Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-04

we recommend that the clerk and pur-
CHASING agent shall be ex-officio clerk Of
the board, without any additional COM
pensation.
SELL TWO COLLEGE PROPERTIES.
The committee recommends that the
appropriation to the william and Mary
College be reduced from Sl5.c0o to $500.
and the committee further suggests that
In its opinion 1t would be wise en- the
part Of the State to dispose OF the pro-
perty 40 that no further appropriation
could be demanded from the State. on
:Ee ground that II was maintaining it's
own property, for tho reason that under
the report made TO your committee they
are unable to see that the work done at
the institution justhes any appropria-
tion at all
Your committee recommends that no
further appropriation be made to the
Medical College OF Virginia. as the con-
dition OF the States finances will not
Justify any further appropriation to an
institution using it's grounds and build
ings free of cost. without any adequate
benefit to the State, and fuvther recon-
mends the sale of the property as soon
az II can be made advantageously.
JUST THREE ARE UNTOUCHED.
Your committee has looked over the re-
port of the Virginia Normal and ColIegi-
ate Institute and scrutintzed It very
closely, and deem it best to make no
cut in the appropriation, as that repor,
shows a most economical expenditure OF
the State appropriation.
We respectfully recommend that the
appropriation TO the State Female Nor
NAL School, at Farmville, be continued
OF $4,000, as we are satisfied from onr
investigation that this institution is d.
ing excellent work upon the most effect
i've and economical basis. We recon-
mend that the appropriation of $500 fo-
building purposes be discontinued.
We recommend that the appropriation
to the University of Virginia be reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000. OF the appropria-
tion now made TO the University. 81. 20
is required to be used to pay the interest
on the debt due by said University, and
we are satisfied that the Board of Visit
ors by the practice of rigid economy,
can get along with the appropriation re-
commended tg this committee without
impairing the usefulness of the institu-
tion.
We respectfully recommend that the
appropriation of $4,000 TO the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg be
continued, as we believe it is an institu-
ton doing most excellent and commend
able work
TO ABOLISH TWO OFFICES.
We further recommend that the De-
partment of Agriculture, under the man.
agement of the Commissioner of Agri-
culture, and the Virginia State Board Of
Agriculture. be abolished, and that all
the minerals laboratories and other APP
pliances or property thereto belonging be
transferred TO the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. ar Blacksburg. We further re-
commend that all duties pertaining to
the sampling and testing of the fertili-
zers now required 10 be performed by
the Commissioner of Agriculture, or un-
der his supervision, be hereafter pre-
formed by the chemist at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, at Blacksburg, and
that all fertilizer license taxes now col
lected by the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture be hereafter required to be paid
into the State Treasury direct
We further recommend that the posi-
ton of Register of the Land Office be
abolished and the duties thereto be i'm
posed upon the Secretary of the Com
monwealth, without extra compensation.
We recommend that the position Of en-
gineer created under section 2SG of the
code. be abolished.
WHAT WILL BE SAVED.
Your committee is of the opinion that
if these resolutions are carried out t
will be saving of at least $4,000 an
nually to the State.
We recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
"Resolved. by the Senate. the House
Of Delegates concurring, That there be
printed SEQ copies of this report, for the
use of senators and members of the
House of Delegates, and that the same
he referred to the proper and appropri-
ate committees, with instructions to re-
port bills carrying out the recommenda-
tions made herein:
CIVILIAN p. BARKSDALE,
EUGENE WITHERS,
"R. TURNBULL.
"a. f. WITHROW,
"s. S. THOMAS"
Alreadv the lobby Is forming to en-
deavor 10 defeat the adoption of the com
mittee's report. That on behalf Of the
Medical College of Virginia is fast as
suming a formidable aspect. and the
friends Of that institution are using every
legitimate method to defeat the particu-
lar recommendation applying to them.
Meanwhile the report viii be printed
and each member of the Legislature VIII
he presented with copies of it.
WHAT LEGISLATORS THINK OF IT.
Report Liked i'm General way nut
Always an objection.
Tbe report of the special joint Commit
..7i.,,ae az state Institutions