The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-10


second report OF the conferees upon the
general appropriation bin.
The predictions made in this column
yesterday. In regard to the report. were
realized almost to the letter. Unani-
nous consent was asked for the same
conferees to take back the report and
leave WIS granted for It's withdrawal.
The second report was ready at the
beginning of the afternoon session, but
the Senate having under consideration
the report OF the conferees upon the
Board OF Fisheries bill. the reading OF
the report on the appropriation bill
was deferred until the opening of the
night session.
Confcrees Stood Pat.
AS was outlined yesterday. the con
ferees stood pat for the two normal
schools, restored the salary OF the At
torney- General to $4,000. cut out the
provision for special counsel for the
State Corporation Commission. pu,
back part of the reduction which had
been made from the fund for primary
schools, and gave the n groes the
$4,000. not for an exhibit however,
but for betterments at the Industrial
school at Petersburg.
In view of these changes, several
Senators. who had opposed the first
report, expressed entire satisfaction
with the second. Strong objection re-
ma!ned to the proposition to estab-
lish the two normal schools, and upon
this point an earnest debate continued
, for about two hours and q half
Several Senators were opposed to the
normal school idea in every aspect, and
there were others who would agree to
have one. but not two schools.
Much was said in favor OF great
central college for women in prefer
ence to number OF smaller normal
schools, scattered over the State. To
this 1t was replied that it would be q
long time before such a college could
be established, and In the meantime
some additional normal training was
needed by the women of the State. who
constitute over four-fifths OF the pub
lie school teaching force.
It was contended that $4,000 was
too large a sum to be taken out Of
the treasury for the establishment OF
these two schools and the maintenance
of one. Answer was made that the
appropriations to higher educational
institutions for men. as provided by the
bill, We're more than three times as
much as those for the normal training
of the women teachers. including those
to the Farmville school and the pro-
posed new normals.
during the past ter years five times
as much had been appropriated to
higher institutions for men than had
been given for the education of wome!i
though during the same time five
times as many women as men had
taught in public schools.
After number OF Senator's had
spoken. some of item at considerable
length. the report was adopted by q
vote of 20 to 13. This was a close
shave for the report, which required
for its passage at least q votes.
House VIII Attack 1t.
The fate of the report will hane
upon tho decision Of the House, which
will be made to-day. AS yet, no con.
submitted to that body. 1t will com.
now with the Endorsement OF the Sen,
ate, which will probably be quite per.
suasive. AT this crisis the cherished
aim of the members of the House Is
to pass the appropriation bill and &C
home. Yesterday the attendance was
only little over one-half the mem
adjustment Of differences is the very
thing which will make an adjustment
difflcult The smaller the attendance
to-day the less easy it will be to secure
the requisite 81 votes for the report
The two-schools provision will be
nercely attacked in the HOUSE, auC
none can with any confidence predlc'
che result. On Saturday night It ap-
peared that the House would be willing
TO establish the two, but since theE
quite delegation have arrived from
Radford and vicinity, and they, 1t is
charged, are seeking to prevent the
adoption of the report, the idea being
that the establishment Of the two
pchools this session might hinder Rad
ford from getting similar school neS'
session. There was good deal VI
active canvassing by some gentlemet
representing that view, and. as u re.
suit. the stock of the Harrisonburl
and Fredericksburg sites declined
sharply. For some hours the friend:
OF the two favored towns Wore theil
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