The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-27

tersburg one attendant was employed Tor
every twelve inmates. and 500 the oiner
three asvlums one attendant for every
five inmates ,.,.,., hal
At the Western state Hospital $4,000 had
been put away in the banks oi 0laui'''i,
u,hiIe the state WAS selling bonds az
per cent to keep it's crcdi, up'
The amendment was lost by a vote ol
Il to 40. .,....-
ASYLUM al stanton. was fixed hy tne
blr AZ 10000. and Mr.. Walker ol A"-
gusta moved to increase the amount To
sq2 500 inasmuch as the fire insurance %"
the buildings would fan due next year.
Mr. Withrow again spoke against inc
increase and stated that out OF me saw
ings OF the institution $1,000 had oeen
spent last year M permanent IMP
ments and they still mad $4,000 ODD o'''N'
Besides. the salaries We're Tar 'o' "'7'''
BIG CUT.
Mr. Pitcher. of Fauquier said nc "ou'u
odd rider to tho bill 10 regulate 'h.
' .l,iu Tho institution was better kept
,ban tho finest hotel I'm Virginia an"
The finest cattle to Doe found I'm souJnWe
Virginia was being killed there. lie lri,
convinced that the sum Of SsoeV Woul"
n, sufficient 10 run the insuiull"h' i''
then moved as an amendment TO ie"u,"
the appropriati0n TO $4,000. inc aui'"u
rnent was agreed 90 by vote oil f" 10
o. 1000. , ,t,
The appropriation Of S6s.5" ior ine
maintenance and support Of me Ia9.-
ern state Hospital was agreed 10 aH i1
CONNIE aided i'm the bill Inc saul'
done with the appropriation Tor Ih'
tff lN NI
ell IN the bill.
Mr. Pucher. of Fauquior then ohefed
Tho following rider 10 the bill:
.That the superintendent and olnrr
officers and employs OF the 'sperilN'
hospitals shall each annually receive
salary 10 b. paid out of the amounts ap-
propriated TO tho institutions respective
ly as follows:
The superintendeut OF the western two
thousand two hundred and NIFTY dollars
the superintendent of the Central TWO
thousand two hundred and nfty dollars,
the superintendent of the Eastern l""
thousand dollars; and the superintendent.
of the Southwestern. eighteen hundred
dollars. and where they occupy buildings
on the grounds or belonging TO lhe Tee
spectivc institutions. they shall paw
therefor such rental as may Dee fixed 10y
the board Of the respective institutions.
That the first and second assistant pnN-
sicjans shall each receive a salary not
exceeding one thousand TWO hundred doi-
lars Der annum. that the third assistant
physicians shall receive al salary NOT exc
ceeding nine hundred dollars per "h-
mum: that the stewards of he western
and Central asylums shall have rtch
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars
and the stewards of tho Eastern aud
n salary not exceeding eight hundred doll
lars per anuum. that the clerks shall zee
ceive a salary not exceeding six hundred
dollars Der annum. Said clerks sn1il
perform the duties OF secretary TO tne
boards of the respective institutions. The
engineer shall receive "a salary NOT exc
ceeding seven hundred dollars per an
mum.
The officers named in this subsection
shall. i'm addition 20 the salaries mention
ed receive their board and lodging az the
respective hospitals. but they shall not
receive any additional perquisites or emo-
luments. That no person while an officer
under appointment of the board OK any
of the state hospitals FOR the insane shall
hold any state. county. or municipal
office.
AN UNJUST RIDER.
Mr.. Powell. Of Newport News thought
this rider was unjust In reducing the sal-
aries OF faithful officers without givins
them or their friends an opportunity %
be heard on the subject.
Mr. Churchman. OF Augusta. spoke OK
behalf OF the superintendent OF tho West
ern Asylum and his assistants and ofcr-
ed as a substitute to nix the salary OF tho
first and second assistants at $3.50.
AIr Withrow. Of Bath. stated that the
officials OF the various Institutions had
been before the committees 20 look after
their interests When asked by Nh
Churchman II he was not ON the board
Of the Western Asylum, and n he had
ever voted 10 cut down salaries. he re-
piled that ne was on the board and thad
he had stood alone In that body last
April and begged his colleagues 10 cuy
down the salaries. but IL was not done.
The rider offered by Mr.. Pitcher was
then agreed TO boy a very large majority
and the amendment offered 10y Mr.
Churchman was defeated.
The payment Of the amount OF $3.50 for
the Introduction OF venulating apDa-
ratus In the hall OF the House OF Dele
gates was agreed 10.
When the appropriation OF 5000 for
the Medical College OF Virginia came up
Mr.. Parks moved TO strike Il out. lie
refuted the argument that the College m
its hospital supported and rendered med
zeal attendance 10 needy sick people. iJ
was also stated that the students re-
ceived al the College free tuition but the
State had a right to do that as long as
there were children who could not re
ceive any common school education.
Mr.. Parker offered as an amendment
70 restore the amount OF 5000. whicD
had been agreed on by the Senate. HA
thought II would be good thing II iho
doctors could be educated by the state