The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-01

Tucker moved that the Senate recon
slider the vote by which it failed to
sustain the amendment offered by MIN
the day before, providing for an 1ddi-
ttonal appropriation TO the State
Library of $4,000 for the purposc OF
safeguarding certain valuable records
The amendment pollcd majority of
the votes cast when II was put the
preceding day, but was declared lost
by the chair. which ruled that TWEEN
ty-onc votes in the affirmative were
necessary before an amendment carry
Ing an increase in appropriation could
be adopted.
Senator Fletcher stated that while
he voted in favor of the increased APP
preparation on "Wednesday, a careful
examination Into the matter had con
vinceh him that ii was not c:<pedicnt
at this time, and that he would there
| fore, vote against Il when Put again
The ayes and noes were called, nine
teen Senator'S voting for it and thirteen
a&utnst IL. The required twenty one
Affirmative votes could not be obtained
ard the amendment was lost.
Appropriation Bn Up.
The appropriation bill was a special
ana continuing order for 1890. and
was called by the chair Senator Les
ncr pulled the enabling net into the
arena with "A motion TO pass by the
appropriation bill for nve minutes.
which carried by vote OF 81 to 10. He
Jordan bill up out OF its order. but
failed, lacking one vote of the twenty
seven required by the Constitution for
suspension of the rules
Upon the failure of tho second at
tempt 10 obtain an Immediate con-
siderat ton of the Jordan bill, the Sen
ate proceeded with the disposition OF
chair was vacated NJ o'clock twelve
pages of the appropriations for the
second year stood approved with only
two or three comparatively unim-
portant amendments Incorporated.
New Clerk for auditors Office.
Senator Fletcher offered an amond-
mcnt to the bill carrying an additional
appropriation OF Si.-.TH FOR tho First
Auditors Office. TO be expended Tor I'D
ditional clerk hire. He explained that
the increased work OF the Office rend-
cred necessary the employment of an
additional clerk. The amendment was
Put to vote ana adopted Another
amendment was later offered by Sena-
tol Fletcher, ana iiopted, which made
the same addition 70 the appropria tons
tor the first year
Two amendments by senator Ha1.-
man, both OF which were carried. pro
vided for an increase of 500 TO tho
contingency fund Of the Office of Secre-
tary To the Commonwealth. and for a
$50 annual increase In salary TO the
might elevator conductor at :hc Capitol
building. These were identical with
changes incorporated in the appropriate
, tions for the first year. the day be-
fore
Rcwnrh Tor Faithful service.
An increase Of S12U per niinum was
voted to the night watchman at the
state Library building. who has served
continuously for more than twenty
years. The amendment which was of
fered by Senator Saunders increases
his salary from $3.50 10 5000 Senator
Walker Joined the patron Of the amend
mcnt in prais!ng the faithful service
of the incumbent. who, they said. well
mcrited this recognition at the hands
of the state.
Senator tirLYatt called attention to a
contradiction IN the appropriation for
the salaries and expenses of the com
mission of fisheries. which provided
that the unsaaried members OF the
commissioners OF fisheries" shall re-
ceive $500 each for eNtraordinary SER
vices performed by. them. He argued
that IN many instances these commits.
sioners from the fact that they were
"unsalared occupied other positions
under the State government to which,
If they We're to be paid salaries. they
would be inlegiblc. lie offered an
amendment striking out the salary
provision. An aye and no vote was
called and the amendment failed to
carry.