Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-05
senate BOOSTS BUDGET
TOTAL ANOTHER $4,000.
Debate on Lime Grinding Appropria-
ton Prevents Final Passage
OF Bill.
SHARP TILT ON AMENDMENT
Cannon, GooIrick and Gum Oppose
New Plant - Vote Increase in
Salary for the Six Capitol Police
men.


session on the amendment offered by
Senator Grayatt. Of Caroline. provid-
ing $4,000 for new lime grinding
plant. In line with the recommended
ton of Governor Davis In his budget
estimates esah1 les prevented final passage last
appropriations bill. The Gravatt
aanendment was defeated by vote OF
90 to 13.
o'clock. while Senator ferguson. OF
Appomattox. was vainly trying 20
which 1t declined to increase the sal
airy Of the Sta:e Forester from $2.75O
to $1,000. and that of his assistant to
in the measure has been maturely con-
sidcred. and IL will in all probability
be passed with but little discussion
Add $4,000 More. to budget.
Sticking to its policy Of increases
House for various purposes. the SEN
ate yesterday added about $4,000 to
the appropriations for the next two
written into the measure on the day
before. brings the total increase al
by me To aboa Haa oyer or
100000 more than the Governor esti
mated the expenditures Of the State
period, despite the fact that his item
OF 100000 for new lime grinding
plant has been cut out.
Stiff opposition developed at once
to the proposal that the sum OF $4,000
be. provided in the first years apDro-
rick declared II is not the function OF
government to appropriate the peoples
money for purpose which will not
too. he said. because Il savors of the
socialistic tendency which is sweeping
the country. If anything is to be done
10 increase the output of State-manu-
tinued. 1t might be accomplished bet
ter by charging the plant at stanton.
Cannon Opposes New Plant.
Opposition from Senator Cannon was
Just as determined. He. declared that.
in favor OF going in debt and estab
fishing them in every. section OF vir-
Ginia. Senator Pendleton said that
20 furnish all farmers with ground
lime would require tho building or
400 plants and the expenditure OF
Senator Beverley. Of Fauquier, dis
agreed with views expressed by sena-
tors opposed to the amendment; He
upon which is built the prosperity of
the country. and. that. in assisting the
farmer to secure this much needed
General Assembly is helping all the
people and not particular class;
Senator isn po asyere cd the sns CIR
which segrcgates to the establishment
and maintenance Of r .,oo o6 elemen ns.2
seeisrnr thH L to to be in Violation of
Constitution. which provides that
funds for school purposes shall be APP
ia,ion. without respect to the grade OF
school. For public freq s aehools the
measure sets aside sl.Ss2;SS1 year,
tmq d'' BY the State Board of Ednca
ton. His amendment would haze ave
+ stricken out the provision that 100000
a year BIO expended exclusively on elc-
mentary schools in the country ois
tricts. 1t was defeated By a vote OF
Senator Julien Gum suceeeded; how Ss
ever. in having cut Off the bill the
provision which denies any portion ,,f 81
amounts to less than 80 cents on the
ing Henrico. have masIsterial districts
which do not levy the maximum Tax
for schools.
An efrort by Senator Mills. Of Rich
nond. to reduce tho salary OF the
5000 to $4,000. in the belief that the
work out there requires only n part
time man. brought about considerab Die
OF 20 to 10. He denied the statement
of Senator Trinkle that outside pres
has been otoTshs to aous up1 IN
an effort to have this appropriation
cut down.
Senator Garly SucCeencu III
the yearly appropriation for the Uni
vcrsity OF Virginia Increased by 900
BY an amendment offered by Senator
Goolrick the salary of w. Warren Wall
was Increased from $500 to '2.7ho--
Senator Goolrick. in reply to an OBJ,
lection from Senator Deal. declared
that beggarly salary for State officials
isfalsc economy. The State Tax Board,
no said, should by all means have ef-
ficient lawyers and it cannot keep them
at $4,000 a year.
Other increases over the House
amounts allowed included:
For maintenance and operation OF
the Virginia Military Institute during
the second year of the biennial period.
from $4,000 to s110.eOo: for the
school for the Deaf and Blind at Staun-
ton, an increase OF $4,000, $4,000 fol-
the. first year and $500 fol-. the sec,
ond; for the Eye and Far Infrmary
Richmond, $4,000 a year: for the adj
IcrtistnE work OF, the. State Board of
crease of $4,000: for the Laurel Indus
trial School, an increase of s13,491.6o
for one year, and increases of the
salaries OF Capitol policemen. six in all,
TO $3.50 each, the total amounting to
about $780,