The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-21
VIRGINIA CANNOT
GIVE ONE-TH|RDOF
AMOUNTS ASKED
Demands of Educational
Institutions Far Ex-
coed Receipts.
RADFORD NORMAL
PRESENTS NEEDS
Senate Finance Committee Adj
iourns to January 6, When 1t
Will Formulate Appropria-
ton Bill, to Be Limited to
Fairly Anticipated
Revenue.

Applications for money approximate
ly 31.s00.ooo in excess Of tho ordinary
annual maintenance charges OF the
departments and institutions OF the
State have been made 10 the senate
Finance Ccminittee for enlargements
and bettcrments. After week of al
most continuous hearings, the com
mittee adjourned yesterday 10 meet
on January 6. Auditor Moore has re-
ported To tn" committee that II pres
ent sources of revenue are retained, the
state may safely appropriate s65O.o00
sin excess OF the actual maintenance
items. II will be seen. therefore. that
under the most favorable financial con-
ditions, the requests OF schools. hos
pitfalls and other institutions Will have
to bc cut to one-third of the amount
they have asked while II substantial
changes arc made in the license or tax
laws Of the State. still further pruning
Of the items viii he necessary.
Members OF the committee have ex-
pressed themselves opposed. under
any conditions, TO an appropriation
p!ll which VIII exceed the fairly an
'icipated revenues. or which might
bring on II deficit. similar TO that Gre
ated by the liberal appropriations OF
the session OF 1908.
The Radford Normal.
Superintendent; Mcconnell. OF the
stat" Normal and Industrial school for
Women at Radfor6. presented the
claims OF that institution yesterday
morning.
For Tho arst fiscal year covered by
the appropriation bill. he asked for "A
new dormitory, $4,000. for a power
house. $4,000; FOR equipment OF the
administration building, $1,000: for an
artcsian we'll water system. $500; for
laundry, $4,000. for furnishing the
al MI. ~,
year Of the appropriation period. the
Radford school asks $4,000 for another
dormtory building. and $4,000 for fur
nishing and equipment, making a total
of *2iy.5O0 for bettermcnts For an
nual support Dr.. Mcconnell wanted
$4,000 "a year.
Secretary of tho Commonwealth r.
-. James requested the following items
FOR his department: contingent fund.
$1,000. storage OF documents. rent OF
rooms in Mutual Building. $500: in
crease III pay OF janitor from 5000 TO
$7o5 increase in the total allowance
FOR thre clerks from $500 TO $3.50.
Colonel James spoke in the highest
terms OF the efficiency of his Office
force.
Uniformity Of Liquidation.
Colonel Eugene 6. Massie appeared
before the committee asking a Contin-
uation of $50 for the expenses of the
Commission on Uniformity OF Legis-
II
said, had attended a conference OF rep
resentatives OF various States in Mon
treal. but after some days of confer
cnce had made no specific recommends
tions as TO subjects on which there
should be uniformity OF legislation,
save 10 ask the various States TO APP
proprintc $500 each to the expense of
the conference.
Colonel Massie was quite certain
that something might yet be accomp-
lishcd by this commission, and suG-
gested that ii the States did not take
active steps to secure uniformity OF
general legislation for the convenience
-of the public. the demand for uni
formity by Federal enactment would
be Irresistible.
During the recess OF the committee
Clerk Jetcr was instructed to prepare
q tabulatcd statement of requests sub
mitted. to he considered in connection
with The skeleton appropriation bill
which contains the fixed items OF State
expenditure.
To Have Dul Ready Time.
Several members of the committee
made the point that they would object
TO further hearings. either when the
committee meets again 10 draft it's
bill. or during The session OF the Cen
eral Assembly. on matters which have
already been presented. or which might
properly have come before the com
mittee during the past week. The
meeting is called for one week before
the General Assembly convenes. The
sessions Will probably be executive. in
order that without outside Interrupt
ton. the committee may go right
through the bill, item by item. and
have IL ready for presentation to the
Senate on January IA. In accordance
with the terms of the Folkes resolu-
ton. Members OF the committee, and
It's employees were paid yesterday at
the per diem rate fixed for their SER
vices while the General Assembly is