The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-18

pie TINT another theory OF suvso la.no, y.
the republic was to- bring fne pressnIa.
ton near to the const stuent boay oy large
Representation and TINT TINS aDni, as lhr ~, Us
Eit could do so. had ad0pt Lnaa i N,e Dy
providing for the full numper oI uelega ,.ts
and senators authorized by sne Son ls.al.
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pending question. Not ordeFea--ayes' :.
noes, 81. III, -,
On motion Of Mr: HANGER. the bill was
made special and continuing oraer Iof
Monday next, Immediately aIfer Inc mo OH
ing hour.
House bill to incorporate the virginia
Midland Mining and Manufacturing C I''l
pany. W..
Senate bill to allow the treasurer OF Win
chester further time to make return OF his
delinquent list.
THE SALARY BILL.
At 1 O'Clock the House resumed the con.
sideration of the salary-reductlon Dill IRE
ported from the Committee on hetrencn'
ment and Economy, Mr.. EDMUNDs chair.
man), proposing to lower governmental ex-
penses to the rate OF 1850 ana generaiiy re-
ducing salaries 20 per cent.
OFFICERS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Section 81 was adopted as reported from
the committee. The sergeants-at-arms ano
doorkeepers will receive $28 per week IN
stead Of $44 and $40 respectively; the
clerks mot to exceed elk for house ana Ioui
for Senate), S2S instead OF S42 per week
pages, $14 instead OF SCI per week. 81
ATTORNEY. GENERAL.
On motion OF Mr.. WALKER Of Westmore.
land, amended by Mr.. STARKE. the salary OF
| Acknowledgement was reduced from $4,000
to $4,000 per annum. The change was ad.
yocated BY Messrs. STARKE and LACY, and
opposed by Messrs. MCMILLAN and MOI
FETT.
PENITENTIARY.
Paw OF Superintendent OF Penitentiary
was reduced from $4,000 to $1,000; first as
sistant from 5000 to S720; the second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh assistant
Keepers from $500 to S640.
The bill proposed to reduce the pay OF the
surgeon from 5000 (what it was in 1S60) to
S720. Opposed by Mr.. ASHTON; advocated
by Messrs. F1cKLEN and LACY. The pay
was reduced to $720.
PENITENTIARY STOREKEEPER.
The 23d section was struck out, bill
having already passed both houses, Dir.
GRAVES said, reducing commission OF the
General Agent on sales from six to five
per cent; no limitation now, as proposed,
rs to amount of sales. Formerly the pay
was six per cent. on sales to $4,000; on
sales above $4,000 eight per cent.
DIRECTORS AND CLERK.
Directors were left at $50 per year; the
clerk was reduced from $500 to 5000.
REGISTER LAND OFFICE.
This officer is to be paid hereafter las pro.
posed by amended billy for duties as Register,
Superintendent of Weights and Measures,
and Superintendent Of Public Buildings,
altogether, $1,000 instead OF $1,000. This,
on motion of Mr.. JOHNSTON OF Giles.
Mr.. FOWLER wished to include in the
81, 500 compensation for the Registers du.
ties as secretary Of the Board OF lmmigra-
ton.
The SPEAKER (Mr. BococK in the chair
ruled that it could not be done without re-
considering the other vote.
Mr.. FOWLER did not press the point.
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Mr.. FAUNTLERoY claimed that the First
Auditor and his clerks cost annually,
even after the reductions proposed,
$4,000. He moved to strike the commit
tees section out and insert substantially the
provision of the Code Of 1850: In other
words, reducing the number Of clerks from
ten to five and allowing no messenger-the
Auditor to receive $4,000 and clerk OF ac-
counts $1,000; first clerk, $1,000; second
and third, $3.50; and fourth, 5000.
Mr.. LACY suggested an amendment cut
ting off the messenger in the Auditors Of
fee, who Is now paid $1,000. Adopted, by
Mr.. FAUNTLEROY.
Mr.. TAL1AFERRo OF Norfolk asked Mr..
EDAUNDs If this messenger was necessary.
Mr.. EDMUNDs, the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Retrenchment and Reform {from
which the bill came), stated that the COM
mittee in their inquiries directed their at
tention to the salaries paid, not to the ne
cessity for the officials employed. They
knew that a commission had been employed
to prepare plan for the reorganization OF
the State offices, and for that reason they
left tie latter subject to them. Therefore,
| be could not answer the question OF Mr..
| TALIAPERRO.
| Mr.. FOWLER moved an amendment to Mr..
| FAUNTLERoY'S amendment, contining the
Auditor to an expenditure OF $4,000 per an-
mum for clerical service in his office. Mr..
| FOWLER said that he had been assured by
Mr.. Taylor that he couldn't get along with
fewer clerks; but Mr.. FOWLER thought
that he could get them for less than they are
now paying,
Mr.. LACY opposed Mr.. FowLER's amend
ment He was understood as favoring Mr..
FAUNTLERoY's amendment.
| Mr.. FAUNTLERoY during this discussion
spoke Of the subsidized press and the de-
graded pulpts OF this country"
MIR. TALIAFERRo Of Norfolk was answer.
| ing Mr.. FAUNTLERoY on the question OF the
60 degraded pulpits," when he was called to
order by Mr.. J. 81. ROBINSON, who contend
ed that the gentleman's remarks were moi
german to the subject under consideration
The point was sustained by the Speaker
(A1r. BOCoCK), who said that both gentle
men, in such discussion, were out OF order
1t seems that the pay OF the clerks in DR.
Ruffner's Office is graded by the pay OF sim
liar clerks in the Auditors office.
Mr. HANGER endeavored to save then
from extreme reduction, but in vain. They
will suffer, il the bill becomes law, abou
thirty or forty per cent. reduction In pay
Mr.. FowLER's amendment was votet
down. Mr.. FAUSTLERoY's was adopted.
OFFICE HOURS.
MIR. JOHNSTON of Giles offered the follow
! ing as an independent section:
'The offices Of the First and Second Au
ditors, of the Treasurer, of the Secretary o
the Commonwealth, of the Register OF tht
Land Office, OF superintendent OF Public
instruction, Of Commissioner Of Agricul
ture, and Of Commissioner OF Railroads
shall be open at all times for the transaction
Of the business appertaining thereto from
the hours OF A. NJ, TO 5 o'clock
Agreed to.
| RECONSIDERATION.
General EcHoLs moved to reconsider tn
vote by which the second section had beer