The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-24
STAND TOGETHER
FORLIME MEASURE
Farmer Members Meet and De-
eide to Oppose Finance Com
mittec Amendments.
DAVIS URGES COOPERATION
Must Select Leaders Who Will
Not Oppose Agricultural
Interests.

T"enty-iwo members of tho House
vi Delegates :nct In a committee room
Ut inc Capitol last evening immc,il-
ately after the Adjournment Of The
House. and decidedly unanimously TO
support the Land substitute for the
original lime Z hiding nil as reported
W the Committee on Finance Ger.
tam amendments approved by tho
GOVERNOR are TO be- proposed by Mr.
Ihrocknorton ana supported by the
"n'Pcat cs OF the bin While nll othei
amendments. including House bill 40.
w, arc 10 be voted down.
WcStmorcland Jaws, president Of
the State farlners' Institute. addressed
the meeting. WHICH wns presided over
~ 9. j. Mcet2c. Mr.. Davis was very
tarhest in his remarks. urging that
farmers nuEt organize like every body
else Ia order 70 get anything.
Must lie Organized.
You must NOT have men for your
leuders.' h. SAID "who WIN r..is. spe-
ious objections and advance conAtitu-
t'onal arguments against measures de-
lEande0 Tor the agricultural interests
of this State. /, Is now your duty 10
stand together and refuse TO rccog
Hize those who disregard your Wishes
Tho committee amendment requiring
~ per cent. calcium carbonate in the
product of the state was condemned.
as II was felt that IL was offered to
kiil the bill. 1t was stated that
analyses Of limestone sold by the
plants now doing business showed an
average OF not more than 10 per cent
some un!mpoEtunt amendments Will
be offered TO meet objections. One OF
these VIII substitute n charge agataait
Tie ground limestone 10 be sold, FOR
Interest on the cost OF raw material.
b IL
sitioa that per cent should be added
20 thc price for the cost OF raw mate-
rial.
me proposition NJ To the contents OF
The product will h met by making one
standard for The sa1e OF agricultural
iin.estonc. 10 be complied with by the
state and also by the manufacturers.
VIII ChnDrc Personnel.
There waa some discussion as 10 the
Superintendent Wood. OF tho State
!eni,cniiary. mad approved ,hs substi-
tutc. which is similar TO a bill in the
Henstc. and II was felt best that the
beard shall be COMPOSED OF the Gov
egnor. tho prison superintendent and
the Commissioner Of Agriculture as In
the blu approved by the Finance Com
mittee.
Iiils brought tho situation TO the
constitutional question The original
t,ill had said that the object OF The
legislation was to grind lime for the
Farmers by convict labor.
we found" said MIR. Davis. that
the state cannot GXpend money for oh
Jccts OF internal Improvement save for
roads. Now. we looked for definitions
There was a decision in W!ncons!n
which. indicated that internal Improve
nent covered not ony railroads aai
oUnals but prevented expenditures for
many things. But u state may spend
money to build q Capitol, or to erect
penitentlaries and asylums, or for the
care or employment OF conv!cts.
so it was deemed best TO change
the bill. ia order 10 avoid compllcat ions
In the courts, 30 as 10 make the prime
objec; the employment OF longterr
end desperate convicts. The lime
grinding, in the bill, is made Of second
arg and incidental consideration. The
rcaul; IS the same. We have merely
made 1t. We think, In conformity with
the Constitution"