Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-03


mediately by the defeat Of the original
amendment.
The item appropriating $1,000 to the
agricultural commissioner next came up.
Mr.. Heaton moved that this 81, oOO he
paid TO the analytical chemist
Defeated and item approved.
ADJUTANT-GESERAL
When the appropriation OF $500 as
n salary for the Acknowledgement for
1889 came up Mr. Williams revived the
fight of the morning His efforts to
have it reduced TO the original amount
$500, were unsuccessful.
BLACKsBUBG BARRACKS.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Hou-
ston to the appropriation for the yir-
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
legc appropriating 100000 for the cree
tion OF barracks was adopted. This
makes 500. 900 to be spent for this pur-
pose.
Mr.. Mcdonald moved to amend by
changing the appropriation to the Vlr-
ginia Military Institute from $50, ,OOO TO
$4,000 Defeated.
The bill was then ordered to its en-
grossment, and by a suspension OF the
rules read third time and passed.
House OF Delegates.
The House met at 10 o'clock-Speaker
Cardwell in the chair. No prayer.
TO CONSIDER THE APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Buford offered a resolution that
beginning with to-day yesterday the
consideration of the appropriation bill be
proceeded with every morning at III
o'clock until finally disposed of.
Mr.. Waddill opposed the resolution IN
one of his numerous and eyer-ready
speeches.
The resolution was adopted by vote
Of So to u. nearly all the Republicans
voting in the negative.
PROTESTING AND DEMANDING.
Mr.. overly presented petition from
citizens and voters of Lunenburg county
demanding the passage OF bill to pre-
vent discrimination by the railroads and
the enforcement of the present law con-
cerning the inspection of leaf tobaccos
and fertilizers.
FIsH-LADDERS.
Mr.. McClintic introduced a resolution
requesting the Committee for Courts OF
Justice to inquire if any further legisla-
ton is necessary to compel the Board OF
Supervisors of the counties of Allegheny,
Bath. and Highland to erect fish-ladders
on the dams in the several rivers and
creeks running through said counties.
Referred to the Committee for Courts
OF Justice.
SPECIAL ORDER.
On motion of Mr. Waddill the agri-
cultural bill was made a special order for
to-day at IL o'clock.
RICHMOND TOBACCO TRADE.
Nlr. Buford presented bill TO incor-
porate the Tobacco Trade Of the City
Of Richmond" "
The bill was referred TO the Commit
tee on Propositions and Grievances.
APPROPRIATION BIL-AGAIN.
At 1870 the appropriation bill again
came up, the pending question being
Mr.. Lyon G. Tyler's motion to increase
the pay of the physician at the jail from
$500 to $500. Rejected.
Mr. McCandlish moved to increase the
appropriation to the Central Lunatic
Asylum at Petersburg from $50, ,0cO to
S75, eco. Agreed to.
MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Mr. Echols moved to strike out 5000
as the appropriation to the Medical Col
lege of Virginia and insert $4,000
Mr. johnson, of Isle OF Wight, moved
TO make the amount 81, 300.
Mr.. Gordon moved to reduce the pay
of the Adutant- General from 81, 500 to
81, 900. Lost.
lIr. Brown, Of Nansemond, wished to
amend SO as to make the salary OF the
superintendent of tho heating apparatus
in the Capitol $500 instead of 81. 600 as
at present. Lost.
Mr. Roberts, Of Wythe, offered an
amendment to appropriate $4,000 for
public printing instead of $40, 600. Lost.
Mr.. r. H. Tyler wished to appropr-
ate $3.50 for carpet in the Second Audi
tors Office in addition to the contingent
fund. Lost.
This motion was favored by Mr.. w.
A. Anderson, who said he would vote for
it because it was to the interest OF the
State to make Colonel Rufiin as com
Portable as possible.
LAND OFFICE.
NJ D.-I-eu ,,.o,.c1 J., ro;oo tlo oOO-
tingent fund of the Register of the Land
Office from S75 to $50 so as to pay for
the recorlation of certain plats and sur
veys received in the Office between the
wears 1854 and 1860. Agreed TO.
THE UNIVERSITY.
When the item $4,000 TO the Uniyer-
sity of Virginia-S5, s. 900 to be used in
repairing the bull lings-was reached
Mr.. Catlett moved TO reduce the annual
appropriation to $4,000 in the aggre-
gate.
While speaking of the University in
handsome terms he said that 1t was pain
fully evident that this appropriation bill,
unless amended, would exceed the reve-
nues of the State from 5000, 600 to $500,
600. SO it was indispensable to apply
the knife somewhere, and this was as
good place as any 20 begin. He claimed
that the Il0 State students at the Uni
versity cost the State $3.50 each for tut
ton only, and from official reports there
are only twenty-four University alumni
teaching public schools in Virginia.
Mr.. Catlett's remarks could not be
construed as an attack upon the Uniyer-
sity. His position was simply that the
appropriation was larger than the finances
of the State warranted larger than the
number of State students educated
there justified, when We are threatened
with a deficit amounting this year to
more than two hundred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Eam contended that if the reduc-
ton is to be made on the ground OF want
of revenue il was not a sufficient ground.
Virginia has plenty of money for heI
usual appropriations. If she has not, II
is the fault Of her collecting ofiicers-i'
is the failure of her Commonwealth at.
torneys and other officials to do their
duty-and is result OF the tsmperIne
with the Riddleberger bill.
MIR. Elan, in further discussing the
amendment, said that if the Riddle