Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-22
MONEY BILL PASSED.
THE SENATE RUsHEs THROUGH APP
PRECIPITATION MEASURE.
ITS FORM NOT GREATLY CHANGED.
Amendments Looking to Reduction
steadily offered and us Steadily
Voted Down-Final Vote Showed
Only Two in Opposition.

The Senate passed the appropriation
bill at the afternoon session yesterday
only two votes being cast against It,
The consideration Of the bill consumed
the greater portion Of both the morning
and afternoon sessions. and the final vote
was reached at a few minutes before 7
O'clock
The opposition to the bill was most
consistent and determined. But the op-
ponents were in the most hopeless mi
nority. The opposition was led by
Messrs. Turnbun and Barksdale. aided
BY Messrs. Clayton and Withers. A
great many amendments reducing the
amounts appropriated were offered, but
voted Gown in almost every single in
stance. leaving the bill practically un-
changed from what il was when IL left
the committee. The most important
change was the striking out Of the APP
preparation Of Sll 800 to the Agricultural
Bureau, Senator Floods bill providing
that the bureau be maintained by the
receipts from the tax on fertilizer having
been adopted.
The House passed a large number OF
bills the most important of which was
the one relieving charitable institutions
benefting under the Glnter will from
payment Of the collateral inheritance tax.
The General Assembly viii be I'm ses-
sion to-day though Washington's birth
day. The House proposes TO celebrate
the anniversary Of WashingtOn's birth
by passing eighty-five bills for the relief
OF disabled Confederate soldiers.
The Day i'm the senate.
The Senate did not meet until noon.
though IL was the understanding Saturday
that the session was to begin at II O'clock.
The body passed the bill giving 10 the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad au-
thority 10 change the location Of its lines
In certain places. The General Assembly
at this session passed a bill giving TO all
railroads the power TO change their lines
for the purpose OF strengthening the
same, but the measure was vetoed by the
Governor.
on motion Of MIR. Mushbach. the chair
wac vacated for five minutes I'm order to
give the senators opportunity to meet the
members pr the Maryland Legislature
who were present 10 meet the special
joint committee Of the Virginia Assembly
for the purpose OF eifecting settlement
OF the boundary line between the two
SAaAtFs ne NaSiliiE members We're res
ceived IN the area ia front Of the Presl-
dents chair
FOR AN EMBLEM BALLOT
Mr.. st. clair offered a bin making an
Important change in the election law, APP
proved March g. 1894. His act is de-
signed 10 amend section Z 50 that IL shall
read as follows.
The ballot used shall be a white paper
Ticket containing the names OF persons
Who complied with the provisions Of this
act as herein prescribed and the title az
the Office printed or written. as herein
after provided Each ballot shall have
as many separate parallel columns OF
equal width Of two and 0ne-half inches
as there arc political parties participating
in the election. Each party shall head
one Of these columns with an emblem
selected by rs county chairman and inn
nlsdiately under the emblem shall appear
the name ~ the party which has selected
me emblem. Then shall follow tho va
fionf offices 70 be flied and under The
Office the name Of tho party nominee.
REGISTER or LAND OFFICE.
The Committee on Finance and Ranks |
reported a bill providing that the present
Office Of the Register OF the Land Ofnoo |
b. and the same Is hereby. abolished |
And ali the powers and duties nov exer. /
eised ann performed by the Register ~ |
IN" land Office shah hereafter be oxer-