The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-14
COMMISSION PLAN
MEETS APPROVAL
City Re 70 I'm Amend
men t Passes Senate
and Committee.
RADFORD WANTS
TO CUI SALARIES
Startles House With Proposition
to keeuce Evelypouys ray, In
ciudlng Metnueis-vote on
promotion Dill tuesday
Chesterneld teop.c yet
hearing Io-MorroW.

city soYntnulent by commission tooh
= long r;;.uu ~ tue nen:raI ass-inu.,
StSterHuy. tHc senate passed tIic IRA
Hdtt IOimt resoIuuun nsnt.. ap.,ro.l.s
the proposed amcIiuIneiit 70 the con
sutGti"n, ana the house Committee "a.
Counties, ,iucs ana towns, later j..
tue nay. rc,tV!t.-l tue matter iayuraul.
W uniiii.nVus vote.
II was NOT Uone without opposition.
Observation-Disclosures CnuI.ea rIcI-
s0A Sha". /. ). ~" retired, Vigorously
spoke against the resolution IN It's
present torn. saying that II wus iata!
10 the real cause vi nome rule by citiee.
John ". Cruqdock, OF Lyncnburg,
representing the Virginia League ui
municipalities, dcfeudcd the uravatl
resoiLA0n with spirit, saying that II
mad been agreed upon by representa-
lives OF critics Interested, ana that IL
was best TO take something that could
DC secured row. without autagonlzinI
organic and statute Law. ana TO tant
iurtner proceedings. II desirable, later
u. A Banks. oil Norfolk. is the pa.
iron OF the amendment in the House
and conductor ITS safe Journey through
Agree 10 Vote on Jordan BIll.
by tho terms OF AN agreement en-.
tered into early ycatcruny morning.
between the advocates ana the oppo-
ncrts OF the Joruan prohibition en-.
abling bill. that measure calico
Up out of its order on the caiendar.
and was set as special and cont!nu-
iny oruer tor next TUESDAY. February
20. at 1880 o'clock, al which time /,
VIII be debated. engr0sscd and put
upon It's hnal passage.
The proposed change in rules o. the
House 10 meet this particular case Will
he abandoned. When 81 was announced
tt.rsf IA
the compromise had been secured.
there was general toeliEg OF relief
that the strenuous lighting OF The past
icw ,aa&S-. +-G-R1-cIld. The -prchipi-
lion Side VIII have its hearing and its
vote while the opposition is satisfied
thai without such agreement the blll
would have been reached IL It's rcgu-
lar order on about the same day as
that nxcd upon. so II feels that moth
lng In particular has been lost;
Pass Rolling stock Hill.
ne rolling stock tax bill IS a special
order In tho Senate to-day. There
seems little doubt that the body Will
PASS The committee substitute for the
Holt bill The committee had before i;
yesterday afternoon the Williams Dill
as 1t came from the House where IN
inca sure was pass ID without a word OF
discussion as 10 the justice or fairness
OF the proposed division OF the spotls
90 rs TO make II conform TO the subs,i-
iutc already on the Senat. calendar
which provides that the cities are 10
retain 10 per cent Of Tile taxes from
this source ana the counties arc 10 get
60 per cent.
Should the Senate agree TO the com
promise. the bill Will go back 10 the
ltouse In Its amended form 1t is be-
lieVed TO be likely that the Hous, Will
agree TO the Senate amendments
Would Reduce Salaries,
II has remained for DuNal Radford.
oil Bedford county, TO throw the real
bomhsEell of the present session. ne
introduced Joint resolution yester-
day in the House cutting the salary OF
every state officer and employc who
receives more than $1,000. BY tho
terms OF the resolution. the Committees
on Finance are directed to reduce
every salary. which is IN excess of S.
600 save those few whose compensa-
ton is fixed By the Constitution py 20
per cent. and those hetwpea $1,000 and
$1,000. by 10 per cent. In addition,
the sa.aries of members of the General
Assembly are reduced 3 per cent
This proposition caused a real furry
among members OF tie House. whose
compensation would thus be Gu, SIS.
'hen they need the money. On tue
other hand. If they vote to trim the
out that they would be inconsistent
Anless they trimmed their own me
resolution went to the Finance Com
.uitteo
Another proposition of Nj Rad
ford ), also In the interest OF economy
and retrenchment, would reduce the
number OF school divisions. aside from
those cities which constitute
separate division. to twenty-five. SO
as 10 save At lot more salaries of divis-
ION school superintendents.
VIII COunt The Cost.
Appalled, by the magnitude of the
expense watch might be involved in
the Baker resolution for an invcsti-
cation Of the Department Of Public
instruction BY a joint committee the
Senate Committee on Pubic Institu-
tions and Education. ut Il meeting hclu
yesterday afternoon, decided to have
a hearing tomorrow night at o'clock,
on the subject. At that time the
citizens of Chesterfield who want the
investigation Will be asked to submit
the documentary evidence which they
said they had.
The protestants did not want a hear
ing Yesterday. They said they desired
a Joint committee, for they might have
to summon witnesses from all over
tho State. and to require the pro-
duction Of books and papers. Real
ling that this could easily cost many
thousands of dollars. the committee
will first determine If the accusations
have SUFFICIENT IpgEit to warrant such
action, before reporting tho resolution.