Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-21
ASSEMBLY NEARS
FINAL AGREEMENT
Early, Definite Understanding
Between Legislators and
Governor Is Expected.
WORKMEN'S BILL DOUBTFUL
Upper Branch Passes Measure
Over Executives Veto, but
Is Rejected by House.
WORKMEN'S BILL DOUBTFUL

Passage Of the worknlcr'y compcusa-
tion bill over the Governors veto in
tho Scnatc's morning session. adoptiou
by the House Of the conference rcDort
shaving Sl.043.3o0 from the general
appropriation bilI as il was passed IL,
the last Wild hours Of the regular
session and the latter body's refusal
later in tho afternoon 20 concur in
tie Scnatcs action as to the compcnsa-
tion measure marked stages in ycstcr-
days deliberations in the General AS
semo!y, "-hich arc held 20 poin; 20 an
early understanding between the Gov
crnor and tho legislators
Both houses started in the morning
in moods that argued Ill for concilia-
tors. Many Senator'S and Delegates
seemed TO think ,ha, SIR. Davis was
dic;atorial. There was some dcnuncia-
ton during the FIRST few hours Gradu-
ally. however, the situation clarihc l..
and orators became less bitter as it
was reported around the Capitol that
tho Governor was concerned only with
having corrections made that would
save the State from tho $1,000. 900
deficit which would result from the
The report Of State Auditor Moore.
showing that the Governor was right
in his contentious as to revenue and
authorized Disbursements. sent TO the
Assembly with 4 message from the
Governor. did much to bring abou.
peace. When the Houes adjourned al.
9 o'clock ii did SO with the firm belief
that an agreement could be reached
during the evening session, when the
Senate was expected 10 also adopt the
conference report.
BOTH BRANCHES UNABLE
TO REACH AGREEMENT
The senate, however. was still un-
decided when II adjourned at lc o'clock
An effort 10 reach a vote was defeated
BY the adoption of Il motion to adjourn
until 10 o'clock this morning /, is
expected now that all matters in dis
pute Will be gotten in shape for salts
factory settlement to-day. The outlool,
Is that there will be no necessity for
an extended extra session.
There was TO argument in either
bod! over the compensation bill! The
Senate adopted it, % 10 Q. The House
rejected II, 81 TO 80. II is still before
the House under motion 10 reconsider
the vote by which il was rejected The
Governors objection TO IL is that II,
contains provision for the creation
OF an industrial commission that would
give employment to three officers and
a chief clerk at salaries totaling aboy.
$4,000 a year
The morning and afternoon sessions
In both houses of the General Assembly
yesterday were spent IN session in
committees OF the whole in which the
report of the conferees was discussed
openly and with feeling, many mem
bers defending the adoption OF the re-
port as the only sensible step the As
sembly could take. Others assaile6
such action with criticism and visor.
the principal speaker in the Senate OIL
the subject being Senator Goolrick.
who opposed taking the senate in the
committee of the whole and thus tying
the hands OF the body i'll open session
In the House, besides comparing the
changes in the conference report from
those first recommended by the Gov
ernor. there was much debate in which
Delegates Davis, Hall, Stubbs and
others took an important part.
WARM DISCUSSION OVER
APPROPRIATIONS IN SENATE
NO member Of the General Assem-
bly," declared Senator Goolrick, real
ICES more fully than do the great re-
sponsibiity OF the Governor: no man
has more sincere desire TO see his
administration great success: no man
has more cordial feeling toward the
chief executive than | have. and yet |
recognize and Insist upon the respon-
sibiity that rests upon the members
OF the General Assembly"
Turning to the recommendations OF
the Governor rs submitted TO the
House, the Senator from Frcdericks-
burg. while frankly admitting that the
report OF the confcrccs on the general
appropriation bill as finally adopted.
showed approximately $1,000, 600 more
than the AUDITORS estimate of the
States receipts for the next two fiscal
wears justified. At tho same time, he
insisted with ccrai force that the Gov
ernor's recommendation Of amendments
TO the hill were Impossible of adoption
on account OF the many errors which
they contained.
SENATOR GO0LRJCK OPPOSES
Any PROMISE TO GOVERNOR
Illustrating this. he pointed out that,
when the Sc tax bill was passed
cents CT which went 10 the construc-
ton OF the state highway system, ii
was thoroughly understood that the
second years appropriation OF S215.000
for highways was to be eliminated.
Yet this had not been done, nor had
the Governor in his recommended ttCns
urged that the $4,000 for roads be
stricken out. The result Of such "a
recommendation would have left the
department without sufficient funds to
operate. lnasn,uch the .onfcrccs
had made "A grave mistake in the cs:-
mates and the Governor had made an
equally grave mistake in his recon-
ncnda items, ii only remained for the
chief executive TO withdraw his recon-
mendations, he said, aud submit cor
rected ones to tho House.
Taking this view, and admitting that