The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-07
HOUSE RECONSIDERS
ITS ACTION ON GIFT

With tn eopentng of the house for
the morning session the motion car
ried over from last night providing for
reconsideration OF the vote by which
the Houdon statue of Washington was
refused. was before the body. During
the night the members seemed to real
ize the position in which they had
placed the State when they refused the
money for the gift already offered to
and formally accepted by England.
Mr.. Reed, OF Portsmouth, who for
INFLATED the idea of the gift, claimed
the floor on a. question OF personal.
privilege. he declared he was SO en-
barrassed and chagrined last night
over the action OF the house he could
not talk, bat he wanted to say that he
had absolutely no Interior motive in
Offering this gift to England and II
he was appointed as member of the
presentation committee he would not
accept.
This was brought about by the talk
on the floor that the proposition was
only n junketing trip. Mr.. Gordon. of
Louisa. took the floor declaring that
he wanted to uphold the honor of Nir-
gtnia, but he was going 10 offer an
amendment providing that no part of
the sum appropriated should be used
To pay the expenses OF presentation
committee.
Judge Martin Williams took part in
the controversy and "a general debate
was precipitated This however, was
cut short by a call for the pending
question and the house voted to recon
sluer.
Mr.. Gordon then introduced his
amendment Again the house argued
as to whether committee should go
20 England. On a voice vote the house
rejected the amendment. and on
hand vote it did likewise. Not salts
fed. Mr.. Gordon called for the ayes
and nays, and again the house stamp
ed it's dtsapproxA- On the amendment
by vote of 81 to "a.
Just to Make Speech.
Mr.. Stearnes. of Roanoke, offered an
amendment cutting down the amount
Of the appropriation from $4,000 to
$4,000. In speaking to his amend
ment, Mr.. Stearnes was interrupted
every few seconds by tremendous APP
plausc. He made an attack on the
newspapers for publishing the account
of the actions Of the house. then with
drew his amendment, declaring he on
~ did II to make a speech.
The pending question was called and
the roll was started. Many members
sat back in their seats. refusing to
vote until they saw which way the
vote was going, then they fiocked over.
Fourteen still voting mo" to the end.
The vote was as follows
Yeas-Baker. Barley. Birren. Boni-
FAINT. Branscomb. Brewer. Brown.
Cawthorn. Chapman. Clement. Crock
ctt, Daniel. J. william; Dodson. Field.
Flanagan, Franklin, Grasty, Gum,
Hartley. Hefiin. Hobson. Horner.
Houston, HUFF, Kent. kinsey, Land,
Leedy, Lewis, Lincoln. Love. Lowry,
Massie, Meetze, Miller. Milstead, Mon
tague, Myers. Nelson, holland. Oliver.
pn cro MIN Hfnn phf1nnff pitts
Price. Radford. Reed. Rolston, Smith,
Harry B.: Spatig. Stearnes. Steck.
Stephenson. Stubs, Taylor. Terrell,
Tiffany. Toney. Weaver. III. c.; White,
Williams, Winston, Woodward. Yeas.
81.
Nays-Adams. Chalkley. Earman.
Gregory. Gordon. Johnson. Powell,
Powers, Rev, Robertson. Smith. Fran
els W.. Spessard, Walton. Weaver. A.
G.; Willis. Nays. IA.
Appropriation Bill Passed.
Mr. Houston introduced an amend
ment to the appropriation bill pro-
viding that all persons who had paid
an entrance fee for the election held
August S, 1918, be repaid by the treas
urer out of a sum not to exceed $500.
This was adopted by a vote of 81 to
%. but on a motion to reconsider, Mr..
White, OF Rockbridge. and Mr.. Stubs,
of Gloucester. declared the item was
not germanc to the appropriation bill
as II was q private fund and not for
the treasury. The house reconsider
ed, and the amendment was rejected.
The appropriation bill was ordered
to its third reading and engrossment.
In order to give the senate the OPP
portunity OF asking for a conference
committee so the two branches can
get together. the house appropriated
appropriation bill and put upon its
passage. 1t will be known as senate
bill No. O. with house amendments.
1t Was passed by vote Of 81 to 4.
tify the senate that this bill had been
passed, a ~ :, =
Mr.. White moved that tho WHITE
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