The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-08
ALL APPEAL FOR
LARGER sums
Several Hearings Before Joint.
Meeting Of the Committees.
On Finance.
PRESERVE THE BATTLE FLAGS.
Bill Of Mr.. jennings On the sub-
jcct-Appropriation Bills
Forthcoming
PRESERVE THE BATTLE FLAGS

Joint meeting Of the House and Sen
ate Committees on Finance was held In
the hall of the House last night and vari.
Gus bills seeking appropriations were dis
cussed.
Those measures under consideration
were TO appropriate money for the feeble.
minded children OF the State, for the
State Female Normal School, at Farm
vile. and for the Vlrginia Normal and
Industrial Institute. at Petersburg.
'ihcy were all strongly advocated. but
no final action was taken upon any OF
them.
The bill appropratlng $4,000 for the
feeble minded children of Virginia wan
rend by Mr.. Mass.c and was advocated
first by Mrs. Bnrton.l.thc State secretary
of The Kings Daughters. Mrs. l.. C.
Minor followed and made Il strong speech
for the bill. Her appeal was Il touching
one and WAS loudly applauded. Mr.. Mas-
sic made Il strong appeal for the bill
and presented statistics to show the
necessity for Its passage. He contendcd
that Virginia was far behind In the mat
ter Of taking care Of feeble-rlinded chill
drcn. aud that the state s:ionld not
fail to take tho matter up and act upon
II fdyorabiy at once.
Mrs. Burton snobe again and was
asked q great many questions by members
OF the committee. she brought ont clear
~ TINT she did not desire the State to
support the institutions now established,
but simply IN board the wards In them.
When the ladies had concluded their
remarks the bl relating TO the State
Female Normal School, TIT Farmyilie. was
taken up and considered. The bill seeks
to appropriate $4,000 for improvements
and $4,000 additional annuity.
Judge William Hodges Mann was the
first spenkcr He strongly advocated the
bill. though he occupied the floor but a
few moments.
He introduced Hon. Robert Turnbull.
OF Brunswick chairman OF the Board
Of Directors. and lie made a stirring APP
peal for the measure.
Need Better Teachers.
Mr.. Turnbuli, who for twelve years
has been connected with the school. de-
clared his belief that the trouble with
the public education system in Virginia
vas that the class Of teachers was not
high enough. aud tha; those best able
to support the schnols neglected them.
He made an earnest appeal for the Dill,
and was followed by Professor j. u. Jar
man. president Of the institution.
Professor Jhr;nan's appeal was an elo-
nuent and timely ore and II was sup
piementcd by n speech OF force anu
strength In advocacy Of the bill py Judse
Asa ~. watkins. secretary and treas
urer OF the board
DIR. s. c. Mitchell OF Richmond Col
Iege presented to the committee the re-
mort OF the Virginia Normal and lndus-
trial Institute at Petersburg. and 'advo-
Gated the appropriation asked by mat AZ
school.
The items are as follows:
Annual appropriations .-.-.......- Ssvvou
Repairs ...s..t ...8... 1880 GOO
New farm ....... ...... .....-'. oo Wv"
lndnstriai building ...... .....,, 1000 900
New dortnitofy ..--...s. = 49, i''Yvo
s4s5Oo
81 the end of the hearing the com
mIttoe rose without taking any finai ac-
tion
The bill OF Hon. Upton D. Jennings
rs to the disposition of the siAsy-iise
Confederate battleila6s. which were r.
turned by the War Department :" .'.e
Governor OF Virginia last year. Is pie.
pared as the result OF con1ereiiee las.
october In Petersburg during inc sessioA
OF the Grand Camp of Virginia ana -
crnor Montague, Delegate jennings, W
the Grand Camp Committee, proposes ~
his hill. that committee consisting oi
the Governor. Observation-Disclosures, ad-
,ntant-gencral inspector-general OF the
Grand Camp and speaker of the House.
ha,, detern>ine how these old tattercu
,i,ys shall he preserved and where they
shail be placed, and recommends that
,hev shall he exposed to iubl1c view
- the rotunda OF the Capitol, IN an
,nc,osure of wood and glass. a rev
80 me flngs have their STATS stu TO
t,.e,n bur nearly all are badly used up.
ana II is proposed to hand such around
In the glass case, with the NAMES %
tho regiments they represent, PLAINLY M
,.cated ON a card attached to each.
other suggestions as to the place Tor
tho Keeping of the flags. besides that
named III the bill have been made, viz:
the Confederate Museum, the state
Library and the agricultural and mining
exhibit room. The objection to the first
~ 1t is comparatively remote from the
soublc and again the old soldier would
have to pay twenty-five cents to see his
tag unless he happens to strike OH q
Saturday. In the@State library there, is
no room for the flags, and 1T is tpo
much out of 4the way Insa the agricul-
rural department. the inappropriatene of
ire location is too evident. But being
rlaced in two opposite angles Of. tho
rotunda the cases, protected by a nice