Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-17
INSTITUTES ACTION
VICTORY FOR DAVIS,
HIS FRIENDS CLAIM
See in Blacksburg Vote
Boost for Executives
Highway Program.
BELIEVE 1T WILL KEEP
ROADS OUT OF POLITICS
Legislators Coming Back Monday
Prepared to Buckle Down
to Work.
DGESHIP CAUCUS WEDNESDAY
Nominations for Corporation and
Circuit Court Vacancies Political
Feature Of Week.
J-DGEsHIP CAUCUS WEDNESDAY
Nominations for Corporation and
Circuit Court Vacancies Political
Feature of Week.

Advocates OF Governor Davis high
way plan. as presented in the Norris
Leedy bill, are putting much faith in
the effect OF the resolution endorsing
the Davis proposals which was adopted
Friday by the Virginia Farmers Insti-
tute At Backsburg.
This resolution. which declares in
OF the Virginia Good Roads Assoc!a-
tion, VIII DC read to both houses OF
the General Assembly when they go
INTO session again tomorrow noon.
;, ADOPTION OF the resolution by the
Farmers Institute came as a surprise
TO many legislators and others in
moving spirit in the Good Koads Asso.
provisions OF the Govcrnor's Bill. is
mrs, yice.president and one Of the
est astSs Tns be OF 'he EazmGrs
should have preferred Governor Davis
e bill aver aver thS, fa,hered by Lupton is
friends az distinct victory
Other RESOLUTIONS Adopted.
Two other resolutions which will be
sent TO a,o the Generaisyassembly.. also
,u,e--one favoring the enactment of
antitrust measures as recomnae n ded
ny the governor and another urging
teering.
alg The xa Goysrn nor highway bin has
statement issued by the Virginia Dl-
vision Of the Travellers Protective
A ass Il. which urges adoption OF
commissioners by the Governor, IN
stead OF by the Assembly, as advocated
statement points out that the organi-
EATON has no recommendation 10
o on as TO me amount Of tax needed
10 carry out the highway plans
Text of Furmers, Re.nt,,;o.
The resolution indors!ng the Gov
ernor's highway bill! adopted by the
Farmers Institute follows:
1873 before The Genera ASSEMBLY q 'S Sfsn H.
payf sH'Tr sTsslon S"yern9r Wss,moreland
a state Highway Department 70 be unde-
By overnor sub3e"t 10 .Se anpSr3Sn
81 81 the Senate and The creation OF a State
s.s Gsfss fTS hs ssfsions
:lae; q e STATE hshways shal &c Kept Sep
Therefore. be il resolved by the Viz
h sheh ,seE TO s saes hs
regard 7" he Ssa he e. With
a ann hGRPS b.Isb s5ase highway adtnnsra
passage urged upon n0T ,he m nen ITS prompt
General Assembly Of virein aia''ssS OF the
VIII Buckle Down to Work.
Virginniia's iegislators are preparing
week. two sessions daily being planned
In an effort 10 evolve as rapidly as
possible satisfactory highway meas
III far little progress has been
made by the special session. except
roads measures, and many bills per-
tanning TO other matters which the
from consideration at this session.
When the Senate .convenes at noon
tomorrow warm battle is. expected
limit the present Assembly 10 consid-
GRAFTON of good roads measures, except
sven b2 the ma5ses mghs be
ate passed an amendment TO the reso
LUTON providing for action on bills
nary institutions. this was rejected by
the House on Saturday. Advocates Of
the proposal 10 cogtine the session 10
good roads plan stiff opposition to pro-
ponents of the school and eleemosy-
nary bills when the joint resolution
comes up for consideration tomorrow
Will Confer with Roads Committees.
Governor, Davis. expects to confer
with the House Committee on Roads
IGmoTroW M h TO explain the bin
sons for the various sections Op-
posed to the Goyernor's measure is
Good Roads Association. which pro-
vidss greater tax increase.
,or The annc G0y ,mGm, bil also contends
sion Of five. members TO be appointed
by the chief executive, while the other
bills would leave the naming of the
commissioners to the Legislature
This question, with the amount of
tax nearer that proposed by the Gov
roads, are expected TO be the chief
issues during the week. Under the
measure proposed by the Good Roads
Association, tax of Is cents on the
800 is provided. while Governor Davis
holds that 10 cents is sufficient to meet
the needs. Some Of the Governors
principal opponents admit that the
General Assembly will no doubt, enact
into law measure providing for a
tax to be imposed for the creation of
ernor than that offered by the roads
association.
House Sentiment Strong.
There seems to be small sympathy in
the House for the efforts of Senators
seeking to inject into the Assembly
measures other than those relating to
good roads. But the upper House ap-
pears evenly divided upon the Iimi-
taton question. there being many
strong advocates of early legislation
for the relief OF schools and Charitable
institutions which arc claimed to be
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