The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26

That the appropriation committee
has little to do with hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars collected as special
tax was brought out yesterday in
the discussion on the floor OF the
house on the Montague bank bureau
bill.
Mr. Weaver. OF Warren, with a
letter from the auditor OF public ac-
counts, brought out these facts, show
ing where the several departments of
the State spent nearly $4,000 an
nually.
The fight was a warm one and was
precipitated when an amendment to
the Montague bill was proposed by
Mr.. Pennington. of Lee, regulating
the sliding scale of taxes in the banks
OF the State. The discussion of the
amendments was carried over as I'M
finished business until this morning.
Night Sessions Soon.
Mr. Cha1kley. of Wise. introduced
resolution providing that until fur
Their ordered the chair shall be va
be resumed at 4 O'Clock each after
noon. and beginning with Monday,
shall be vacated at O'Clock until s,
This resolution was adopted and the
house is now prepared TO clear the
calendar
A resolution presented by Mr..
Houston. of Elizabeth City county.
and adopted by the house. provided
that AS the committees had already
reported more bills than could be
properly considered in a sixty-day
session. only the most important bills
be reported Mt once so they may be
printed and put before the house
Another step in the direction OF
the purchase of Monticello was made
when Mr.. Robertson. of Northamp-
ton. introduced a resolution inviting
jefferson NJ. Levy. present owner OF
the house of Thomas jefferson, to
address a joint session of the general
assembly on the Monticello purchase
some evening next week. This reso-
luton was adopted,
Would Increase Pensions.
The calendar was called for at 10: 80
o'clock and the Baker-Stubhs pension
t,iii. hraewn- as house hill No. 214. was
before the house. The bill carries an
increase In the pensions OF the Con-
federate soldiers of about twenty per
cent. Many amendments were Of
fcred most of which were tnconse-
quential, but a running debate on sew
eral occupied over half an hour.
Mr.. Lowry. OF Bedford. an old SOL
dier of the Confederacy, advocated
a larger increase still. declaring that
the members OF the house had given
the judges OF the Supreme court huge
pensions when they had snug for
tunes invested In bonds and such,
while the soldier who had fought and
blcd had TO be satisfied with few
pennies
In view OF the many amendments
before the body Mr.. Chalkley moved
that the amendments be printeo and
! the auditor of public accounts be re-
anested to figure out just what the
costs would be under the amendments
and report same this morning. This
was adopted unanimously after Mr.
Baker, one of the copatrons. had
moved to pass the pension bill by un-
Ill this morning.
Senate bill No. 107, dealing with
the election on the county bond issues
for permanent road and bridge i'm
provements, brought out a sharp
fight. the opponents declaring the law
gave the State highway commissioner
entirely too much power. that under
the law the court was unable to act
until the commissioner had recon-
rended such bond issue and should
he report adversely then the county
supervisors hands were tied The
opponents further declared that the
county supervisors were in a better
position to know what was required
TO build their roads than the State
highway commissioner in Richmond
Care OF Confederate Graves.
Mr.. Chalklcy. OF Wise. defended the
measure on the ground that the com
missioner only surveyed the roads fee
cf charge and furnished the courts
with an estimate of the work to be
dane The bill WAS defeated by an
overwhelming majority. AS senate
bill No los was practically the same
as senate bill 1917. Mr.. White. Of Rock
bridge, moved that 1t be dismissed.
The house dismissed the bill almost
unanimously.
The senate bill appropriating 5000
for the perpetual care OF the graves
OF the Confederate dead in Hollywood,
brought a protest from Delegate Cor
don. He said 1t was not expedient at
this time. as too much money WAS
needed TO take care OF the living MIR.
Brewer. chairman OF the house com
nittee on appropriations. answered
Nhim. saying 1t was business prapo-
4 sition and showed a substantiai say
iisg to- the State: The m was PASSED
by i large vote. ss4s
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