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VOL. LV. NO. 64._NORFOLK VIRGINIAN: FKIP Ay FEBRUARY 4, 181)8. PRICE TWO GENTS. Site Express Various Views on the Subject. STATUS OF SENATOR CORBETT DISCUSSED Jerry Niiii|inoii .italic* n Discovery ? u oiitlu i ii Members Complain 'I but Notitli Atlantic ami Unit' l-orls Arc Kot Atlc<|iinii'i> Fortifletl?Amend mi nis Voted Down. Washington, D. C, Fob. 3, 189S. One of the features of to-day's ses? sion of the Senate was a speech by Mr. Caffery, of Louisville, In support of the resolution reported by the Com? mittee on Privileges and Elections de? claring that Henry W. Corbett Is not entitled to a seat In the Senate from the State of Oregon. Mr. Corbett was appointed as Senator by the Governor of Oregon after the failure of the Leg? islature to elect a Senator to succeed Senator Mitchell. Mr. Caffery main? tained that the Governor of a Stole hud- no authority to appoint to fill an original vacancy?a vacancy beginning with r. new. term?after the Legisla? ture had had an opportunity to elect und had failed to do so. Germany's order prohibiting the Im? portation of American fruits Into that ; Empire called put a resolution from Mr. Davis, of Minnesota, chairman of the Committee oh Foreign Relations, ; calling upon the President, if not In compatible with the public interest, to I transmit to the Senate the cdrrespon-! dence and other information bearing' up; ti llie matter in his possession or In that of the State Department. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. Martin, of Virginia, presented > the credentials of Mr. Daniel as Sona- j tor 'from Yir;:!::la, elected for a term , of six years beginning on March 4, WS8. . J . Mr, Lindsay, .uf Kentucky, gave no-! uce thai to-j?orroW at the conclusion > of the routing business he would stib- | mit some remarks upon a matter per? sonalty concerning himself, nnd in which he thought the Senate would have aome Interest. Mr. Cuilom then called up (he agrl-I cultural appropriation bill, the reading! cf which was concluded last evening. > Pending the submission of certain ) amendments to the bill, Mr, Platt, of 1 Connecticut,* expressed his regret that i the ct;.T>m'ttc,e bod hoi stricken from the bill the appropriation for the pur-j chaec and distribution of seeds. He: ri?d a biter from a member >>f a Con-1 neetieut gittnge, In which the state? ment was made that the seeds sent I put by the Agricultural Department ! were no.t good, could o"i be depended upon and were of no use 1? the farm? ers or. garde tiers. In reply to Mr. Plait's brief state? ment Mr. All ti thought thai the chief opposltii n in the Government's distri? bution of seeds came from those wno ihemsiives had seeds for sale. He (bought ill'st in many ways the dlstri but'en of seed did great gn.nl to the cause agriculture and hoped that It would ni t be discontinued. Mr. Paeon, of Georgia, thought there oujrhi io bo a reform in the dlatrlbu i: n h! seeds, He believed the depart* men! ugh I to purchase seeds for dis? tribution from persons who were known to raise, or produce seeds of value. In many instances the seeds purchased wore neither valuable nur rare. At thi.s point Mr. Cuilom, in charge or the bill, yielded to Mr. White, of Otlifvirn'.ia, for the Introduction of the following Joint resolution: "Resolved, That of right It belongs wholly to the people of the Hawaiian Islands to establish and maintain their form of government and domestic policy: that the United Slates ought In no wise to Interfere therewith, and that any intervention in the political affairs of these Islands by any other Government will be regarded as an act unfriendly to the United States." The resolution was passed by the Senate on May 31, 1SP-I, having bee reported by Mr. TUrpie, of the Com-_ mittee on Foreign Relations. ?Mr. White asked that the resolution lie on the table. The amendment id ihe agricultural bill, offered by Mr. Warren, providing for a division of Irrigation and re? claiming of arid lands and for inves? tigation of the methods of construct? ing Irrigation canals and of storing and 'distributing water in the reclamation of arid lands, the whole to cost $21,300. was discussed briefly by Its author and Mr. Stewart, of Nevada. Mr. Cuilom proposed a" substitute for Mr. Warren's amendment the follow? ing; "For the purpose of collecting from agricultural colleges, agricultural ex? periment stations and other sources, In? cluding practical agents and engineers practical information and data oh the subject of Irrigation nnd publishing the same In bulletin form, cost of the same not to exceed $20,000." The amendment whs adopted and the 'bill, carrying $2,527,202, was passed. The Senate then, at G:2S p. rh., went in'." executive session. At 5:28 pi rib the Senate adjourned. i-rousK. The Hourtc spent the day ostensibly considering. tho fortiilci.tlons appro? priation bill. In reality the major por tl m of the time \v.