The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-12


=. sns,t ~ i,ss own salary, hich puia
aa fIss the object desired. ae stated 5tnas 9
Governor Walker, during his term, spens..
IA. htss aid and for clerks Sln.oo anu
Governor Kemper 30, ana the iaiVss 'liiAs .
Ia now $4,000 per aEntlm. ).
]. General ANDERSON thought we were act
Inc for the future, and that u the clerk WIS
necessary we ought TO pay ann. ~ 4, 81
General EeHoLs showed from the Dill thsI!
&c was proposed to cut down the Governors
clerical allowance from 81, 900 to $500 ana
now. said he, aIr. EDIUSDs proposes 10 CUT
n down 10 nothing. General EcHoLs
thought tie $4,000 ought to be reduced 70
81 ,eoo--twenty per cent; the usual per-
centage. 40
position OF General ECHoLs. The Governor
wants to stand the same ednction as others,
and Mr.. EDMUEDs suggests the only practl-
cal method, and General EcHoLs opposes u.
Mr.. FOWLER said that the Governors own
right arm was laid down Mt Cedar Noun
tain, and he should not now have the clerk
taken from him. @ Il :,
Messrs. PoPHAM, DICKENsoS OF Russell,
PETER CARTER, LADY, JOHNSTON OF Giles,
GREEN, HENRY, and HARvIE dlscussea the
question. !.
Mr.. EDMuNDs indicated his purpose to
withdraw his amendment in view OF the
great reduction the bill as reported makes IN
the expenses Of the Executive Department.
Mr.. HARvIE contended that none OF that
reduction will fall upon the Governor, as
the Governor desires.
Mr.. PoPHAM insisted that rs this was the
first message that the Governor had sent to
the General Assembly his request should be
complied with. He would not be so dis
courteous as to oppose the Governors
wishes.
The amendment OF Mr.. EDMUNDs, allow
ing the Governor no clerical force whatever,
except that in the office OF the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth, was adopted.
AYEs.-Messrs. Akers, Bernard, Burnham. Chase,
Coz, Crank, Crutehfeld. Dance, Davidson, Dlckcr-
son, Dickinson, Dyer, Edwards Evans. Faunteroy,
rze6 F R.u5en Haryes Hy
Waddy James Kelly KsysfT kyle yM aee
land, Ryland, shelburnc. e. II: Smith. Southwark,
Spessard, Stevens, Andrew j. Taylor William Tay-
mcr, Wlngaeld, and Young-51.
NoEs.-Messrs. Anderson, PococE; Burger, J9nn
Peter G Ha Ef asnser tHeg o
son. Johnston, Jordan, Lacy, Luck, Mcdaniel. Nc
Mullan, Pace, Powell, Pnlliam, Reese, Edmund c.
ShriVer. stapie Sykes, William g. Taiiaferro, War,
ner r. Talinferro, Trout, William M. Walker, War
Ing Watson, Wright, and bIr. spcaker-4l.
Mr.. DANCE offered an amendment cutting
down the allowance Of $400 for Different
OF the Attorney General, and requiring the
Governor to furnish that officer with room
in the Capitol, if possible. Adopted, after
long discussion:
AYEs.-Messrs. Akers, Anderson, Bocock. Burger,
John +. Carter, Chase, Crank, Crutchfcld, Dance,
Dckerson, Dickinson. Dyer, Echols. Edmunds, Ed
wards, Evans, Farr, Finney, Frazier, Graves Green
Hall. Hanger II. Fl. Harrison Harvic, Healy, Henry.
W. r. James, johnson, Johnston, Jordan. Kelly,
Keyser, Kyle, Lacy, Lady, Lee, Luck, Mcconnell,
McCraw, Moorman, Mushback, Nelson, Norton,
Pace, Parrish, Pitts, PulIiam, Rasland Reese E. G.
Robinson, Ryland, Shannon, Shelburne, Shrirer, b.
Fl. Smith, Southwark. Spessard. Sarke. William b.
Taliarcrro, Warner IT. Taliaferro. Andrew J. Tay-
lor, William Taylor, Trout Van Lear, w. NJ. Walk
| er, Walsh, Waring, Whtacrc, Wilmer, and Mr.
SDeaker-7l.
NoEs-Mcssrs. Bernard, Bulnham. Peter j. Car
ter, Cox, Davidson, Faunteroy, Fowler, Fry, Fuik
erson. Goode, Gray, Grgsby, Hardcsty, Reuben n
Harrison, Lowell. Mcdaniel, MCMILLAN, Popham
Powell, j. II. Robinson, Sandidgc, Stevens. Sykes
| Joseph Walker, Wallace, Watson, and Wingfeld-
20.
Mr.. FAUNTIERoY moved to take from the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth his first as.
sistant CDR. Bagby), pending which the
House adjourned.