The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

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for the support OF %lunatics in Jail.
and In charge Of private persons.
State hospitals for tho insane wcr.
next reached. The Eastern gets pc,
tho BILL: For Support, $1o5.oo0; for de:
felt, $2,453; for boiler and dynamos
$4,000.
Had Bought Property.
Mr.. Stephenson. OF James City
wanted an extra $500 for %propert:
already purchased for quarters 70
female attendants. Mr.. Eowmai
thought the State had gone as far a.
1t ought to go for this school. I
cost a good deal more per capita a,
tho Williamsburg hospital for supper,
than at any of the other three. DIR
Stephenson inquired what could be
done about the note which he and
others had given to pay for the prop
erty. He was told he should not have
made 1t. The amendment was de-
feated.
The other hospitals were given:
Wcstern-For support, $125.ooo; de-
fcit. s6,aos.5+; insurance. $s.74e.es.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $4,000; de-
hcit. $4.:23; insurance. $500; renewals
and repairs. $4,000: building for white
criminal insane. $1,000.
Central-support s1s5,000: fixtures,
etc. $4,000; insurance, $4,000. Mr.. Zlm-
MGR here tried to get In increase to
$4,000 for support, but failed. Mr..
,,rror%ad II 1fr1 z o-a nS~fHr.-SE~-G
posed.
h Prison Association OF Virginia
got 3$12,500
Money for Laurel.
Mr.. Wingo led a fight for $4,000 to
complete the school building at Laurel
R~eformatory. Mr.. Pitts said that 35.-
600 was appropriated for this purpose
In the last Legislature. and a $4,000
school was built. He opposed the
amendment.
Mr.. Love got In the gatne here.
learning that Superintendent Eggles-
ton had something to do with 1t.
the House ought not TO
1t.
The bill was proceeded with as fol-
lows:
state school for colored deaf and
blind-For support, $4,000; for steam,
plant, shops. etc. $4,000.
superintendent of Western State
Hospital, $3.50.
superintendent OF Central State Hos
pital. $500.
Judge Williams here moved to re-
this salary to $4,000. He could
understand why this superintcn-
should get so much more than
the others.
Chairman Bowman had figures show
Ing that when the per capita OF pa
itients is considered, DR.. Drewry does
not receive so much as others.
Mr.. Baker said that Dr.. Drewry is
one CT the greatest alienists in the
United States. and that Virginia should
not lose him. The Williams amend
ment vas lost.
MI. Williams tried to get the salary
OF the superintendent of the Western
Hospital raised to $4,000. but failed.
Tho following items were agreed to:
Superintendent Of Eastern State
Hospital. $4,000.
superintendent of Southwestern
state Hospital. $4,000.
First and second assistant physicians
IF each hospital, $1,000 each.
Third assistant physicians. not cx-
5000 each.
Stewards OF Western and Central
Hospitals, not exceeding $1,000.
Stewards OF Eastern and Southwest
I'm Hospitals, not exceeding $500.
Clerk of each hospital, $3.50.
Engineer OF each hospital, 500.
Virginia E%pileptic4 Colony. $4,000 for,
cottages and repairing press
mt buildings.
Then came the institutions of learn
and everybody prepared for the
light.
The Medical College Of Virginia got
5000.
Nobody. rather to genera surprise,
aid anything while the Following
were passed:
State Female Normal School-Forl
upport, $4,000; for purchase of need
"a adjacent property, $500.
State Normal n Industrial School,
or Women at Harrisonburg-Forssu sup
.ort. $4,000; FOR indebtedness, $4,000.
State Normal and Industrial School
or Women at Fredericksburg-For !
'uilding fund. $4,000.
Battle Royal Begins.
university of Virginia." road the
Jerk, 'sso,oOo."'
Mr.. Williams. of Giles, arose and Of
cred an amendment making this $72,-}
100. He understood that 1t was pro-
)OSed IN EtnlS Dlll4to reduce Inc apprO-
,rlation for primary schools about
100000. Flo preferred to reduce higll-
II Institutions of learning II 1t had to-
70 done.
Mi. Page said tho University Of Y!r-
,lnia was a common school. There
vas. and should be. no conflict. He
Protested against the reduction.
Reading an explanation, Chairman
Bowman said that the real decrease
the primary school fund would, he
.hought, be about $4,000. 1t would bue
.bout 100000 but for the gradual and
usual increase in taxation. The Treas
Try would thus be relieved of paying
he full amount of the capitation taxes
nto the school fund. regardless o f5the
AMOUNT which went unpaid.
The reduction would. he c%oncluded,
cave about $4.sl0.oO0 In the SCHOOL,
AOnEthe division the Williams amends
aent was carried by8a vote of Sa3 to 36.
A$roll5 call was demanded, and dur
1g Its progress some of the hardest
FORK of the session was done. Mem.
ers flew about the alsles, getting
very possible vote. Twas found
rat the call resulted: Ayes, Al; noes.