Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-03
WILL REPORT TO-DAY
.u, Committee no SUMMIT THEIR
CONCLUSIONS.
WILL CUT DOWNFALL APPROPRIATIONS
knife 10 Go Deeper I'm Some
,sscS Than Othcrs-Ahoi'tiou OF
no oHiccs and Sale of College
property Advised.

~,, speclal Joint committee OF the
-.,ersl Assembly on Expenditures OF
e..,e institutions who have been hard
,,ork for three weeks cleaning infor-
lion as TO where money may be saved.
-. concluded their labors. and will
..,.t 10 both branches to-day report
..,. &, is believed will prove to be the
..t interesting paper handed In during
,te session.
rr,e committee completed the prepara-
.... of their report yesterday afternoon,
.,s while the members We're very reti-
as 10 what conclusions had been
-.rrea there was an impression in
,..isaave circles last night that the
Vaccinations 20 be made will, II
.,,nfea save the State some $1,000, or,
-.rhaps. slightly more per annum.
and as has been indicated before. the
sf,ui,3n OF the Offices Of Commissioners
r, Agriculture. the Board OF Agricul-
..r. and Register of the Land Office
vr in an likelihood. be advised. Bills
,.,tirc 10 these ends, but emanating
t-,~ other sources. are already pending,
~ have been prepared, ready for intro
ducton.
REDUCE ALL APPROPRIATIONS.
There IS no doubt that, with probably
one or TWO exceptions. the appropria-
,.,rs 90 AN of the state institutions VIII
d. considerably reduced. and that not
,g,r the University of Virginia will es-
,.rs I'm this general cut. There has for
s.,.rl sessions past been a growing SEN
..-,sr- in the Legislature against making
..-r,nriations TO the Medical College OF
,--,iris and If the committee recon-
,,r~as the sale of the property of that
institution. IL will not surprise those who
ar. close 10 the members of this particu-
l,r holv. which has been instructed TO
..ylstlcate the management Of the public
Institutions.
n the committees recommendations are
of.rte5. 10 is believed that veterans OF
the Confederate army Will soon be on the
csrtol grounds guarding the public
safatv. and the states property, instead
~ fhe rresent Capitol pokce force.
The committee viii recommend that
General cut be made in the salaries OF the
M. aupropriation to William and Mary
coraes viii be considerably reduced, and
!. ts thought that recommendation SINH
i.r To- that made as 10 the Medical Col
lsr. N Virginia will be offered.
-,tara is no doubt that the body VIII
commend that the Office of Register OF
tbe Land Office be abolished. and that
de- Duties be- transferred 10 the secretary
~ tbe commonwealth. The Office OF
commissioner of Agriculture and the
c.afe BOARD itself will be done away
Win If the committees advice is ac-
csrred and the work heretofore given 10
mat derartment viii be turned over TO
fhe virginia Polytechnic Institute at
BIacksburg.
ABOLISH THE REGISTERS OFFICE
There will be introduced in the House
To-day bin providing for the abolish
rnent Of the office Of Register of the Land
Office. il will be provided that the du-
ties OF this Office be transferred 10 that
0f Secretary Of the Commonwealth, ana
that those Of the Office of superintendent
Of the Capitol Building and Chief OF Po-
lice which the Register now performs,
be discharged by him at a salary OF Sl'zOo
nor wear. This will effect the saving OF
clerk-hire In the Registers office, and
also a reduction Of 500 in his salary
PEOPLE APPROVE THE CUTS.
Csntain Featherston can scarcely ham
DE- his mail since his introduction OF the
bin making deep cuts in the salaries oil
State officials. From all over the STATE
letters are being received by him COM
u.nding the measure and urging MN
% continue the fight. Captain Fealher-
st0n saws he finds it hard 10 hold out III
his determination 10 fight for the re-
ducfion. but that these letters nave en-
coyraged him. and that he is Determined
not 90 yield. s,
He is opposed TO the resolution onereu
ir the conference Friday night, proVluliis
for horizontal cut Of 10 per cent III inc
salaries of all State officials, and says
he will never accept bill drawn OH
this line as a substitute Tor the ono u
which ne is the patron. -,
r-non the other hand. the fight for such
a bin is being conducted with gIea'
deal of earnestness. though quietly eS
rer.auv I'm the Senate. The humor Oh
fbe Tecielature seems decidedly more III
favor of retrenchment than week ago
and while 1t will hardly ADOPT 'ie
Featherston bin without amendment II
Is probable that q composite measui g
uartaking Of the features or TINS OH
and Of the horizontal resolution VIII DC
enacted.
THE PROPOSED NEW COUNTY.
The biu 10 create the county of Iyler'
out of portions Of Montgomery, fuidShi
rior5 and Giles. will probably be CON
s5ered in committed to-day. frolesso.
George ". Mills. Of Radford, said last
nigh1: .,.o~,,
"The people residing in the territory
from which II is proposed TO create d
new county ere practically unanimous
IN favor Of the bill They reside at ois-
lance from their county seats, ana naN. '.
10. received the advantages IN the ""y
o. improvements which have peeh eiJoy eu W
by other sections. They feel mat II .ney
we're united in one compact county 80 -
would receive much more than they nave
ever dome in the past The opposition 10
The creation Of the new county is chlehy
al the four county seats. tnihk TINS
ounosition is largely a matter or sehu-
ment the chief argument Deihs '"a' 70
create a new county wouiu chahse .o .,o
old number Of 100 counties III 'he S'o'e
70 lM. which. Of course, Is no aisulii ~
al an. The people in the territory aneO'- ',''.
ed demand that their representatives,
down here give them a fair oeai' anu
think these gentlemen VIII 90 Do. s,.o,
4 can say that, viewed from a ponucal
STANDPOINT. no bill Of such tar-reaehins
erect has been introduced IN the 'nl nlr-
gIala legislature since the reappor'on, t.. .so
rnent Of congressional districts aiter .ne
census OF 1850. In order 70 take the MAJ
ter out Of future political contests s u ~
possible that this natter may De MAJ az
subject OF caucus action whlch nus s
been suggested by several OF the o'u
leaders