The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-21

leverage OF the House TO grant the
Schools referped to 70 the !snnts
Finance Committees position In the
matter as niggardly. apoiogizing mo-
substituting y softer designation.
The Senator from Accomac surely
does not mean what he says said
aeteri2ntio Gh0 0 .bink iSo 10 me csa a
that we endeavored to do our duty as
we saw H.. We tried to treat all par
equitable distribution OF the public rev.
cnues Certainly, the Senator from Ac-
cotnac Will grant that the committee
was sincere In Its efforts?"
objects to Inputntion.
Il readily grant the committees sim
certify" replied Senator AIapp. and
claim FOR myself and the other Sena-
same want ans tn saR
this opportunity TO tell the Senator
from Augusta that l resented his yelled
amendment on Wednesday,. that In ask
ing for this increase was playing the
demagogue and making n play TO the
galleries. most emphatically deny
the imputa ton.
Senator iachols replied that his Ian
guaBe might have been ill-udvised. and
question his sincerity in champion!ng
the increase. lie repeated the hope
that the senate would leave IL TO the
conference committee TO adjust such
differences AZ might exist.
me amendment was put to a vote
and was carried. Its passage over the
opposition OF Senator EchOls and the
Finance Committee by the large vote OF
~ To IA is partly ascribable TO what
standing. in voting on the various
mepdments offered from the floor. the
members OF the Finance Committee had
almost without exception followed the
| lead of Senator Echols. who voiced the
committees opinion.
EchoIs Changes Vote.
nj n ..tnI ~ no xr11 mn N
| neared the END that the Senate was al.
most equally divided on the issue. not
! withstanding the unbrokcn vote OF the
J Finance Committee. against the In
crease. at che conclusion OF the roll
call. and before the vote was announced.
Senator Echols changed his vote from
mo" to aye" leaving the way open
for n reconsideration of the vote His
action was Immediately followed by
IDENTITY looked upon the move as sud.
den withdrawal Of opposition.
There was a general scramble to shit,
promptly changed his vote back 10
his afis sSan h hs Seen
understood. 1t checked tho landslide.
and the final vote was announced as
For the increase-senators Blanks,
Featherston. Garrett Gayle. Hartman
RG Son RaS SpR Smith soWder
Tnvenner and Watkns-22
Against the Increase: Senators Bu E
RInehart. Thornton, Walker. wendcn-
Finish nil To-Day.
The school appropriation issue was
the only thing that broke the harmony
voted almost wholly to the consider
alton OF the appropriation bin Al
ESQ o'clock, when the Senate adjourned
completed the bill. There remains less
than ten pages OF the budget for i, The
second year to be considered. The
rest of the bill Is not expected to de.
velop any marked differences. and tht
consideration of the measure will prob
ably he completed today:
Increases for SuperfntcndentS.
|, Under amendments offered by Sena
tor Saunders and Senator Buchanan, tn,
Senate Increased l from S2.2bo to SS50'
tcndcnts OF the Southwestern State
Hospital and Eastern state Hospital
were adopted. making. increases in thu
already ah@sd i been NJ allowed in the appro,
priations for the first year.
Senator Walker introduced an amend
mcnt which was adopted; Increasing
the salaries Of The TIVE ,r elsyat sn,G GEn
from $3.50, year 70 5000 year; Sen
ator Hart made an unsuccesSfnl at
tempt to secure $4,000 aad aidn 20 I,
the Radford Female Normal and In
dustriai School, for the construction
Of n dormitory.
The Senate concurred In Joint res
olution reported from the House au
.horizing the presentation to Grea
Britain and Ireland Of a bronze re
plica OF the Houdon statue Of Wash
, incton ma Virginin's tribute to the cele
!, alton of the one hundredth ami
, vcrsnry OF peace. between America an
: cnbiegram from Ambassador Page ap
. proving the plan.
0 Ill., D.11.