Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
Proposed Present

treasurer with commits
eiorsl ........ .............. lS0 zVOJ
cisricai services ............. 500 4.SoJ
sgperintendent Of Peniten-
fary .......... .............. l,ov l'oV0
wrist assistant ............... 40 ~
SURGEON .......... ............ 40 10
Three assistants ............ l,95O 1Sa
erporlntendent Public Print
Ing ........... .............'. Law Low
clerks ....... ....... ......... 90 w
s,nerintendent Public In
sfruction ....... ............ l,Soo 2VOO
ME following items of expense are also
eliminated:
psrlster Of the Land Office Qnclud-
ing clerks and es)....................2,SS $50
y-eiDce- Of the Capitol. 1O0O
servants 10 Executive mansion....... 600
The total present expenditure is $3.50;
che total expenditure under the provisions
az the bill is Sl2,9l0. The totat saving is
$3.50. The bill is regarded as decidedly
tie most important. or certainly the most
significant, OF the present session. The
House recommitted the bill TO reduce the
salary Of members of the General As
semhly.
There were no other interesting features
~ either the House or Senate.
The Day I'm the Senate.
Rev ". A. Barr. ID. D.. made the
orening prayer in the Senate Lieuten-
ent-Governor Echols called the body TO
order. but soon surrendered the gavel TO
President Wickham.
Mr. Barksdale stated to the Senate
that when the special joint Committee
on Expenditures of State Institutions
made it's report. ii assumed that William
and Mary College belonged to the State.
il had since learned that such was not
the case,
Mr.. Mason stated that owing to the fact
that the election of a judge for the Tenth
Circuit was pending. he, being the can
ddate, was not in his seat on the pre-
vous day. and wished to have his vote
recorded for the two bills relating to the
fencing Of railways.
ON motion Of Mr.. Fairfax, the cOnside-
ration Of the bill for the enlargement of
the penitentiary was postponed until Mon
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Flood 90 S99: To give
Thomas e Cowherd, Treasurer OF Flu
wanna county. further time and power 10
collect tax tickets. and make final set
Element and amend delinquent returns
Of tickets uncollected in the hands Of o.
b. Thomas. late Treasurer, at his death.
Bv Mr.. Sands CNo. 400: To amend sec
ton 164 Of the Code. so as 20 give the
Governor power 10 appoint officers OF the
United States army detailed for duty
with the Virginia Volunteers TO such
rank as he may deem 1T.
Bv Mr.. Flanagan (NO 40D: To autho-
rize the purchase or lease Of additional
lands by the Superintendent Of the Peni-
Tertiary. and TO erect thereon suitable
buildings for the care and employment
By same 90. 409: To regulate the
killing. capturing, hunting, buying, and
selling. OF Offering for sale, OF partrdges
ST. the counties of Cumberland and Pow
hatan.
Rv sauna CNo. 4m): To amend the act in
relation TO the Penitentiary state Farm.
Bv Mr.. Mushbach (No. 403); To incor-
uorate the Washington Terminal Rail-
road Company, and. TO authorize the cor
roratiou 20 acquire and operate a line
or lines Of railroad, stations, WORKS anu
other property connected tnereWlth l4i
Virginia and ia the District Of Columbia
Including the Long bridge across 'Ne
Potomac. 49,.
Bv Mr. Mushbach: Petition of Alexan-
dr.a merchants praying the passage OF
the bin 10 prevent preferences among
creditors.
BIZ Mr.. Opie Go. 400: To prohibit the
adulteration Of flour.
Bv Mr.. Nassie GO. 400: For the RELIEF
Of John Quincy Adams, Of Amherst.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the town of Wiehle.
To INCORPORATE the Peninsula Railway
10 amend charter of Norfolk Retreat
Tor the Sick. j.
10 amend section 41F OF the Code In
relation TO right of appeal ~ -
TO authorize the fling or pettlon III
chancery cause In clerks Office
10 amend an act establishing corpora
ton for the city Of Buena vista.
In relation to certain streets IN TOWN.
Of Richlands.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend section 1893 OF the Code in
reference 70 allowance in criminal casVS
TO amend sections 2Sl9 and 1888 OF the
Code I'm regard 20 notes, bills. and checks
DELINQUENT LAND BILL
afr Turnbull explained at length the
PROVISIONS OF his bill regarding the sdie
Of delinquent lands, which came up %
its second reading. In the course %
h.s speecb AR. Turnbull incidentally ie-
rosrled mat the farmers Of Brunswich
county were more prosperous than they
had been for fifteen years. 10,
~ you'd ike 10 ask the Senator wheH
this wave Of prosperity struck s'iu ~
Flanagan. - 700,
when tobacco began, about q yea
ago. 90 bring five or six times wa l'i'oa :,
had been selling at, and "heh ""0''
went 10 81 a bushel -. ,.or-,olov
"All OF which is due to the MchiN'S'
bin" said Mr.. Mushbach.
on motion Of Mr. Munford, the Dill we'
ordered 10 It's engrossment, with the ull,
Outstanding that the patron wouio a. :, -
- a motion TO reconsider shouiu " "
desired 20 offer an amendment.
THE REPORT on INSTITUTIONS
The question Of referring the repor. ~
the special Committee on Expenols" =,
al State Institutions was ooD"0N
length. q. 90 tBf
Mr.. opie opposed sending II WIN, 10 am ~
FINANCE Committee, and MI ,a,,sdals
advocated this course. MI 80 /,
said his committee had done the pes' :. :
could; 81 was matter Of indnlelsn r,
him what was done with the repols', =,
Mr.. Turnbull spoke at Length ee com,
sending the report 10 the Finanse .,
mittee He said that, as mes'' hag
the Investigating Committee ne no
learned enough 20 convince him tna' con on
an insane asylum in the STATE va sn An,
Quoted on business principles anu 80
majority OF cases in which the co'.''' ne,
had recommended reductions the '"'