Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25

man. 1 will appeal 10 the two gentlemen
who were absent, lying sick IN bed, If
their understanding was not the same as
mine when those bills were reported%'
DEFENDS THE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Cooke, chairman of the Finance
| Committee. replied 10 Mr.. Withrow. The
| Delegate from Norfolk city declared that
| he thought the gentleman from Bath had
made q very unjust attack on the Finance
Committee 1T seems TO me-" said Mr..
Cooke, that all this rage on the part
of that gentleman is simply because the
Finance Committee didn't agree 10
adopt the report. ! will ask the gentle
man, since he has divulged the secrets of
the committee, why didn't he stand up
like a man and vote on all those measures.
and not come before this House with an
attack on his own committee? If he
hadn't left that committee-room, some OF
the measures that are now in this bud .
get would not be there"
Mr. Boaz also submitted few remarks
on the subject. The committee had not
been packed. he said. No time had been
given to carry out any such procedure.
as the fight was forced on them. There
was no pledge made by the committee
that the action Of the latter was final.
so far from II being a fact that the
committee was packed" said he, Il must
say that it was with great fear and
trembling that we entered upon that
fight"
Mr.. Willard, to whom Mr. Withrow had
referred as Lord Chesterfield, Of Fair
fax" then addressed the House. His re-
collection as TO what occurred in the COM
mittee coincided, he said, with that of
Mr.. Boaz. Without disclosing what oc-
Cured in that committee" said he, II
wish TO say that 1 thought it right and
proper for the committee 20 reconsider
any action it may have taken, If it saw
fit to do So"
UNDER THE WRONG HEAD.
The appropriation bill was then taken
up, and Mr.. Diggs made a motion that
the CLERKS Of the House and Senate"
be put under the head of salaries OF
officers, instead Of 1.-THE penitentiary."
This was agreed 70. Mr.. Diggs then Of |
fered an amendment TO the BILL so as 10
allow the Auditor and his clerks 81 coo, |
instead of $500. Mr.. Winborne opposed |
this, as did also Mr.. Parker. The hour |
of 2:S0 having arrived, the chair was |
vacated, with the amendment pending.
Afternoon Session.
When the chair was resumed, at 4
o'clock, the appropriation bill was passed |
by for five minutes, and a number of |
local DlllS were passed.
Mr.. Ben. Z. owen, the private secretary
Of Governor Tyler, presented a message
from the Chief Magistrate vetoing House
Bill No. $40, Incorporating the Richmond J
and Tidewater railroad.
When the special order was finally
taken up, Mr. Parker continued his ar
sument against the amendment offered
by Mr.. Diggs, of King William, whereby
he appropriation for clerks in the Audi
tors office Is to be raised from $500 10
$1,000.
Mr.. Darlington OF Charlotte offered as
IN amendment 10 make the appropriation
10000. The House declined 10 agree 70
he two amendments. and the appropria-
ion Of $500 therefore. remained
The following amounts were agreed to,
Is contained in the bill: Contingent ex-
lenses of Auditors office, $3.50; Second
AUDITOR S1.2O0, and commissions allowed
~ law; clerks in the Second Auditors
'ffice, 5000; contingent funds OF the Sc
ond Auditor, $50; Treasurer, $500, and
allowed by law.
When the appropriation Of 5000 for the
Jerks in the Treasurer's office was
cached, Mr. Craig offered as an amend
nent TO make the appropriation 5000.
lr Winborne, of Rockbridge moved that
be made $1,000. He did so, he said. in |
rider TO make provision for the pay of
he funding clerk. During the discussion !
was stated that the funding clerk had
cen I'm existence for years, but that no
revision had been made in tho past for
is pay. Still he had been paid. the
honey having been taken from the
eposits made by the various companies.
Ieither Mr.. Craig nor Mr.. Winborne
laimed to know the name of this clerk.
or the county he came from.
Mr.. Dggs moved to reduce the $1,000
$500. taking the ground that the
erks in the Treasurer's Office should
OF be paid more than those In the Audi /,
)r's office.
Mr.. Stubs. Of Gloucester. said heroic
IRE the funding clerk had been paid
200 under the funding act. so that the
ltire appropriation for the clerks in
lat office amounted TO $3.50 The hill
DIV fixed this amount at 5000. which
as cut about as large as the one made I
the salaries OF the clerks OF the Audi !
RS ofnce Q
Jerks IN TREASURER'S OFFICE
Mr.. Parker moved to strike from the
II the provision which includes the ,
mpensation OF the funding clerk IN the
600. Mr.. Anderson. OF this city. offer {
as an amendment that the amount be
iue sfszVV lnciuulnB the pay OF thc
nding clerk, the salaries to be regulated
the treasurer {
Mr.. Parker called attention 10 the fact I
at the pay OF the funding clerk was r.
ed at $500 by the Riddleberger fund !.
3 act, and that IL required a special act !,
cut his salary down. Mr.. Anderson's =
lendment was finally Withdrawn. and :
e amendment Of Mr.. Parker Was agreed | =
Mr.. Swtzcr OF Rockingham. called up \
e item of the salary OF the clerk OF the II
torney. which had been cut down from y
300 20 $500. lie thought the cut was a
D large. and he ought TO be given
n compensation. lie. therefore. Of :,
ed as an amendment that the salarv
made 500. the amount fixed by the
nate
ar Pitcher. OF Fauquier. stated that =
retofore the clerk had been paid $500
nuaily until two years ago. when the u
gislature raised the pay 10 $1,000 at the
Iuest OF the late Major Scott. who de-
ed to take his son into his office. -
ir. Parker offered as an amendment |