The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-19
MORE MONEY REFUSED
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Senate Defeats Mapp Amend
mcnt Increasing Appropriation
From $515.OOO TO S065 600

The Senate yesterday defeated Scna-
tor Mapps amendment to the general
appropriation bill. which proposed to
Increase the allotment for the public
free schools from $4,000 to 1865 O0O
The amendment was debated at length
last week. and was again placed under
fire yesterday. when tho consideration
OF the appropriation bill was resumed
at 1880 o'clock as a special and con-
tinulns order
Discussion followed the general lines
or tho debate last week It was con-
tended by tho friends of the amend
mcnt that the higher institutions OF
learning were given disproportion-
atcly large appropriation as compared
with the allotment for the public
schools, and that the division should
he equalizcd. This view was expressed
yesterday In speeches by Senator
Blanks and Senator Mapp
Against the proposed increase ap-
peared Senator Buchanan, Senator West
and Senator Echols, chairman Of the
Finance Committee. The latter spoke
pointedly OF Senators who now profess
q deep interest In the welfare of the
public schools. but whose interest was
not sufficiently strong a month ago
to bring them before the Finance Com
mittce, when that body was engaged
l.
supported his position and defeated
the Mapp amendment by vote OF
90 to II.
Defeats Proposed Increase.
The members voted as follows:
For the INSTRUMENTATION, Drewry
Edmondson, Featherston, Garrett, Gayle,
Hobbs. Mapp. Parr. Paxton. Rison
Royal, Saunders and Tavenner-l4
Against the Observation-Disclosures Brock
buchanan. Cannon. Early. Echols
Fletcher, Gravatt. Hartman. Holt, Les
Smith, Thornton, Walker, Watkins and
West-20.
Senator Blanks announced that he
was paired with Senator Hart. If Sem
ator Hart had been present when the
vote was taken lie would have voted
NO" and Senator Blanks would have
voted Ave
With Senator Maps amendment lost,
Senator Brock introduced an amend
ment increasing the public school APP
preparation from $4,000 to $3.50
The amendment was put, and was de-
feated by "a vote of 30 to 10. the Sena-
tors voting follows:
Ayes-Brock, Catron. Drewry. Gar
rett Gayle. Hobbs, Mapp, Parr. Paxton,
Rison. Royal. Saunders and 1avenner
Ia.
Noes-Bowers, Buchanan. Cannon,
Early. Echols, Edmondson, Fletcher.
Gravatt, Hartman. Hart, Lesner. Massie.
Moncure, Paul, Rnehart, Smith, Thorn
ton. Walker, Watkins and West-2O
West Attacks Amendment.
Senator West opened the attack upon
the Mapp amendment. 1t was mistak-
emily assumed by the advocates of the
increase, lie said. that the four normal
schools OF the State were not part Of
the public school system. The tables
prepared by the friends of the amend
ment, in an effort TO show that the
higher institutions were given dspro-
portionately large appropriations. he
said, ciassed the normal schools with
the University OF Virginia and other
colleges. With the increases granted
to the normal schools credited 10 the
public school appropriation. the divi-
sion OF the educational funds, he said.
appeared more equitable.
Senator Buchanan said that the
charge of Determinations in favor of
the higher institutions could not be
supported. The State. he said. now
apDropriates for the support OF it's
public school system more money than
IL eXpends for the support of the en-
tire government. and is Increasing the
allotment as fast rs it's circumstances
allow. To adopt the Mapp amendment,
he said, meant that the increases and
appropriations to the colleges and
normal schools will have to be scaled
process which. he said. would Sc
riously threaten the welfare of these
institutions
Warns Against Sentiment.
Don't be carried away with the