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

maintain TINT there will be a surplus.
according 70 the figures Of the Audit :
ing Ionin,tt.e and the State Account
ant. and | shall oppose any reductions
as UNNECESSARY
The amendment was rejected. as was
an amendment offered by Mr.. Gordon
" SiFiho out 10000 for q laundry
oulldlns at the Farmville Normal. MT.
Mohtasue suggested that the item be
h nc ahi TO o, stand, saving that it could
icpllcd mat tho item appears In the
senate bill. and that the conferences
J1si,im,,,ce could only consider points OF
Inference between tho two houses
On an item Of $4,000 for ueu,
library and dining hall AT the Harrison
n,urs normal, = motion Of Mr.. Clement
motion Of Mr.. White TO cut 1t to $50. 900
Was rejected. 81 TO %. and motion
OF Air. Robertson to cut 1t to sa5.eoo
vas adopted on a show of hands. Il
10 10 When roll call was demanded
however. there was "a atampeoe of
who lad voted loudest when there w., :
no record kept coming out on mo
otner siae when the roll was called
Alter all tho changes had been entered
the amendment was rejcctcd--noes IL.
ayes, IS. -
May veto Any Item.
M. White protested that the House
"as snirkinS Its responsibility and mi, :
Shaping the appropriation bill lie read
from section 40 OF the Constitution
Miiei! says Inc Governor shall have
'he power TO veto any particular item
or items of an appropriation bin. hut
inc veto shall not affect tho item or
Items 10 winch he does not object"
Sincndnlcnts reducing the amounts
allowed for buildings at III. other nor
MAJ schools were rejected and tho
~hoie normal school budget of s3aS.-
900 Tor the first year went through ne
reported by the committee. I'm connec-
non with the item for the Virginia
po,yteshnie institute. $4,000 TO pay
place a building destroyed by fire. MIR
OK called attention to a specific act
which ioroids any institution from In
curing such obligations, and making
" clear that til. State shall not h..
iiahlc for any such claims AIR. COY
siso called attention 10 the need for
new item was added to the budget
Tor william and Mary College of $500
ior q summer normal school TO be held
Al Dublin, in Southwest Virginia. Mr
Field moved to reconsider tho vot.
by which the House on Tuesday re-
duced tho appropriation for the force
Aecam one e''f ron 1f ne auditor OF Bubble
had learned that the force was neces-
safy, ana on his motion the item was
hsa, ,ha 20 the amount recommended
adjourn We're forced to a roll call sew
sral times, the House refusing 10 ad-
!eurn' =, - 10 -, and ten minutes later
10 TO - MI. White waited to know
what the item OF $1,000 for the STATE.
Geological Survey was for, and no ono
could answer. No one knew who com
pose the survey board. or how the
survey Is progressing. or whether IL is
ever Intended TO be finished or whether
the work i'll progress is Of any value
The item was passed by to allow mem
ners 10 secure information. on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Chalklcy the item of SIS. 900
Tor farm demonstration work was in
creased to $4,000.
The Progress Yesterday.
The following general items were
approved yesterday:
State Penitentiarv sI0s a5o. S,ato
prison farm, S29,S20: Supreme Court
OF Appeals, s27,34o; judges circuit
courts. $4,000; judges city courts. s4i.
o0ei clerk Richmond Circuit Court.
5000; courts expenses. $4,000; Cen
eral Assembly, sSl.soo: criminal and
Other expenses, SAL. 500: public print
Ing. $4,000; commissioners OF revenue.
$3.50. $3.50; oyster navy, $4,000: pub,
lie debt, S365,000: pensions, $500 907 sd:
public schools. S2.o$6, 74oS3. roads,
Saa',noo: insane asylums. S56i $50; in,
stitn'ions or higher learning, s95T.275:
Prison Association of Virginia. SD
600; state Board or Health, $4,000.
Caiawba Saniturium. $50, 600. Military
iund, s16,@s4iS; farm demonstratioii,