The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08

centage basis, In the m8in so that no
one could suffer injustice or discrim-
nation.
THE appropriations have not COW
cred permanent improvements in con-
nection with our institutions, save
where such improvements were
deemed absolutely necessary to meet
the imperative and Increasing de-
mands or to save the buildings from
injury from the wear and tear OF
usage and OF time.
The committee has, OF the amount
appropriated for schools, set apart
the sum of 100000 to meet the ur-
gent demands from every section of
the state for an increase in salaries
of teacheTs--the most inadequately
paid branch Of public employees. This
amount is intended to secure to the
teachers an increase In salary of 10
per cent.
The appropriations for roads have
been as small as possible. to be suf-
ficisnt to meet the needs and to take
care of the federal money aid
Increases In the appropriation for
hospitals for the insane have been
made as. small as the actual. the alb
soIute. needs Of these institutions
would admit
While the appropriations for the
hrst year are greater than was de-
slreu. OWING 10 tne hASb thaN VA Sch@
present needs must he met, the bill as
a whols, however, Ia well balanced.
and. In the opinion of the chairman.
In ono of the best. fairsst and most
equitable that he has seen during his
many years of experience ac a mem :
Der of this important committee.
ut will be observed that the ap-
preparations for Catawba and roads,
in part, do not appear in this bill for
kf
Intentional on the part of the commit
tee, owing to the fact that certain
revenue measures for the aid OF these
subjects are still pending before the
general assembly. II the bill provid-
ing for tax OF ten cents on the one
hundred dollars to raise revenue to
aid IN the support of roads, schools
and the care of tuberculosis, together
with the bill providing for additional
taxes on public service corporations.
should pass. the amount of the ap~
preparation bill can be materially
modified and we will be safely away
from the danger line.
The bill carries appropriations,
when the omissions for the second
year have been provided for, OF around
ten millions for each year
The bill In it's entirety IN the unan-
inous recommendation Of the 6nance
half of the committee. earnestly urges
the senate 10 pass the bill az IL stands,
with the exception of the Items In
the second year heretofore mentioned
for which provision must be made.
The committee comes to she sup
port of The bill as - ntht, and calls
upon the senate to act az q unlt IN
lts ratification.
The chairman takes this opportu-
- - "a "A
ton of the earnest painstaking and
iahorious work rendered by the naem-
bers of the committee. who have stood
to their posts with Spartan ndeli+y.
He further desires to heartily thank
the members Of the senate generally
for their uniform courtesy. kindly
consideration. patience and assistance
Throughout the trying days which
have just drawn to a close
Passage Of uncontested hills in the
senate yesterday consumed practical
~ ali the session between the hours
Of 10 and ? o'clock About forty bills
was The net result, all Of the measures
having been heretofore passed by the
house A few were amended and
these will be returned TO the house for
concurrence
Among the bills passed was the
loan shark bill which hits the op-
orators Of these enterprises n blow
from which they VIII not recover for
"a long time and which means the
end OF the business which has pilsd
up fortunes for certain class of per-
sona at the expense OF untortunates.
II can be stated on the very best au~
thority that the antitrust bill. which
has passed The house and which
Governor Davis is supporting. viii
20 down INTO defeat Twenty two
members Of tbs senate are opposed
TO the hAi aud twenty-one win he
necessary to pass IT, 1t was discussed
At length in committee and the anal
action on the measure as II came from
the house NAV not be announced till
today.
The blue sky" law. which puts an
end 10 the operations Of companies
which speculate in the sale OF stocks
10 develop enterprises. unless the
same be on safe ard sane basis,
came up In the senate today and that
body began 70 tack on amendments
or TO suggest them. The bill 10 dras-
tic and means that the thousands OF
dollars annually taken from the un-
suspeuting people of the state will
be saved to them.
From the senate finance Committee
came a bill which increases the taxes
OF railroad companies TO / sis per
cent on the gross revenues This will
add about *T0, eco a Year to the reve-
nues from the railroads and The rail-
roads have lnterposed no objection
to the increase just as that bin
was 10 he voted on Senator Buchanan
offered amendments which affect all
sorts OF taxes~-~merchants. mAnufac-
turers. bankers and inheritance. Be
fore there could be 9 vote on the
amendments the chair was vacated
tin $40 o'clock, and the bin went
over
Senator Garrett. chairman OF the
senate hnance committee, at SSe
o'clock presented the general appro-
pristion bill, carrying about $4,000
900. This is considera hiy more than
the house hti. and it Is this bill
which will give trouble before IL Ia
enallv adjusted, Governor Davis Is
known TO he opposed 10 items con-
tanned in the bill. and IL il hfnte6
that ne may veto thet measure and
force the Legislators TO come back here
and meet his views. II the bill Is We
toed ana there are not enough mem
bers here to dispose OF the matter
unusual conditions viii develop. The
state departments and institutions
viii not have a cent for operations
till the matter is adjusted Senator
Garrett made the statement that the
bill Is the result OF the unanimous
vote of the members Of the finance