Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-28
BODY |RREVOCABLY
AGAINST CHANGING
SESSION PROGRAM
BY AZ to az Delegates De-
feat Adoption of Con-
ference Report.
DIVISION OF ROAD FUNDS
AGAIN is IN LIME LIGHT
Debate on County Feeder High
ways Part of Levy to Be
Today's Feature.
GOVERNORS sAGAC1TY PRAISED
Delegate Norris Admircs Executives
Wisdom in Refusing TO Call AS
Scmbly on O,yn Initiative.

With the House or Delegates ire
vocably committed against considcra-
tion OF the school question at this
session. the fight to have one-third
of the funds, realized through levies
for construction of highways, diverted
to use on county roads will today
take again the center of the stage.
When the body adjourned yesterday
afternoon there was pending an amend
ment, offered by Delegate Hudgins.
which would have the effect of re-
serving cents of the 12-cent levy for
appropriation on ffty-ffty basis to
the counties wishing to build thorough
fares of their own.
This would be in addition to the
100000 a year which is now con-
tributed TO this purpose as State aid.
of $4,000 annually to be available
for constructing these feeders" TO the
State highway system.
Turns Down Conference Report.
Consideration of the tax measure
came late in the day. after the House,
acting for the third time in this mat
ter. had refused to adopt the con-
ference report calling for Consideration
Of teaehers salaries for the the schooil i
year about to begin. The report lost.
by a vote of ~ to AZ.
Delegate shackelford. of Orange. was
bluntly outspoken in his opposition
TO Hnn, DpeninE 3, the Her doGrS to schools
pressed, be swayed under the adroit
leadership oil the Senator from Lynch
this matter, up at all. it must be done
In a broad. comprehensive way not
simply 10 an extent that Will apDease
is a fact that most of the cry for ac-
tion in this matter at the special
session has come from within these
orally"
Norris Takes Same Stand.
Delegate Norris took practically the
same stand that has been taken all
along by the Delegate from Orange,
and that is that this session of the
General Assembly is for the sole pur-
pose of enacting legislation to meet
the Federal road aid.
THE more / observe the trend OF
events here" he declared, the more
admire the sagacity Of the Governor
in declining on his own initiative TO
call the Legislature in extraordinary
ment of the State government is clam
oring for something. 1 agree with
other members that schools and many
other matters deserve our careful and
thoughtful attention, but not at this
session. We have confused the issue.
We came here for a single purpose.
and must not drift afeld."
Delegate Davis, OF Norfolk County,
told the House that, as good roads
advocate, he is in favor OF granting
needed legislation to schools, for only
State are educated will she ever have
an adequate highway system.
Guided by Hnrt's View.
Delegate Gilmer, of Pulaski. who
was one of the conferees bringing in
the report, said he was guided in his
action by the positive statement OF
State Superintendent Harris Hart who
says most eHphatically that an emer-
tet t.,
BY voting down resolution offered
by Delegate E3slcy, of Halifax, to
have the Committee on Privileges and
Elections discharged from further
House probably finally disposed of this
measure.
The bill provides that all nomina-
primaries. and would break up the
convention plan as followed i'm the
doubtful Firth and Ninth Districts. its
er. who, 1t is reported, will be a candi-
date for Congress against Colonel
Rorcr a. James in the event that Judge
Il. w. Saunders is nominated to the
vacancy on the Supreme Court OF APP
pcals.. to he made when Judge stat
ford G. Whittle rctires on December
81 of this year.
IInd Failed OF Report.
The bill has failed to be reported out
in both the Senate and House.
Delegate Boschen. OF Richmond, fa-
vored bringing the bill up on the floor
of the House, since, he said, there is
entirely too much inclination at this
session to stinc legislation.
In discussing yesterday afternoon
the Hudgirs' amendmenr. rcserving
n scent levy to be appropriated for
county road purposes. Delegate Ozlin
declared that proponents OF such a
plan are not opposed to the State high
way system, as has been intimated in
many quarters. since the discussion
began.
The counties" he said. "are not or
gani%ed as are the cities, with their
chambers Of commerce and their Coun-
ellis. They are not prepared to voice
their sentiment and their desires
know they want this distribution of
funds. and 1 am pleading their cause.
There Is no conflict between the cities
and the counties. Their interests arc
identical. We must not array one
against the other. We are contending
simply that. whereas every city In the
state will have the benefit certainly
Of ono Of these state highways. many
taxpayers In the counties will live too
far away TO benefit from them"
Wants Program Upheld.
Delegate ]. Sinclair Brown asked the
HOnSa stand of -,