The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-13
NO REDUCTION IN SALARIES,
The Committee Declines 70 Decrease lh}
Aljl'ali-GiDGTal'S lay.
THE BILL FOREST IN A PIGEON HOLE.
Also the Bill to Reduce the salary Of the
Assistant Inspcctor-Gcnerai-k
on the Election of the Brigndicr
General Adopted.

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| Delegates last night There were present
besidea members Of The committee. Adiu-
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80
t tof-Sthtfal Noi""ti 80 Lame 0''i"' '''-
/ Onol H. Icslic Spence Lieutenant Frank
I "a w. 80 a. r,i..,.,, f,,.t,ftot,. Nrafor
! sol 'ui'uiAa' Mdjoi "iihoIF' anu uii'i '-
Mr.. Lewis. of Culpcpcr submitted hIs
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! cGn. Anderson made statement, hy It-
! quest I'm which he said that some twenty
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! general. ordnance olicDi' A"! inaa a'', 3. ."-
| erai. ana had To- nave chai r. on
sulsf9h-t heiai n, .'aiii'l'ii, tl ft,,
! one b'9ive. "I 4oin "i' 49, go
nrai llaI'el tndd,lor ,, HON "vniairoj fho vorl
and duties of the office including aiono-
grapher's fees coTtspondcncc. and simi-
! lar matters The States OF Sew York.
Pennsylvania. and Massachusetts,, of
course, needed more troops, aui con-D-
quently their appropriations Tor tnf same
were much larger tIuu The appfopfia-
| lions made by Virginia. Tine southern
states each paid more for tne purpose oI
maintaining volunteer militia than d.t
Virginia. General Anderson SAID tnat i.c
passage of the Din in question would
greatly lower ilc standard ni lAe Hl-.'
militia. III would he imuo-. .inie @. secure
au officer who was 0uaiined for the posi-
| ton for salary of Srh fic ltitii.d
to the manner in which threatened llhcn-
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pressed in tr. state, AMI mentioned tnr
trouble at Pocahoutas in tlif connection
Tie answered number of questions pro-
pounded hv Ar. Lewis. stntlne ihat D."
had been connected with MILITARY aItlih
since hc was hitie more nan ii ei
yeIrs ola. ne hau htid tNN ONCE 'i
Adjutaht ht-8ehef al @t Nt. Hti"ll l4s.. l''
asmuch as ne nag 10 'ihpiu4 49,
in The office. ana also dl ms p'1', on
ness outside. The Aa!uiaht- t-'i' ii'Iat a..
North Carolina IL was ,lit, recon 'n o,l's
$500 "a year, nNt lhrl yilI..l tl." .'
nance onlctl' Nu'i ,'li ,'l iln 81 EEL.
..s' Inas1er' lo ailo "a, ~ be corn~ared win
those required Of the AdjAian'-1ehef"l
or Nlrklhla-
OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
Major Slmons. commander Of the First
Batfalfon ARTILLERY. stated that hc want
ed the Adiutant-Gcueral 20 De- paid "A
synioianf salary 10 give his time 20 the
work and perform the duties properly
ite was opposed 20 tAe proposed lcauc-
tiOn of salary upon the ground tlaf .uch
action would tend 90 lower the STANDARD
of the service.
Colonel Spence stated tnat Dc was op-
nose9 10 tha object of the bin 10 reduce
fhr eaiarv tf fhe Aafufaut-Erucral ana
90 put the duties OF tnc Assistant lhsltc-
for-Gpneral at the discretion of the Gov
crnOr upon the Adlulant-' 5enerai tolo-
nei Spence stated thal he hsh SCI yea TOT
forty years anu received tNi'' "'elia
ana go. lt 'As linpo7slnl' lp = ID IW.au W
qu"llned 10 lih ihf po7iti'h ivi '.'' p"it's
salary OF HW per year
MAJOR 'utchlhs rtatei iHdl it WIS H..
salf I'd nave g. man IT. tit p"rtioH Dt
Adluiani-Henera VINO Would perform li7
duties promptly ana DID, buSinesslihe
way. a man Was required VINO un4tI
stood ihe Work ana VINO wo.ll command
the olshi,t ahu RESPECT or 'lg fnl.'ili ..
troops. Ine once was piACll'aNt sI-l
up 10 iIcninohe man. hul lo man l-, " iio W
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