The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-16
The Board Of Aldermen Spent -Four
Hours in FTuitIeSS Debate Last Night.
A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE ASKED,
Ibcre Was Lively Fight over the Lack of
Appropriation for Charity, Streets and
schools, and the Appropriation for
Purchasing Wafer Metres,

| l4laAtA just tAa~tlt as NlucA as Wutn iuey
began, for just before the hands Of the
big clock ia the tower pointed TO the
hour Of 70, a decisive vote was taken. the
bodget w9s defeated. and Conference
Committee was asked for.
The session last night was Of the live
lest kind imaginable. and there was fight
ing all over the field. the main points
under dispute being the appropriations. or
rather lack Of appropriations for chari-
ties, streets. and schools. The oxenditure
of $1,000 for water metres also raised Il
| storm, and was discussed for fully an
| hour. Amendments by the score were
proposed. and promptly turned down. and
! finally the minority reyenged itself by
turning down tho whole budget. the vote
being o ayes 10 & noes.
President TuIpn Jed the crusade
against the budget. and emerged from the
iray breatnless. hut triumphant.
The Board met Shortly after o'clock.
President Iurpin 90 the chair. and the
members present being Mossgs. Alien.
Bahen, Burton. Carter Cutchins, Hard
wicke, John NJ. King MONTGOMERY, Moore.
/ Lawder. Noble. Smith. snead, StarKe,
! Vaughan anl Liulneiuiin.
THE FIGHT FOR CHARITY.
As soon as tho body was called 90 order
| Mr.. Turpin CIr Starke in the cham.
moved that $50 10 taken from the con-
| tngent fund and placed TO the credit OF
the Little Sisters Of the Poor.
Mr. H8rdwicke was promptly On his feet
% oppose this amendment Ho said tnat
| tho Finance Committee had done Its best
TO tudic0usiy apporuOn the money. wnich
! the committee could command. lie did
I not claim that their work had been per
| feet but they had done tie best they
could.
IL suggest ae the best method TO be
/ pursued" said Nr. Hardwickc, mat We
! adopt the budget as recommended by
tho Finance Committee. After mat j
/ have here q list of the various chaIlue''
10 which we can make appropriations a5-
/ arecatIug $500. Let us irst a'opl 'No
budget end make these appropriations
/ afterwards. ,. .+r.+ thirty,
,,i-,,tos on either side De allowed t"ose
d. r.,,,. ~ and opposed 20 the appfopii"-
tlons OF this character. .,r-.oe
,rrs motion was unanimously ''l'.'''
,.-1 Mr. John M. Higgins was 4lte" -'.-
Goor lie. however wiihdre" '' of,-
,rn ~, ~ Reddy. who made i"os'
-Hl' =, henalf of the Little Si',i'
p.1,' inoo.
o4 'io ,tp prDDY'S BEMAlih9.
s,.fit,,ton Of the Little S''''''
Inc e,id. was by DO means
the iooi, -o ,'eioome there. DO ma'l'l
''. t,eir religious benel' 80 -..,,io,
W. econonv. too. Dee sald' o." r.',.,,l
o-,,, o- t.. made for them, as my ',.....,
numbers VINO Wou'"
upon pubic chlil3' .,,.,.,t and
Nr. Reddy closed WIN ID" .'.'.'- ,.,,.t-
earnest plea for the l-.','1 .....,,'' or
ing at the same time from '.''
fbe Good Samaritan. 49, ,-
A letter was then read from -L'l,' ~
/ Randolph stating emphalc"I' .'.-.
Little Sisters of the Poor were ". .i.
sectarian than the Male Olp-"i - ,- ''-'''
and other Institutions OF " .lN.
or the liJ inmates Oh .-'1 i..'. ,..'' '-
letter went on To st-'e, l",-'5 Do
+ non-CathOAc. in 4os, "eD' o''- r.'.
7 fesfauts were clicl lvl a"u t"~''' "'~
Catholics.
Major Allen took the hoor as 500. as
/ The reading Of the letter was conc.lled. li9
was not present. be said, 10 oppose the
/ appropriation for the Little sisters ol l"e
| Poor becausa it was ID Catholic institution,
for Dee admired the Catholic religion ana
held that all sects were equal ln lni'
country. but be would not vote 10 give
money 10 any institution that the city
was not bound py law 10 inaII'ail-
"Wo have no moral OF le-tl ll--- I'D
/ give TO any he rl'' ana ]" We 90 Ne
/ VIII commit " l"ell' anu ln '"Nl'. ,'-'9
posllion ! 90 A'S H.."I 10 -. ,.@ ~ 4 ..a &
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or me loot "Do'o "''' ,,.-, .....,....t-.'-
10 s',' ''i, H'o' ,'.-o,..- for ,,. to .tt-,orf
.. .-. '' "''"
,r..--,, o.. .....,.- called .t..,.tio, to
3D.. a.. .tst i, t.c h,d,et soa0 wa.
set etiIo far charitable institutions. and
,,Tro man S-0D for contingent fund
besides $4,000 for water metres.
Mr.. Turpin then went ON 20 euloc'ze
the Little Sisters Of the Poor. WHO We're
now, he said carns for eight paupers.
/ WHO would cost the city more than the
/ $50 asked for
Mr.. Garter said that no thought it
would be @ hardship TO cut or the ap-
preparation for the Little Sisters of the
POOR all at once but was in In favor OF cut-
ting lt down goo each year unrl it was
eNurey Wipea ou'' OF 'ne oily hnances
would Jusuiy restoring il TO The former
insure
surrey lne ciy' WIN an income or
in'i"on H,'u pN'- ,'l voi'-is' sdll Aii.
& -i iiI' -.Ne" 'oe "'~i'u ol d" question: OF
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HHu l",i S.ln ~r' 'aIl'I' "ul
we H. .F,l nave '"' h"iuilhs OF ll a mll-
non mas gone a-shinnering Tor interest
Ieuo" ''.'o" anu .'i"i' ''s' ana "s Only see