The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-11

OF tho bin to Its third reading and
as sseS Opponents Of tho bin
could be printed with all amendments.
and tho patron took tho opportunity,
by. TO make n lengthy Defense OF tho
measure.
Senator Montague drew the fro OF
Inquired pointedly why he had so
drawn his antifee bill as to mako 1t
lnapplicable to cities or towns having
population less than $1,000. or. to
counties with q population OF less than
$4,000 Inhabitants.
sen Dn as Mon those sexemD,9ns." said
the town OF SUFFOLK. and the counties
Of Isle of Wight, Southampton and
toral district | should like TO know
the reason for that"
West Answers Charge.
Senator West replied warmly that IL
was not his intention to favor any
county or city,. and that the exernp-
lions referred to We're deemed exps-
nance after full hearing from all
parties affected. 1t was brought out
at tho hearing, he said. that in coun-
/ tons below the minimum named in tho
bin, the income from fees would hard
~ be above the salaries to which they
would have been entitled by the com
pensation scale employed in the meas
ure, and that the present arrange
Il ththl Hdu DclleI icl DC uiSluEDeu ZOE
the present.
The Senate voted down Senator Mon
taguc's motion TO pass by the bill until
! 1t could be pr ntcd with all the amend
ments offered, and began a running
debate on several new amendments Of
I fcrcd from tho floor.
Cannon Offers Amendm
Senator Cannon. Of Richmond. offered
an amendment permitting, the cities OF
ton they see fit to the salary provided
by the bin for city treasurers, such
additional salary TO come wholly from
amendment on the ground that these
o.ticials perform in addition to their
state functions. for which they arc
cipal duties for which the cities them
selves should be left free to make adj
ditional payment. should they 500 N to
do So
by Senator West. who said that 1t
abuse which was sought to DO RENE
died. Tho maximum salary Of $500
such u busy. official as tho City Treas
urer of Richmond, being considerably
Who Soa f@s BY IN tse
business world under the United States
government.
Drerry Supports West.
ed with Senator West In opposing Sem
ator cannon's amendment It was OPP
ciple, of the antifee bill and should be
voted down. Senator Montague sup
ported the Senator from Richmond. The
amendment was put and was lost by n
vote or II to II, the Senators voting
as follows:
Eeatherston. Gayle, Harman. Hart,
Nassie. Montague. Parr. Rison. Taven-
ner. Thornton and Wendenburg-l4
nr Moes-B N.ahRis RuGhanan; Crockett,
ton. Rinehart sowder, Watkins and
Senator senator I Hart offered an amendment
plus fees into the county. city and
provides that half OF the surplus fees
shall be paid into the State Treasury
and half into the local treasures.
Since under the law, tho States por-
| ton of all fees collected by the various
officials affected by the act arc set
aside before such collections can be mp
piled to the salaries specified by the
/ bill. said Senator Hart, he could not see
what claim the Commonwealth had to
any. surplus that might remain. The
he thought. clearly belongs to the local
treasures. and not to the State.
Hart Amendment Loses.
| Tho same view was held by Senator
| Holt, who remarked upon the tendency
In all legislation of this character to
discriminate in favor OF the State as
| against the local communities. Sena-
tor West opposed the amendment on
the ground that. since all of the off,
| Gals affected serve both the State and
| local communities. il was right that
the Commonwealth should receive half
salaries are paid.
Senator Harris motion was put and
lost By q vote OF Is TO IL. The vote
Cannon. Catron. Drewry. Fletcher. Har-
man. Hart, Holt and Lesner-1l.
ton. Gayle. Grayatt. Hobbs, Mapp. Mas
Royal sowdeE Tavenner, Thornton.
Senator Cannon made another at
tempt t. nccoInp l!sh tho change he de-
| sired by an amendment which would
OF mcre than 100000 the right to FIX
the salary OF their tieasurers at $500
a year, instead Of the $500 maximum
provided for by the bill The amend
menl was oppressed by the patron. and
Effective I'm 1919.
The original bin made tho law efrec-
tive beginning January l. 1915. In the
changed to January ], 1915. The
Who MS an amendment ny to the
committee amendment yesterday, re-
| storing the original date. 1t was de-
mttee stands. With all amendments
disposed of. the bill was advanced to
its third reading.
The following bills were passed:
Repeating the act OF February IS,
1884. providing for the working OF the
roads in Frederick. Clarke. Warren and
| Augusta Counties. in SO far as 1t ap-
plies TO Frederick County
Prohibiting the sale in Virginia OF
the so-called strike anywhere" parlor
match. Patron, Senator Harman.
To empower the banks chartered by
the State OF Virginia to become mem
Der banks of the Federal reserve sys-
| TEN, provided for by the new currency
act. Patron. Senator Montague.