opposed
TO the bill. The original measure had
contemplated the appropriation merely
as start. He knew of opposition
from many teachers at the beginning,
but they were afraid to protest The
way we are going on In reference to
the Departmental Public instruction
will result in our having in few
years an oligarchy exercising the arbi-
trary powers OF the Gear of Russia
he said, after commenting on the
fact that the amount subscribed by
each teacher is locked from the pay
of the teacher before the teacher
handles the money. The whole propo-
sition. he said, was contrary to the
principles of individual liberty.
Confcderntcs Liberal.
In an eloquent reply, senator Carter
said: II am Confederate soldier. and
I believe every Confederate soldier In
Rappahanncck would be willing to let
this amount desired. for the teachers
be taken from his pension fund IL need
be-" The teachers have been power
ful influence for the material develop
ment of the state and for the conser-
vation OF that which is best In Vir-
GINA. let not Virginia turn her
back from them
By vote of IS to the Holland
amendment was killed.
Senator Parks wanted to amend the
law. providing that any one with an
income of 5000 should not receive a
pension from this fund.
That would penalize thrift. thought
Senator King Four-fifths of this
fund is contributed by the teachers
and they have right to get back
something.
In reply, Senator Parks pointed out
that the Confederate soldiers were
not allowed pensions If their income
was over $3.50 per year.
Senator Saunders answered that
there is a great difference. The state
pays all of the pension fund for Con
federate veterans; the teachers pay
four-fifths of their own pension fund.
and The state only one-fifth. He
warmly praised the teachers, and de-
clared that none had served the State
! in higher capacity than they. They
had upbuiided the Commonwealth just
as much as any other set of public
servants. Cutting off this approria-
ton to the teachers fund would be a
back step. and the State could we'll
afford to take care OF both the Con-
federate soldiers and to help out the
teachers a little.
The Parks amendment went down
by vote of 80 to 3.
Senator Holland offered another
amendment. providing that any teacher
of thirty years service might avail
himself of small portion of the
States part of the retirement fund,
but this was also voted down. The
bill then passed to its engrossment
On motion of Senator Strobe the
Senate adjourned at gao o'clock.