The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-27
SENATE SENDS SIXTY
BILLS TO THE HOUSE
Subjects Rushed Through In
Blocks, Making Record.
ARCHITECT FOR SCHOOLS
Proposed Amendment VIII Allow To-
calities TO Increase Levy for Edu-
cation--One Senator objects to Con.
sideration of Act Aimed Mt Ioafers.


do business. When the hour for the
recess AT 2 o'clock was reached it was
found that about sixty bills. covering
a wide range of subjects. had been
passed-more than has been passed
by that body SO far for the entire
session
This was done by punching the bills.
all of which had come from committee
with approval, many of them of a To-
cal character, and one roll call made
on them after they had been read at
fcngth and then put on their passage.
There was little or no discussion. and
when . member objected to a bill II
war passed by for moment and the
patron sought out the director and
explained the provisions That SUIT
feed in many instances.
One result of this work has been
20 reduce the calendar by about if
teen pages. In the meantime a large
number of other bills were advanced
and are in position to be taken up IN
order and rushed through. The plan
In to get the senate bills out OF the
way and to send them over to the
house. where they can be @.-Ssidereo
and disposed of while the senate IL
considering the house bills which have
come to the senate.
Senator Wendenburc gave notice
that he would ask to be allowed TO
present n bill which will make 1t pos
sfole for the courts OF this state to
grant continuances in such cases as
Involve soldiers or others engaged with
the federal forces In the fight against
the Huns. so that the cases may not
be tried I'm thsir absence. H. explain
ed that the constitution places an in
hihition against II stay law, otherwise
that bill would have been present 81
several days ago. The BIN will ho.
come law, for the members Of the
legislature are hent on preventing TN
Justice done the soldiers who are al
the front fighting the worlds hattie.
One OF the bills passed was that
which allows men who are holding
state or other office 10 volunteer for
service with the Gag and TO he al
lowed to resume their places when
tie war is over. provided their term
OF office does not expire prior TO their
return. This Is measure fostered ny
Senator Early. and when it was sub
m'tted to a vote not a man entered
his objection to the proposition
The providing an architect for the
schools Of the state received approval
Of all the man beers Of the senate save
one That bNl will save the public
schools considerable sum about
s25.0ao & year, the architect to be
employed TO give his entire time To
the service Of the department. Of pub
lie instruction The state has In the
past paid anywhere from $50 70 s. SEQ
for the architect who prepared plans
and supervised buildings for the
school system, ard the bulk 81 this
30
when the "loafer'' hlu VAS reached
IN the senate up rose 4 member and
objected 10 it's consideration Tha.
measure Is the one which viii put IN
end to ths slackerz OF the state. in
d9strial as well as military. would
play hob with the gangs ~ loafers
around poolrooms and would reach A
large number Of p4en Of elegant tets
ure to be found in the villages OF 'he
state. These men would have 10 DC
one of two things-get work and keer
at IL or move. Tire law has worke ed
we'll in other states and there Is a
demand for reducing the consumers
and increasing the producers.
Localities will have the undueS-
toned right to increase the levy for
the schools, according TO the prov,s-
ions of the constitutional amendment
agreed to in the senate The people
OF the state Will pass on The subject
and II thsy approve they will have
the right to exceed the nifty cents A
hundred dollars on property for the
purpose of improving their own
schools, Some question has been
raised as TO the right OF the counties
to make this increase, which many
have done in excess Of the limitation
nxed
There we're many attempts to amend
the workmens compensation hill but
except for the amendment which
places state officers IN charge OF the
affairs OF the new law and it's opera
tions. and another relieving all es-
adjustments with ten employees or
less from it's provisions. the bill was
raised as n came from the commit
tee. The fight was entertaining AL
the way. some senator's taking the
view II at the governor was right In
his desire TO keep informed and IL
touch with LEGISLATION and 70 express
his views and other senators taking
the visw that his responsibility was
TO the peopie that had elected him
and that the senators were response.
BILE to their constituents for their
vote. n he decided to veto any meas
ure passed hy the legislature he had
that right under the constitution. but
they held that under no circumstances
should his position AFFECT In the least
Inc WE'VE va 4Hf 1h shy ulit
Here 10 the vote on the amendment
20 substitute the second auditor. the
labor commissioner and the insurance
commissioner for the commissioners
recommended in the bill
Ayes--Senstors Barham. Bowers
Byrd. Davis Downing. Early, Garrett
Gayle. Hening. Jefrreys. Keith Mapp
Mitchell Rison. Robertson, STROBE and
Thornton--l7.
Noes-senators Addison. Andrews
Cannon. Conrad. Drewry.t Goodloe
Goolrick. Gravatt, Gun. Holt. Lacy
Mathews, Royal. Trlnkle, walker and
west-16.
Not vottng-Senators Allen. Buch-
anan, Corhett. Jordan, Rinehart webt
and Wendenburg-7,
The vote on the anal passage OF the
hill as amended was recorded as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Senators Addison. Andrews
Byrd. Cannon, Davis, Downing, Drew
ry. Early. Garrett. GoedJoe, Goodrich
Gravatt. Grnn. Holt. M.pp. Mathews
Rison, Robertson, Royal. STROBE Trim
kie. walker and west--25
Noes-Senators Barham, Conrad
Gayle. Hening. JeTreys. Keith. Lacy
Mitchell and Thornton-a,
Not voting-Senators Allen. Buchan
AN. Corbett. Jordon. Rinehart and
Webs.
Paired--scnator Bowers with Sena-