The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEES
AGREES WITH OFFICIALS OF CO.
OPERATIVE ORGANIZATIONS.
LEAVES OFF THE TAXES
SENATOR KART EXPRESSES OPPO-
srrIoN TO THE PROPOSITION OF
GOVERNMENT APPRoPRIATrNG
FOR GOOD ROADS.

lfover in States rights, and believing
In that, he yesterday gave voice to his
sentiments when the senate took up
tor consideration the bill to request the
members OF the Virginia delegation in
congress to lend their support and aid
to the bill which seeks to make an APP
preparation OF twenty millions of dol
lars annually to the several States for
the upkeep and building of post roads.
He said that he felt 1t right and proper
that Virginia should own her roads and
have supervision. direction and control
Of them at all times. He was opposed
to having the federal government come
In under the pretext that It was sup
porting the roads and to be able to
arrest per sons for trivial offffenses sim
piy because OF the fact that a few
dollars were spent thereon by the fed
eral government Tho federal govern
ment takes this money from the States
and ID merely giving IL back to the
SOURCE from which II Is taken. @''f
Senator Hart cast the only vote
against the bill In the senate
Exenpts Building Associations
Yesterday there came 10 the city a
delegation from the city of Norfolk and
from Portsmouth seeking to have the
building ana loan associations OF that
section, and OF the State. exempted
from the payment OF the franchise tax.
which II has not paid since the new
constitution became effective. due to
an oversight Of some OF the officers of
the State corporation commission.
Captain w. G. Parker. OF Norfolk
county. who admitted that he had seen
thirty years OF service in connection
with these institutions. opposed the pay
ment Of the tax. He said that his con-
Germ was a mutual affair in every way,
never paid q dividend. and that II had
done much to create permanent values
for the state by aiding in building
homes. Tho vast majority OF the mem
bers quilt the associations as soon as
they had gotten enough to build a
home. Interest was paid on deposits
with the company. and there were two
persons connected with 1t who re-
ed pay.
The hearing took place before the
senate finance committee and after
hearing from Captain John w. Happier.
who supported every utterance OF Cap
tain Parker. the committee decided to
order the bill favorabiy reported. which
was done.
Care for the Graves
The senate bill making an appropria-
ton for tho caro- OF the graves of the
dead in Hollywood ceme-
terry. which has been pending in the
senate for some time, yesterday be-
came a law 30 far as that body IL con-
cerned.
Senator Drewry. OF Petersburg, again
declared that he believed that the
principle Of committing the care of
the graves to others that the people
OF the city and tho State. would be a
mistake. In every city OF the Common
wealth there has been for years organ
isations which have paid attention to
the graves OF tho men who had suf
fered and died. and he believed there
was still enough patriotism left among
the women to have that continued for
some years yet. He favored taking
the money that the. State would have
TO pay for this and to give the living
veterans a bit more in the way OF PEN
sions
The bill became law by a vote OF IS
to 7.
The senate also passed the measure
approprtating certain sums OF money
to Confederate memorial organizations
for the care Of graves in all parts OF
the State.
Msaunent to Soldiers.
Virginia II to build a monument to
the troops OF the Old Dominion who
went up the heights at Gettysburg in
the Civil war. The money for that
pOSc vac hpPAokss s0kSA o~fAS <AhaO
ago. When the bill to provide for an
equestrian figure Of General Lee was
passed there was an appropriation to
pay the expenses thereof. and there
was balance Of just few dollars less
than $780, 900. This money would have
reverted to the State treasury. but
Senator Edmondson offered a bill. In
which Senator Hartman united. asking
that this sum be used for building a
monument on that field in honor of
the dead who were In that memorable
The bin found friends
and today 1t was agreed
to by the senate by the vote OF the en-
tire membership in it's behalf. The bill
will now go to the house, where 1t will
receive the attention OF the delegates
and will become q law.
The senate committee on finance
yesterday ordered a favorable report
on the wendenburE bill providing for
the retirement Of Supreme court judges
when they reach the age OF seventy on
pay. The Judges are given
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