Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-22
CHORUS OF ''NOES"
IN HOUSE AGAINST
SENATE PROPOSAL
Embargo Continues Against
Legislation Other Than
for Roads.
DELEGATES REFUSE TO LET
DOWN BARS FOR SCHOOLS
Deadlock on Joint Resolution
Amendment Will Be Fought
Out in Conference.
DEFEAT CAR LICENSE INCREASE
Feature Today Will Be Effort to Set
Aside Part OF Levy for
County Roads.
DELEGATES REFUSE TO LET
DOWN BARS FOR SCHOOLS
DEFEAT CAR LICENSE INCREASE
Feature Today Will Be Effort to Set
Aside Part OF Levy for
County Roads.

the House yesterday. and those fore. e.
shadowed It , for today. are:
vote which left no doubt as to its
real position in the matter. to concur
in the Senate amendment to a joint
would be given for consideration at
the special session of measure TO
provide increased nay for teachers
in the public schools
an amendment offered by Delegate
which would have been to to- double ] the he
existing automobile license tax. went
The pro6a bility that the hght to
"a tax ,s for The benent Of the county roads
when the bill placing 12-cent
additional tax on general property for
state highways alone, is reached on
Now Goes 10 Conference.
Sticking to its original determine
should be considered now, nov essers except
those, those relating TO roads and those
pressing, the House disposed of the
Senate amendment In short order.
The upper body declined to recede
the matter. now will be threshed
In the brief debate the Senate
amendnsent precipitated. not a single
member expressed r conviction that
the school problem is not a highly
Important one and that the teachers
or the State do not deserve the most
earnest consideration in the matter
OF increasing their salaries. but with
practically one accord the members
declared that this session was call
they are determined TO consider no
general bills outside of roads and the
governors recommendations.
Work for Next AssembIy
Former Attorney y-General William A.
Anderson, OF Rockbridge, said the next
session of the General Assembly can
Seai S with the school matter. much
better and that would be ample time
IN which TO act. He thinks il would
oe serious mistake to throw down
the bars to any other legislation than
that already agreed upon
Il don't believe ten members of this
| House WOULD have signed the call for
me ne Spesial bsS abos session he declared. if
other than road problems That is
the real issue before us might saw
bills, but FOUND insuperabie abn objectiops ihoo
to having them considered"
Pelegate Lindsay Gordon. of Louisa
tons. oH' q"
Oppose Automobile Tax Increase.
?, one of the striking incidents of the
stand this body took upon the oues-
tion, precipitated by General Anderson.
or increasing the automobile license
tax. Unlike certain of their cowork-
ers in the Senate, advocates OF Prov.
SION at this session for county roads
not embraced in the State highway
system. are positively opposed TO in
creasinS the automobile tax beyond tn,
80 per cent which had been sugsested
On the other side of the Capitol there
mas been movement TO raise the tax
!ou per cent the idea indOrSed yester-
| day by General Anderson
Advocates of county roads, or an an
| preparation for them at this session
| promise to prccpitate the question to-
| day. II the bill on the calendar, provid-
| ing for a l2-cent additional lew on
| General property for the State high
way system oaly, is reached on the cal
endar for its third reading and en-
| groSSment.
| VIII Decide County Rond Questton.
When this is done. the amended OZlin
bin. under which only cents OF the
| additional tax will be dedicated for uss
on the state system the other five being
| reserved for apportionment under an
] appropriations measure to the various
| counties, will be offered as II subsii-
| tute for the one on the calendar This
| is expected to bring final decision,
| so far as the House is concerned as
| to fate of county roads at this session
| win easily in the House, but that the
victory will be just as easy in the Sen
| ate. where twenty-five Senator's b.
| came patrons yesterday morning TO A
| bill identical in nature with the Ozlin
| m eaSure.