Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-05


from The "dodceru purport TO give ALI OF tho
extraordinary expenses for ench OF those years.
and yet the following items are omitted from ,ne
list OF extraordinary expenses OF 1879, e.neu u
they are plainly act out ia the report OF Auditor
Msryo for that year, aud simtsor expeoses arc
ciassed ~ extraordinary IN the table for 1889
Readjueting State debt, SoB 6s
B0idnR Fund CeutraI Colored Asylum. lo'5g W
Buildng Fund southwestern Asylum. s'Vao GO
Aggregahng .......,,...'.'.''S%o'S'o ~
Besides the above sum OF slf,ooJ, there was
also expended for buildings OF Central Asylum
the sum OF 81. which was inh1yerteniIy IN.
ciudcd in tho sum stated In tho AUDITORS report
Of 1888 ~ expenditures for orafnafg purposes
The SUN should be added 70 the above list OF OK
traordlnaTy expenses. -
sum Of 5000 which was expended for the sup
port OF unemployed ce1sicis in the penliohuaty'
"a appears from Tho AUDITORS report OF ~.
During that year the shoc-faciory OF tne penn,,
Tertiary was burnei, and the conyic's VINO hau
been employed therein had 20 be supported ior
some time during the rebuilding OF the factory
This Is clearly an extraordinary expense: ooo
Add this two items-to wit 1880 anu so'VOo-
% the AD3ve HAT Of extraordinary expenses anu
we have S50,i3AH 81 such expenses. when were
not included IN the -" dodgers table Tor lSS',
NOW deduct this fum-fN 73a 44-irom the
sum stated in dodgers table "a the ordinary OK
penses--to Wit 81, yO9,2 3350-and We nave tI'i3sr
$500 a. the ordinary expenses Of IoS'' Ine
difference between this sum and tho ordinary
be S5l,SSG7O Is S30s,66L36 This. then, IA inc
excess Of ordinary expenditures In lSss over
1859, aud not 1873 80. tho excess appearing oy
the tables Of tho "dodcor." ,,c
Hut II will be naturally asked, why this dlhor-
euco OF 1908 G6i.s6 between tho ordinary OK
pcnses Of those years?
The anthor OF tho dodger says tho Democrats
paid This much moro than the Mahoneites Tor
tho same expenses, aud that the people hA'o
boon robbed. 80,
Had he stated in his tables the items which
constituted "0rdiHGrgh expenses inc ialsuy OF
those charges would have been apparent plt'
rs will loo seen by reference 90 his tables OF eA-
penses Of 1882 nn1 1888. no did not DO his-not
one Of such items Is given.
Tho following Is list OF or0matg etPt'L,SS
which were paid in 1889, mono Of which we're pai
in 1s8. sec report Of Auditors Tor thcSo
years.
Annuity to ColorOl Normal School ut -, m
Annuity to female Normal school At
farmvllO. ........,........,..... ., l''V'V "
Annuity 20 Male Normal School at VII 90,
lismsDgrs ,,,o S Ss55 %
AnBuity 20 Southwestern Lunsuc Asy- ., o
lUm...................... fVi"V W
Not one 0ffhesc institutions lrqs IN crisieHce ia
1883 Aud there were consequently no slmil"i
items in disbursements Of tina. year General
Malone will hardly dare 70 object 70 these OK
penditures for their maintenance.
The legislature was not IN session IN INS5' uut
was I'm session IN ls'5, and cost, n shown ny me
: =
no sifni or item ia tho dlsours ments OF 1879
There was expended ia 1883 for the mainte-
nance o. the volunteer militia 81 the Hlaie' ~
ciuIinI eiSren companies ~ fpiofca tteP'' 'ho sun
% Sl2.o>lO' ~ stated in the Auditor's report
There was no AID given the volunteer soldlery IN
1889.
py the act Of March Il, 1881. for the organ.z1-
ton and maintenance % virginia volunteers inc
Auditor ia directed % sol aside annually Tor This
purpose one half Of per ccntum az all re.epis
from regular sources OF income tA'cp. ule
school fund Tho sum thus set ASIDE AunuhilY
is about 80 500, the amount act aside IN l.N' Was
fgGttsL Tic money is dishurrCi 90 tho yoiun-
tccrs under direction of "A board, 90 which ihe
Governor Is a member, and Ia some years q
greater sum is disbarsci than in oihers
The necessity Of maintaining volunteer force
has boon repeatedly demonstrated within the
uast few yours-notably ga the suppression 10y
them % tho riots ~ Newport News ana foca-
bprta-.
