The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-08
SENATE IS DISPOSED
To GUARD TREASURY
Postpones Action on Deficiency Bill
Committee Favors Architect for
Public Schools-Budget
Debate Begins.

Tit the senate is not disposed 10
expend public money with which TO
make good bills which heads of de-
partments contract in excess of ap-
preparations became evident when the
bill to appropriate 100000 TO pay ex-
penses in excess of the appropriation
of the sum necessary TO establish the
lime grinding plants at Staunton and
Irvington was brought up for discus
sion Thursday.
On motion OF Senator Mapp. the
bill was passed by for the present.
Senator Garrett, chairman of the
finance committee, agreeing TO this.
Senator Garrett stated that there was
a quantity of the lime which had been
ground and for which orders were on
hand, but that the weather conditions
had prevented its delivery.
From General Arnsworth, COM
handing Camp Lee, near Petersburg.
came an invitation to the state senate
TO participate in the celebration OF the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln in the
main auditorium OF the Y. NJ. G. a.
In Camp Lee February IL. sentOr
Mapp, OF Accomao. made speech in
which he referred to the fact that the
recent celebration there by the mem
bers of the Pennsylvania regiment OF
the birthday OF General Lee was a
pleasant event and that nc would In
dfvidually take pleasure IN attending
that In honor OF President Lincoln.
He moved that the senate accept the
invitation and that IT be Acknowledged
by the clerk OF the senate. The mo
ton was adopted by a unanimous vote.
II is expected that many of the legis-
iators will attend the ceremonies
At meeting OF the senate commit
tee on public institutions and sduca
tion Thursday afternoon the house
resolution providing for putting a tab
let In the lobby of the Capitol to mark
the collapse OF the Capitol. when
many persons were killed, was passed
by, which means that unless desperate
remedies are employed the scheme ia
vored by Delegate j. y. Stubbe, Of
Gloucester, who was in the building
at the time. Will sleep for two years
at least
From the SENATE committee on pub
lic institutions came a report which
tAvors the EN- Rloymsnt OF an architect
who in to give his entire services to
the department OF public instruction
with a view 10 saving to the public
schools vast sums which have been
paid out for supervising school build
inEs. The sum is said to be about
$4,000 in the last few years. The
bill will he so amended as to provide
.
who In to give hts full time TO the de-
partment and will have charge OF the
work of supervising all the school
buildings which are TO he erected in
The future The salary is expected TO
be fixed at about $4,000. The archi-
tsct is TO he named by the department
Of public instruction
Debate on the measure to provide
= budget system for the state began
ha
Senator Drewry, of Peters burg. the pa
iron of the measure. explaining that
The idea was To get the expenditures
Of the state and The revenues esti-
mated and "a make these things fixed
for the term aft the legislature In
other words, the departments OF the
government would he given "a certain
sum for operations and they would be
required 10 live under that appropria-
ton for the term for hich It was
made
Before any vote could be reached
the senate adjourned for TIE day
Senator Early offered his bin for
coordinate education NJ the Ituiver-
sity OF Virginia, beginning with the
summer session and extending there
after TO all the courses os instruction
in the university. There are eight CO.
patrons. Women who attend the surn-
msr sessions are TO receive credit for
the work done which will enable them
10 get the degrees which are now
given 20 men.
Housc Rfus Passed
The senate passed tho following
house bills:
House Joint resolution proposing
amendment TO section 125 Of article
OF the constitution Of Virginia
To authorize and empower the
board of supervisors OF Fauquier coun-
~ 10 give reward for hawk scalps
To repeal an act entitled an act to
create for the county Of Princess Anne
commission for roads. bridges and
bridges and wharves Of said county,
and prescribing duties for said COM
nni@sioners
amend and re-enact an act entitled
an act 10 provide for working and
Keeping in repair the public roads and
bridges Of the county OF Washington,
and TO authorize the board OF super
visors TO borrow money by the issue
Of bonds. and TO build bridges and TO
rIacademize roads In said county, etc.
and to authorize the board of super
vtsors of said county to open, BY CON
demnation or otherwise alter, dis
continue. work ara keep in order and
repair the public roads aus bridges OF
Eaid county, approved March :. 1910
and all acts amendatory thereof, "a p
proved March IS. 1915,
To provide under certain conditions
for the conveyance OF real property
occupied by a church
Senate Bill Passed