Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-30
GOVERNOR DENIED
RIGHT TO APPOINT
MINORITY MEMBER
House Of Delegates Refuses
to Concur in Senate
Resolution.
PARTY POLITICS is CAUSE
OF AMENDMENTS DEFEAT
Believed Opportunity of Demo-
Gratis in Ninth District Would
Be Curtailed.
VOICE VIGOROUS OPPOSITION
Republican Contends Highway Bill Is
Not Party Question, but Fails
TO Gain Point.
PARTY POLITICS is CAUSE
OF AMENDMENTS DEFEAT
VOICE VIGOROUS OPPOSITION

Senate action providing that repre.
sehthlion he given by the Governor
Highway Commission failed Of concur
renee yesterday in tho House of Dele
satSS o,b.p by ,rnSI,s vote of 40 to 70.
were 'fr adonrcd IinGna'nents to the measure
cussion, tho House concurrinc i'm ali of
them under blanket vote. Opposi.
jjected became SO marked at the outset
debate.
The fear of members from Sou,b-
WeSt virginia seemed TO be that were
the chief executive required to name
Republican to the commission he
Wourd Higiric necessarily come from the Ninth
Years controlled by the minority party
OF the state. thus giving to the Demo
tnats or mat section less opportunity
IMAM they now have.
me frequent argument against the
adoption OF the amendment was that it
inlIeeted ,lIi';h party politics into measure
Meld FOR partisan .wrangles On the
Other hand IL ~as commended II It did
MOI no; provide for representation from the
direct affront 10 the Republicans of tba
State. nc
Conferences Are Held.
When The amendment was frs, road
py me clerk Democratic members were
SO Undecided as TO what cours, tb,,y
would pursue that they practically sus
pended business. Hurried conferences
", Were heid here and there on The noor
minutes before the body got back inio
any sort - working order
g oeleSat. Giimcr, who comes from the
southwest. where the RcpubIic,nS nrr
sent IA seemingly unpreakablc iron,
gave vigorous opposition To the amend.
; ment; declaring that the l.cgisla turc
II. ntisht , as well require the appointment
oi bald headed man 10 the commits
sion as to say what party shall be
represented. He thinks the tiovernor
shouid be left unhampcred by any leg
the chict executive, five Republicans
would make the strongest commission
thTn they should be named he declared
The Senate. Delegate Norris thought.
nad aone the very thing that patrons
OF the measure had done their best
10 avoid-that is. inject into the roads
Delegate Q, e. Davis said he was
d taXed 10 understand just why the
iords on the other side" had seen tit
more consideration he gave the bill
the more firmly convinced he became
tnat Ina ne would do the right thing if
came up. -
Republican Voices Views.
nsIpsasg, SIpesking for the Republican party.
ooqhay, declared that the construction
eminently fair when il provided for
ninority M representation on the com
that party pay one-third of the taxes
collected in the State
Delesate Thomas Hunter thought ii
would be a direct anront TO the Re.
pubiicans in Virginia to Kill the
amendment. VIC
was declared during the debate
tnal thc law provides that one-tbird
OF the membership OF the Statn Eo.,d
oI ASricuitnrc and immigration he
r, made up from the Republican party
tn;; ln;H WAS brought out by Delegate
Lunenburg. i'oii'
Before adjournment yesterday tho
iiouse auvahccd many bills to their
; tihl,u i rehulns on the calendar. Among
mem was the appropriation bill giving
10 county roads the sum of S400. 600
Eear Es5nrn IN addition TO the annual aid
VI ,,?S"u'"V tney now receive.
When the. body adjourned it did so
TO meet again on Tuesday at l. o'clock