Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-20
ONE WEEK OF WORK.
MUST BE CONSTANT IF LEcrsz.A-
TUnE GETS rBnoucn.
THE FIGHT OYER APPROPRIATIONS.
Tho senate BIN Way Get Threvxh
That Body, Hut wan he strongly
Fought in the House-rhe Latters
Bill Expected to he More Radical.

The ninety days OF the present isgis-
lative session expire one week from to-
morrow. fFt
The amount OF business now before the
two bodies is so great that It is regarded
as impossible to dispose Of it BY the time
the session expires.
The Senate has Just begun considers
ton Of its appropriation BILL The House
measure VIII assurediy not be submitted
before Tuesday, almost certainly later.
But even without these. there are hume
rous important bills pending which
will have 10 be disposed Of IN some way.
The House has sent to the Senate sevs-
raj retrenchment measures. which were
regarded os highly important. but which
have not been reported from COMMITTEES.
The bills reducing the salaries Of State
officers and OF the clerks OF tho two
bodies. though they passed the House
several days ago, have not been re-
ported from the Senate committee. These
win probably not be heard from until the
vote on the appropriation bill In the upper
house is taken.
MANY MEASURES TO ACT on
The House bill allowing half fees 70
certain officers in criminal cases, when the
same are collected from the Common
wealth. has not been acted on by tho
Senate. This Is regarded as probably
the most important retrenchmens measure
OF the year. It's patron, Mr. VIM
borne, said II would save the State
$4,000 annually. An inside estimate Is
&OO Neither house has acted upon the
bin to abolish the Board OF Agriculture,
similar measures pending in each house.
The Senate appropriation bill makes no
provision for payment OF tho Register OK
the Land Office and the Engineer az tins
Capitol. but that body has taken no ac-
ton to abolish these offices.
There is going 10 be bitter night MADE
in the Senate on this appropriation Dill.
This means great delay unless debate IL
cut of The latter Is certainty, pro-
vided there are friends enough OF the
measure In that body to apply cloture' OK
which there is practically no doubt. A
vote may be agreed Disagreement may
be forced-W Wednesday. IL Will almost
assuredly be not later than Ihursaay.
1t is believed the bill will pass the sena.s
in a form not greatly modlneu from ,ss'
IN which IL left the committee But Al.
most every important Item In the Dill
win he fought for 1t is a perfectly Wen
established fact that a large proportion,
though probably not q majority. peheFe
reductions are not great enough.
HOUSE WILL CUT DEEPER
This proportion in the Mouse Is much
larger. 1t Is by no means certain sn~e
a majority favor the Senate BILL the
exnressions last night Indicated that mo
fight against a bill of the character OF
mat offered in the Senate yesterday VIII
be intensely bitter.
81 would not cast my vote at all before
, 1voutd vote for that bill as IL now
stands" said Captain Feathersson- semi
ments nearly as outspoken were quite
general among the delegates, though
many thought 1t quite nearly fair. frrnnsa
on the lines demanded by the concluoh
OF the states finances. These we're IN
the minority. but Il may DO they were no'
so outspoken in their sentiments.
The House appropriation Dlll is gong
To cut TAR deeper than that introduced
IN ,ha senate. .rnere seems no reason
to doubt this statement, though the com
mittee has barely begun TO vote speci-
neatly.
me senate phi cuts the University APP
pronriatiou only $500 Tho special COM
mittee recommended reduction or sivsvv'
ana II Is thought that the House COM
mittee will split the differences by cutting
the institution 5000. thus making the
Appropriation $ie,vv
me House Finance Committee viii, IL
IS thought, hardly agree with the similar
body or the upper branch IN not reducing
the appropriation TO William ana MARY
,,ouege. me special comrnlttee recon-
mended that TINS appropriation be cur
in hair. thus allowing the insuthNon
1880. A compromise VIII no doubt Do
made by allowing william ana hhfy
$4,000 or $1,000
me two committees will perhaps agree
az TO the appropriation OF 5000 70 tho
Areulcai Conege or virginia
PROPOSE IlONs AND GRIEVANCES
me rouse Committee on Propositions
ana grievances yesterday again con-
sidered MIR. Reddy's bill giving telegraph
ana telephone companies the right OK
condemnation on the right OF way OK
renroad companies ror tn> purpose OF
allowing the construction OF comparing
telegraph companies
Colonel Mcintosh. the southern repre-
sentative OF the Postal Telegraph and
Cable Company. again spoke In favor OK
the passage or the measure, ana WAS
followed by MAJOR Robert S1leS Ins
representative or the " estern Union Tele
graph Company and railroad companies
1he further consideration OF tho mea-
sure was nnally postponed until to-mor-
row.
TO BUY A STATE FARM.
The House Finance Committee yester-
dav reported favorably MIR. Brownings
bill authorizing the Board OK Dlrfetoss
OF the penitentiary TO purchase i.ooO ncres
OF land in the neighborhood or the stats
Farrn. The bill was amended so as 70 al
low $500 10 be used FOR the purchase
and for the erection OF the necessary
buildings. Mr.. Browning. in advocating
the measure said that the latter wOuin
relieve the General Assembly or the no.
cessitv of passing the Senate bill aplIo-
priating $4,000 TO tho penitentiafJ ZOE
the erection OF additional buildings
MARYLAND-vIRGiNIA BOUNDARY
The much-dlsputed question as TO me
VIRGINIA Maryland boundary line VIII %
dsscnssed here. commencing Tomorrow,
between legislative committees or the TWO
states. Tho Baltimore sun, IN reference
10 the matter, yesterday saidi me lo'he
legislative boundary COMMITTEES nslo =
meeting yesterday afternoon. ana oecoeo
70 go to Richmond Monday 20 coh!sE wl.n
: s,milar COMMITTEES OF the Virginia
I.egialature. The Marylanders viii assem-
Ne ~ the IeTereon Hotel Richmond. AZ
noon an Monday. they will meet tho Vir-
,,,,,,a no,nnitfee az 4 o'clock hat after
noon They expect 20 be back In Annapo-
liz on "wednesday. Tho committee Is COM
poeed OF Senators Dryden. WhkinSon'
snd Apnleearth. and Delegates Gould.
carew LinthIcum. Insley, and Jones, OK
81. Mary's."
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