The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-10
MUST GET IN MORE
AND PUT.0UT LESS
Mr.. Keezell Warns Senate that
this is no time for lncreas
| ing Expenses 6
BOTH HOUSES WORKING
ON APPROPRIATION BILL
Senate Cuts Out the So, 900 to bs
Spent in Advertising for
Observation-Disclosures
Prison Surpenons Pay.

With their pruning knives sharp
ened to razors edge, their eyes
alert and their gatling guns primed
for opening IRE on any Unnecessary
dollar that might be detected, the
Senators and Delegates OF the LeELs.
laturea--all OF them parsimonious re.
uenchers-Thursday began considers
ing the voluminous appropriation
bills, providing for the expenditure
Of about s6,0u0,00 for the conduct
of the States governmental affairs
during the years of 1910 and 1911.
The bill was handled with the ut
most caution and solemnity In both
houses. Each item OF expenditurA
was given separate and special COM
sideration, and the dollars were doied
out by the legislators as IL they vera
coming from the purses of the Sem
ators and Delegates. So carefully
had the bills been drawn by the
finance mommfttees--to whom great
credit Is due-that there was less
objection to them this year THAN
probably ever in the history of tff0
commonwealth There was no pie-#
cutting or favoritism, Every dollar
was proved to he absolutely neces-
sary before the lawmakers agreed to-
it's expenditure. 4
senate Takes Lead.
The Senate made more progreea
with it's bill, due to the--fact that a
was taken up before the House tackled
its money measure. and to the add
ttonal fact that the majority OF ttss9
senators had kept themselves well.
posted on probable expenditures. Thu'
Senate made appropriations for all
except the insane hospitals, institu r
tons of learning, public schools, and
other branches As these approprta-7
tions are almost identical with thoea
of the last sessions, 1t Is expected
That all or them wifi be approved be-
lore the Senate adjourns late In the
afternoon.
The salary Of the Commissioner OF
Agriculture was increased from $500
to So. tto. the additional 800 10 CONS
from fees in his department. ThA
appropriation of k6s900 provided fyH
the advertisement of Virginia to cayIfS
talists md immigrants, was strickelA
out of the Senate's bill. The yacatfofl
of the penitentiary guards was ax-
tended from 10 10 10 days These
We're practically all the changes In
the bill. Senator Noel tried to keep
the salary of the acknowledgement VI
$500. but the Senate insisted on Civ.
ing Senator Sale the new adjutani=
general, $4,000 year.
House Only Started.
The House only got a start on IT.
bill. Before adjournment at ? O'clock
all the State offices and officers haa
not been provided for The House
may finish the 1910 bill before ud~
jcurnment in the afternoon.
Tho BIN Before the Senate.
When the appropriation bill was
reached, Senator KeezeIi. as chair-
man of the Finance Committee. which
prepared Ii, read a lengthy speech.
in which he reviewed the States rev-s
enues and the estimated receipts.
Senator keexell said because Of this;
deficit which the state faced II WIS.,
necessary To create number OF new
sources of revenue and increase the
taxes in number of instances. He
declared corporations were not bear
ing their share OF the financial bur-
dens ot the State, The railroad prop
erty in the State is worth $420, 0O0, W.
600 when II 10 desired To increase the
mileage rate, and yet Is assessed &C
only Ss7.o00.0e0 for purposes OF t&x-a
alton. The electric railroad property
Is worth s42.000,0e0 for purposes ok
making rates and only $4,000, 900 To-
purposes of taxation.
The appropriation to the old sol~
dLers and their widows is half mill
non UOlidGE. DGUdlbi hcNzNii SNiu Inv
bill would not stand increases. He
said while the State could not do -
much as 1t wished for the roads and
schools, these were local mattero,E
which could he attended to by In
treases of taxaticn. The SENATOR
thanked the members of his comSntt-
tee for their fidelity and for subordt-
mating local desires to State necesa3~a
ties. - 4
Few Changes Made.
ON motion of Senator Saunders, this
Senate decided to consider item BY
item In the Din and to limit discua-
sion on items to five minutes.
Senator Sale sought to increase the
salary of the Governors stenographer
from $1,000. in the bill. to $500. ~
the stenographer does more than -
tspewriter's work. The Senate voted
against the increase. "
Senator FoIkes offered an amend
ment providing for the purchase Q4s
$3.50 worth of books by the AttOrnoHA
General The Senate refused to agr0Xs
10 the amendment. NH
Senator Noel limited the travelling
expenses Of the Attorney General M
$3.50 a year. On motion OF senator
Keezeii. the contingent expenses OF thu
Auditors office was increased fFon1
$1,000 to $1,000 Ugh
An amendment giving the Secon4g
Auditor authority to control tbs ax49
penditures during the Auditor's 49,
sence was offered by Senator Sale aN4S
adopted. n sSI
Senator Folkes offered an amAn@
ment providing for an increase Of : IKE
year In the salaries Of the fifth -
sixth clerks in the State Treaeut94sE
office Senator Noel opposed. 4lGe
Senate voted against the increases
Senator Noel asked why the nal@xX
Of the surgeon OF the penitentiarx l|
Increased from s1.20o TO 3t.Sge.
ator Keezell said the surgeons NA1 s
was heavy, and he was now conlu4l3@
TO attend all electrocuti0ne Ih& 1o0
ator from Lee made no protest. I$ rs
Senator Noel offered an an&n1r4o6
extending the annual leave OK thu IN
itentiary guards from ten "a ux>4@
days a year. This amen0melx
adopted. s;5S 3512
Twelve hundred aolfAfs 49, ~ - l. =
uriated for repairing the eie0tx1cs
at the penitenttary ~ /
No More for (snaFS1M
An amendment tncreaxtng I'M
lContinusd 81 fifth x41s