The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-08
SENATE MAKES SPEED
ON BIG MONEY BILL
Old Soldiers to Get larger Allowance
Medical College Gets Liberal Al
lowance, Though Students
Are Fewer.
GARRETT MAKES STATEMENT
Boy Scouts TO BE Repaid for Expenses
Incurred Last SunN1er in Effort TO
Help Eastern Shore Farmers liar
vest Potatoes.

The senate made wonuerIul prog
ress in the consideration of the gen.
eral appropriations bill YESTERDAY.
Many attempts were made to change
tho bill. Senator Allen. of Lunen-
burg, made an effort TO increase the
pay OF the attorney general TO $500,
the committee reporting in favor OF
$4,000 but the senate backed up the
finance committee, and the $A,o0O wall
remain. Then Senator Allen under
took to fix the salary of the members
of the corporation commission, but the
recommendation of the finance commit
tee was retained.
When the question dealing with
state aid to county roads was reached,
Senator Garrett, in charge OF the biil
moved to make the sum 100000 In
stead OF the 100000 contained. This
was in keeping with the action OF the
senate in adopting a bill to this erect
Old soldiers now in Lee Camp home
will receive double the sum .Wnich
they have received in the past. Inc
appropriation bill provides for 81 T.
month for the old men
The senate was generous to fhe
Medical College of Virginia, which
hns been hard hit by the war, espe-
ctalIy IN the decrease of new st0dens
b., reason of the war. the appropria-
I'm being two and half times as
large as IL was two years ago--S25.oee
81. place OF 000--and a like sum
IS az voted to Memorial hospital, where
patients from all over the state VIII
be treated free. except for board
The clerk " the state corporation
commission. who has been receiving
salary and fees aggregating $500
WAS deprived OF hts fees and his pay
axed ar $3.50 fat This Is about the
average salary OF the clerk for sew
sial years past
on motion of Senator Soolrick, the
: ate doubled the appropriation for
z oppression Of tuberculosis among
sttf~ tho bill now carr wing Sip,eoP
80 fajs purpose.
t et>Grt was made TO increase the
..7v et~s-afds Of the several state hos
4sls ron. 81 900 TO $500 1t was
.tet>6 tnat one OF these Offices did
rave tho same privilege as 9th
-rs rta ~ heH all we're added the
an a. ANTI VAS rejected.
,sEsH H.. eu:.--nts loan fund sec
lion was loA.le', Senator STROBE
1anyec =, liz or toe Virginia Military
institute ssHHs TIP while in other
lnst,..,e, te sase vas being used
% aav1~ az. me @c'spCes being coll
,eeEsJ eva ,3.e- ''.ta u e treasury
ana IL .s,HcF tbs fund Is
ssree- che Gated He said
- d. 49,. sa,.~, t,' that institution
fn~ - ful.. r.-s rs Informant was
-~saI " ~ .lchofs, who stated
.bat he . .zS used and thar no
'orr MSS '~.rx made, nor had been
ofa .,- the fund advanced
-, irr..-- t4 Z -sked that this sec
tsca % aad that he would
rslnn4. ssts General Nichols
81
Sos '.,. he would favor
al ....e.a, institution froal
te az cge.
%. ne bin carrying an
Is +. on OF $4,000 for tho con-
~ ne prohibition department
Sa ea Font~asy TO expectation
orA aas ra Sod and the item
yes rored
ei,e~ s415l 81 to repay The expenses
scouts VINO enga d
IL the IRIS Of ..arNest4uE potatoes on
tlse Ees err Shore last year The
money was expended ny the Rich
rood council. which undertook the
ente~p prise at the behest Of the state
, coUuch Of defense. The item was
reported in the bill and no objection
WIS made 10 the same, and it was ap-
proved,
When the matter Of making an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 for the Trav-
eiers Aid society was reached, OF jec-
,ion was made to giving the sum to
the society. which has headquarters
In this city for distribution as II may
see ft Senator Andrews wanted the
money distributed on the basis OF pop
alation. Senator Drewry wanted 10
have Petersburg given sTS0 for that
work. telling OF the immense amount
of work being done there. He made
il clear that he had no fault TO find
or criticism Of the work done in Rich
mond. which was valuable
Senator wendenburg pleaded for the
sum for Richmond He read q state
ment giving the figures for the year,
showing that nearly $4,000 persons
had been assisted. During the month
Of January the figures made a show
Ing that was surprising. Hundreds
and thousands OF women, young girls
and children who had been assist ed
Many had been he1ped. and nearly one
hundred eiris. homeless In n strange
city. had been cared for and sent to
the Y. W &. A and to similar in
situations, while young men to the mum
her of about fifty were directed TO
pisces OF safety.
Senator Buchanan made n plea for
giving Richmond the fun sum of So
eco. He had heard presentation OF
the matter TO the finance committee.
and he stood ready to write into the
law recognition Of the claims OF each
of the chapters. He said he was will
ing to give each OF the other societies
in the state $500 each.
The house bill distributed the fund
ar desired by Senator Drewry. Dele
gate Gillian managing that affair In
the house, The amendments were OPP
posed by Senators Cannon and Con-
rad. while senator Keith chsmpioned
the amendment declaring that the
women were mere fsddists with moth
ms to do ct home. The amendment
distributing the fund 10 several cities
and OF this Richmond gets $1,000.
The inauguration OF Governor Davis.
while very unpretentious. cost the
state OF Virginia $51e.<4. and the cost
was provided in the general appro-
priation bill. This amendment was
added on motion Of Senator walker.
This concluded the FIRST year OF the
appropriation bill. the changes made
on the foor being Insignificant. The
100000 road tax increase WAS ordered
before the bin was reported and II was
not considered as a floor amendment.
The senate adjourned Mt IL o'clock.
In presenting the general appro-
priation bill In the senate yesterday