Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-05
SENATE REFUSES y
TO RAISE PAY OF
SOL.9NS OF STATE
Turns Down Increase of S1OO
for Regular and $50 for
Special Sessions.
GIVES 10 PER CENT RAISE
TO CAPITOL EMPLOYEES
Adopts Conference Report on
Governors Antitrust
Bill.
$4,000 FOR AMERICAN LEGION
Measure Providing Punishment for
Auto Theft Is Passed After
Extended Debate.
GIVES 10 PER CENT RAISE
TO CAPITOL EMPLOYEES
$1,000 FOR AMERICAN LEGION
Measure Providing Punishment for
Auto Theft Is Passed After
Extended Debate.

AIAlCuuCu DeDuSC.
The State Senate adjourned at 6:45
o'clock last evening. and for most
practical purposes the special session
came to an end. 4 constructive ses-
sion OF the Senate will be held at noon
today. at which time bills will be sign
cd, and other clerical matters will re-
ceive attention. The last days session
saw the gathering together of the
remnants of legislation. Bills were
passed increasing the salaries OF en-
ployees at the seat OF government,
making an appropriation of 5000 to
the American Legion, requiring the re-
cordation OF sales of automobiles and
recurring banks to report unclaimed
deposits on which no checks have been
Of minor nature were passed. The
bill increasing the salaries OF members
OF the General Assembly went down
Refuses Raise to Members. ts-.tg
Tie days session opened with Sena.
tor Walter 10. Addison making an at
tack on the House bill providing that
Teceve sf sos eaaS
regular session and $50 for each spe-
elai s session: In reply to questions
George T. Allen. Senator Addison de-
clared that $3.50 A month was enough
tor legislator TO get through on. and
he believed that the members usually
did get through on that amount. He
declared further that it would not
sound good to the people of the State
refused to grant school-teachers an
increase of So a month. had voted to
the members OF the next General As
present salaries.
Senator G. o'Conor Goolrick express
ed the opinion that few members OF
NH 10
Richmond with a dollar in their pock-
cts. and that many good men were
deferred from Offering for office be-
expenses.
The bill was defeated by vote OF
l3 to 10.
Adopt Antitrust Bill Report.
The conference report on the anti
trust bill was adopted by the Senate,
senator Mapp patron of the measure.
voting against the report. In its final
a Jail sentence or both for a first Of
Tense, but for second offense discre-
lion lion is given to impose either heavy
twelve months or Imprisonment in the
penitentiary up 10 ten years.
IL looked for a while that the House
from March l.. 1918. to State employees
at he seat of the government would
be defeated, but the measure was fin
ally passed with tho bonus feature
eliminated and an amendment inserted
simply increasing, to the extent of 10
per cent. the salaries of such employees
George y. Conrad led the fight for 'tH the
elimination of the bonus feature and
voted against the bill when it came up
ceived 22 votes to 4.
Senate Honors senator Walker,
AZ o'clock the Senate relaxed from
IT'S labors for few moments and pre-
Isnted sen silver pitcher to Senator c.
- inc r,1l.
pro iem The presentation address
was was made by Senator Saxon w. Holt.
Y Who ir'.nol has been ,S crt put forward by, his
Tor The honor Of succeeding Senator
walker Senator Holt paid warm
from 'ne IsryiGes ba OF the senator
Walker. replied in a feeling address
Ihe last measure to provoke ex-
providing for the recordation OF sales
CT motor vehicles and the punishment
OF their theft by. penitentiary sen
,enGes. ,'eIit, s. y lee OF 81 is required to be
tary OF the Commonwealth. and from
this the road fund is expected to re-
se.Ss @sSsure from nass.a $4,000 100 to 10000 THO
). but Senator Walker made tho
POM Of order that it levied a tax. and.
voee lneeetofe' OF required the afirmatiys
senate; There was much parliamen-
tary discussion on this matter, but
buChandn. after
consulting the authorities, ruled that
the Dill had passed. holding that 4 fee
was not necessarily a tax.
Crificizes Police Department Bill.
In the discussion on this bill Sena-
Tor Allen said that "a very crudeIy
Drawn bill had been presented by the
director OF Public Safety and the
Police Department OF Richmond. This
Dill had been taken by the committee
ana ,hs consdered coI,sit with three others. with
was presented Flo said that il was
good bill and should be passed
senator Gum expressed the opinion
that the 81 feet amounted to very
cheap insurance for automobile owners
Senator w. l.. Andrews opposed the
measure f5s. declared that tho state
by increased taxes had already TAKEN.
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars from
the pockets OF automobile owners and,
that this bill would take more 's}'5 IN,
addition. he said, thousands or aucs.
tionnaires would have to be filled fofit
and that the people would be put rs
further trouble and expense,
$4,000 for American Le9ion.
Tho last bill passed by the Senats
Wan the House measure approuriaiIrol y
Sh.000 Tor the aid of the Americar x
Legion In organizing and In estab,ish.
ing posts Senator Cannon stated thst
nc voted Tor tho bill. but did so Win