The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-23
HIGHWAY COMMISSION MEASU1
SUBJECT OF DEBATE ON NOTION
OF COMMINS TORECONSlDER BILL
SENATE

Lively discussions over the lehSth Oh
the week-end recess. held while sew
c-al members from remote sections
paced the floor, hats in hand, casting
nervous chances At the clock which
was bringing their train hour rapidly
closer, consumed most OF yesterdays
Of the state senate.
After Z motion 70 adjourn until noon
had carried. the senate calendar
was read and several local bills ad-
vanced to the third reading. Senate
bill No. was read for the second time
and passed by on motion Of Senator
Andrews who had amendments to
offer. ana with the entire consent OF
Senator Goo1riek, who felt that full
number should be present when the
important bill re-establishing the state
highway commission was read.
Senator STROBE endeavored to have
the bill recommitted to the senate COM
mittee on roads and internal navtsa-
ton, saying that several members OF
the committee who voted against
amendments offered by him had since
expressed a desire to reconsider the
bill This motion was opposed by SEN
ator Travatt, who said that the bill
had received careful consideration by
the committee and that he could see
no good reason for it's recommitta1
AUTO TAX INCREASE.
Senate bill No s. providing an in
crease Of so per cent in the automobile
license tax, was advanced to its sec
ond reading
resolution offered by Ser At ?
Eooker permitting consideration OF
senate bill No. q. which amends GER
tain sections Of the act regulating the
holding Of primary elections, was car
RED. II to 10, after general debate
Senator Booker explained that he was
simply asking permission to appear
before the committee on privileges and
elections. Senator Goolrick asked was
there an emergency TO be met and SEN
ator Booker replied that there was a
considerable emergency.
senator Rison remarked that he was
unaware Of any impending elections
and senator Grayatt clarified the situ-
alton by gravely stating that the emer
geney mot only existed now, but had
existed for q number of years. He
sdded that he hoped it would be cor
rected.
Senators moved that when the SEN
ate adjourned. 1t be until IL o'clock
Monday Senator west offered an
amendment making the hour of recon
vening II o'clock Tuesday. Senator
Cooker pointed to the three-day limit
prescribed by the constitution and
senator Royal announced that the
house had gone into the matter thor
ouGhiy and found Il legal to adtourn
until Tuesdey.
auEsT1oN or TIME.
Senator Goolrick opposed such>A Ions
absence, II simply want to point out.
he said, that when the senate con-
v.nes TUESDAY We will have been iH
, secession two weeks. Owing to the In
PRODUCTION Of matters foreign 70 the
ntrk4Art QAIf.enn.
vened. We have accomplished nothing,
with the exception Of the house hav-
ing progressed with the roads bill"
Senator West pointed out tina. this
france Sub committee would not meet
until Monday night and that no fur
ther action could be taken until that
time. Senator Gravatt called his at
tention to the senate calendar. which
has several bills scheduled FOR the
third reading on the next day Of the
| session.
Senator Strobe then moved that the
body adjourn until II o'clock this
morning. holding that all members
would be tempted to 70 home. no mat
ter how distant their homes were. and
reminded the body that there would
inevitably be straGglers who would be
detained by this or that reason,
This motion was defeated. only .
small number of senators being &c
keen for duty as to forego the two
1sy holiday. Senator Vests amend.
ment was then lost by . vote OF IL t.
20. Senator Holt's motion ad3ournins
| until Monday was carried. 10 to H.
The subcommittee appointed by the
committee on finance to report or
suitable subjects for taxation In an ef-
fort to relieve the people Of =, twelve
i cent increase In the general property
tax will report to the finance commit
| tee At o'clock Monday night