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

sary books and attend for a year Ioi
SEQ OF course there were those VINO
spent a great deal more, but that hau
nothing to do with the matter.
DIR. winston cited an instance where
student had gotten along on Sloo'
Mr. Saunders said he considered IL
,.aeta of time TO talk about reducing
the members salaries, and Mr. Parker
showed that IL the measure were agreed
70 to-day. and Immediately signed by the
Governor. it would only result in a saving
of a little over $500 before the end Oh the
present session.
The bill was then recommltted, on mo-
ton of Mr. Saunders (Mr. Craig opposins)
by a vote of 40 to 20, recorded as Iollo"s'
yeas-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Barley
Blakemore, Charles T. Bland, u Dc camp
hell. Thomas j. Campbell, Carter, Car
rington, Clarke, Darnal, Duke, harly'
EIswick. Fitzpatrick, Folkes, Galleher,
Garnett Hicks, Hobbs, Jones, Jordan,
Kizer. Lyon, Lovelace. James Mann,
Ninter. Newberne, owen, Parker, Parks
Pendleton, Pitcher. Reddy Saunders
Snead. Charles Smith, j. =. Smith, Spratt,
surgener. Thomas, Turpin, c. Harding
Walker, Silas II. Walker, Willard. VIII
liam G.. Williams; Winborne, Withrow
and Woods.
Nays-Messrs. George c. Bland. Cooke
Craig. Diggs, Goad, Hale, G. ii. Jen'
nings. Upton d. Jennings, Maupin, NC
Clanahan. Murphy. Quesenberry. Settle
stoner. Stubs, Switzer, Taylor, wexford
Wharton. and Winston-0.
Mr.. Wallace explained that he had IN
tentionaIly refrained from voting, as ne
had done on other similar measures, as
he did not believe that the saving or a
dollar was always economy.
THE REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
TIL. Featherston retrenchment bill
which was under consideration at the
suh-section relating 10 the clerical force
IN the First Auditors office, when the
House adjourned on Friday was lhen
taken I'D. Mr.. Withrow said his position
in relation 10 the matter of retrenchmen'
was unchanged, and he felt free 10 state
that he thought the House was stiIl al
the wrong end. He believed in cutting
down big appropriations before salaries
were touched. and then, II this was mol
enough. go on down the line. lie Cd
iected TO some of the cuts that had al
ready beer made, and he further %
jected to the proposed reduction IN th'
Auditors Office. He accordingly moved
that the present bill be dropped TOT th'
present, and that the report OF the spe
cial committee appointed under the With
row resolution be taken up first and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee, WIFI
instructions to report q bill covering II:
recommendations.
My Winborne, on behalf OF the com
mittee explained that as compromise
II had been decided to allow the Auditor
! IS. 800. instead OF $500, for clerk hire, a:
proposed by the bill.
Mr.. Featherston opposed the setting
aside of his BILL as did Mr.. Saunders
who insisted that it would be waste
of time 10 drop the bill before the House
at this stage. when it was progressing
so well.
Mr.. Withrow's resolution was defeated
THE COMPROMISE ADOPTED.
Mr.. Parker explained that the forces
| Of clerks in both Auditors offices ha(
| been cut proportionately and Mr. Win
horne made an explanation along thu
same line.
The pending question was called oil
| Mr.. Stubbs's amendment TO Tx IN
| amount allowed for clerical force In tn
Auditors office at $1,000, and IL was de
| feated.
Mr. Pitcher withdrew an amendment
which he had offered fixing the amour
at $4,000, and the committees compro
| mise OF IS, 800 was adopted.
| THE fifth and sixth sub-sections re
| ,atinr 10 Second Auditor and Treasurer
| we're next passed without objection, ant
| the seventh, relating 10 the salary OF tn
| Superintendent OF Public Printing. takel
| nm Mr.. Anderson again urged his amend
| mont fixing the salary OF the offic
ar 81 400 instead OF $500 and was sup
1 ported along the same line by Messrs