Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-25
I!Atf PASS BUDGET TODAY
HOUSE GETS GOOD START
ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Measure Provides s2".4GS.OCn for FIX
pensc> OF state for Next Two


House blll SlN, 10 appropriate tHt
public revenue for the two years end
inl.ss.. February 2S, 1921 and February
rs. 1929. is expected TO be passed by
the House today.
Appreciablc Roadway was made yes
sterday and las. nigh, OH the volumin-
GUS document. which carries the lars-
est sum ever appropriated by the
state. /, provides the SUM or s22f6S-
600 for the expenses "t me common
: this. amount, sl1,5sl.S6l."S is appropri-
ated FOR the year 1920. and Sle,S>6-
1887 tor The year ls?i ,,,,
those recommended by the Governor
by ss24.aH4 and are abou; 40 p Per cent
, grcHter Than those made Tor the pre-
: If1|he budget declared Delegate j.
Sinclair brown. OF Roanoke COUNT:
Delegate II. Lindsay Gordon. Q.
Louisa. moved tina; IN Item OF S'.'Vu.
appropriate COR the police justice or
the city OF Norfolk. he stricken from
the bill. The state. he argued. as did
others who opposed the item. did no;
tices OF other c!i!cs. and he saw no
reason why Norfolk should be singled
ticn was adopted which vas followed
by reopc1:nE Of the subject. which
still was being argued %hen ad}oNrm
Ill il O'Clock this morning
Boost Pay m Elevator Man.
Ap Amendment offered By Delegate
y. Q. Bosohen. OF Richmond city, pro-
yidinE for an intreaSse, rom ,.n, Sl.sMg I"
elevator conductor in the Capito! Eu!!o-
ing, was adopted. and one offered BY
city, increasing the appropriation Tor
the custody and disbursement OF state
money, from Sl9,>:6 10 $2o@21, was
lost.
Delegate joyce. OF Patrick. offered
An amendment reducing the app-opri-
alton Of the surgeon a; the i,eniientiarE
action on the amendment went over
until today.
An amendnien, which would have
services to the state from sl5.io0 to
S14.4o0 was lost.
Amendments offered ny Delegate
Tabb. increasing the pension for Con-
fsderate soldiers totally disabled from
SO TO 500 year, and another 10y Del
cgatc Cherry. which would give 20
willows Of Confederate soldiers. sail
org or marines So instead OF $50, met
the same fate.
Senntc Passes Compensation bill
The Senate yesterday passed Scnat.
oil. No. lA6. making numerous changes
II the workmrn's compensation bill.
among them being increases III maxi
mum Compensation for injury. disable
tects in the original bill were smooth
cd over. Debate on the bin took UP
Tho entlro session,
Large delegations OF citizens from
Richmond. Norfolk and other points
appeared before the Senae Finance
Committee in support OF the proposed
constitutional amendment allowing
cities and towns TO assess 4 part OF
the cost of public improvements to
abuttinS owners. senator DcSil. Of
NJrfplk, who offered the resolution by
request some time ago. offered n sub
stitute limiting the right of local as
sessment to - per cent against abut-
ting property on each side Of the
street, the localities therefore paying
onc-half and the city one-half Senator
Deal also proposed limiting the future
bond limit OF cities 70 10 per cent Of
he assessed valuation.
~ Senate til! Increasing the salary
of the Auditor of Public Accounts from
$500 10 $3.50 per annum was passed
ny the House yesterday by 4 vote OF
Delegate r. Lindsay Gordon. of Lou
.sa. opposed tho increase because K
exceeded the salary paid to the Gov
crnor OF Virginia.
Delegate +. Hugh Smith, OF North
cumberland, argued that the Governors
Mansion and other dispcnsations more
than made III for the ''pititul" differ
cnce between The respective salaries of
he Auditor and the chief executive
The a!nc ndnent ri the Delegate from
Louisa to Strakc $3.50 from tho salary
of the Auditor was defeated, 30 10 -