Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-16
THE MONEY BILLS.
THE sENATE's WILL PROBABLY BE
REPORTED 5ATURDAY.
DELEGATIONS WILL BIZ HEARD.
The House Committee VIII Listen
to Representatives of Public Insti-
tutions-Appointments TO Electoral
Bosrds-Pensions to Dad Soldiers.

1t may be that 1t will not be brought
in on that day, but the delay will GER
tainly not, it is thought. extend beyond
Tuesday at the furthest
The House appropriation bill will come
in later though 1t will be presented. Il is
thought, by the MIDDLE OF next week.
The Finance Committee Of each branch
has been meeting every night for some
time. the work Of making up the budget
this year being very heavy. in view OF
the many changes in appropriations
which have been recommended.
1t Is understood generally that the re-
ductions in the bills will not be very
great. as recommended il the report OF
the special committed
The bills Introduced, i'm the House by
Mr. Withrow. ana now pending in the
Finance Committee. will in the event Of
their passage, Of course make the cha
| racter of the House bill quite different
from that expected. These bills Will be
considered Thursday and Friday nights
and reported Saturday. Representatives
OF various State institutions will be
heard. probably Of the majority Of those
affected. a delegation from the UnIver-
sity will appear before the committee
Thursday night, and il is probable that
representatives of the Virginia Military
Institute will also be heard then.
THE TELEPHONE TAX BILL.
The Finance Committee Of the Senate
last night considered the House bill tax
ing telegraph telephone, and express
companies. Delegate Saunders spoke for
the measure. and Messrs. h. Moon. OF
Charlottesville. representing the Western
Union Telegraph Company: Major Robert
Stiles. OF Richmond, and Mr.. A. p. Thorn.
of Norfolk. representing the American
LongDistauce Telephone and Telegraph
Company; Mr. William A. Glasgow. rep
resenting the Southern Express Company.
spoke against the bill. Owing to the late
ness of the hour. the committee did not
reach conclusion as to the bill.
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS.
The House Finance Committee at it's
meeting last night considered a number
OF pension bills, and decided to report
them favorably. The pensions OF eX-
Confederates will be reduced this year
i'm the majority of cases TO sl5 This fact
has caused Captain Minter, an ex-Con-
federate. and warm advocate of re-
trenchment in every direction, To remark
that he has at last found "shrinkage"
in the amounts of money proposed to be
paid Quit is in the pensions to be paid
old soldiers.
THE ELECTORAL BOARDS.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections did not meet last night which
was the time set for the consideration of
appointments TO electoral boards.
meeting will be held Friday night.
of
appointments i'm various counties. and the
committee is desirous Of the Senators and
Delegates from the localities whore such
exist settling all fights among themselves.
Washington county furnishes . very
warm contest of this character, several
persons from that county having come
here to oppose the appointment Of those
recommended by the Senator'S and Dele
gates.
In Norfolk there has also been consider
able friction. but it Is understood that
this has about been overcome, and that
the present board will be reappointed.
The board. as now constituted, is COM
posed of George Washington Taylor, An
drew Jackson Dalton. and Napoleon
Bonaparte Joynes.
THE AGRICULTURAL BOARD.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture
yesterday reported favorably the bin !
abolishing the Department Of Agricui- |
ture. similar bill is pending in the |
House. and Mr.. Withrow, who IS its |
patron, thinks IT will pass that body. The |
Finance Committee yesterday decided 20 |
report it favorably. The fight against |
abolishing the department IS led by |
Senator Flood, who expresses the utmost |
confidence i'm the final defeat of the mea-
sure. The bill proposes TO transfer to the
faculty Of the Polytechnic Institute at
BIacksburg the duties of the department. !
The House Committee on Finance yes
torday reported favorably the Senate bill
exemptng the charitable institutions
which are to receive legacies under the
will Of the late Major Lewis Ginter,
from the collateral inheritance tax.
BUILDING AND LOAN BILL
The House Committee on Propositions
and Grievances met yesterday to con-
slider, as a special order. Mr.. Switzers
bill defining the powers and Liabilities
of building and loan associations. The
patron finally agreed 10 WITHDRAW the
measure. upon the assurance that an
oher bill that would accomplish the OBJ
iect he had in view would be introduced,
without the Objectionable features which
IL was clearly shown his contained.
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appeared i'm opposition 10 the bill. and
called attention to the fact that twice
during the past eighteen months the
Court Of Appeals hao decided that con-
tracts made in other States, IL made in
with the laws of that State,
"A ould be legal in this Commonwealth. If
the Switzer bill was enacted, then these
organizations would have
the right 10 come into Virginia and rtRe
all business Of the home associations, un-
less q tax was imposed on them so high
as to make it practically impossible for
them to come here.
Mr. Fishburne of Charlottesville.
quoted from the decision OF the Court OF
Appeals referred to by Mr.. Ellyson. and /
explained the fatal effect the bill would
have on local associations
Mr. owen. Of Manchester, said he un-
ierstood that the object Of the bill was
o prevent foreign companies from coming
nto Virginia making loans on farm pro-
)erty, and foreclOsing the mortgages af-
rewards for speculative purposes. He
thought. however. that the bill in its
present shape would not accomplish that
purpose. He. therefore. asked Mr. Switzer
% withdraw the bill. assuring him that
le would have a bill introduced remedy
ng that evil. and providing for the aD-
1ointment OF a bank examiner by the
state, who is 10 be paid by the building
md loan associations.
Mr.. Switzer stated that his object was
o get at the nonresident associations.
md that In doing 30 he had 10 fight his
'wn people his son being the president
II such an association. and one OF his
'est friends it's counsel. The bill pre-