Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-06
THE SESSION AT END.
APPROPRIATION BILL AGREED 10. BUT
MANY OTHER MEASURES PAIL.
IpsEse'uai Effort to Extend tho Session
AL the Republican Members
Vote Me-

blv met early yesterday and soon had
new committee Of conference at work on
,be general appropriation bin. and the
result was an agreement which was con-
frmed by the Senate and House.
The great bone of contention was the
House 5 proposition to amend the present
Law % 10 what bonds might be bought
ly the Commissioners OF the Sinking
Iund with the surplus that is, the
money 10 be paid AS interest when the
debt Is funded.
The upshot Of the conference and ac.
ton thereon Is that the present law
stands.
Ihis matter disposed Of, the Demo.
Gratis hoped that the Republicans would
SEE that the latter could gain nothing by
crnosing an extension of the session
They therefore called up in the House
she senate resolution extending the ses-
soa for period not exceeding ten DAYS
b., Was stated TO the Republicans that
ro political legislation was proposed.
a-i chat all business would be brought
io au end OF Wednesday. but they
voui not listen 10 the proposition.
lnc resolution did not get the re-
orroi sixty votes.
The Democrats had two members alb
s.at-Nr. James Barbour, of Culpeper,
vino was az the bedside OF his son Ed
r.a. and Mr. Smith. of Russell. who
s1ae aays ago WAS called 20 his distant
home by the news that his son had met
with O most painful accident
However, after the appropriation bill
$751;, satisfactorily disposed of there were
arlmber IT Democrats who saw no use
.r .NieuNon, and while most of them
welded their opinion il was only done in
-lonse to the earnest solicitation Of
brother members, Who urged that some
r..t oi the two weeks Christmas holiday
..1ld be made up 10 the State, but a
..s oli not vote at all.
the session Of ninety days ended last
rclt. The expectation Is general that
t re- viii be an extra session in Deem
Mr This IS certain 10 be the case if the
ue1nle vote to call a constitutional CON
v.a1oD, for then the General Assembly
v.l have 70 apportion representatives IN
t.a convention and set day for the
election.
of the hundreds Of bills which died
81 the CLERKS hands the most prominent
we've: Bill 10 regulate State commerce
f.s t5muuds insurance bin the general
uN bin the labor bureau bill bill To
visa the school laws and remedy GER
t.ic detects; biil to distribute State de
posts 20 al hanks that would put mp
Nlilcbergor bonds lst seventy cents IN
t.a dollar as security, and bin 10 equal
Ire assessments throughout the State.
There would have been 10 great con-
teuton over the tax bill and school bill,
D1, ); is doubtful if any Of the others
Mentioned would have passed had tine
General Assembly stayed h.re Ten days
longer.
line old tax bill stands as the law.
The general appropriation bIll IN the
segrecate is considerably less than Its
l4neiiate predecessor.
Following are the proceedings in de-
tal:
senate.
The Senate was called to order yes
teriaymOrniugat 100 clock by President
pro tam. John l. Hurt. No prayer
The Senate agreed 10 the report of the
committee of conference on the disagree
ing votes Of the two houses on House
m.lto provide for the payment OF Justices
Of the peace IN certain eases.
The report recommended that the
House agree 70 the amendment OF the
Senate.
TWO YEARS APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr. HAY informed the Senate that the
House bad agreed to senate Joint resolu-
ton. requesting a committee OF con-
ference 10 consider the disaRreeing
votes of the two houses on the approprl-
alton bill. Messrs. Koiner. Wickbam,
and Williams were appointed Us mem
hers Of the committee on the part of the
Senate. and they at once retired and
went into conference.
THE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Atl1:3O o'clock Mr. Koiuer, chairman
Of the conference committee. made a
report which he said only made two
changes in the House bill as it was re-
-ected by the Senate Saturday night,
and these were 10 conform the bill to the
views Of the senators as then expressed
one LEFT the law providing for vaccine
agent at a salary of $500 as IT now stands
and the other changed the mode of in
yesting ths surplus State funds by the
adoption OF the exact language of the
.x,sting law-cOmpelling the Board Of
Sinking Fund Commissioners to invest
only IN Riddleberger bonds. As the bill
was reported to the Senate Saturday
night It authorized investment IN lO-4O,
c9nsol coupon. peeler, or United States
Government bonds.
3,r Loyenstein said that he would
cheerfnllv vote for the report of the
Inference committee, but be wanted to
rut himself night on the record in regard
.1 the report made by the conference
committee on Saturday night, which IN
aor,em nee Of the lateness Of the hour
AMI the overwhelming sentiment OF the
senate against that portion OF the re-
rot which provided for the purchase
Of consols. l0-40's. SC, he did not
.hoose 70 occupy the time Of the Senate
o1 that occasion bat he wanted to say
Low that there was nothing IN that re-
Dort which in any manner interiered
v.h the settlement Of the debt on
.ae basis OF the Riddleber&er bill.
There was nothing in the biddieberger
0l. which provided that the surplus IN
tie Treasury should be used IN the pur-
chase of said bonds, but the General
assembly, had several years ago adopted
.1e policy OF investing the surplus funds
Intended to pay the interest on the
ulrlic debt in these bonds, 50 that
vIen the debt was funded and II
ere should be a deficiency III the
fe4.ury these bonds eitnbr could be
cold W hypothetical in order TO meet
'ls deficiency. The bill agreed to by
-.e conference committee extended the
'ayilege Of purchasing consois and other
bonds by the Sinking Fund Commission
r.. under sealed proposals, for the Pur-
o,e Of funding such bonds. and 1t was
u0rosed that gentlemen IN whom TINS
general Assembly had rePosed this con
fl.uce BY several reflections could be
.ltusted with the duty OF carry
mo- out tins plan 70 the best IN