The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-13

many senators. 1t was IN fact, the
most animated ehate OF the session.
ana some littie feeling was even dis-
played. Opposition was made 20
granting the Governor and Live Stock
| Board unlimited power in payins for
! cattle and the effort was to have the
| Legislature fix the maximum rate 70
| be paid for each anims. slain. The
/ bill as 1t came from the House. pro-
vided that the State should pay In no
| instance more than twice the assessed
| value of the cattle, the United States
! Government paying n similar amount.
The Finance Committee reported an
amendment. providing that only the
assessed value should be paid by the
State, and like amount by the Fed
erai Government Senator Wenden-
burg offered substitute amendment
that the state and Federal Govern
ments together should not pay over
the assessed value OF the cattle. In
the final showdown all amendments
were lost and the bill carrying a hum
dred thousand dollar appropriation,
and giving the authorities power to
kin any animals they may deem neces-
sary for the safety Of the cattle of the
State, was uaseeS.
Wanted LIMIT FIXED.
The debate on the bill was opened
by Senator Tsvenner. who favored the
fullest powers and the largest amounts
to be paid the owners of cattle Senn-
tor Goolrick desired the General As
sembly to fix n limit 10 the prices to-
he paid. mrch as the $50 limit paid
for tuberculin cows at present. A
running debate with frequent ques-
tioning ensued and covered a wide
range of discussion. The right of in
junction on the part OF owners to
protect their cattle from destruction
was pointed out and Senator Goolrick
declared that the reimbursement to
owners is pure gratuity to which
they have no legal right" but which
the State is giving them. For that
reason he thought the Legislature
should set a limit on the amounts
paid. He made the statement that he
was Informed that without undertake
ing to find the appraised value OF the
Miller Brothers herd recently killed
in HCnrico, the board had paid at a
rate of $50 "A head, although the herd
was assessed at $40 a head.
Senators Catron. Bowers, Gravatt.
Early. West and Buchanan made
speeches of varying length. The re-
marks of Senator Gravatt were par
tlcuiarly interesting in that they show
ed there mas been no real investigation
or effort to cure the foot and mouth
disease. that only by exterm,natir :
the cattle Is the disease fought. and
that. as he expressed It, there would
never be any Chance of finding a.
remedy FOR the disease when every
time a case in discovered all the pos
sible evidence Is destroyed In Ger
many. he stated, where investigation
has progressed more than anywhere
else, the policy of isolation and not
OF determination is followed. and
~ L. - zf fw%S-
munizing them to attacks of the dis
ease. are kept alive.
buchanan Closes Debate.
The de1ate was closed by Senator
Buchanan and the vote showed the
defeat of all the amendments. although
by close votes The Wendenhurg sub
stitute was lost by vote OF 2l13 3,
and the committee amendment was
defeated by a vote of 1916.
The comp mise report on tho
franchise tax bin fixing a rate Of one
and one-eighth per cent for suC1
| taxes was adopted
| The House reported the amendment
Of the bill to provide for the payment
lof travelling expenses Of the Confed-
crate veterans to Richmond for the
Ireunion next summer. The House did
not think the State should pay these
amounts but amended the bin to al
low the Boards of Supervisors In coun-
ties ana the City Councils to pay their
expenses. Immediately after the
senate had agreed TO this bill, Sena-
tor Cannon called up his bin to APP
propriate $500 for the payment OF
the expenses of the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues to San Francisco as ar
escort for Governor Stuart. The Sen
ate voted TO discharge the committee
from consideration of the bill which
had passed the House, and Senator
Cannon asked that the constitutional
reading be dispensed with,
Senator Walker took the floor and
strongly opposed the passage of the
bill. as the House had refused to pay
the expenses of Confederate veterans
who are in far greater need than thu
Blues. He thought besides that If thu
localities must pay the expenses o.
the veterans. the city OF Richmond anc
not the state, should pay for the Blues
as a local organization. The Senate
voted, II to II. TO advance the bill
majority was required the effort ts
advance II failed. 1t does not seen
that the bill will have much chanc.
to pass today.
The fertilizer tax bill was called W
and Senator Fletcher. who has oppos
ed the bin as IL came up. offered ar
amendment. Before the vote wa.
taken on the amendment he yielded
for motion for adjournment and the
opponents of the anne ndment hold thai
he cannot amend the bill, because l.
has now been read twice. Senator
Fletcher SAYS he has the floor and tn.
fight will so on today.