The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-30
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conviction Of right And the desire TO
express 1t could excuse him or Ariv
one else from taking up the time Of
the senate by declAiming on this bill
whose passage was foreEone con.
clusion. He quoted figures showing
that only nine counties OF the state
put more money In the state treasury
than they take out. Richmond city
payA in two-thirds Of the amount
drawn out by the ninety-one counties
in excess of their deposits.
Senator Trinkle engaged the selma
tor from Roanoke In debate for Sow
eral minutes. asking him II he APP
proved the state law governing the
appropriations for schools and PEN
sions. Senator Andrews replied that
he did and the senator from Wythe
implored him to "quit growing
about the matter II he admitted the
system was right.
The liveliest discussion Of the day
was On the question OF adjourning I'M
til Monday. Senator Holt moved that
the senate adjourn until Tuesday at
noon, and Senators Conrad and Trim
kle opposed 1t h6t1y Senator Cos rad
charged that tho length of the house
recess was due to propaganda spread
in the early hours Of the session by
designing senator's who said that the
senate would do the same thing.
NEEDED REST +.
Senator Goolrick plead for a rea-
sonable vacation. saying that most OF
the important questions had ben con-
cluded and that many of the members
who had been working from fourteen
to sixteen hours a day were at the
point OF physical exhaustion.
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whether or not the senate assembled
in extraordinary session to legislate
or adjourn. He demanded that the
three sessions be held and that when
the body adjourn 1t would be until
noon today Senator Addison asked
his fellow senators to use some discre-
ton. He said that glance at Sena-
tor Trinkle's vigorous frame was
proof OF his ability to work endlessly
without fatigue but stated that he
(Addisonl was thoroughly fatigued
both in nina and body.
I'VE will have to proceed on i'm
portant matters with thin senate"
he argued NO matter when we ad-
journ to. a great many memb ers .are
going home in spite of 'hades and
high water"
The newspapers came In for q fair
snare OF attentlon AT all three &e8~
sions. Senator Trinkle heaped re-
proaches on them for their lack Of
hospitality In head-lining the 'loot-
ers, robbers and paupers," and Sena-
tor Buchanan administered q sharp
rebuke to an afternoon paper for ac-
cusing the senate OF Constructing
Legislation" and blaming that body
for not proceeding as swiftly as has
the house.
He defended the senate, especially
the finance committee and the SUBJ
appointed to arrive At =
means OF taxation to supply the needs
before the assembly. calling attention
to the fact that the house has not
delved into this subject and stating
thu. they would never have arrived
at satisfactory plan without the as
sistance OF the senate.
Senator Cannon took up the cudgels
in defense Of tho paper referred to
by Senator Trinkle. saying that the
headline had quoted him properly ana
was within it's rights in doing 30. The
senator from Wythe admitted this
but insisted that the paper was over
Jealous in calling attention to the
words by the use OF monstrous type.