The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-24

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Remains On Calendar.
Under this procedure the primary
bill Will remain on the calendar and
the committee will take the governors
message, which has been referred to
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons and work out amendments which
will conform to the governors views,
and Judge Williams viii offer the
amendments on the floor of the house
where they will be voted on by that
body.
!, Judge Williams then introduced
resolution providing for the appoint
ing of a. committee. to be composed
.of two members from the house and
one from the senate, 10 be known as
the government retrenchment commit
tee. This committee will hold meet
ings in the city of Richmond during
the next yefar and report such facts
to the next general assembly as 1t
shall deem expedient on:
First. What department or Offices
of the State government could be
abolished without imparing the ef-
I ficency OF the government.
/ Second. Whether the general as
sembly should re-arrange the judicial
circuits so as 10 lessen the numbers.
4 Third. Whether the Virginia Poly
technic institute and other institutions
and boards on agriculture should be
QIliktd utlQSI VIC pOaS
Fourth. Whether the management
of higher educational institutions and
eleemosynary and charitable institu-
tons could be brought under one
board of control
I Fifth Whether the department of
health and medical boards and in
stitutions Of the State could be
brought under one board of control.
- ST xt44r " bat aaeF tke- Expense as- con-
Quoting the departments of education
is not too great. particularly as to the
summer normal school, the cost of
division superintendent and syria In
! spections of schools.
Seventh, Whether or not the cost of
/ the sessions of the general assembly
is not too great.
Eighth Whether the different de-
partments OF the State government
should not be kept open eight hours
a day instead of six hours.
Ninth. And any other matters which
the committee should think would
I tend to lessen the expenses of the
State geTeTnHeHt.-
To Pay IS Per Day.
The resolution further provides that
the State accountant shall act as sec
rotary TO this committee without ex-
ira compensation and that each MEM
/ Der OF the said committee shall re-
ceive a compensation of IS per day
I ana aClUAi tApeiiseSs Inc lot1i aSNuuht
| not to exceed three hundred dollars
This resolution was referred to the
COMMITTEE on appropriations.
J AT ! O'Clock the house referred back
/ to the calendar and the senate bills
on their third reading were taken up.
FThe bill providing for the compensa-
| ton for judges Of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals OF Virginia ntheir re-
tirement from the beach after a SER
/ vice OF twelve consecutive years and
upon attaining the age of seventy
years, was the first measure on which
| any action was taken.
The committee reported the stipu-
| lated sum on which judges could re-
tire at three-fifths OF their pay. Del
egate Gordon offered an amendment
to this providing that they should only
have one-half OF their salary after re-
tirement. Mr.. Weaver. of Warren, in
PRODUCED another amendment provid-
/ ing that the salary on which they re-
| tire. at least the basis on which their
pension would be based. would be that
provided in the acts OF 1912. The
first amendment was defeated while
the second carried overwhelmingly
| Have Them Serve Twenty.
| Mr. Walton, of Hanover, introduced
an amendment providing that each
/ judge would have to serve twenty con-
secutive years before he could retire,
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minor amendments were offerkd, some
of which were accepted while others
were lost.
/ Mr.. Lowry, of Bedford. offered as a
substitute. bill providing that the
question of the retirement should be
| put before the people in an election
TO be held in September. 1915. For
over an hour the bill was argued back
and forth. the debate at times be-
coming heated, but the substitute Of
fered by the gentleman from Bedford
was defeated by vote of So to ~.
The bill almost as reported from the
committee was passed by vote Of Sc
to So.
Judge Williams attempted to pass
the reconsideration OF the bill by but
his motion was lost and the house re-
1 fused to reconsider the vote on which
/ the bill passed the lower branch.
| The special order was then called,
which was bill by Mr.. Montague. OF
the city OF Richmond, providing for
the establishment OF bureau of
banking iii the State OF Virginia, by
which the banking business Of the
State was 70 be reeuIatdd. The
house adjourned. however, Ia tho
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