Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-16
RIGHT TO THE POINT.
QUESTIONS ASKED THE HEADS OF
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
The PREPARATORY INVESTIGATION.
The Committee VIII Begin It's Work
Wednesday Night-ft VIII Last
Some Time-In the Interest OF So
cinI Clubs.

The special committee TO prepare n list
OF the office-holders of the State, for the
use Of the General Assembly in con-
sidering the reduction of expenses, will
meet again this week, probably on we'd
nesday, and decide upon further steps in
prosecution of it's work
It has already held several meetings,
but at present is waiting for replies 10
the rogatory letter which has been sent
10 the heads Of the various State institu-
lions. Below is the letter referred to:
BY virtue OF the Joint resolution passed
by the General Assembly OF virginia
January 7th, we respectfully ask for the
| following information:
l. How much money does your institu-
ton receive by appropriation from the
State?
2 How much money does your institu-
ton receive from pay patients Cor stu
dents)?
3. Give us your payroll, with name or
each and every professor or employee OF
the institution, amount paid each one per
day, month, or year, and from what city
or county appointed.
4. Please state what is furnished any OF
the above employees or professors in adj
dition 10 the salaries received, and all
perquisites received, II any.
5. What amount has been paid your
board of visitors for each meeting held
for the past two years and the NUMBER
Of meetings I'm detail-either executive,
general, or called, and include In your
answer to this question any other sum or
sums paid to or on account or the Doard
Of visitors 20 your institution?
ID. cot ha
ceipts apart from the appropriation made
by the State.
Z. Please state as TO whether or not
any of the professors or employees get
any advantage in the purchase OF pro-
visions or fuel for themselves and fami-
lies by purchasing such provisions or tuel
I'm connection with such purchases for
your institutions; if so, what?
s. Please state whether or not your
visiting board or executive board gets
any per diem or mileage; II so, how muchY
g. How many members are on your
board, and how many Of the board have
you on the executive committee, and
how Is this executive committee paid,
per diem, per month, or year? And what
mileage, # any?
TO- Please specify and itemize how and
for what you spend the amount appro-
priated for your institution by the State.
H. Amount due your institution by in
mates and otherwise. and by whom.
An immediate reply is earnestly re-
quested.
WILLIAM p. BARKsDALE.
Chairman Joint Committee.
REFORAIATORY INVESTIGATION.
The committee to investigate the
charges of the maltreatment OF the in
mates Of the State Reformatory will be-
gin its work Wednesday night.
The committee will meet in the Senate
chamber at o'clock, and the examination
Of witnesses for the prosecution will be
undertaken. A large number of these
have been summoned, chiefly from this
city, and including several women. 1t is
not probable that the prosecution will be
completed until after several meetings.
The rebuttal testimony will also be quite
lengthy, so that it will be some time be-
fore the investigation is completed.
INTEREST OF SOCIAL CLUBS.
There viii be a strong effort made TO
prevent the passage by the Senate OF the
House bill imposing a whiskey license
tax upon social clubs. Delegations from
Lynchburg and Norfolk arrived in the
city yesterday, and will remain several
days endeayoring to impress upon the
senator's that the proposed law IS unjust
and will work a hardship upon bona fde
social clubs, though it may have the
effect of breaking up so-called clubs,
formed for the sole purpose Of evading
the whiskey license law. Mr.. Howell c.
Featherston and Judge John d. Horse
ley are the Lynchburg gentlemen who
are fighting the bill. Mr.. Howell Feather
ston is son Of Captain J. c. Featherston,
the Delegate from Campbell county, is a
lawyer, residing in Lynchburg, and a
member Of the Piedmont Club, Of that
city.
II am sure the object Of the author Of
the bill was a good one" he said to a
reporter at the Lexington last night, but
it is an object that can be achieved In a
much better way. There were many of
these fake clubs I'm Lynchburg, organ
lied solely for the purpose Of dispensing
whlskey without license, but the Judge
Of the Corporation Court and the City
Attorney have hunted the promoters
down, imposing big fines in every case.
and these clubs are things of the past. If
the bill becomes a law It will cause the
disintegration OF the Piedmont Club, as
it's membership is only about one hundred,
while the city whiskey license tax is 800.
We are going to put forth every effort
TO defeat the measure In the Senate, feel
ing that we can conscienlously do so for
the sake of saving Legitimate social clubs,
and at the same time we will be doing
nothing to encourage the fake clubs that
II is the desire of everybody to see sup
pressed"
COMMITTEE NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Mr.. BANDS good-roads bill was defeated
yesterday IN the House Committee on
Prisons and Asylums. The patron made
a strong argument in support of his
measure, but the body decided that the
plan provided for I'm its provisions. as to
working the roads by convicts. was not
practicable. The measure. when it comes
before the House Will Mr.. Bland says.
be warmly advocated by a number Of
members.
Mr.. BANDS bill, providing for the ap-
pointment Of boiler inspectors was, upon
motion Of the patron. recommitted yes
terday There are a number OF persons,
including many from Richmond, who de-
sire 10 appear before the Committee on
Mechanics and Mechanic Arts in re-
ference to this measure.
Colonel John Ben Bigger was informed
by letter yesterday that Mr.. George T..
Passmore was on Friday elected a mem
Der Of the House Of Delegates from
Lunenburg county 10 fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF DIR. n III. Neblett.