The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-28
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.
the $1,000 AUTHORITATIVE Al
LOUED 81 the HOUSE.
Tho Fight Against IL tnsuccessfui-Gov-
erDor's Civil Contingent Fund and
the soldiers Home Allowance.

u
lOf tho Two nscal ytats cnuihs Stbltihovf
80. 1885. was reported ana piacru GA the
calendar Oh mOiOn Ot M. CoOhe.
oeIaatc bI4l No. JuJ, prov ioin6 Tor nhi-
form rate Of charges Tor telcph JHc SER
/ wee. wa, IelefItu 10 the Committee ON
/ Propositions ana brelances.
Tine Scndte resolution Was conc lrred IN
| by when the elecuon OF judge q me
county tOurt OF lIlnIcss anne vas TO De
taken up al h. NJ. 40 nn ine vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Judge -. II.
hcclre.
Governor OFerrall sent in q brief mos
/ sage cOnsIatulaung the General S~rtn hiy
! GA us success iu uea1ng WIN the quar-
antihe question. Ine report was accom-
| panied 10y a communication from sfcic-
lary j. sterling Morton. appry'ins the
quarantine line as established .y the
Commonwealth.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The general appropriation bill vas then
/ Yeai through. ana q general discussion
followed. IAc nrst Amendment oneied
was made by Alr. Cooke, chairman oi
the Finance Committee, who moved thal
the sum oI N.4yy he inserted in This year $
appropriation Tor tire insurance or tne
Capitol building ana its contents against
IRE FOR ave years. III was asIern ,v;
by MT. Cooke A. provided for Tue pay
mcnt Of so. al the iale OF 50 per month";
~ Mr.. j. g. Williams, WHO has been
running the elevator ln the Library build
tie running OF the engine az ih. Same
time. Nit. Cooke ADDED that the Library
| Committee had since decioed % stop lne
running OF the elevator al mbhl ] nc
amendment was agreed TO-
Mr. Parks of rage, in arising 10 "a
question OF Information, desired 10 know
whether the Institution Tor the pcat'
Dumb. ana Blind, out OF iis annual a.,
propriation OF So 800. had saved several
/ thousand dollars. lte WAS told 10y Air.
! BOaz. OF AlDcmarlc, that about 5000 had
J been saved. The amount Tor che support
of the institution in the appropriation
bill having been fixed at S"Nu, he moved
10 cui 10 down 5000. Hr. Winston. ol
, hanover. who is "a member Of the Board
of Visitors. explained the urgent needs OF
the institution. whcreupon III. Parks
Withdrew MS Amendment.
MEDICAL COLLEGE AGAIN
The next lively debate arose over Tho
appropriation of SjUW 10 the Medical rol-
lrgc of Virginia. which Mt. Iaiaferro.
of Orange, moved TO strike out. Dir.
Rcddy of this CITY, warmly spoke i'm
faNOr of the Medical College. itc said
the opposition TO this institution was not
based upon ITS merits. but 10 was nursed
! by persons and private rival Institution.
/ lie VcufuIcd TO say II the latter had not
| been established, this opposition would
have never been heard of. and 10 had
Oh been in existence for TWO years since
| the establishment Of the competing scnOOl
Connected with the college was "a ics-
tanned for INDECENT patients from an Sec
! lions Of the state There were also ten
free scholarships-oue tor each congress
siOnal district-besides the college enter
t4iu,d "a school for trained nurses a free
QisDeusary for INDECENT patients, which
| was well paiTOuized. During the past
/ jwO years the members OF the faculty mad
expended between 1000 and 81 600 out Of
their own pockets for the college, besides
| me 10000 appropriated by The state.
The appropriation was bitterly opposed
! by DR. Powell of Brunswick. who eald
an Institution that could not support IT,
4 self ought to so down. Mr.. Willard.
I OF Fairfax, made an eloquent appeal on
behalf Of the Medical College. and
Messrs. Coles, OF Northumberland, and
| Parks of Page. supported Mr. Iala o.
| ferro's motion 10 strike out the amnd-
ment. Mr., Parks said that the Medical COL
! lege was constantly running behind, and
IL was best for the state 10 sell mat
property. which was only drain upon
the public treasury and dong the state
absolutely no good.
When AIR Parks had ended. the dis
cussion was temporarily suspt nneH' iit
hour having arrived Tor the execution OF
the special order. ~ which county
Judge for the Princess Anne County
Court was 10 be- elected. Mr.. Hathaway,
of Lancaster. was appointed to inform
the Senate that the House was ready
20 90 into an election.
80 MORNING PRAYER.
While the House was waiting Tor "a
reply the Clerk of the House OF Dele-
gates announced that the fact iAat
| there aad not been any morning prayer
was not caused 10y the belief of the
Clerk that the members of the House all
not nee1 prayers. he had always Sent
out Invitations TO various ministers. COLO
mel bigger then read the following let
ter. which be had received that NOM
Colonel John Bell Bigger.
nv dear CClcnel.-l most reluctantly
ask 10 be excused from the honor ana
happiness of opening tie House OF bele-
gates with prayer ! only 90 80 because
the Gracc-Street Baptist church calam-
! inv engrosscs my entire time.
My intimate friend. Key. Dr. Ihorn-
hill of Manchester. kindly corseuts TO
take my place Hc is a Letter man.
God bless you. God bless the House
OF Delegates. SOD Jess Tho Common
wealth of Virginia.
Il. LANDRUM.
Colonel Bigger also read the following
invitation 20 the members 10 buy their
lunch al Ninth and Main streets.
oh. dear Colonel bigger.
We surely ala figure,
ON having the Sclons with ms 70 dine.
Now. THIS invitation you must not de-
our turkey is roasted, our oysters are
'Tis he very lest lunch that ever was
viewed.
our coffee is strong. but not so our but
The Young ladies are waiting. all IN "a
We want Sneaker members. clerk, pages.
and an.
Now come very soon Ills Inc very last
Senator snead then announced that tine
Senate had adopted resolution pOstpOu-
ing the election until Saturday al =. VI.
APPROPRIATIONS ALLOWED
The discussion in regard 80 She appr0-
uilattor for the Medical College was at
once resumed. Mr. Richer OF rauquier.
mace AN eloquent appeal so support 81 tine
Medical COLLEGE. which was truly the
Door mans mcuical school
Dir. hathaway, of Lancaster, spoke iH
"a similar strain. ana called attention O.
the TACT that the gentlemen VINO were jn
favor of striking Uut We're rather neon
~iSteni. a lew days ago they mad voted
a present OF s. 500 20 q lawyer. while al
his time they refused TO appropriate
5000 in the interest OF tie poor children
Ol the STATE.
MIR Parker. Of southampton. also spoke
In favor OF the Medical College. ana
caused boy the rivalry Of another insutu-
non.
Messis. Taliaferro. OF Orange. and
Powell. of Brunswick. again spoke brieiiy
was opposed by Mr.. COOSe or Norfolk,
ana Ar. StovalI. OF Halifax.
Du motion of MI. Lewis. OF CulDener,
tne pending question was ordered ana
the motion 20 strike out the appfopria-
ton WAS lost by "a vote OF ~ TO 80.
MIR Parks called for a recorded vote. but
Ire call was not sustained 10y The Te-
qLired number OF votes
Mr.. Digs, OF King William. next of
f.ged as an amendment 10 cut down the
Nf In