Tho cost o. maintaining the oyster police feet
.n ss~ was SIS 9}3 80. and Ibis sum Is Included ira
the disbursements OF tla' year d. reported hy
mere was no similar item ia 1s-3 tocause
There va. hen no protection given 20 the oy-t"r
beds. which were being rapidly destroyed when
the Democrat party cam into control al ur
government. But whilst tie expenses oi the
state arc apparently increased ny tho cost of
maintaining this fleet they are not really 80. i'-
cause tae State collects from re Oyster TAX
enough 20 support lhe Zee. which collections
appnar Iu TIE A.llflrs reports ~ receipts
The oyster lutorr-t- hr'. therefore. really pro
tec.al without cost 3D. the state
There Wss practically 40 or. tor-iGX collected
before he establishment Of TIE Ieet enc D '-
ceiYt7 from That -outrc fDr l--i being Only
5000 g1. a- appears uy auditor Aliens report.
Another ifem included ia tho expenses oi 49,
rs reported by tho Auditor. was the sam OF s4.,-
.i, SD f.~ advertising sales ~ delinquent lands,
ana FOR commissions o. tr'asurers 'r collections
from ihat source. 4 large proportion OF these
lands were purchased b. tlo state ana ara now
held by &.
Delinquent lands were not sold under the Ma
StuI au9,hsr expense ia 1883, not incurred in
Iss, wa. thst a. Indemnity 90 treas Ayers, tl5,-
-..2t This iton b. entitled 20 an tu-si Of
g. IIc amount % coupons received from mo par
Ties who rendered them 10 the Uca@uror5 who
were fuIemuided. sc~ Auditor Maryo's report
More II these coupons will Doe recovered from
said parties viii h viii stn further reduce this
expense.
10 re 'npitulaie-
Tho itcns OF ordinary expenses IN 1872. Just
named. none OF which existed In the expenses
% 1889. are Us fOiloT--to Wit
Annuity % Colorcd Normal school at
Fetersburc.... ...-.....@ Ii,hou w
Annuity 10 Female Normal school at ...,
EnTmNlllc. .....-... .....-..... 4N'ViJ NJ
Annuity to Male Normal school at
Williamsburg Observation-Disclosures. t.h9i u
Annuity to soldiers Homo. ........ 9,s21 %
Annuity 20 Southwestern Luna'ic A'y-
lam 4N.iDJ W
Cost OF legislative session .............. li,,3 q
Aid Co volunteer miltia............... l2,J,u u3
support oyster police feet............. lS'~- y
Delinquent lauds-cXptuse of selling. lt,IsS sd
Indemnity 10 treasurcrs. ...,.......... l5lss -
Aggregating .......................s2l sois p
Here is an expenditure in 1888 for worthy Oh
Iecfs, upon mono Of which WAS one cent oXpend-
/ cd ia lo>3.
Ihis reduces tho excess Of expenditure for or
diuary purposes during l40S over those FOR same
purposes during 1852 from G6l.8j 90 ;S3,g>i a.
! But ia the comparison between the expenses
u 1855 and 1855 there are other items 10 be placed
/ 10 the credit of ordinary expenses OF ISsS
! Tho expenses Of maintaining the c0lorcd Lu-
/ matte Asylum IN the fiscal year lsS3 which was
1 thon lOrated near Richmond. WAS sfG.JlAOh, as
/ appears by Auditor Allen = report
| Ia 1883 the cOl0red lunatirs were cared for IN
! the new asylum near Petersburg, which accom-
modated a much larger number Of patients than
! the old one. and the amount eXTouded for their
| maintenance vas s1O.Olt.jl-eAcess OF 1853 over
| 1883, a., I0a5j: tbis being ths cost Of maintain
! ing Al increased number Of these uniorula.e%
| The criminal expenses Of 1853 we're. .flGs,2.5 Is
And In 1888 they were ................. S4lUlO Is
! An increase Of......................s 1854 %
| Unfortunately crime has greatly increased in
the State within the past few wears. a. Is demon