Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-14
THIRTY BILLS ARE
SENT TO GOVERNOR
misunderstanding Causes Delay
of Only Few Hours in APP
proval of Measures.
BOTH HOUSES MEET TO-DAY
Veto of Workmen's Compensa-
ton Bill Is Latest Cos
sip at Capitol.
BOTH HOUSES MEET TO-DAY

tcrnoon session OF the Senate was due
TO a misunderstanding. it was learned
yesterday morning. when. after hasten
ing from n business visit TO Washing :
tor. he called n session O; the body
and prepared for the Governor the
bills signed on the previous day by
Speaker Harry Houston. Of the House
Of Delegates.
Friends OF the LTcutcnant-Govcrn
explained yesterday ;hat he had ar
ranged TO have Senator Cannon. OF
Richmond. act in his stead when the
bills were ready TO be signed This
arrangement was made after several
lawyers had expressed the opinion that
such procedure would be legal. Just
before the Tuesday session was called
to order. however. some doubt arose
as TO the validity of such action
Therefore. when Senator Cannon callel
the session to order he did so only
10 adjourn until such time as the
Lieutenant-Governor could be present
In the meantime. the thirty bills
signed b. the Speaker O. the House
were prepared for the Governor Mr.
Buchanan's early return and quick ac-
t!on after his arrival reduced the de-
lay TO merely n few hours
/ biItI SENT
TO GOVERNOR IN SECTIONS
Both branches OF the Assembly will
meet to-day at / o'clock. when IT is
hoped most Of the bills Yet to be signed
Will be ready for the signatures OF
the heads of the respective houses.
t Immediately after yesterdays scs-
sion OF the Senate. in which only sem
a;ors Cannon and Gum were present.
liz n (,oy II
crnor Davis for brief conference.
During the conference the Governor
was heard 10 say that the delay in
getting tho appropriation bill TO him
in so far as this might have been
occasioned by the absence of Mir
Buchanan from the city Tuesday. was
purely incidental.
! The appropriation bill has been
started on its way to the Governor.
! Soi.iG in as big sections as the enroll
/ ing clerks can prepare. He is going
over the bill with a thoroughness that
causes some OF its bencfciarics to fear
that lie Will not forbear 10 cut into
its liberal allowances wherever he
/ thinks the State can be saved money
I NOMINAL INCREASES GRANTED
To >MALL-SALARIED, OFFICERS
II is understood that the Governor
objects 20 somc OF the salary increases
provided for ia the general appropria-
tion bill, hut IL is known that he looks
kindly upon those items which provide
increases for Stale employees who now
draw comparatively small salaries
The appropriation bill gives TO officers
and employees who draw more than
$1,000 in ,reascs ;otaling Sl0,6Oo What
action he will take as TO these is prob
lematical.
They are: FOR Assistan, Attorney
. General $500: second Auditor, $3.50:
Trcasurer's chief clerk. $500: Superin-
'endent OF Pn'':ic Printing. 5000: Reg
iSter Of the Land Office, $500: members
OF state Corporation Commission
tthrcc). $500 each; two clerks to State
Corporation Commission, $500 and $3.50;
state Libra rian $3.50. state Highway
Commissioners. $1,000. Assistant state
I Highway Commissioner, $500: Supcrin-
/ ,endent OF Pcnic ,ntiary. $3.50: circnit
! judges, all increases for first year. s3.-
+ o0o; superintendents Of State hospitals
+ fthrcc incrcases). $500; director Of
legislative reference bureau. $500.
Total. $4,000
"otNMEN'S CONVERSATION
BII. NAY BE VETOED
( rhc lo"d OF kilograms indorsine the
. Workmcn's compensation act continued
\ 70 pour i'll upon the Governor Yesterday.
Many asked for the appointment of GER
! tain men 10 the industrial commissio on
: il authorizes. Simultaneous with the
] announcement of the coming OF these
+ teicgrims the report became current
around the Capitol that the Governor
} would certainly veto the measure lt
/ he does his action viii occasion 10 sur
/ prise 10 those who have followed the
! course OF tho bill TO it's present status
/ Originally the workmcR's compcnsa-
{ ton hill provided primarily for the ere
( alton of an industrial comm iss ION Of
three commissioners and a chief clerk.
! The commissioners were TO draw sal
aries OF $500; tho clerk one Of 5000
\ II also provided that railway employees
/ other than those employed lin actual in
! tcrstatc service and employees OF those
! who employed more than five operatives
| should bn exempted from it's provisions:
/ The Governor objected to the commits
/ sion as provided for in the bill and rec
I commended that the duties OF the com
! mission should he made to dcvoivc upon
/ present State officials. Hallway en-
ployccs asked exemption from It's pro-
f! vision. Small lumber mi!lers also OBJ
! Jected.
The Senate listened To all objectors.
! The result was that when the bill was
passed 10 the House of Delegates Gov
crnor Davis's rccommcnda ton had been
written into the bill railway men were
exempted and only those who employed
more than eleven operatives were sub
jec: TO its provision. il, too. was op-
tional with all others.
Tho House. however. disregarded tho
Governors desires as to the commits
sion and returned the bill TO it's orig
4, inal shape in that respect.
4 Harold Smoot n Lieutenant,
I WASHINGTON, March 13.---Appoint-