Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-29

sary, starting with the Governor and go
ing down until all were reached. This
remark was received with considerable
applause.
CUT THE SALARIES OF ALL.
Mr.. Chaplin asked the Delegate from
Southampton IL he Chaplin would sup
port the bills In question, would Mr..
Parker agree to cut down the salaries OF
every State officer. commencing with tho
highest and ending with the lowest.
Mr.. Parker replied that go far as he
was concerned, he would do so, and In
tended to vote for bills, some OF them
Just introduced. cutting down the sala~
ries of the very highest officials. he
didn't care who was offended by sucn an
action on his part, he intended to taks
that stand. The committee could not
commence with the Governors salary at
present, as the Constitution prevented
them from cutting down that. Mr..
Campbell asked the speaker If he proposed
to vote to cut down the salaries OF school
superintendents, as provided for in Mr..
Campbelps bill, and Mr.. Parker replied
that he did not as they were paid out
of the school fund, and would not al
feet the general expenses of the State.
Mr.. Darlington said he would defend the
Southwest against the statements or tho
"distinruished orator and wit, Mr.. Car
fer" There were good men in the South
west. and they knew how to take care OF
themselves, but Notwithstanding this,
they wished the State TO bear their crimi-
nal expenses. Those who insisted that
the law should remain as 1t Is were the
ones whose counties drew more from the
state Treasury than they paid in.
Mr. Carter of Scott, said that as MI
Darlington had seen fit to arraign the
people Of Southwest Virginia, ne wouid
take occasion to resent II, ana 10 say
that there were as able and as patriotic
men as I'm any other section of the State.
He said IL this censure was warranted
he pitied the people of that section, but
~ not. as he asserted to be the truth, he
would resist 1t to the last.
REFUSES TO RECoMMIT.
The pending question was then called
and ordered, which was Mr.. COOKIES mo-
ton TO recommit House bill No. 24S, the
hill directly under discussion, In relation TO
the payment of fees from the treasury IN
criminal cases.
The motion was finally defeated, by
recorded vote of 43 to 40. The vote was
as follows:
Yeas-Alessrs. Allen. Anderson, Charles
IT Bland. George C. Bland, Blanton. Cald-
well. Thomas j. Campbell Carter, Clarke,
Cooke. Darnall, Early, Elswick, t1tzpat-
rick. Folkes, Galleher. Garrett, Garnett.
Goad. Hale, Hanson, Hicks, {. j. Jen-
nings. Kizer, Maupin, Minter. MontkSue,
Newberne. owen, Parks, Powell, Saun-
ders, Settle. Snead. ]. p Smith, Stubs
wallace. wharton, ]. w. Williams, With
row-40.
Navs-Messrs. Bauserman, Berrey.
Rlakemore. Booker. Browning, c. j.
Campbell. Darlington, Chaplin, Church.
man Craig. Duke. Embrey, Featherston,
Hatcher. Upton ID. Jennings. Jones, Jor-
dan. I,oyelace, Matthews. James Mann.
Mechanism, Palmer, Pitcher. Quessn-
berry. Savers, Charles Smith, Spratt,
stoner. Surgeper. Switzer Taylor.
Thomas. Turner. c. Harding Walker, .
siIas II. Walker, Watkins, Watson, Well
ford. William G.. williams, Wilson, Win
borne. Wood. Speaker Ryan-B.
Mr.. Parker announced that he was
haired with Mr.. Reddy. If the latter had
been present he would have voted In the
affirmative, while he himself Parker)
would have voted in the negative.
On motion of Mr. Cooke. Senate bill
No. 224. TO confirm title OF John c. Olin-
ger TO certain lands, was recommited,
and then the House adjourned.