The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-14

Although the Legislature of 1910
will not adjourn sine die until Fri
day afternoon. by which time all the
hills passed by the two houses will
have been signed by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Eilyson and Speaker Byrd. the
work OF the General Assembly was
finished Saturday night. and the ma
jority OF the lawmakers are now back
home telling their constituents all
about IL.
The chief and most important work
of all Legislatures Is to provide
money with which To pay the States
expenses. The Virginia lawmakers
passed an appropriation bill which
was a credit to them. because the
smallest amount of money that mas
been available for many years was
stretched out over all tho charges or
the State. and although there viii be
no spiashing of shekels over the briH1
of the PAN there Will ne sGf1cient
to go around. In addition to making
both ends meet and in all probahfis-
" safeguarding the state from de-
felt. the 1919 Legislature enacted tax
laws which will bring into the pubic
excheauer many thousands Of dol
lars not heretofore turned into the
treasury, and with whtcn the next
General Assembly can make more hb-
eral appropriations and Increase the
SALARIES OF the faithful. worthy ana
deserving State employees. The imam
cial shoe will fit the State hk. a
finger in the mud for two years, but
there is every reason Tor believing
that the returns from the nav sources
of revenue created by the ls1o as
sembly will make It deal more
Hra1
More Next Year Than This
The appropriation bill allows me
expenditure OF more money In 1911
than In this year. because II Is be
neyed that before the Gloss OF INV
the new sources Of revenue VIII nave
Welded sufficient coin OF the rea'M
10 hermit Of little iooseniny up
NEXT year. As passed. however, the
appropriation bill conforms cioseiy 70
the measure passed In fses' thae
bill having been used as the pate. u
for the cutting OF the 1917 ne
goods did not permit OF many I'm
ning. 10 the dress. Notwithstanding
the fact that Miss Virginia 10 grow
,nr larger each year and the styles
First consideration was given To
a concentrations for education, as no
LEGISLATOR Is treading on safe grounu
wfen he Tops or a single penny o.
this fund. The law-makers Increased
the appropriations for colleges snu
schools TO the necessary amount, tnsn
thought of the old soldier anu le
roads allowed the customary salaries
~ tha state officers, and what was
ieft--and precious little II was
launched into new fields.
Money for Education.
% far "A cen be estimated by the
d,rcct money appropriations to edu-
cation, although this does not IN
clude the capitation tax money. II can
be stated that $1.2s4.7a5 VIII be OK
pended on the colleges ana scnoois
during 1910, an an amount slightly
shove that next year For higher
education at the State institutions q
learning, $554.236 Is appropriated.
This included money suntcient 70
complete the Fredericksburg Normal
school much needed building Ing
movements at the several institutions.
and SIS. 900 for the establishment OF
the new Normal at Radford, for
which the good people out that was
have been roofing for. 10, these
while conscious OF the needs of the
institutions OF higher learning. the
lawmakers did not for q moment for-
get the graded schools and the, nigh
schools. Besides the regular capita
ton taxes which 90 to the support Of
the public schools. $780, SEQ In actual
money was appropriated. Twenty
Ave thousand dollars OF this SUM h
to be expended In supporting two.
three and four-room rural schools.
although more than .s28e OF the funo
will not be spent on any one school.
However. with this $4,000 from IA.
State. the superintendent Of public