The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-03


The State Department of Agricul>
ture Was directed by the Heuee, by
the motion made ~ Judge Martin
williams, of Giles. to prepare q state
ment showing the amount of money
received by that department during
the pagt year and o list of all EN-
ployees. giving their salaries. The
department Is also directed to give
an itemized statement of the earnings
and expenditures of the department
and the amount of surplus. IL any, on
hand. This information is wanted
in order to ascertain what legislation
Is needed in regard to the department.
If Ii is found that there Is surplus
On hand IL Is probahle that the reXe-
nues of the department Will be cut
down. and il deficit ia SHOWN. addt-
tional appropriations will be provided
No action will be taken on House
hill 42e, which provides for the In
crease Il, the salaries of employees OF
the Agriculture Department, until this
information Is received, and II VIII
take hard nght then to get any ad-
aitienal appropriations for the IN
crease OF salaries.
Investigate Cold Storage.
Another resolution adopted by the
Honse provides for a committee OF
two. 10 consist of Messrs. fitSnnsn
and Myers,. to investigate the cold
storage situation and report. to the
next General Assembly. The eommit-
Zee Ys To serve without compensation
This means the death of the Fitzhugh
cold storage bill. which has had sew
,ral hearings before the Comnittee on
Agriculture and Mining feoently
Fight %, Depository Bin.
one of the most spirited debates
which have been held in the House
this session occurred when the state
depository bill came up TOR consid-
Grafton. The argument, which was
commenced Wednesday afternoon.
took up the first half of the morn
ms session During the argument
scores of additionah amendments.
substitute bill, motion to recommit
the I'LL to the finance committee ana
a melton by Mr.. Clements to dismiss
the whole matter. were offered.
The 4ast-named melton was adopt
ed, and the bill was dismissed by
vote of "a to 81 on an aye and nay
vote. A recorded vote was called for,
and resulted in the House refusing
to dismiss the bill by vote OF 81
To 80.
Creates Disorder.
The previous question Was then
called up and acted upon. All of
the amendments were adopted with
the intention Of killing the bill, Dur
ing the discussion Speaker Byrd had
tn suspend business several times to
preserve order on the floor
Judge Ysrreli took tine floor in OPP
position to the bill when 1t was called
up on the calendar and offered an
amendment which had been accepted
by Col Rewman. chairman of the
ianance committee, The amendment
was in the title only, and provided
that banks which are already state
Repositories can continue as such
with the purchase of $4,000 worth of
State bonds. Judge Yarrell took
some time in explaining his position
in the matter, and stated to the House
that If this amendment was not add
ed the bill would never pass this
session. Mr.. Wingo and Mr.. Cox
opposed the arguments of Judge Var
rell and offered several amendments,
which were all rejected.
Colonel Bowman said in support of
the bill as reported from his commit
tee that he had always opposed
bill which scattered the money OF
Virginia all oyer the State, and urged
that the bill he adopted as recon-
mended.
Mr. oliver. of Fairfax. offered an
additional amendment which proytd-
ed that n bank could also become
State depository by fling an approved
bond tn the amount of S10e.6ea. Mf.-
Oliver stated that his reasons for Of
fering this amendment was to put
all hanks upon an equal Footing.
have always been unable to under
stand" declared MIR. Oliver, why
A. rt>r -
tributing the States money,
Substitute for All.
Mr.. Cox complicated matters by
Offering substitute for the entire
hill His substitute eliminated all
the main banks provided In the Will
ltams bill, and allowed any bank to
become a state depository upon the
purchase of $4,000 worth Of State
bonds. or by depositing 100000
bond.
Following the introduction, Of the
substitute. Judge Williams moved tnat
both bills be recomn,.tted to the FL
nanea Committee. Judge Williams
said the House had gotten into such
n r,,txst,p that 1t didn't know where
II stood. and the matter should be
threshed OUT In the Finance Commit
tee.
Mr.. weyt and Colonel Bowman OPP
poged the action to recommit the bill
and urged that some action be taken
bv the House Immediately.
motion of Mr. Clements to dis
miss the bill was Loot. and the amend
ments were taken up and passed.
+. The adoption of the amendments
resulted In the addition OF ten ad-
1itional national banks to the list Of
state depositories. and several other
radical changes in the original bill
The House by vote OF - 10 70
refused to adopt the substitute Of
fered by Mr.. Cox.
The entire bill. with the amend
ments included. was passed by vote
of ~ to 80.
fudge Williams moved that the
yote he reeonsidered. He said thai
~ majority OF the members OF the
House didn't know what they were
voting on.
1--WE though we were voting to
k,tl the bill.', The motion to recon
sider the passage ~ the bin was lost,
and the bill. with amendments. was
declared passed after two and one
quarters hours debate.
Gettysburg Monument.
The next measure taken up was the
Gettysburg monument bill. which was
passed unanimously.
The House stcak a recess of, TIVE
hours at 2 o'clock, while Senate bill
SIS, which prevents the manufacture
ing or sale OF aduiterated stock and
cattle feeds. The bill was reported
to the Houee. With reverAi minor
amendments. Fsssien Mr.. Leo; of