Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
HOUSE BILL READY
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL
REPORT IT'S WORK TODAY.
THE CUTS ARE NOT 50 DEEP.
The Senate Bill in the Main Pretty
Closely Adhered TO-A Fight
Against IL In the House Threaten
subcommittee Meetings.

The Finance Committee of the House
last night finished it's labors upon the APP
preparation bill, and it will be present
ed to-day.
The members of the committee were
as reticent as possible regarding the pro-
visions Of the bill, but It was the gene
raj understanding that the appropriations
do not differ materially from those of
the Senate bill passed Monday, which
reduced appropriations in only a few in
stances. and made no radical reductions.
SOME OF THE FIGURES.
Some Of the reductions made are:
The University, $4,000. the Senate bill
appropriating 1880; former amount, $5O,-
600.
Virginia Military Institute, $4,000 the
first year, SIS 1000 the second; Senate BILL
$4,000 each year; former amount. $4,000
Medical College OF Virginia. 5000; Sem
ate bill, $4,000; former appropriation, Co.
900.
William and Mary College, $500; Sen
ate bill, $4,000; former appropriation, Sl5,
900.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute $1,000;
Senate bill, $1,000; former appropriation,
$1,000.
Eastern State Hospital. $780, Senate
bill. $500; former appropriation, $4,000.
Southeastern State Hospital. $4,000; SEN
ate pill. $4,000; former appropriation, s5l,-
Co.,
These figures may not be absolutely ac-
curate, as owing TO the extreme reticence
Of the members of the committee, the
figures could not be obtained at first
hand. There may also be other reduc-
tions, but they are believed TO be unim-
portant, the Senate bin being in the
great majority Of instances closely adj
hered to.
THE BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The fight i'm the House may be very
hot and the result close; it is not posi-
bic TO say how hot, or how close, until a
vote has been taken. There will be very
intense opposition. but whether it will
be strong enough to change in any mate
rial way the form Of the bill remains to
be seen, and is admitted by all to be a
matter Of very great doubt.
very prominent member OF the House
said last night that he was going to rally
his faithful forty-three"-the true re-
formers"-to-day. and he believed he
could get the bill into such shape by the
time It got through the House that the
compromise agreed on in the Conference
Committee would be much more nearly
on the lines of retrenchment
Labor Bureau Dill.
The Kizer bill establishing a labor
bureau, which has passed the House, will |
be heard in the Senate Committee on A.!
General Laws this morning at 10 O'clock |
Alessrs. c. c. Williams and w. l.. Per- |
kns, of Norfolk, and G.. c. Kirchmier, Of |
the three representing the |
Central Labor Union Messrs. James Dill |
lon. president of the Central Trades and |
Labor Council; James Doherty, president |
Of the Cigarmakers' Union Doth of this |
clty), and a delegation Of workingmen |
from Roanoke will appear before the !
committee, and aid the patron and Dele
gate Folkes in their attempt to have it
reported favorably.
The AlISali-Works Bill.
A Joint committee. consisting Of Sena-
tors Lowry and Tate and Delegates
Cooke and Watkins, last night decided TO
report favorably a bill which forbids the
Mathieson Alkali-Works at Saltville.
Smyth county, from discharging the
.efiIse from the works into the Holston,
except when the river is three feet above
mark. Senator Steele and
md for it, respectively. This settles a
contest between Senator Steele and Dele
rate Gwyn, in which the latter wins, as
he friend OF the alkali-works
Hangings ut the. Penitentinry.
There seems to be no doubt from the
sentiment manifested In the House yes
erday that the bill requiring prisoners
sentenced TO death to be executed at the |
will pass without very de-
,ided opposition.
There are three companion measures,
he first providing that the Superintendent |
4 the Penitentiary shall be the execu- I,
Toner OF the sentence of death; the Sc
ond providing for a place in the peni-
entiary where the executions are 10 take |
lace. and the third making provisions
hat persons sentenced TO death shall be
AIKEN 10 the penitentiary In the same
manner as convicts are now taken there
Tho are to be imprisoned.
While the House unanimously sustained
be Governor I'm his veto of the Duke bin. |
roviding for the appointment OF female !
otarles. Mr.. Mann. OF NottowaX. SUISSE
nently reintroduced the measure with | !
le Objectionable feature stricken out. | {
ut allowing 10 remain the clause 10 per- | J
III notaries to qualify I'm vacations.
The measure compelling distilers OF
pple brandy 20 pay license of $40 an
ually Il they make less than forty fall
ms. has passed the House. and those
no have been kicking about the viola I
on OF the revenue laws seemed TO be
srfectly satisfied yesterday. 80,
May XIII smgar-Beef NH.
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