The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

Drewry's wide reputation as an expert on
insanity. He thought that an officer who
had more work TO DO than others should
receive compensation commensurate with
his services. a2 N. a- a
The Byars amendment was Temporal
rily passed by. and Mr.. McIlwaine secured
an amendment to the committees report
by providing that the commissioner OF
hospitals to be appointed shall 30 p
"skilled accountant" This he did be-
cause OF the objection to using the term
expert accountant { s&st
..NBCEssARY' EXPENSES.
The bill. as 1t come from the committee,
addition to salary OF s.. 900. receive pay
for necessary expenses. Mr.. Harvey
commended that this could be construed
so az to permit the commissioner to re-
celvc money for household expenses IT
allows too much latitude. said the, Pa +
rick Senator. There ought to be some
limit placed upon this thing. Are we go
| ing to pay out OF the States treasury
bills for wines and cigars and for almost
anything else r HI 45i 81
MI. Harvey proposed an amendment
| limiting tho necessary and travelling
ex penses to $500 per year.
Mr.. Watkins thought that 1t would he
unwIse to adopt this. for no one could
ltell what expenses would be necessary.
T
CARS and things like that, It Is like talk
| Ing about a politician" said the Prince
Edward Senator. s III
III ow do we know that a politician will
/ not be appointed q asked Mr.. Barksdale,
amid much laughter. ii
&C., POWER OFSTEE BOARD.
F Mr.. McIlwalne fought to have the bill
| amended so as to reserve more poWer3. g,
| the general board OF directors and to take
| from the commissioner some OF the ex-
Extraordinary power proposed to be confer
| red upon him.
Here lis a man to be appointed by the
Governor said Mr.. McIlwaine, upon
whom 1t is proposed to confer more pow
| ar than has ever before been conferred
| upon mortal. There is a general board
OF directors appointed by the Governor
| and It is proposed to give the commits
| stoner power to veto anything the d.
: rectors may do. Tho directors are sup
posed to be good men. and they. are
good men, and this bill would take from
them the power conferred upon z e ia''t'l
by the new Constitution.
Mr.. Mc1lwaine opposed. too. the J, con g on
solidated contract idea, and favored let
| ting each hospital stand upon It's own
bottom" He believed It would DO best
! for all the interests OF the State that
this be done.
Mr.. Keezell was willing to go to the
extent OF amending the bill SO as TO pro
| vide that tho commissioner snall Simply
"superintend''7the letting OF cohtEacls. w
| he was unwilling to accept Mr.. Mcli-
waine's proposition ms to not consolldat-
Ing contracts, for he believed It TO be
good policy to consolidate contracts, u,
Mr.. Sears favored the genera! loea
conveyed by Mr.. M clwalne's remarKs'l anu q
he wanted some power reserved 3to s1'e
49, MIR, BYARs, VIEW OF IT, I. 5.s
Mr.. Byars did not believe that such
great power as Mr., McIlwalne thougnt,
was conferred upon the coIlllll'ssi ~ ],
but that the commissioner was s.,.,p. :,
held accountable for the expehult u.s !, -
money, He did not think me c pm'.'.'.
sioner could DO, any lmpor1nM. ~ ~ maneral
being authorized to 90 80 ~ Tug " so''ets -
board. Il $.
The amendment proposed by MI. hee.
cell modifying the language OF the hot
as to the powers OF the commissioner lss' ~
was adopted. IN.
Then the McIlwaine amendment, stFik-
Ing out OF the bill all In REGARD g co =.
sol!dated contracts and reserylhEs y t'o
general board the power that was pro-
poued to be conferred upon the commas
sloner, or, In other words to MAKE me
board superior to the commissioners, WIS
passed. U,
Without acting upon the other a am pc ny
ments the Senate adjourned.
ORANGE COUNTY BILL,
Mr., shaokelford got through, under 9
suspension Of the rules, q bill 70 author
Ice the people OF Orange to vote upon
the question 8ot issuing bonds for we
purpose OF making macadamlzed roaos'
BILLS OFFER ED, L
Mr.. Clayton offered q bill to amend me
act In relation to pensions BY pr'vlo'ns
that "the assessed value OF properly 70
be owned by the applicant shall be
"One thousand dollars. and proy'd-
Ing that the applicant may show that
the property, though assessed IN his
own name, is not in fact his or her
property 8 q q, }..
The only change Is to raise the value
OF the property OF the applicant, IRON
800 to q, 900, It used to be Il ,00o and was
recently Changed to $500.
Mr.. Hartman introduced q bill to amend
the law in relation to tha Viola ton Of the
Sabbath, the object uf which Is to make
punishable the sale ''of every article OF
merchandise SOLD on IA bbath days.
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