Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-06
SENATE AGREES TO GUT
DR.. W|LL|AMS's SALARY
After Many DEMONSTRATIONS. Final
~ Meets Views of Cover
nor Davis.
PURCHASING BILL Is kllLEn
Talked TO Death by Oppp>ition-Ef-
for, to Take Up Bill Regulating:
Sale of Ecrtili2c;. 10 Farmers out
Of Its Order Fails.

Of Its Order Fails.
Ar,,r several rccous.dcvatiouS. tho
Stnic Senate Yesterday finally N2reet
tc cat the state Health ot'leer'S salary
raise down 90 $500 from Sl,@0", mating
i. >,.upn This was done after consul
taticn ny the patron OF tn" h;l with
thos" Interested IN tn" increase OF the
salary
On the frs, vote the senate by q
vote Of u 10 IL refused 90 accept
Recommendations II Governor Davis 70
mak. the salary Of Or Williams ; ""o
instead OF $4,000. as tNe1 by iHc Hui,
til!. which passed a few weeks a-c.
The present salary is s5.5oo. {; was
Understood that the change was .,-
ccr,ahlc TO pr Williams. and the Son
ate accepted the recommendation win
few negative votes. Senator cannon
addressed the senate ana mmodia'ely
the Senators began changing from
AYE" To NAY" understanding tHa, !,
WAS not altogether acceptable to IN"
commissioner
Tho senate ,hcn reported so tho GOV
ernor that the Senate refused 10 amend
the bill rs SGT out IN his rcc"mmcn-
dation by the following VOTE.
Ayes Bowers. DAVIS Downing
Drcw-y, Early, Goodio". ilcmin- Holt.
Jcnreys. Jordan, Keith Robertson.
Royal Thornton and Weba
Nays-hddson. Andrews. Byrd, Can
non. Conrad. Corbitt, Gayle. jarrett,
Goolrick. GravAtt. Gum. Lacy. Eirc-
hart, Rison. strobe. 'rrinkle, Walker.
Wrndenburg and Yves.
GOVERNOR OPPOSE"
INCREASES ~ SALARIES
Following is the letter or the GOV
e-nor TO the senate:
ITO the Senate OF Virginia:
Senate bill No. ll$: | approve the
general purposes OF this bill. but dis
approve the part allowing the State
Board of Health TO FIX the salary OF
the Health Commissioner as high as
$4,000
II am no; unmindfu! OF tho high
standard OF learning and technical
knowledge that should characterize
the chief health officer of Virginia, but
] do not deem 1t just or wise to mark
cdly distinguish tho compensation OF
this officer from that Of other state
officers. Beads OF departments, who arc
also pre-emnent in the lines Of their
endeavor. nor do | think that in these
war times material increase of sala-
RIGS Of h'sh State officers should be
encouraged. The salary OF the Health
Cominissioncr Of Virginia now exceeds
that OF many other States OF similar
wealth and population.
II r>to:nncnd that the bill h. amend
ed by striking out the word ave in
line five from the bottom Of page one
aud Inserting in lieu thereof the word
Csisnet,
*wEsTMoRELANn DAVIS.
"Govcrucr'
l.t,cr' an request Of senator ,fo,t
through Senator rrlnkle the bin v.n,
recovered from the Governor and tho
Senate reconsilersd tho VOC NV winch
III" Governors recommendation was
r""ct"G BY a vote Of 90 to = This
artton was tarer to proven: n veto.
and thr continuance Of tn" present
SALARY Of $3.50"
SItiE Purchasing AGENT
RiIL - EtLktn 10 DL \yII
- i result OF tho cruccssinn OF tho
patron OF the stat. PURCHASING. com
mission Till 10 the O..r.nA of The pro-
NIB ton bill the c'.rnics OF the pur-
chasing commission bill were enabled
10 ta'E ME hill 10 death. y vollev o.
questions aimed At Senators Wet and
.'ehreys con7UEIed y rrn,, deal ~ tima
IN h"in~ answered Later Senator
IoroWrN wa" rec5rriz"d hy The choir
ard addressed himself 10 th. rro,iou
made by Senator Strnda 10 extend IN,
session III! G:5n O'clock tin o.clocI;
VIC I'M Tor vacatn' the chair ar
rived. The result - that tb.. hui g
dead ~ the calenfir
rms was ono OF III" bills OF the Davis
administration hpsra on inodcr. tdc,s
OF economy the S"aatH however. de-
cided that -" hiU'hy virtu. az cir
'"'NN 7i"U b"'a denied ample dis
QUESTION and & was unwilling 10 noso
the bill In he 'art. - 10 sneak Ii.a
inc Dill cor" 70 vote Il is douh,ful
what The vot" woull have bcou az -
mao advocates clannin.; that the com.
1nittec substitute WAS in accorI yin
the views of able ,a"n VII, arun..-,
IN TIE public hearing
PAu's TO SECURE VOTE
on FERTul2EU UItJ
senator Bowers moved to susn.rd
ehe rules and take NJ the fertilizer h,l
af'd Tut II on rs prssare lie mon,
'l"ned Its Statewide Importance ana
urged ITS passag.
senator kelt. ornor,.I on the rrnnrd
mat Tho majority OF the farmers Jid
not WANT; and sa'i he believed Tho l,it
was only 10 exploit the rnr,,e,.,
Cn'oH Asa result OF tcrnporizinc ,,,,,ics
thcfe opposcd - the bill held tho nnor
'iii the 'ine OF the SPECIAL ordcr An
FreLHhtnd I've passage OF the Nm
amidst mirtn:ri ana!cnc. Ia,ar
ai,~r IN" consideration Of III. ans,i5r
ofdcr hogan. Senator STROBE made tia
point OF order thh. the priviIapad ,,,,
Ii"t 10 suspend III" rules had not br..
voted on and TOOK lr"c.dcucc over
shec!2l order On roll can III. r.,,i.
refused By Is 80 u 30 snsno,1 "a
rules. ana continued wlM the sneri,I
Older ~ ~'"i
The senate arv,nc4i 10 cnrrosr,r,...
ih'r'N pages Of loell House INNS .ri
passed half do>'r purely local NANNY,
bills. Wv y"