Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-17
Governor MAKES ROAD
CORRESPONDENCE PUBLIC
yertfcs Current Report That He
Will Not Call Special
$500. Session.
IEGrsLATURE OF 1920 CAN ACT
Letters Written to $. l.. Lupton,
President of Good Roads .Associa-
ton. Explains Converting OF Law
Is. makers Is Not Necessary.

VERIFYING reports which have been
current for several days relative TO
Goycrnor Davis attitude toward TAX
ing the responsibility of calling an
extra session OF the General Assemble
70 consider the matter OF meeting the
Federal appropriation for good roads.
the Governor has made public his cor
respondcncc with 5. l.. Lupton. prcsi-
dent OF the Virginia Good Roads AS
Soclation. and senator w. &. Corbitt,
Of Port smouth.
in his ccmmnn ication 10 Commits
sioner Lupton. Governor Davis makes
it>plain that his decision against call
INF, the extra session of the General
Assembly was in direct opposition to
the resolution adopted by the execu-
tive committee OF the state Good Roads
Associat!on urging the extra session.
NE had arrived at the conclusion. he
Said. f'that such extraordinary session
f "a net necessary to the public vel
In his letter 10 Senator Corbitt. of
Portsmouth. the Governor goes further
into his reasons for not converting
the General Assembly at this time in
extraordinary session.
1920 Legislature Cnn Act.
IS lie. assures senator Corbitt that this
course will not jeopardiZe any part of
the recent appropriation by the Fed
eral government; for state road build
ing. that the automobile tax for 1920
can be made available by the Lcgisla-
ture of that year tor the year 1920:
that the submission 10 tho people OF
the question OF whether or not the
state Constitution will be SO amended
as TO provide for the sale Of bonds
tor road building will not be expedited
In any way by the calling of a special
session. and. finally. that practically
everything can lie accomplished by
the Legislature OF 1920 that can be
accomplished for road building by the
calling OF special session at this
time.
81 am persuaded" Governor Davis
to Senator Corbiit. that there is no
demand by the taxpayers Of the State
Tor snocia! session. ror Il there We're:
Asssmbly: quick. to respond to the
desires OF the electorate would have
requested me to call them together
Constitution"
Denies "MislcndinE Statements"
in both letters. Governor Davis
hers OF the General Assembly in en-
ercise OF their constitutional authority
see nit to convene themselves in extra
session. they would be assured before
hand of his cheerful and earnest CO.
operation.
While Governor Davis makes no de-
Tense of his attitude in refusing to
call the extra session. although such
3 course was urged by the executive
committee of the Virginia Good Roads
mi,tee which he himself appointed. he
emphatically denies in his letter to
Senator Corbitt misleading state
ments." which. he says, have been
methodically circulated in regard to
my attitude 10 the recent Federal APP
preparation in aid OF state road build
ing
never directly or indirectly said or
indicate that the Federal appropria :
ton should not be fully awaited of by
the, State by matching dollar OF
State appropriation for dollar OF
Federal appropriation; but. on the
contrary, have always declared that
the Federal appropriation should he
conserved. and that no part Of it should
be lost by awaiting the regular SEES
ston"of the General Assembly in 1920"