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

tolrt south OF James river and TO trans
fer small portion OF Botetourt to Rock
bridge county.
To provide for new registration OF
voters OF Roanoke City.
To relieve Rev. Isaac Long, OF Rock
ingham county, OF taxes Improperly
paid by him.
To exempt the property of the Inter
national Committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association located ct the
University of Virginia from taxation.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the town OF Goodson TO
subscribe to the capital stock of the
Bristol and Danville Railroad Company.
Authorizing new registration in the
county of Wythe.
To authorize the Farmville and Char
lottesville Railroad Company to pay one
half of the tax upon its mortgage at the
time it is first recorded and the other
half when it issues more than $500, 900 OF
bonds.
For the relief of Julius Joel, wound
ed Confederate soldier.
To require the Board Of Supervisors
of Sussex county to provide compensa-
ton to commissioners Of revenue in said
county.
To authorize Samuel W. Lyons. trea-
surer of Norfolk county, further time to
collect tox-tckets for the year 1885, for
which he has accounted 10 the State and
county.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Shortly before : o'clock Mr.. Berry
called for the appropriation bill. He
said it was of the utmost importance that
the bill should be completed last night.
Mr. Mcdonald moved to strike out
S35. 900 for the University OF Virginia
and insert $40, 900.
Mr. Hodges suggested as a substitute
$50, the amount fixed 10y the House.
Messrs. Rhea and Williams we're in
favor of a smaller appropriation than re-
commended by the committee. Both
we're heartily in favor of high education,
but thought the University could do
with much smaller sum.
Messrs. Gordon and Moore became elo-
quent in the praises of this honored instl-
tuition, which has sent forth some of the
leading statesmen OF this country and IS
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they thought, could not afford to neglect
the University and should give even
more literally to its support. Messrs.
Harrison, Koiner, Wickham, and others
espoused the cause OF the institution.
and all amendments were defeated and
the appropriation left untouched.
VACCINE AGENT.
Mr.. Moore moved to strike ont the
5000 for vaccine agent,
Messrs. Loyenstein and Bib wanted
the Office continued, as it would prove Of
benefit in case of smallpox.
Mr. Berry said there was no more need
of vaccine agent than one for qulnine
or ormorphiue. Pure virus could be had
of any druggist, and this was all that
was necessary.
The item was stricken ont.
BLACKsBURG.
Mr. Houston moved to add to the ap-
propriation for Blacksburg $4,000 for
barracks The present ones, he said,
are in such bad condition that the occu-
pancy of them cannot be continued.
Mr. Wickham thought the appropria-
ton of S2, 900 for repairs was sufficient
Mr. Houston made strong appeal for
the institution, and the $4,000 was
put 10.
Mr. Wickham moved to strike ont the
81. 600 for repairs. Lost.
Mr. Wickhcm offered another amend
ment providing that the money should
not be used until the plans have been
approved by the Board Of Public Works
and the financial agent has given bond
that the money will be be properly ex-
pended, &c.
Messrs. Houston and Berry opposed
this. The former said that the Board Of
Visitors would see to the expenditure of
the money. The building. he said, will
cost much more than ten or twelve
thousand dollars, and it is proposed to
complete one wing with this sum and to
add to it as the Legislature appropriates
more money.
The amendment was defeated.
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Mr.. Hodges moved TO strike out $780,
600 for the Virginia Military Institute
and to insert 800. 600.
Mr.. Heaton moved to make it Sl5, 900.
He spoke at some length on the subject
and said he did not think the good done
by the institute anything like commensu-
rate with the sum appropriated to 1t. he
did not know such 10 be the case, but 1t
had been charged that the affairs OF the
institute had not been properly admins
tered. lie closed by saying that he was
not an enemy to this institution he was
not particularly interested III it, but he
did feel an interest III the heavily-taxed
farmers and was opposed to voting their
money to institutions from which little
benefit is derived.
Mr.. Jones strongly opposed the amend
ments. This was an institution that de-
served encouragement at the hands OF
the General Assembly. The appropria-
ton asked for was needed. The insti-
tute has just passed through a period OF
depression and has fuller attendance
than for years past. The prospects are
that next session there will be two hun
dred or more students, and if so the in
stitution will be on a solid basis, and
appropriations in future would not be
needed.
Mr.. Hodges said he believed the insti-
tuition was badly managed and that he
had heard from good authority that the
money both appropriated and bequeathed
had been misapplied.
Mr.. Stubbs opposed the amendments.
He, without divulging the secrets of the
investigating committee, said he be-
lieved the investigation OF great value to
the State and the institution.
Both amendments we're defeated.
Mr.. Rhea moved to make 1t S25, 900.
Lost.
Much time was lost in the considera-
ton of motion to reconsider, and 1t
was finally withdrawn.
Mr.. Eamunds, in a very humorous
speech, moved to make the compensa-
tion OF the janitor to the basement Of
fees $3.50 instead of $3.50.
Messrs. Houston aud Moore also ia
yored the amendment, and it was agreed
TO.
Much meriment was provoked by Mr..