The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
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Thirty-.our Senator's reported for
duty yesterday noon. when Lieutenant
Governor j. Taylor Ellyson called the
upper house to order. Reading OF the
ournal was dispensed with. The roll
call of the standing and special com.
mittees brought no reports, and tho
Senate proceeded at once with the
calendar
TWO Senate bills-onc to amend the
Code OF Virginia relating to the report
of the Auditor OF Public Accounts. and
the other TO amend an act approved
March Il. 1910, relating TO deeds and
contracts-passed on their third read
ing without debate. and went over TO
the House.
The House bill to appropriate $4,000.
or so much thereof as may &c neces-
sary, for the purpose OF paying TO the
several Confederate pensioners on the
rolls the 10 per cent. deducted from
their 1911 pensions, came up for its
third reading, and passed unanimously
after lively discussion
FoIIica Advises Postponcmcnt.
Senator Folkes opened the discus
sion on the bill by drawing attention
TO tho deficits OF the past three ses-
sions, which he said. were travcable
TO measures OF this Kind adopted In
Gdvisedly. The odium of these deficits,
no pointed out, has to be borne by the
dominant party, and Is always made
the material for campaign attacks.
Il am Just az strong for the Con-
federate veteran az any member of the
Senate" he said, and II we have the
money am in favor OF the measure.
The appropria rion, l understand. Will
not net any one of the benencaries
more than $3.50 or So. and 1t gems
to me that the record OF the Demo-
cratic party for economy ought not
10 be made to surfer. as IL has for the
past three sessions. by individual APP
propria tons OF such insignifcance."
He advised passing tie measure by
for the time being. and waiting until
tho general appropriation bill IN draft
ed. a better plan. he thought, would
be to Incorporate the pension sum in
tho appropriation bill. If the money
was available.
Pnrr Asks IInme diate Vote.
The Richmond senator was followed
on the floor by Senator Parr, who
thought that tho poverty and help
Iessness of many of the veterans who
will benefit by the measure made even
$3.50 and 81 considerable sums. and
| asked the Senate to pass tho bill at
once, since, he said, It provided for a
| return of money deducted from pen
sions which rightfully belonged to the
veterans. Senator Saxon W. Holt
spoke in similar vein.
The Senate bill 10 regulate insur-
| ance OF public buildings and other
State property in Virginia passed on
Its second reading. and was ordered
engrossed- Senate bills AZ, A. 40 and
sc, all providing anne ndments to- the
! present Insurance law, and on the
calendar for their second reading.
were. on motion, passed by, because
of the absence of their patron, Senator
| Tavenner.
Other Hills Held UP.
Three other Senate bills on their
| second reading were held over for
further consideration:
To provide for the regulation and
and providing for the violations there
bill as 1t now stands infringes upon
! the right of person selling his own
/ bonds.
To amend the Code of Virginia rela-
tive to tho standard OF cord measure
and of agricultural products.
| To amend the Code, of Virginia so
as to shorten the season for killing
robins. Senator Walker, the patron,
agreed to await the. action of the
House on a bill prohibiting the kill
Ing of robins altogether, and to with
draw 1t In casa the House bill passed
BiliH on First Reading.
1 Senate bills that passed their first
reading were:
To prohibit the use of the name OF
photograph OF ary deceased officer Of