Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-01
TN FULL EFFECT NOW.
ALL THE INFRINGEMENT LAWS
ARE TO-DAY IN OPERATION.
HOW STATE FUNDS ARE SAVED.
Criminal Expenses TO lie Reduced i'm
a Number of Ways and Salaries of
Omcers Cut Down-Some Important
Laws Which Go Into Effect.

The full force and effect OF the retrench-
ment legislation enacted by the General
Assembly at it's recent session will be felt
from to-day. While the Legislature con-
clu6ed its lahors and adjourned early in
March. a number OF the most important
laws passed. including some designed TO
lessen the expenses OF the State. were so
drawn as to go into effect July 1st.
few months hence the State officers
will be able to figure out somewhat def
ntely what the last General Assembly
saved the State. The effect OF its work
Is already apparent in the reduced bills
beng sent In from some of the counties
for criminal charges. O;her reforms be-
come operative to-day. and the saving
will be even more manifest.
Most of the retrenchment acts went
into effect Immediately upon their APP
proval. This was the case with all those
affecting criminal charges except the one
reducing the allowances to jailers for the
support of prisoners. Among the laws
which are already lessening the public
expenses are those allowing only half
fees TO officers where collected from the
Commonwealth not allowing fees for eX-
0eeding three ~itne SEES for misdemeanor
cases; abQishing witness fees fer police
men, and repeating the old statute that
permitted the employment of guards for
prisoners charged with misdemeanor.
THE CUTS IN SALARIES.
The cuts in the salaries of the State
officers go into effect to-day. All of
those who are not protected by constitu-
tional PROFESSIONALISM Is. the heads OF
all the State departments-will feel the
sharp edge of the knife of public econ
omy when the next day OF settlement
comes 1t has also been necessary 10
reduce the clerical forces In the various
departments, and TO cut the salaries Of
the clerks who are retained. Auditor
Marye has had TO dispense with the ser
vices OF Messrs. ii. h. Haley and j. b.
Woodward; Second-Auditor Ryland has
had TO drop one man; and Treasurer
Hartman had notified Mr.. b. Q. Core tha,
he would have 10 dispense with his SER
vices, but through fortunate circum-
stance this will be avoided. Mr.. A.
r. Moore, OF Rockbridge. one of Trea-
surer Harman's clerks, has been appoint
ed secretary TO Captain J. lc. b. Stuart
Jr., who Is In the eommsssry depart
ment Of the volunteer army He viii
accept. and Mr.. Core viii take the place
ne vacates. The latter has been IN The
Office a number OF years. and is 4 most
efficient man.
There are no fixed salaries in the Asrl-
cultural Department from to-day The
Legislature. after long tight, refused
70 make an appropriation 10 continue the
department. but agreed TO give 1t the
receipts from the fertilizer tax Owing
20 the protraeted Illness OF Commissioner
Whitehead, no arrangement as 10 tho
division OF the funds has been entered |
into. but one soon viii be.
COLONEL POLLARD GOES OUT.
10 the great surprise Of Colonel
Thomas T.. Pollard and his friends, that
well-known veteran will not Ill the posi-
ton. OF engineer at the Capitol after to-
day. Mr.. Richardson, the Register Of the |
Land Office. Is on brief visit TO his /
home, at Marion. but has written 10 Col |
oEol Pollard. saying that although he (
rcssetted il very much nc could not re- I
appoint him Colone, Pollard had not I
the remotest idea tina. his office would !
be taken from him. The Legislature !
made no appropriation 10 pay the engi- I
neer. but the Office was not abolished. /
Colonel Pollard had been advised that
under the act creating the position he
could hold on and continue to draw
salary. as the Register himself is doing
prder decision OF the Supreme Court.
and he expected 70 DO SO.
Dir. Richardson has appointed Mr.. Lee
ton sls engineer. but II Is said this is
tefnporaTy arrangement. Mr.. Sex
has heretofore been the sergeant OF
eapitsA-Savare police. The Legisla,
feduced the number Of policemen
seven 10 six Colonel Richardson
fsppointed Messrs. W. NJ Dillard,
Pettis. X. r. Eustace. r. w.
hs, Eugene Walton. and F. III.
The Register in his letter to the