The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-25


that OF Mr.. Boaze Without disclosing
what occurred I'm that committee" said
he. Il wish to say that l thought IL
right and proper for the committee 10
reconsider any action It may have taken
If it saw fit TO do So
APPROPRIATIONS IN DETAIL
Mr.. Diggs, of King William, offered an
amendment. under which the salaries OF
the clerks Of the Senate and of the House
Of Delegates, which in the bill stand I'M
der the heading of "penitentiary," were .
placed under general appropriations. He
said he did not think these gentlemen
properly belonged I'm the penitenuary'
The amendments were agreed TO.
On motion Of Mr.. Diggs. Il was also
agreed TO remove the appropriation lot
civil contingent fund, which Is now found
under Circuit Courts. under the caption
OF salaries.
Another amendment offered by Mr.
Diggs provides for an appropriation Oh
81 800 for the propagation OF ish' the
amount of money 10 be used in the stock
ing Of the various rivers In the STATE
v "a fish The amendment Will be cohslu-
cred at the proper time.
The following salaries were agreed
upon as provided in the bill:
Governor. 5000. Governor secretary,
81 200: Attornoy-G General, $3.50; clerk OF
Attorney Ceneral. 500: Office expenses OF
the Attorney-General, exclusive or mile
ag sll; Auditor of Public Accounts
s. 90.
When the item OF $500 for clerks in
the Auditors office was rearhed' MT
Diggs. Of King William, offered as an
amendment to make the amount Sll.eO.
He stated that the twelve clerks IN that
office had "A great deal Of work TO do
and almost invariably worked after office
hours.
Mr.. Winborne OF Rockbridge. spoke in
favor of the amendment fixed in the bill
and took the ground that the twelve
clerks now worked only six hours a day
and the same amount of work could be
done bv nine clerks at the rate of eight
hours a day Four Of them should
receive a thousand dollars each and fVe
Of them nine hundred dollars each, which
gave the amount Of $500.
Mr.. Parker. OF Southampton spoke
against the amendment and spoke OF inc
necessity Of raising taxation or reducing
the expenses of the State.
Afternoon Session.
When the chair was resumed at
o'clock the appropriation bill was passed
by for five minutes and number OF
local bills were passed.
Mr.. Ben Z. owen. the private secre-
tary Of Governor Tyler. presented a mes
sage from the Chief Magistrate yetoing
House bill No. $40. Incorporating the Rich
mond and Tidewater railroad.
When the special order was finally taken
up Mr.. Parker continued his argument
against the amendment offered by Mr.
Diggs. Of King William, whereby the ap-
propriation Tor clerks IN the Auditor S
- an IN
Mr.. Darlington. Of Charlotte. offered
as an amendment to make the appropria-
ton $4,000. The House declined to agree
10 the two amendments and the appro-
| priation OF $500 therefore remained.
The following amounts were then agreed
10 as contained in the bill: Contingent
expenses OF Auditors office, $500 Sec
ond Auditor. 81 900 and commissions al
lowed by law: clerks I'm the Second
Auditors office. 5000; contingent fund
% the Second Auditor. $50; treasurer,
81 80 and commissions allowed by law
When the appropriation of 5000 for the
CLERKS I'm the treasurer office was reach
ed. Mr.. Craig offered as an amendment
10 make the appropriation 5000. Mr..
Winborne. OF Rockbridge, moved that II
be made 5000. He did so, he said In or
der TO make provision for the pay of
II was stated that the funding clerk had
been in existence for years. but that no
provision had been made in the past for
his pay. Still he had been paid the money
having been taken from the deposits
made by the various companies. Neither
Mr. Craig nor Mr.. Winborne claimed 10
know the name OF this clerk. nor the
county he came from.
Mr.. Diggs moved 10 reduce the 5000
to $3.50. taking the ground that the
clerks i'm the treasurer's office should
not be paid more than those I'm the du-
dtors cftice.
Mr.. Stubs. Of Gloucester. said hereto
fore the funding clerk had been paid
81 200 under the funding act. so that the
entire appropriation for the clerks IN
that Office amounted 10 $3.50. Ths bill
now fxed this amount at 5000. which
was a cut about as large as the one
made in the salaries OF the clerks Of the
auditors office.
Mr. Parker moved 10 strike from the
bill the provision which includes the
compensation Of the funding clerk in the
| 5000.
MR.. ANDERSON'S AMENDMENT.
Mr. Anderson. of this city. offered s
an amendment that the amount b. made
81 200. including the pay Of the funding
! clerk. the salaries 10 be regulated by
| the treasurer.
Mr. Parker called attention 10 the iact
that the pay Of the funding clerk was
hxed at 81. 200 by the Riddleberger fund
| ing act and that il required a special
! act 10 cut his salary down.
! Mr. Anderson's amendment was hnai-
| IN withdrawn and the amendment or Mr..
Parker was agreed 10.
Mr. Switzer. OF Rockingham. called up
| the item of the salary of the clerk OF
I the Attorney General which had been
| cut down from $1,000 10 $500. He
thought the cut was too large and
| ne ought to be given a fair COM
! pensstion. He therefore. offered as
| an amendment that the salary be
made SEQ the amount fixed by the SEM
ate.
| Mr.. Pitcher, of Fauquier stated that
| heretofore the clerk had been paid $500
annually until two years ago when the
Legislature raised the pay TO $1,000 at the
| request of the later Major Scott. who
| desired to take his son into his office.
Mr.. Parker offered as an amendment to
| make the salary $500. The amendment
! offered by Mr.. Switzer was lost but Mr..
/ Parker's amendment was agreed 10 by
| a vote OF 90 TO IS.
Mr.. stubbs. Of Gloucester. thought the