Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-29

Of the state highway problem and
have continued to do so since tina,
time. and. although some SIX months
have elapsed since these efforts he
/ san. find ms shown by my iiles the
| following to he the status at present:
I FRS, sixteen members Of the
/ Senate have requested the calling OF
the extra session and offered their
! support to the bond issue.
Three members ahve offered to
J support the bond issue. but made no
I request for the extra session.
! From the above. il will SO seen
( that have assurances from only
nineteen of the forty members Of the
Senate.
feel should state that since
the request was made. tn. Senator
from Norfolk. who is included in the
2hov" list. has notified me that due
To new field Of labor he has enter
I'D upon. il the extra session is CALI
| ed. IL is his purpOs" to resign. aud
n special election will have to h.
called Ia name his successor, thus
leaving only eighteen Senators who
seem To favor an extra session. when.
under the Constitution. tho minimum
vote required for the passage ~ the
bill is twcnty-onc recorded votes in
We "a III ma ,tNc. Nhl'h ln'thS lhat
the members voting mus, lac present
At the time af the roll call.
S"cond-ln The House my records
show as follows
Twnnty-thrc" have requested the
extra session 10 h- called aud altered
10 su ppOrt the bond issue.
lively" have stated they w"r" for
u bond issue. II AN extra session is
called. but they made no request for
calling.
Four members have stated they
are for bonds. but only advised call
ing Of the extra session when there.
was majority az the members Of
the General Assembly pledged to the
bond issue
One member who siRncd the call
for the extra session aud agreed NJ
supper, III. bond Issue has since
called upon ma and advised against
TIA" "all " th- extra session
-Four members who have written
they would support u bond issue. but
have don" so with certain provisions
attached. which might or might not
lie included in the bill before tn"
House for consideration aud az to
,hnt, Of course, cannot know
On" member writes that IL fcty
members have pledged "a support
the bond issue. he VIII agree TO east
the hfiy-hrst vote
Tw" members. who have not writ
ton me. have written letters To
others one ~ which have seen and
one "f which have not. To the enrr.
that they would support n bond issue
II IN extra session were called Oun
m"nh writes he believes In bonds
hut advises against an extra session
OF the Legislature.
II II Is taken for granted that all
Of TN" Ehov" members who have COM
mnnirated with me are in fnvor al
III" extra session. IL makes ~ totni
"f only foriy-eiIht members Of tn
House. when. under the Constitution.
II would r1uuirc hf,y-on- Affirmative
recorded votes for the pasSaB. Of IN.
hill.
In the above statement | have re-
solved every possibl. doubt in favor
81 the proponents Of the bond issue
and the result above speaks Tor il.
self
From the facts and circumstances
as stuffed above. il would be very i'm.
prudent for NE. AZ Governor. with th,.
conditions and provisions OF the com.
mum "a lions that cam. 10 me from
me members Included ia the ahov.
i-t !" prrsum" that all ~ them
would he satisfied with xlI ~ the
provisions in The pending bill! and
vote for II. might say thn, one
me mh"r who was for tn. bond issue
hhS died suddenly. This. ar som.
other is,erv"ntnE cause might occur
again hef"r" an extra session closed
ard the Constitution requires Tor III.
raSs"G" of It bond bin recorded
vote ~ m"joritN ~ all the members
ii"Gt"d I" the House and III. same
ruiz applies 10 the Senate, witch is
HitN-"h" III the Hous. and twenty
on" IA ih- Senate. For the abov" rra-
sous have always felt there should
u" promised mr. u safe WORKING ma
j"rity for the bond isSu. brior. call
'nS at. extra session for that pur.
pose"
hnd further frcm my own per
N"Hhl investigation taht the feeling
"i those for and against II bond is.
"a" ana an extra session. whether
'hcN h' members %! the General AS.
N'mbiN "i individuals. ~ bitter and
mat ih'r" arr two distinct line. nr
thought among the peopi. 81 the
r.t"lr. "n- strongly In favor ur ,hr
bond Issue; III. other strongly I'm
FAVOR "f pay as YOU 20" mile,
~ has been urged upon nj. that II
IS hut fair I" allow those two d,-
Nrrf"nt views 10 he fully presented
l" th" people. 80 Tint In -I.c,ing the
mex f"n"i"l Assembly. hoih The
Srnh'" aud House. The people may
nave an opportunity to drrid. which
p"i'N lhcy .desire to adoptp for the
building "f highways.
r''lhs mat would not h.. jus,I-
IVA ih '"li'hG an extra session Of The
'tn"raI Assembly on tho present
p"S's 90 nv records and premises Of
ia" hrmherS ~ fcncrHl Assemble
IN" acting "u tn. information nov
IN my possession. which show. D,ni
" h"nd issue could not tyr passed AT
a. special session Of the General As
>'hlhiN az AT present constituted and
as am. nj present advised came
'" rae conclusion that IL would he "A
wise aud proper idea "a pr.sent 10
som" ~ those leading in the nigh,
"h" w"r" Ci"S. by both for and
AGAINST bonds. a thought along the
IN. al calling an extra session not
l." ISSUE bands. hut only 10 provid.