The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-21
Supporters of Compromise I'm
able to Prevent Adjourn
mens Until Today
HOUSE COMMITTEE
DECIDES IN FAVOR
OF YIELDING POINT
Senators Discover Still Further
Mistakes in Governor Pro-
posals Executive Firm on
Salaries

h~0ANAA A@G
The house Of delegates yestsrda.
while in committee OF the whole vote
TO accept the compromise agreemen
ION the appropriation ball as made witt
the governor
On the other hand the senate attc
an all-day debate came 10 no con
clusion
The supporters Of the eampromis
plan lost out on a lest voIe taken ~
tho question OF adjournment Untli
his morning by "a vote OF s. 10 Il.
Whsther they can get the neceSsaT1
otea TO concur with the governor i
ancertain.
Senator Cannon her\ he foor las
night until the supporters OF the gov
ernor became weary and asked tht
senators to yield for "a motion To enc
Ifhs meeting Of the committee OF tht
whole
The senator pointed OCT that ae fol
lowing Items demonstrate oeyt3n,s
doubt or cavil tha' &c was not neces-
ssry TO make the huge cuts advocated
by the governor.
Fertilizer and seed tax rund.
wrongfully. Included ia the gov
ernor's message. S1@S, G90
Road appropriation. improp
erlv in the opr.at4on bill, not
expected By even the friends or
good roads. and not Included IN
the governors Communications
for reductions, $@l5.9p0
Public service corporation fran
chise tar bill. which everybody
supposed had hsen passed by the
house, and which the house now
stands ready to pass, and which
will Yield s1oD.00o
Proceeds 81 yhe merchants tx
resulting from the decision ~ yhe
Armour cases estimated by the
auditor at 500 600. bu; actually
in the vicinity Of s500ooo The
Armour company has Noticed the
sLats authorities that they wiIl
Immediately pay into the state
treasury 500 geo due for the cur
rent year and back taxes Other
! meat packing concerns come ur-
der the same tax provision
Ccnceding tho Armour tan decision
no WELD only si0G 600 the items emu
1nerated above aggregate sTsS, zoe
This completely confirms the expo
|~ftion Of the true state Of aTairs "a
|snade by The NirEinian on Tuesday
|5norning. which the chairman OF the
|cnel Brewer. stated Wa the cIearest
land most accurate statement or the
|actual conditions that had vet been
made Several senators iSaye ex
pressed similar views IN that respect
There is wond&~ and amazemen eX-
pressed in many quarters hat the gov
|ernor. declaring IL necessary 10 make
|cnts vitality affecting the institutions
|cf the state. has failed to recommend
h he elimination Of the S2f5 geo road
btem which Senator Goodrich on the
floor of the senate, as the leading good
Eoads advocate. claimed no friend OF
good roads expected would be retained
Ia fter the spec al levy was adopted. II
|ssn be stated absolutely that this was
|also the understanding in the house
AS the program is now, some ore
|is going 10 claim to save the people
lsf the state q millioH dollars. and then
|hanH out part OF IL TN excess support
|of roads. and make up the balance two
YEARS hence by having the legislature
|make appropriations 10 meet deficits
The insignifioance Of the salary in
crease item as an issue was clearly ~x-
pounded yesterday by senators and
bY1 EN- hers OF tho house who drove home
the fact that il amounted In all to a
paltry $500 a year
x
ION the senate and adjourned until to-
day, when both branches will meet.
The militant side of the senate will
"a gain insist that the governor should
send new set of recommendations
the errors contained In his
first message. ad then permit the sen
ate and house To exercise It's preroEa-
lives and act upon each item sepa-
ratelv.
Meantime the governor holds firmly
to his attitude OF declining TO send
further COMMUNICATIONS until he has
assurance that the assembly will ac-
cept them The stumbling block is
the attempt to maneuver the legisla-
ture !c.o position where it must ac-
cept or reject the entire matter as
one proposition.
Senate Morning Session.
On the senate being called To order
at the morning session. Sena tor
Etrcde. OF Amherst. called up his
resolution to co-ordinatee the eight
cent tax bill and the appropriation
bill.
Senator Addison then introduced a
resolution providing in effect that the
senate adopt the report OF the sub
committee containing the compromise
reached with the governor
This was ruled out of order on
points realised nv Senators Strobe and
Cannon.
Eenator Addison made an extended
plea for this course ms a solution of
the deadlock. and he was supported
Ivy Senator Garrett, who declared
that II the senate narrowed it's SCOPE
spf action by parliamentary dsotics
ana defeated the acceptance OF the
report. the senate was likely to be
in session long time,
&. Senator, Conrad aid there were
l 20 propositions nrst to agree on
6A alterations necessary In the bill,
a1 SECOND whether the legislaturk