The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-20
nd just went ahead and rewrote the

senator w est cS, we saved
Catawba. The tuberculosis appropri-
alton stands unchanged, and we also
stood pat on the increase for school
teachers"
Here there waS a general discussion
and reference to the fact that the big
mistake was made In not specifically
directing that the special eight-cent
levy should he applied for the pur-
pose which the committees had in
mind
We're up against a snag," said
Senator West. and we must either get
together or do nothing"
Senator Goolrick THE only other
course Is to frame q new bin and send
It mp to him. so he can veto 1t item
10y item"
Senator Downey: "r move we
ADOPT the report Of the committee and
thank these gentlemen for wasting
their time"
Senator Cannon: at move that 1t
he the sense OF this joint committee
that when the governors second com
munieation he received II he referred
to the house appropriation commit
tee to sit Jointly with the senate
finance committee"
Chairman Brewer opposed this, say
ling the members OF the houre and
senate could now dispose Of the mat
tier as a whole as well az the commit
tee.
Senator Holt: "T move that we
thank the subcommittee and that this
committee now, rise"
Senator West: Don't put Us in that
awkward position. We think you
should either adopt or reject the re-
port Of your committee II you re-
ject 1t. 1t will not be necessary for
the governor to prepare second mes
sage. I think in fairness to the gov
ernor we should do one or the other. !"
Senator Holt: Lets see 1t all. Let
the report come to us first so we can
lconsider and go over the matter care
fully
Here Senator West enumerated the
items on which reductions were made,
and Senator Cannon asked II there was
any reduction in the increase OF So
! 500 in the governors contingent fund.
| Senator Goodrich. we ought to
TRY and ascertain the parliamentary
situation. The governor ought not to
TRY and<put the assembly in post
ton where It will be forced to swal-
low this thing whole. Let him send
these recomm endations separately.
then we cas adopt or reject them sepa-
rately. resent having to yield our
Judgment in every question to the
governor I'm friendly with the gov
ernor, but there are honest differ
ences Of opinion her&~
/ Senator Wet: He gays he can't
do that ! don't believe he will do II"
/ Senator Goolrick: He can do. it
anyway he has done It. and even now
he is preparing to send still another
message on the compensation bill. !
don't agree with the governor that all
these state officials should he denied
the pitiful increases in salaries and
| resent it that should be forced to
either accept this plan as a whole or
reject 1t. / move that this commit
tee request the governor to send his
recommendations separately
Senator Conrad concurred with Sem
ator Goolrick, and then followed a
seemingly interminable discuss&nn as
to whether the governor would or
would not he willing to send his com
Imunication to the assembly with the
question omen as to whether it should
be acted on by both bodies, or whether
in Some way the committees were to
stand sponsor in way for the com
promise plan in both houses. over
and over again senators and mem
bers of the house declared that II they
voted to accept the report II would be
lon the distinct understanding that they
reserved the right to oppose it on the
floor Of the house on sen SH&-
Then followed a long discussion &C
to whether the assembly couTH or
: Icould not reject specific items Of the
governors Recommendations, without
} accepting the plan as whole.
: Senator Walker, as ths pariis
= mentarian of the senate was sent for
3 to clear UP the situation. and Their
> the members industrtouslv endeavor
: ed to cinvince the gentleman they haC
invited to address them as an authori
Q tv on parliamentary proceedings. tina
4 those who held for separate consider
, alton were right, and that those whC
= held for one vote either for or asalns
Z the whole rroposition were right, In
g cidenfallv Senator Walker fhot.pht +
s would involve a straiehtout Qua~tfoI
r either to accept II as whole or re
iect it, that the governors recon
c lamentations could not he voted on sepa
n rately
al The committee finally rejected Sen
q ator ROYALS motion Vat II be tn
sense OF the committee that the oriFi
= NAL hill he returned to tho Fovwrnor
d for his excellency to veto II he s
= elected.
g Rv q close vote Senator Conrad
/ motion TO request the governor to sen,
his reconme n dations to the esaembi
= for consideration was rejected an
g then Senator Downey's motion 10 nc
Q cept The report Of the suhcommitte
n was lost ON tie vote.
: After a further long discussion. mar
Q lticipated In by Senators Conrad Car
- rett Downev. Royal. Cannon. Far1eH
q Holt, Addison. Chairmsr Brewer Ma
8 w. A Anderson. Or. Winston end 9th
lers, the vote nv which the raotion I
laccept the report was lost was recon
= Isid~red
I: This was carried. the vote then be
Il ing on acceptance Of the renort.
g was 20 voted. the house NJ nnhers vot
d ing ten to accept ard sAo against
! and the senate members voting tire
Il to accept and ten against.
= Senator Mann in announcing hi
2 vote stated that he wanted 1T distinct
Ily understood that he reserved tn
moral and legal right to vote aEains
II the plan on the floor of the senate
= Senator West stated that he rsfrain
II ed from voting because he felt tina
1. the work of the senate members O
= the subcommittee did not seem to NEE
: with the approval Of the majority O
y THE. members Of the fn'T tenate com
mittee, end while hn had voted {
Y sustain the work Of the committee II