The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-09
|SCHOOl FUND GUT
N CONFERENCE
But WILL YET BE A NET INCREASE
OVER PREVIOUS APrR0.
PRLATIoN.
V. P. Il. OUT SIS, 600
AMOUNT WON roR 1T ON FLOOR
OF HOUSE cLJPPED OFF BY
CoNFREEs--orHER
CHANGES

BY q vote OF 81 to 81 the House on
yesterday adopted the conference re-
port OF the general appropriations bill.
the total appropriations under the
measure being 36,506,0l0 for the year
1912, and $s.5oS.2l0 for 1913.
The measure was not adopted with
out a warm argument, Messrs. White
and Spessard attacking the provision
Of the measure having reference to
the primary schools of the State which
they did not think had Jared as well
at the hands OF the committee as they
were entitled to fare.
Col Bowman. chairman of the FL
nance Committee, warmly resented the
imputation that he or his committee
had been iaimical to the interests OF
the common schools Of Virginia, and
showed that the measure carried s32,-
600 year more than the previous
appropriation bill by means OF the
fact that the language of the statute
IS regards the payment into the school
fund OF capftation taxes had been fol-
lowed in the new measure, thereby
largely increasing the fund from that
source.
The following were the principal
changes agreed upon in the confer
ence committee.
Col. James "comes Back"
The 10 per cent commission to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth on
the sale OF State publications was
restored, the contingent fund OF the
Office being made $1,000 instead OF
$500. --
The appropriation of $1,000 for ad-
rertising the resources of the State
by the Department Of Agriculture was
made contingent upon there being an
excess OF taxes and fees collected on
fertilizers.
The appropriation OF $4,000 for the
/, purchase Of metal shelvings for the
proper preservation of the records in
the State library was stricken out.
A Net Increase.
The additional appropriation be-
yond that allowed by section 1907 Of
the Code of Virginia to the support
Of the public free schools of the State
was reduced from 100000 TO s465, 900.
However. the change in the method OF
computation ON poll taxes assessed, re-
quiring that 80 per cent. OF the total
capttation taxes assessed be turned
| over to the school fund whether coll
lected or not, will really make the
appropriation an increase of $4,000
| instead OF a decrease of $4,000
The five thousand dollars won after
| vigorous fight on the floor of the
| House for the Virginia Polytechnic
| Institute when the appropriation bill
was passed several days ago was
| stricken out by the conferees. the
-, item being reduced from s66.750 to
| s61.750
The appropriation of the Virginia
| Normal aud Industrial Institute was
Increased from $4,000 to $1,000;
and the salary OF the superintendent
| Of the epileptic colony, which the
House had declined to raise, was in
creased by the Conference Commit
| tee from $4,000 to $2,250.
Charities Board Loses Increase.
The increase Of three thousand dol
lars to the State Board of Charities
and Corrections voted by the House
was cut out in conference, and the
board was authorized to expend a sur
plus 1t has on hand not to exceed
1900 in its work.
The changes for the second year
are identical with those OF the first.
except that IS. 900 Is appropriated
for the establishment OF the Capitol
before the meeting of the next Gen.
eral Assembly. The inside woodwork
Is to be painted and new carpets pur-
chased for the Senate and House
halls. Beside this, within the same
appropriation such outside painting
as may be necessary shall be done.
The extra sum Of $4,000 voted by
the Senate TO the State Female Nor