The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-05

Unless the appropriation bill now
pending before the House Of Delegates
Is pruned 10 1T least al. eo0. 900. i, will
ne vetoed by Governor Stuart. Alarmed
AZ the evident stampede Of the House
on Monday III voting s" To for a Con
fedcrate pension bill fsr exceeding the
20 per cent increase ia pensions rec
oinncnded by the Couimittc. on An
propriations, without any dctnit. idea
OF the cost To Tho state. and at tho
}urther action oi thc House in adding
To tue appropriation bin salary Ia
creascs and other items argror1ttnr
s'-,V6u, while oriE ss,35o has hcei, cur
OUT IN tho much -b"asted campaign III
economy. Governor stuart yesterday
sent for Chairman Brcwer. II the
House Appropriations Connlttcc lie
requested Mr. brewer To inform the
Rouse that unless the bill H. pruued To
an amount within ine fairly antici-
pated revenues of the state. II WIN
not receive tNccutiv. approval
.tfruid IN 60 ON Record.
10 SOM. extent. the iIous. caught
lts breath Yesterday after the pension
stampede on Monday, when man after
man admitted that he was opposed TO
tue bilt bat was afraid 10 IA ON roe
ORD rs voting against Il Confederate
pension b!ll. Lest yetr the state nl-
rToDEiatcd for pensions $500, 900 and
actuni!y spent si55,,a1.06. "'lie Appro-
paatsohs committee mi. year recon-
all cl,ssI,Ications ana ~. .s'lt l''
tion OF $4,000. The House ON Mon
day raised nearly every classification.
inc Increase averaging u per cent,
Fassed the limit as 70 property owned.
Changed the iatc IA to pensions for
widows marrying Confederi,to Veterans
after the war, and created cntirclv now
ciaasihcations, ci which Auditor OF
Iuhiic Accounts T.. Ice Moore reported
therc was no possible" way ot caIct-
iatinE the cost Estimates OF the
probable Increased cost ran ali the
WAY from sl5p.ooo u si0n,ooo.
Chairman Er"wcr and Floor Leader
Wliiiams protested tiat tho House was
driving headlong toward a dcfcienry
hut at the time their words had littlo
effect yesterday, soh.rcr second
thought prevailed, and ;hc pension item
was iixcd in the appropriation biii a.
not To exceed 100000 This is ;,u
increase Of slil,0Go.9f over the amount
spent for cuuf"dcrat. pensions las.
year ana la 100000 moro than was pro
Nidcd III the appropriation b!ll a. ra-
commended. Under tho amendment ~
adopted hT the House yesterday. 4!
the action Of the House results In op,n
Ing the gates 10 Il host Of now pcnslon-
cra ana widows tho Auditor r.ilI l,r
iorccd To pro rate the payment to each
pensioncr, So that the total amour;
VIII not exceed SG0o,ocG.
Above Nn,imu,, ,,,,,
.rho a,,r,i..t ~.
Nv ,hc Iil.,,sa l..,,,' ms ~ report ."
a,ions carrins fo,. ~ 80 ., o'. ,P,'. "i'.'
so5 81 ,n5 TO- 80 ,o>, seSI $500
17s,1 to,,l -, -, .,", ,' ~,
nmount "a a. raaE-s -, ~ 80 - VIM"
carried I'm ~ ,., ''o,. .' ...i', We Nc
bin for M vca-s ,o,o r.i' ~ ION
tbo iten, of sfn onn a[;,,a, .,'S
sion apnropri,tion ma H.. W. ~
close Of ,ho snssion - "p 20 s.,e
had added 10 tho lin ,ta1
SS2.75o. ana hnd str,Iei, out ,.cn,,.
.,regatinr 1880. MAXIM a ,ot ,6d;
,iou OF S15.Ioo AZ ,hc hiI .n,,(,.
therefore, IL carries sIl0lS2 In ax,c.s
of the maximum limt, or Az ono 0oo
fixed by the Governor.
lust after the mornine. scssio, 81
tho IIousc adjourned 6;oynrnor st,,r.
called into conference in bie oaicc
Chairman Brewer. OF the lfouso Annro
priations Committee; Chairran r,rhols
OF the senate Anpropriations Commit.
tee, and state Auditor of pnbli, Ac
counts G.. Lee Moore. Tho Coyo,nor is
sued no statement ar to The results Of
tho conferences, but shortly afte, tho
House rcconvoned Mt 4 o'clocl, SoIonc,