Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-21
HOT DEBATE IN HOUSE
OVER cONFEREEs' REPORT
lower Branch Resolves Itself Into
Committee and Begins
Discussion.
MALL ITEMS ARE BROUGHT UP
llter Lengthy Discussion and Nu-
mcrOus Notions, Lower Branch
Adjourned - Appropriations on
Governors Request Arc Assaulted.


Governors Request Arc Assuiled.
Practically the entire morning ses-
on OF the House Of Delegates was
'ent in discussing the conferees' re-
ort, with the House resolving itself
ITO committee OF the whole, a pro-
'auFe which has not been adopted
many years in the Virginia Cen
al Assembly. The debate over va
Gus items in the report became
Gated at times and the session ended
confusion. The conference report
as adopted al the second session. lat e
the afternoon.
me resolution permitting only the
scussion of financial matters and the
oVernor's messages was, On motion
Floor Leader Willis. so amended
TO permit the reintroduction In the
mate or the bills proposing to abolish
lie Local Boards Of Review. Discus
on of the action OF the House then
,me up.
Delegate Q. C. Davis said he was not
ere marking time 10 give commit
es Il chance to confer: but that be-
re he swallowed another conference
port without knowing what was in
II would take fifty men to hold
m in his seat, He said he regarded
,e appropriation bill as passed by
ne House the fulhllmcnt Of the duty
the representatives He took a re-
'niful fling at the newspapers. which
denounced as rags" and said that
g delegates needed no advice from
ewspapcrs. Thomas I.omax Hunter
zen followed in rescnting an editorial
The Times D!spatch. with reference
each member The House checred
9TH Delegates
EIEGATE HREWER GIVES
FIGURES TO MEET SITUATION
AS soon as tho House went into a
''nmittec as whole. Delegate Brewer
OK the noor and confessed that he
as sorry he went into the conference
saturday night. fearing he could
u get quorum on the following
onday AFTER The Assembly closed. and
'at. ne ala not know what was the
'ai in that bill. He further said the
oFcrhor told him that he could agree
tho Dill as originally passed by the
ousc In committee conference with
m.
Tic then gave figures Of the finances
Al would meet tho situation ana
ought 20 tho attention Of tho House
nil taxing tho franchises Of public
'N'Ec corporations to the amount OF
'c-siHtecnh OF ono per cent. which
senate passed. but which did not
merge from tho House committee be-
re adjournment
"EHNOR SENDS ANOTHER
COMMUNICATION uo Uorst,
y communication from tho Governor
AZ received rs tho House shortly ar
noon in which he stated, as shown
tho AlifitOr'l
To account tho scent levy the rove.
les would hc sci .357.o575o. whcr.as
appropriations amounted 10 SII7l
Els moro than the estimated reve-
'c. TN" message stated that il was
'soluicly impossible TO anplv Gov,
the scent tax to tho appropriations
the report which was sent 10 tho
>vcrnor as the appropriation bill of
General Assembly Delegate
ever stated that II was always the
tcntion Of tho House to make the
plicat!on of tho scent tax specific.
M no part OF the state appropria-
On bill.
Tho House committee. as whole.
ccivcd over n point OF order a rcso-
ion offered by tho delegate from
les proposing to adopt the confer
zee repo-; as the sense OF the COM
ittee as whole. The resolution was
ipported by Delegate Morris as the
prcssions of an opinion that mieh,
i've weight with the Senate. and clear
skirts Of the House. as suggested
Wilbur Hall.
ELEGATE DAVIS ASSAILS
CERTAIN SUMS TO GOVERNOR
The resolution was then assailed by
slcEates Cherry. q. c. Davis and
hers. Delegates Davis stating that
adoption OF the resolution would
the hands Of the House. He then
Xnto hc did a uyit a
ngle cut recommended by the con-
renee and by the Governor. He then
id that, on the principle OF charity's
,ginning at home, the frst cut should
Evc been made in the Governors de-
rtmcnt.
ID taken $4,000 from the old soldiers
paint pretty pictures in the Gov
nor's house. Delegate Adams in
rmed the speaker that the report
I'VE to the old Confederate veteran ms
5000 moro than was provided in the
iginal House bill. by which Delegate
avis had stated he would stand.
nIeEate Davis then stated that II.
I'd not so been informed.
FTER MUCH DISCUSSION
SESSION ENDS IN CONFUSION
Delegate Wilbur Hall replied to
elcgate Davis with warm defense
the additional stenographic help in
Governors Office and Delegate
Iams also replied to Delegate Davis
I'D argued from the position that
tmpromisc was always essential.
,en Delegate Davis said that his re-
ark about the appropriation was di-
cted TO the original recommends
On OF the Governor.
Delegate Hall also stated that Alex
der Forward was responsible for the
dition to the Governors office force.
,lerate Willis attempted to ask IL it
ore not fact that Senator Garrett
- the Governors request in writing
the addition to the office force and
Q mansion. The session broke up III
Infusion.