The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL IS RUSHED
PASSED nv SENATE AT EARLIER
DATE THAN For
YEARS.
FEW CHANGES MADE
SECOND YEARS BUDGET TAKEN Up
YESTERpAN-AF AFTER se6S
AND FINISHED IN
TWO HOURS.

Rushed through in two days time.
the general appropriations bin wasI
passed yesterday afternoon by the
Senate ut an earlier date than for
years. Few changes were made I'M
the budget as reported by the joint
Finance Committees OF the House and
| Senate.
f.. c. Echois, chairman OF the Sen
, ate Finance Committee, said yester
day he thought $4,000 would cover
all additions to the original bill. The
largest increase was given in an
! amendment appropriatins an addi'
| tional $4,000 for the maintenance of
/ the Normal School at FarmVille.
| The second years budget was taken
! UP yesterdy afternoon and finished in
! two hours.
| The Waterman in the State library
| building was allowed an increase in
! salary of Sc month.
! Mr.. Gravatt, of Caroline. offered
| an amendment striking out a clause
| giving non-saiaried members of the
! State Board of Fisheries $500 .con-
pensation annually. Mr.. Walker said
the money could perhaps not be given
7 under a technical Interpretation of the
| law, but he thought II should be
! allowed. He explained that one OF
the most active members of the board
has been member of the Legisla :
ture and could not have served had a
salary been paid him as "A member.
I Additional appropriations made In
the first years budget were added in
the second.
An amendment was added allow
Il Ing an additional clerk in the office
Of State auditor at Il salary of ! 1850
a year. There was small objection
TO this.
An amendment was added giving
the F'armvile Normal School an ad-
ditional $4,000 for the second years
annuity.
The second years appropriation for
: the Fredericksburg Normal School
, was made $3.50 instead of $4,000
as printed. This brings the appro-
priation contained In the first years
budget
Appropriations to the convict roao
force we're Increased to meet figures
;, in the Lesner convict road bill. which
, was passed nearly week ago. The
4 amount Is some 100000 larger thar
: is contained in the bill as reported
= by the Finance Committee.
The sum of $500 was added fol-
guards, and $1,000 for supplies al
the penitentiAry.
The road force Is allowed an add
tionai SIS. 900 FOR maintenance.
Salaries OF the State Dairy and
Food Commissioner and others
raised in the first years budget were
: made the same in the second year.
The salary of the policeman at the
ii State Lihrary-Mas- raised ffeH $500
Il to s720 q year. =
Il the bill was passed At 8 o.cIoe.k.
". w. Peatross, Judge.
r. w. Peatross was elected judge
of the Corporation Court at Danville
to Till vacancy. There was no OPP
position.
After the appropriation bill was
passed Mr.. Lesner offered a resolu-
I ton to take up House bills on their
second reading. MIR. Walker declared
u the resolution was out OF order. The
point was discussed for some time.
! Mr.. Fo!kes moved then that the
Senate dispense with the rules under
which 1t was operating.
, The vote was put and the resolu-
ton was lost.
: Mr. Royal asked to take UP joint
resolution appointing commission
to investigate the acreage of land in
buchanan and Dickerson counties.
: He was unable to secure unanimous
: consent.
Mr.. Tavenner, who objected, said
tho resolution should go to the
Courts OF Justice Committee.
. Mr.. Folkes moved to take up un-
contested House bills. to which Mr..
Walker objected.
This precipitated another discus
sion, which ended only when some
one moved to adjourn. The motion
was withdrawn, and the Senate con-
sidered only Senate bills.
Senate bills passed were:
To amend an act regulating the
sale of stock and poultry foods.
Relating TO the appointment of
registrars.
Requiring two suitable fish ladders
: ut suitable places upon the mill dam
across Clinch river at Speer's Ferry.
Scott county.
! To provide for working roads i'll
Stafford county.
, The Senate concurred in House
|, amendments to the Lesner water
' bills.
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