The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-19
THE SENATE

The FinanCe Committce u tHe oeH'
ate will take its time In shaping W
the general appropriation bill for ths
next two years. That was what was
said to the committee yesterday when
the resolution of Senator Wendenburg
offered on Saturday and requiring the
committee to report the bill not later
than February Is, came up for con-
sideration.
Senator wendenburg explained the
need for speed In reporting the meas
ure. that the members might have
chance to consider Its many pro-
visions and to give study to the meas
ure before being called on to vote
away some sl5.00o,0 900 of the pub
lie revenues. He suggested that the
committee might facilitate its report
by cutting off the long speeches which
some of the State institutions deliver.
through it's officers, asking for more
money than the entire revenues Of
the state.
Senator Holt explained that he had
been member of the committee for
some years, knew its many long hours
of service. and that 1t was almost
an impossibility to get the report to
the Senate sooner than had been done
in the past Even when the men,
bers of the committee came here for
thirty days ~ get the report out of
way II rarely ever made any progress
before the latter part of the session.
Senator Garrett. chairman or the
Finance Committee, added a few
words to the expressions of Senator
Holt, calling Alteration to the fact
that the committee often spent many
the State departments were entitled
to hearing, and that he did not
believe that the senator from Rich
nond would cut them off.
Senator Jordan favored the resolu-
tion, and then the vote was taken.
the resolution being rejected by an
overwhelming vote.
Strode's Resolution.
Senator STROBE offered his resolu-
tion to amend the rules so that a ma
iorfty vote could take a bill up out
OF its order and place 1t on the
calendar for action, instead of re-
quiring two-thirds of the members
elected. as at this time. This liz the
resolution which lac announced he
would offer, all OF the other rules
of the Senats having been ag-sed to
when the session first began business.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Rules.
sEfAtcS Sffpft Sf-sSsun.
The session of the Senate yester-
day was a short one. Soon after the
body convened a resolution from the
House came over fixing 1920 o'clock
as the time for joint session to pass
on the question of confirming the
nominations of the Governor for
member of the State Corporation
Commission and for State Food and
Dairy Commissioner. The senator's
Med over to the House and remained
n few minutes. returning and opening
the doors for the presentation of
bi,is.
Referred preparedness.
There came from the House a reso =
luton calling attention to the value
of a great navy in times OF war ana
the need for strengthening that Of the
United States. incidentally abiding TO
the great and powerful naval estab-
lishment OF the government at Nor
folk. The resolution asked that the
attention of members of Congress be
called to the need for enlarging and
improving that establishment and for
getting ready for speedy work in case
the government desired to build ves-
sells for the navy. The House modest
Iy asked the Senate to concur in the
hut II was referred to COM
nittee for report
State Printing Plant
Senator Addison offered bill
which requires the naming OF a special
committee to consider the matter of
publishing and printing all the work
required by the State. for the publ
eatieH of reports, and fer the pubfica-
ton of certain textbooks, and for the
OF clerks and stenogra-
pliers to report the proceedings of
such hearing. and for the submission
OF the report to the public printer
and for the printing of the same. The
matter went to the Committee on FL
nance for consideration and report
Adverse 10 Mr.. Jordan.
Members of the committee which
heard the case of Senator Jordan. of
stanton, who sought admission to
the Democratic caucus. are almost
ready to make their report. That Ia
expected to be ready for submission
10 tho caucus some time today. or
course. no one knows exactly how the
will stand, hut the impress
sion obtains around the Capitol that
the report will be unanimous against
his admission to the party councilA
VIII Hear Tax Bills.
The Senate Finance Committee held
a session yesterday IN the court room
of the state Corporation Commission.
The bills to amend the tax laws. pre-
scented by Senators West and Addison.
were taken up. and because of their
Importance Senator Carrot suggested
that Joint nesting of the House
Finance Committee and the Senate
Finance Committee be he'd on Friday
night In order that they may be con-
sidered at one and the same time.
This was agreed tn. and II the House
can arrange for the meet
ing 1t will be held. Those persons in
terested in the several measures. all of