Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
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Senate Finance Committee on the
proposed sl2.OOO,oO0 highway bond
issue. bill. which already has received
a favorable report from the Commit
tee on Roads and Internal NaviSa-
ton.
Considcrat ton OF the biennial ap-
preparations bill will &c the principal
business before the Senate this week.
Passage Of the budget mcaurc by the
House Saturday evening, by vote OF
IS TO s, is the signal for its intro
duction in the upper body, when IL
automatically takes precedence over
every other bill on the calendar.
1t is not believed that the budget
bill will meet with as serious oppo-
sition in the Senate as IL did in the
House. This is not taken to mean.
however. that there is any dsposi-
ton to let il get by without due con
sheraton and study. The budget. as
drawn. is somewhat in excess of the
revenues OF the state. AS it passed
the House. IT calls for the appropria-
ton OF s23.9So .3i6.75. Amendments to
the bill. offered on the floor. increased
the recommendations OF the joint
committee ny 3l0S.9O0. The original
estimates. however. have been shorn
OF something like SI2,I50. The appro-
priation for pensions for Confederate
veterans was inC9eascd from $500, 900
10 100000, diversion of the esti-
mated balance of 100000 in the
memorial library fund to the pension
en- LIT inn
The next TO the last week of the
1922 session OF the General Assembly
will be n busy one in both branches.
Among the big measures before the
Senate. In addition To the budget. are
the prohibition and compulsory cdu-
cation bills, while the House Will
tackle the highway. pilotage and
Hampton Roads commission bills, all
OF which are OF statewide import
ancc.
The Senate yet has la dispose OF
the Mapp prohibition bill. designed
Ia put teeth into the present dry
laws and. at the same time, transfer
To the Attorney the enforce
ment Of the law when the State Pro-
hibition Department automatically
ceases,to function on August 81. 1922.
The bill has received some attention
and several committees amendments
lave been adopted.
The compulsory cducat ton bill al
ready has been subjected to two at
tacks. but II is believed il will he
adopted by safe majority. The
voters OF the State have gone on
record by $4,000 majority in favor OF
the constitutional amendment under
which the measure Is drawn. The
law Compels attendance OF children
between the ages of S and Il and
provides severe penalties on parents
or others who keep their offspring
from school. The bill has passed the
House with two amendments that
Senate patrons declare will complete
iy nullify the law. and it is probable
that they will he rejected.
The House has the consolidate ell
highway measures on its calendar.
These bills call for the reorganization
OF the highway department aud will
emhody the compromises reached
early last week with the approval OF
Governor Trinklc.
The House will take up the piiotage
bill following the highway bills. This
Will be followed by the proposal to
establish a permanent commission on
Hampton Roads. 4 similar bill is on
the Senate calendar as, a special and
continuing order following the com
pulsory education measure.