The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-21
LARGE INCREASE
IN PROPRlATION.
Finance Committee Reports to
House.
100000 FOR PENSIONS
feniien,i.ry Matter to Be Finally Settled
To.Day-Taik o, R,ines Law Ia yir-
rl.ia-Sor ok consolI-
dation ,alk.
$500, FOR PENSIONS.

The appropriation bills were reported TO
the House yesterday by Chairman Boaz TO
1i.ret the expenses Oh ms State Ivi .iie
i,eAt two years. The bills appropriate
So, goo for pensions, or 50 much thereof
as may be found necessary to carry INTO
eject a bill hereafter to be passed.
The penitentiarg appropriation is lett
ort, to be determined to-day. It is
Sltlty certain uiai sloy,vuu mi.l tie s...n,
Nth the understanding that all OF it
sncuid be expended for cell room. The
increase over the last appropriation is
something like hair million dollars.
following are the changes recommended:
ire first increase is from $500 to $500 TO
Tie Auditor for temporary clerical work
10 assist in paving pensions.
Seven thousand five hundred dollars Is
given for Improvements to the Governors
Mansion.
1he Second Auditors salary is reduced
from $3.50 TO Sl,Se0 and commissions al
loved by law. The Janitor Of the Capt.
toll gets $3.50 instead Of S4G0 per year.
Labor at Executive mansion raised from
SaU. 10 $500. Salary of clerk to Railroad
q commissioner from $3.50 TO $1,000. Conn
missioner of Labor from $500 to 81. POE.
The salaries of the jail physicians OF
Richmond and Norfolk are reduced from
$500 10 $500 per year.
Central State Hospital raised from $751;
$50 To $4,000.
usual appropriation Of SO, 600 for general
purposes and $4,000 for building and 5000
for tanks, well and ward.
Western Hospital s1o,00o as usual and
s7,227 additional.
State Normal School $4,000 and s12,5oo
for buildings
University Of Virginia $4,000 extra for
hospitals: Polytechnic Institute $4,000 in
stead OF $4,000.
= he Virginia Normal and Collegiate IN
situte. at Hampton. Is given the usual
appropriation of $1,000, upon the condi-
ton that it be converted into an indus
trial school
William and Mary College gets S. 900
additional.
There is talk Of Hon. S. L. Kelley pre-
:scnting a bill in the House to allow
hotels In Virginia to sell drinks on Sum
Gay. The bill concerns the entire State
and will be greeted with delight, especial
~ Try the travelling people with terri
tories embracing Virginia, for the law
las been strictly enforced and Their. are
Tow hotels where guest may get drink
with his Sunday meal. N1r. keiley's bill
is similar TO the famous Raines bill, of
New York. which became a law and
caused so much discussion all over the
country. The bill provides for only IL
censed hotels of fifteen or more rooms.
il is measure meant to relieve the trav-
in no way to aid saloon-keepers in vio-
lating Sunday observance.
While the Whitehead bill to consolidat.
The cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth and
The town of Berkeley has been
Withdrawn and Will not be passed
Mt the present session of the Legisla
ture. it looks like some such action will
fe taken within the next few years.
What seems TO bother Portsmouth and
Berkeley now more than any thing else
is the proposition to take from them their
identity by calling the city Greater Nor
folk y prominent gentleman from Ports
mou h said yesterday that his people real
lied that consolidation was sure to come
,ooner or later and that ultimately it was
the logical course to pursue He said
however. that when the rub came it
would be insisted that the consolidation
plan be after the order of the one Great
Ing greater New York, allowing the three
places to be known as boroughs retaining
their present names, as the Borough Of
Portsmouth, &c.
The banquet to be given the members
Of the House of Delegates tonight by
the Richmond delegation at Murphy's
new Hotel promises to be a most enjoy
able affair. Governor Montague and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Willard will be
among the guests and will respond to
toasts. Other, speakers will be Messrs.
Cabell Sipe. sebrell and Kelley. Speaker
John r. Ryan will act as POSTMASTER.
The Roads Committee OF the House yes.
terday fayorably reported the bill offered
fy Mr.. Baker. of Chesterfield, providing
that the Richmond and Petersburg Elec-
fric Railway Company provide separate
cars for It's white and colored passen-
will l,a ca5
by the House. Senator Cogbill has Of
fered such bill in the Senate and it is
expected to become a law shortly.
The House Committee on General Laws
yesterday reported Mr.. Wallaces bill re-
curing telegraph operators ostand exam
fnations. The age limit is fixed at Is years
in the bill. The bin creates State Board
of Examiners to be appointed by the Gov
ernor and the object Of the measure is to
insure safety to passengers and men OPP
Grating trains.
There was conference of a number of
those interested in the pension legislation
AT the Capitol yesterday. While the
definite action was taken. the consensus
of opinion seemed to favor the bill offered
Wy MI Cation, rather than the bill passed
ny he Senate on "Wednesday, of which
Mir. Gold is The patron.
The House Committee on Privileges
and Elections will meet this morning at
IL O'Clock to further consider the ques-
ton of electoral boards for the various
counties and cities of the State. Those
who desire changes to be made are eX-
pected to appear and so inform the COM
miitee.
Mrs Charles Trotter Lassiter, of Pc
tersburg, occupied a seat on the floor OF
the House yesterday beside her husband.
On the floor OF the House yesterday
were Messrs n. F. Hutcheson. of Neck
1cngurg: w. II May. of Alexandria, and
w H. Thurmond. OF Nelson.
Missing or.
Ali,ent Enntie son of Mr.. Henry Knolie