The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-06
HOUSE CUTS OUT
ITEM TO PAY FOR
GIFT TO ENGLAND
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each of the three "unsalaried" mern-
bers. an item which had been stricken
out when the appropriations for the
first year were considered. Aftcr de-
bate, the amendment was withdrawn.
The Statue OF Washington.
As new Item in tho bill, Judge VIII
liams proposed an amendment insert
ing $4,000 for the purposes or CARRYING
Into effect the Joint resolution offered
BY MIR. Reed, OF Portsmouth. and adopt
ed by both Houses. for presentation of
bronze replica OF the Houdon statue
N Washington to Great Britain. He
explained that this was the amount APP
proprIated in 1910. when the House
presented a copy of this statue to the
republic of France. 1t had not been
anticipated that there would be objec-
ton. as the House adopted the joint
resolution almost unanimously. but tho
Not receiving the constitutional vote of
n majority OF all those electcd-5l--
the amendment was declared rejected.
The recorded vote was as follows:
Aycs-Messrs. Barley. Eiyrell. Boni-
FAINT Brewer. Cawthorn. Clement.
Crockett. Dodson. Duke, Field, TIana-
gan, Gum. Harrison, Hartley. Hobson,
-
Lincoln, Love. Massic, Meetzc. Miller,
Montague, Norris. Oliver. Pitts. Reed.
Rolston. Harry Il. Smith. Spatig.
! Stearncs. Steck. Stephenson. Stubhs.
Taylor. Terrell, Tiffany, IL. c. Weaver.
White. Williams. Willis, winston.
Woodward-46.
Noes--Messrs Adams. Branscomb.
chalkley, Chapman. Dalton. John Orr
Daniel, Earman. Easley, Franklin,
Grant, Grasty. Green. Gregory. Gordon
Johnson. Kiusey. Land. Lewis. Malbon,
Myers. Nelson, holland. Powell, Prise.
Radford. Rev, Francis w. Smith, Toney.
Walton, a. .. Wcavcr-Sl
Mr.. Myers had changed from ave TO
no in order to move to reconsider. and
his motion to that effect was passed
by until to-day, when the advocates
expect. with a larger attendance, that
there will be no difficulty In passing
the item.
Wanted II Suppressed.
The House was thrown into some
thing of All uproar following the an
lnouncement of the vote Several men
feared that the failure at once to an
propiiate the money might be cor
strued as an aifront to Great Britain,
after Virginia had made formal offer
To present the statue, and 1T had been
accepted, and that the action might
teEd seriously to embarrass the State
Department. Resolutions were offered
ey Mr.. Birrell and Mr.. Hobson, request
Ing the newspapers represented on the
| floor or the House to make no mention
of the Incident. This precipitated an
even more spicy debate. several mem
pers taking the ground that the House
could not interfere with the reporting
| OF proceedings taken in open session
Mr.. Gordon suggested that IL was bad
| enough for the House of Delegates to
have wound Itself up In such q man
ner. but that IL would be Infinitely
worse for IL to place Itself on official
record as saying that IL was ashamed
OF its action. and then beg tho news
papers not to tell what ii had done
MI. Gordon had consistently fought
| every Increase of appropriations and
said he had no objection to the press
| recording every vote lie had cast
/ The resolutions were Withdrawn after
IN was stated that as there were more
than 100 people present on the floor
and In the galleries, who could not be
bound to secrecy. liz would be folly to
dignity the matter by any formal re-
quest TO the press OF the State, when.
Win a larger attendance there liz every
reason 10 expect that the House Will
correct the matter this morning and
proceed To the casting and FORWARDING
OF the statue. Several speakers said
they were Informed that the actual
casting would cost but a few hundred
dollars and that the bulk of the Item
would go 10 "junket" for State OFF,
Gals who would be sent over to formal
~ present the statue
Must Not Exceed Approximation.
On motion of Mr.. Lincoln an amend
ment was added at the end of the an
preparation bill adding To the clause
"hich provides that no Institution shall
exceed its appropriation. nor shall
thcre be any reimbursement for any
| excess or any liability on the STATE for
. hxsi
cess OF the appropriation, the clause
ana the members OF any board voting
ioi amendments exceeding their am
preparations. or exceeding the expendi-
.ufc of FUNDS allowed in this act. shall
III .he discretion OF the Governor he
guilty OF neglect Of official dutv ma
VIII pe subject to removal from Office
speaker Cox left the stand to sunnort
the resolution. This year the Stut.
was called on To pay money borrowed
from bank by the Virginia polytech
ME lnstitution--last year il had to
"ssum'c Il large deficit OH ono of the
buildings erected ut q normal scbooI
MI. white offered further amend
ment specifying that none OF the money
appropriated III this act shall no used
except Tor the purpose for which il was
specihcaliy appropriated. lie had
heard OF institutions which had re-
ceiVed money for dormitorics and used
~ 'iee' expensive presidents houses
| The amendment was adopted
motion to adjourn late last nipbt
cut short the effort to put the bill on
It's passage. and 80 leaves the way open
Tor reconsideration and the insertion
or an Item for the presentation OF the
Washington statue.
willing to Accept Statue.
In connection with the proposition
10 present bronze statue copy of the
Houdon Washington to Great Britain.
ms provided for In tho resolution OF ).
Davis Reed, OF Portsmouth, which has
been approved by both houses. official
Information was received yesterday
mat tho presentation would be accept
able to tho British government
speaker Cox laid before the House
Yesterday morning the following lci
ter:
Department of State,
Washington, Marci, 3
clerk OF tn: House OF Delegates, Rich
=, mond. Va: