The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-10
House Fails to Act
on the Increased
Salary Measure

Suspending for the moment thu
consideration bills accumulated on thu
calendar, members OF the house Of
delegates yesterday devoted a brie1
period to paying tribute to the mem
ory of the late United States Senator
Thomas Staples Martin, who died No
vember IL, 1919. Resolutions OF re.
spect were presented by Delegate
Deans,* of Isle of Wright, who SPOKE
eloQuently and feelingiy OF the noble
life of the dead statesman. and the
splendid efforts he put forth for tht
advancement OF his native state.
Euloxies to the life and character
of Senator Martin were also delivered
by Delegates Anderson. OF Smyth;
Price, OF Richmond: Rogers OF Pc
tersburg. Hurt OF Nottoway; Pitts. Of
Buchanan Moffett, of AIhemarle
Norris, Of Lancaster: Cherry. of Nor
folk city; Warren. OF Ptttsyivanta
Ozlin, OF LunenburE; Gray. OF Wash
ington: Bondurant. OF Prince Ed
ward; story. OF Southampton. Gibson
OF Cuipeper: GkteWood. OF Amurst
Henley, Of Williamsburg. and Com
minis, OF King William.
BY remaining in session one houl
longer than the time agreed upon fol
adjournment. the delegates disposed
OF all engrossed house bills on the cal.
endar with the exception of the bill te
establish an additional court in tbs
city of Richmond which was passed
by under the one-man objection rule
and will probably not be called ur
again this session
Thirty-eigh bills In ali were passed
during the two sessions of the house
and sent over 10 the SENATE.
Wn a
For lack OF the constitutional ma
401. providing for an increase oil
compensation for members OF the gen.
eral assembly failed of passage
When 1t was discovered that the vote
on the bill stood fortyfivc ayes IL
twenty-nine noes, there was scurry-
ing of members favoring IN increass
In pay to round up absent voters
A SUFFICIENT number. however. could
not be found who were willing to go
back to their constituents in the
guise OF Legislative profiteers, and the
measure was lost
House bill No. 473, endorsing the
erection At Fort Wool In Hampton
Roads Of the statue Of brotherhood
was passed after an amendment had
been adopted striking out the APP
preparation Of $4,000.
Tho house also approved the bill
providing for . survey OF the high
way system OF the state. and APP
propriating $1,000 for the making Of
the survey.
Fifty-eight house bflls that had no,
reached their third reading still re.
main on the house calendar, and
will probably expire with the close OF
the session
WOULD TAX Pilots
The house committee on finance
has reported out with favorable
recommendation the bill introduced by
Delegate Hall, and recommended by
the governor. providing q license tai
OF Ave percent on the gross revenue
of pilots.
Governor Davis. In . communica-
ton to the house accompanying the
bill. recommended that IL BE- passed
Immediately. 1t has been placed on
the house calendar and may be call.
ed up by its patron. should thu
house decide to consider II out OF ita
reEuiA. order.
Tho finance committee has also re-
ported with recommendation that they
be passs1 senate bill ISIS known a
the Mis- bill providing for the CO
Enlistment OF memorial library,
and exchanging = strip of the south
side OF Capitol square for the Ford
lot owned by the city OF Richmond,
on which to erect the memorial, The
Maury monument bill, originating in
the senate. aprropriating 1900: the
bill for relief Of Whitehurst: senate
BILL No. a1s for. the erection OF 4
teachers pavilion at Catawba, and
senate bill 100. appropriating $1o.-