The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-09

years Abou, this only Senate amend-
ncnt still contained In the Oil WAS
5000 for painting ana bcautifying th,
Capitol,
Conferences Changes.
Clerk Williams read the rhanuc.
inde III the original bill They ar. u.
follows,
The Secretary OF the COMMONWEALTH
is given back his 10 per cont Gommis-
s'on on the salc OF State publications
III addition TO tho salary His contin-
gent fund is raised from $500 10 81. 600
The janitor for the .Nuai,o. is paid
SSi0 instead cf $3.50.
The provision Tor metal shclvlns In
the State Library WAS cut out
The annuity for the Virginia Poly
tecnnic Institute was again cut to
S6i.'5c--a reduction of $4,000, as mrs,
made b. the committee
The annuity for the Virginia Nor
nal and Industrial Institute at Peters
3urs is increased from 100000 to
$1,000.
rho salary of the superintendent Of
the state Epileptic Colony IS increased
f=om 5000 to s2.250
The appropriation tor this Sta.d,
Board of Charities and Corrections is
brought back TO $500, instead OF
$500 ms given by the House
The salary of the surgeon at the
State Pcn!tentiary for the second year
is restored 10 $500 disreEardinE the
House amendment. which reduced IT
to $1,000
This comprised all the changes made.
with the 5000 for painting In IN,
Capitol and state Library and for put
ting new carpets in tho Senate and
House chambers
Fights for school Fund
y T. SpcsEard again took mn the
cudEcls for the primary schooi fund
He IL was who secured the amendment
10 the first House bill restoring The
delinquent capitntion taxes 10 the
primary school fund lie said that
the schools had not gotten square
deal In the conference. They mad been
given the language, but not the money.
Colonel John s. HARDWOOD. ono of
The conferces. said that the members
OF the committee were tho friends OF
primary schools. Richmond for in
stance. pays ISL. 900 TO the schools OF
the state more than II receives. The
committees had done the best Il could
in the agreement
DIverting school Funds.
The principal plea for Increasing the
school appropriation was made BY
Hugh A. White. 1t was fact. lac
said, that tho Legislatur Of 1910 took
away from the primary schools at least
$4,000. At that time the Department
OF Public Instruction had be 2n prom
Used that It would be more than made
up in 1912 The Legislature had for
ycars, he Insisted. been taking money
from the primary schools ana giving IL
TO the higher institutions OF learning,
and nc asked the House to go on rec
ord as setting It's foot down on such
policy.
Captain w. w. Baker, of the confer
cncc committee, here called Mr. Whites
attention to the fact that within the
past six years the direct appropriation
to primary schools, exclusive of the
creased from 100000 TO 100000.
Replying, Mr.. White said he was
willing to cut in the institutions to
aid the public schools, and would agree
to begin with the Virginia Milfnry In.
stitmte. in his own town. \ bill had
been defeated he said. to reduce the
military appropriation. What do we
want a standing army for?" he asked.
We couldn't even cut out the dress
parade colonels.''
Colonies and Treasury.
Colonel r L. Brewer. Jr.. hare asked
Mr.. White II the colonies cost the
State anything. and the latter replied
that he had nothing TO say against the
staff. The public schools. he said, are
an architecture and supers'ructure. and
not enough foundation.
Chairman Bowman resented the i'm
piled statem&:s that the conferees
were not the friends Of primary schools.
The natural Increase in values. he
said. had moro than made up the def
cheney in appropriation during the past
TWO years. The public schools were
not suffering. Conferences between
the Senate were matters OF give and
take, and the House conferees had
done their best Besides. the entire
Dill would have to b. rccast unless tho
House agreed TO the report
Colonel HARDWOOD briefly reminded
the members that II the report were
not concurred in 1t would be n .cessary
to have them remain in the city for a
week without pay. Richmond, he said,
would be delighted TO have them.
Vote on Final Passage,
The conference report was then nut
TO vote and passed. the result being
as follows:
Ayes-Baker, of Chesterfield; Banks,