The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-23
HOUSE BILL cuts
DOWN BUDGETS
Appropriations Committee Files
Report Showing What
Was Asked.
BIG CUT FOR NORMAL SCHOOLS
Asked for o9l,5oO for Two
Years and Are Given
$552,3OO-

$552, 300.
| The House Committee on Appropria
tons in accordance with a House reso-
tuition. has reported. with Its recon-
mendations. general appropriation
ordinance carrying approximately Sl4.-
100000 for tho support of the State
| institutions and departments for two
years. The report gives in parallel
columns tho amounts asked for and
the amounts voted by the committee.
| The Items in most instances agree
| very nearly with the amounts In tho
| bill adopted by. the Senate on Satur-
day. Except for the total amount al
ciai allowances TO one or two insti-
tutions there are few points of differ
enco 1t Is stated that both commit
tees have drawn their bins on con-
servativc basis, aud have not adopted
n policy. to which there has been
much objection IN past years, OF Great
| ing new institutions or carrying spe-
! cial Legislation In the Buise OF an
| appropriation Item.
Stntc Departments.
The Senate bin gives the Governor
office slO2iO for salaries and expenses.
/ The House bill shows that that de-
partment asked for slo.764s7. inelud-
and was allowed Sl0.765. The Score
tary of the Conmonwe alth asked for
/ $3.50. but the Increased allowances
Tor clerk hire were stricken out, both
| bills carrying $4,000 The Attorney
Generals office asked Tor sll.s which
included refurnishing the office. Tho
ate bin $500. The Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts ~ given FOR clerk hire
and expenses ssS;lso In both bile The
and the State Treasurer. $4,000. The
Corporation Commission asked and Is
given In both bills si2.25O for salaries,
] a F- n 4. " a Gs4a
The Commissioner OF Agriculture
asked for s2Ihoo. In addition TO the
/ 800. and tho House bill $4,000. Tho
] Commissioner of Labor asked for sli.
200. and is allowed sl2'io0 IN both
! FOR s22,69Q. The House bin gives Si7,-
100 and the Senate bin S201s0.
/ Land Appropriations.
asked 100000 FOR State money aid in
$4,000. and both allow sii5, 600 ask ed
! by Commissioner Coleman for main
| tenance OF convict road forces.
The state Penitcptiary asked for
| slll.400. Both bills allow q total OF
| S!0h,090, with an additional allowance
at the State Farm of s2s.s20. Both
| bills allow S+oO TO supplement the fees
| Richmond. and $1,000 to supplement the
/ fees Of the clerk OF the Hastings Court
at Richmond.
Both bills provide $4,000 TO pay
! for the sinking fund. The total amount
appropriated for Confederate pensions
! Including $4,000 for Lee Camp Sol
Ing for graves OF Confederate dead. is
sGo0. o0I 90. provided in both bills. Pro-
$4,000 for perpetual care OF the graves
of Confederate soldiers buried in Holly
wood cemetery The, Senate voted
fo909 1ubs sehods IN hs Soo
| provided by its committee The House
6ili makes the item $4,000. and car
| the special levy OF $4,000
Institutions Cut Down.
Tho following items Will show how
The House Appropriations Committee
has scaled the excessive demands OF
Institutions:
Eastern state Hospital. asked 1885,
Western State Hospital, asked $685.
Geo granted si3S.O60
to Southweste!rin Hospital. asked 'ibl,-
Central State Hospital, asked s233,-
I 900 granted s20O,lo0
Medical coiiegs Of virginia. asked
mortal Hospital as free state insti-
600: for Memorial Hospital $4,000.
Farmville Normal. asked $4,000
Harrisonburg Normal. asked sl2s.o
granted 100000.
500 srsntaa ss s455o Sor"a asked 'l07
Radford Normal. asked s154.50o
granted $4,000.
co., G", Fran,eS s: ss5 H5S"'a asked s'a5
Virginia Military Institute. asked
School for Deaf and Blind, asked
$4,000, granted S70.5G0.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. asked
S2ea $50 granted Sl2S.750.
Virginia Agricultural Station, asked
William and Mary College, asked
sSS,600. granted S665O0
nos state Epileptic Colony, asked sl2O,-
Laurel Reformatory. asked $4,000
granted $4,000.
state Board OF Health, asked $50
coo. granted $4,000.
Catawba Sana:orium asked $4,000
granted $4,000.
state Board of Charities asked SIP
700, granted $500
Home for Girls.
Among the miscC llaneous items are
dustrial school for Girls 'or It's It's sue nc.
cessor"; $1,000 for the Virginia Home
f FOR lnturnabies. and $1,000 to the Con
marking certain historical spots In and
around the Capitol Square.
FOR the second year, the institutions
o@a a asded less n the
that the reduction is less noticeable
the maintenance funds being continued
at inc same rate tor each year. The
four state female normal schools pre-
sented to the House Finance Commit
tee requests for total appropriate ton
In the two years Of s991,5O ana are
given In the House bill for two years
s552,3o0. The Senate bill provides fol
these four institutions s32SOOo the FIRST
year, and $21 1000 for the second year
making a total for normal education
of $4,000.
Both House and Senate bills carry
an item Of $4,000 as contribution
from the State toward the erection In
Richmond OF an equestrian monumcn;
to Stonewall Jackson. The House bill
puts the item In the second year and
makes its payment contingent on the
raising OF certain funds from other
sources for the erection OF the monu.
ment The Myers bill proposed q State
appropriation OF 100000.
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