Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-14
LEGISLATURE ENDS
REGULAR SESSION
Enacts Law Assuring Library
and Auditorium as Memorial
to Fighting Forces.
MONUMENT N FOR MAuRY
Final Day Is Crowded With Vast
Amount of Important
Legislation.
MONUMENT FOR MAURY

fore. the curtain was rung down on
its hna. session yesterday. in action
previously taken by the. Senate as
sures for Richmond a library build
Ing and auditorium rs a memorial TO
Virginia soldiers. sailors, marines and
women a.nn- who served in the world war;
OF state archives, and monument TO
Matthew Fontainc Maury.
Measures providing for cventuation
ppsition. The - one making s'I possible Die
ptection Of shaft to Commodore
Maury recurring two roll calls TO ac-
priatoH $4,000.
Forty thousand dollars is appropri-
a;ed for depository for rirginia's
a;chives. and S2.0o0,0c0 for q memorial
library. The measure providing for a
memorial 10 Nirgin!a's valorouS sons
and daughters carries an appropriat ton
81 S.So,!Vo: With recommendation 10
similar appropriation and authorize Il
bond Issue. OF sl,5oo,oo0. This IL ex
elusive OF the Ford lot site. which
Tor "a hftecnfoot strip from the
southern and EASTERN slopes Of Cap
ttoi Squire for the purpose OF widening
Bunk and Twelfth streets
What senaiou Accomplished.
Fasssgc OF these bills, coupled with
Inauguration OF the budget system OF
appropriations. rejection OF the Fed
cral suffrage amendment. abolition Of
the State Department. OF Prohibition in
1892 and ousting OF the present commits
sioner. and the nrovidtng OF ma n.nery
\ to enable the women OF Virginia To
Mote in the event OF ratification of the
n fae oaistassafay That sis
> OF the 1920 session OF the Generg AS
semb!y' which came me. 60 ,a an eh 6ey ye 81
lawmaking.
Those apearing In, advocacy OF the
l,ichmond city: Hall. of Loudoun: Dill
lard. of Franklin; Gilpin. of Clarke;
Rodgers. OF Petersburg; Hurt, OF Not
toway. and Henley. of VIII iamsburg.
Dlsapproval was voiced by Delegates
Gordon. OF Louisa; Anderson. of smytk:
Moneit, OF Angusta' ana "n ns Tanc, OF
ter. disputed the constitutionailty OIL
Delegate Hall stated that memorial
library was the only thing that the
American Legion had asked for.
TO- FavOrs National Memorial.
DeleEate Gordon didn't like the idoa
of ocal memorial; he. advocated.
rather, a national memorial, com
mon memorial to the American soldier.
Amarici. TO her soldiers TO be vol
Dedication to. the city Of Richmond
Square would. he said. mar the beauty
and symmetry OF the square and nceu-
iessly sacrifice u number of trees. Me
inorial agitation he termed as prema-
tire No one knows whether the war
is over or not, and Americ;, again may
many ~ "at war" again. Me saw by the
papers; Congress still is wransling
oyer the nfss sob 5rfs Is Sey ane the
OF any living soul TO etermine;
Delegate billiard asked the House IN
the name of chivalry and In memory OF
those who went 10 France to vote for
III America does not gain entrance. to
Lane nf N
ment. gi,ughtl Deiegate Gilpin, and its
Delegate Rodgers thought memoir
iaf-fibTary was, one OF the best things
Esea s9uf u ae t @ou hdF gSe the SOL
diers anything they asked for.
Delegate Henley was astounded that
the Delegate from Louisa or any one
else, for that matter, raised his voice
Vote Down Amendment
An amendment offered by Delegate
Norris. providing that, Offices, for. State
departments thSt S9nld not be accom- &C
cluded in the plans, was voted down, 30
tts favor. 4 diss s nsre' % Vo'es
| Delegate Gordon opposed the Maury
monument bill because the proposal.
gance too far" He predicted deficit
IN the state treasury; and declared
] State has in its treasury. Monuments
are a comparatively trivial thing, any
thought that when Virginia appro.
l prtated money for such a purpose. she
Ehonored. most Of all, herself.
THE bill passed, 81 TO c.
Provide for Repository.
j ..sWhen the bill providing for n re-
| rository for Virginia's priceless Colo
nial relies and manuscripts was called
moved that a committee amendment
| cutting the appropriation from $40, 600
| to- 81. 900, be rejected. which was DONE
| J5t to 1875
THE bill provides for n hreproof COM
partment for the housing OF Colonial
| House OF Bu:geSses and other archives
including; the original aIason's Bill Of
sights, the parole which Washington
ordinance passed by the Virginia sccos-
sion convention.
The BIZ had the indiorsement of the
ana s the Virginia branc es Of .he coiS
NAL Danes of America. Woman work
iii behalf OF the measure was done by
the following Colonial Danes commit
tee: Mesdamcs Archer. Scribner, S. II.
tague. Minnie Chamberlain, Dorothea
Leo Antrim and Miss Belle Perkins.
To Preserve Documents.
gate Price told the House, would he
willing to give 100000 or 100000
for tho documents.
Delegate. Gordon wanted to defer
library is completed. Delegate Price Ice
Twas not willing to have part IN as
SHINING such a risk, declaring that the
napers. were IN Imminent danger Of
dpoISsafs SSr rhs' replying to state
nent that the session Of the. General
III "a 'S8(Cputinued on Sixth pa re FTTIF- ,