The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09

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8 Only ole new bill was oltsreu hlu LIN ~,
i. VI 7AppRo p1lArIoN BILL III
Arr,eWlckhan cl,alrmangofS the Finance g,
COMMITTEES. then called for the special 10
order, tic general appropriations blli, "ltll
Senate Snt1lc1dmen thereto and IT was
laid bel fore tho Sonatcl MIR. Nicl t n
wns sfrecogi1ised, nnd consumed & tho Ie 81
inaince,%o time Of Che morn \. "a
sion u review Of the State g y,
He predicted that tho Gers 5Asseilfply
would leave no surplus for thef
oral Assembly start on and wotlid. mr.
decd create 4 deficit II tho s,1rpils with
which began Its work were i s1. o ~
of the ton, st ti#5 r. 54tsI5 !, 555
}7SNir.Syyckh went at lcngtll and in de-
}tai&jntosSih States finances, anu was
sfre1uct.tly sinterrupted by#Q ues lions .it, py5
.Nlessts AZ Anderson Sndlcr and FhleGar.
who took issue with him as to some ON o. 4
his statements and tho accuracy OF ms fI'
calculations. 81 . ~ 4. !, u
Mr.. yyickham had not concluded hls r. !,
nnncial statement when ~ Senhte,,5 NJ
Nj took q reces $ until I'll y
Afternoon Session.
"A 1vbenS fla senate resumed work a 80
r S NJ. AS he consideration Of the b a pro-s
bll1$was again akcnS Wit N;
out furtherfdelay the Senate committe GO
amendments were laid before the booyg
and all the amendments considered save We
Two were az opted Those or " 1ich & tileS
commit tec wa stbeaten We're to reduce the
expense for clerical force In the trea 81 81
ror's Office from $500 TO- $1,000, ana the
appropriation for the direct ors OF me y
penitentiary, which the comm1tfeeE pro.
POSED to red ice from 5000 TO $3.50 pei. an
csL. ,fo,.eo 1nCl the tight
for the 5000 figure for penitentiary dire 81
tors WILLIE Senators Oplo and Chapman
led the a opposition. These IL Wo figures re
;llre inst as theysagreed{ to by the Houses.
Among the aplendncnts TO the bill ms
III passed the House. which&Were g greed
to by tho Senate was one educiilg .LleS
salary Of the Register OF the Land once
TO its present figure. Tho House NAG
recommended an increase. s izs 8 |
After disposings OF miro, amendments.
the Senate 5:35 vacated the chg until
s. r. NJ, when under resoiut ION - g,
BY MIR. I<eeEell. only local, special anu
Funcontested bills may be taken u p.t i8
One Of the features of tho afternoon
session was a sharp passage between Az ~
Reverconib, Republican,, aand x Mr. Opiee,
Democrat. growing out3of the obje ton
4by N1r. One to consideration by aeon
8mittee Of some bill offered by AIR. sR n
comb III the course ofsthe colloellly Nlr.
sOpie rallied tho senator from Allegheny
on his frequent absence from his seat,
whereupon Mr.. Revercomb retorted that
it would be Il good thing for the state
lif some other senators would absent
themselves oftener. The chair finally
cut short tho colloauy, which was tsa l lt TO-
gGther informal and out OF order.
n The Senate agrecd to. the Increase OF the
salary of the auditors forwarding clerk
from $3.50 TO $1,000; also reducing ethe.
salary of the second auditor from $1,000
to s1,7oo and fees:&to splncing the treasu-
rer's salary at 5000 instead of s2,250;
fixing the salary$of the register of the
land Office at sl,soO instead Of 5000;
first assistant at pcnitentiary salary
fixed at $50 instead OF $1,000
Night Session.
The evening session Of the Serate was
not so successfulsas that of tho day be-.
fore a quorum was soon broken. owing
TO the fact that the Committee for Coun--
tics, Cities and Towns was sitting across
the hall in tho hall Of tho House Of
Delegates, thus taking a number Of sena-
tors away. gs b!
THE Senate billttos amerd the charter
OF tho town of 9Pocahontas was taken
up and passed. IttnoW5 goes to tho House.