The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
|l||sE CUTS Down
UNIVERSITY sum
pprOpriation Of $4,000 for In
stitution Slashed by Fen
Per Cent.
80 PIN MONEY FOR VETS
senators Fear Too Much Cash
Would Not Be Good for Old
Soldiers-Few Changes.

yfcuse bills on their second ana
bird reading were advanced 10 the
.assahle stage by the Senate wnen
rrcnvened for the night SESSION
shursday. Under the rules no bill
d which there were three objections
.ouId be advanced Among the House
ssasls TO which there we're a number
~ objections, perhaps a dozen, were
sudge Loves pet bill TO regutVe as
rfcf school supesinteudenis 70 be Fot-
r. and residents OF the districts from
rhtch they we're CHOSEN, ana the Byrd
al Bill. placing tax of half cent
GALLON on illuminating oil Senator
-olkes succeeded in advancing TO the
,assah bile stage the bill requiring cor
pprations to pay their employees twice
/. month instead Of monthly.
Rcsuming consideration of the ap--
arppriation bill. the Senate allowed
Ill the State institutions Of learning
With the exception of the Harrison
surg school for women to have 9 stu
sNnts' loan fund SENATOR strobe
amended the biil So as to permit this
.nstifufinn II loan money 70 the stu
ienss
Senator Strobe questioned the IAN
9uage in the public school appro-
,rsatson clause. say ing il did not pro-
side that delinquent tax money should
te, TO the primary schools. In reply
ssAnator keegeli intinated that this
Mas more or less true, and that as
result the school fund would be re-
atced l,y about Siea. eco. He said the
schoois were focal problems and the
100000 could be made up by an in
crease Of or LIZ cents In the taxes
h the se.faetti districts. Senator hee-
seii made a lengthy explanation, in
which ne told of the panic which ma
tArtaifv reduced the states revenues,
and said the State WIS not in posi-
lion to give one cent more TO any In
stitution or branch of the government
thar had been provided for in the
Senate appropriation hill. tn test the
Senate az to VIVA, II thought of the
reduction in the school fund. Senator
Stfnde offered an amendment strik-
frg out an the rnes ~ the bill pro
yi0ing for lowering the amount. The
Senate voted ~ u T against hi;
Amendment
For wouan~ College.
When the appropriation OF 500
: lar 4he axpaases of a-cnm mission (
devise methods, etc, Of educationa
Institutions vas reached. sen1t
Etfode offered an amendment FFh
vtdsng that part Of the money h
spent in outlining pians for -n
mans college. and Senate ball a2, ~
snraeure. was tackled on for the com
missions informatior, Senate
Strobe thus succeeded In virtually
tying hts much mooted measure q
As rider tn the money bill. RE wa
warmly congratulated by Senate
fsawsisrr frr iats unttrtug efforts
ksf some recognition of mis- hiti. VI
Senate adopted the amendment
Senator Foikes' amendment TO n
Confederate Soldiers Home elaue
providing that each Of the vcteral
In gray At the Richmond institoti
be given SIS a year spending mono
tailed. because Senators Parks. ke'
cell and isdInonson said II might nr'
woke breaches Of discipline.
The appropriation 81 10000 =
HE State BOARD Of Health was I'M
reached Senator Noel rose to
question Of personal privilege an
NJ made his ettat k on the depafxine
ser alleged wasting or funas.'