\s consumed in the discusrd.m of political topics. The ex? istence or non-existence of prosperity In this country waa again the question question of dispute. Tho feature-of ?tho day, was the ? discovery by Mr. Slmrson, the Kansas Populist, and the exploitation of- the alleged fact that Mr. Plngley, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, wore a London-made pot hat. Mr. Dingley explained t'hat the hot was made in New York. The London trade mark was simply placed there to please the Anglo-maniacs who preferred things because they wore English. Mr. Fischer (Kep., of New York) con? tinued his argument begun yesterday, in favor of the establishment of a fort at Romer Shoals, New York harbor. Such a fort, he said, would command the entrance to the harbor. iMr. Simpson (Pop., of Kansas) fol? lowed, and again took up the contro? versy he had a few days ago with Mr. Pitney (Rep., of New Jersey) over the trusts which, he said, were organized In New Jersey to prey on Kansas and other States. In a humorous vein he said the people of New Jersey were not to blame that legislation was knocked down to iiie highest bidders, as they were the descendants of the Hessians. Whe"n asked by Mr. Sam Smith (Rep., of Michigan) why he had done nothing to exterminate the trusts. Mr. Simpson replied that he was helpless in the House. "In this House," said he, "the. Speaker is the whole thing. 1 had as well file a bill in the Potomac river as in the House." IMr. Footc (Rep., of New York) de? voted some time to the ctiticlsms of the fortifications bill. At the rate of appropriations provided in this bill, he said. It would require! fifteen years to carry out the plans of the Endlcott board. He asserted that on the South Atlantic and Gulf coasts there was not a gun that could be tired in defense of the harbors. Mr. Hemenway (Rep., of Indiana), in charge of the bill, denied that these coasts were defenseless. At Charleston, lie said, there weiv three eight-Inch guns, one ten-inch gun and eight mor tirs. If the coast was in the condition represented by the gentleman from New York, he said, he would be will? ing to appropriate $10.030'.uC?. Mr Hem? enway declared that the coast was fair? ly well protected, no: as well as he would like to see it or as il would he. The pending bill carried every dollar which the government could afford to appropriate at this time. Mr. Livingston (Dem., of Georgia) read some srntemonts from Southern papers ch.vglng that In the distribu? tion of munitions of war. New Orleans and other Southern ports had been neglected. Mr. Livingston said he had no knowledge on this point, but he pro P ised to make Inquiry of the proper authorities and If the allegations should prove true, be warned the House that provision would have :o be made for Southern ports. At 3 o'clock the general debate closed and the bill was taken up for amend? ment under the live-minute rule. IMr. McClellan (Dem., of N*.?w York) offered an amendment to Increase the oppioprlation for guns and mortar bit: t. ties from one to live millions. It was voted down. An amendment offered by Mr. Foote (Rep., of New York) to appropriate $39,000 for Fort Montgomery. Like Champlain, N. V., was voted down. Without completing the bill at 5:05 p. m. the House adjourned! AMI-SI Al.l'IMi KI 1.1.. Kenhlo t'oiqiiiiilco Ordern i? rnvnrnblo Ileport vtlili A in e ml men in. Washington, D. C, F-b. 3.?The Sen? ate CominMce on Interstate Commerce to-day authorized a favorable report on the Anti-Scalping bill, with amend? ments. The most important of these amehdmervts was the following, off- red by Senator Tillman, relating to rail? road passi a: "That giv'ng free transportation to perst ns or property, except as allowed by section 22 of the act '!.> regulate conuneice,' a'pprov^-d February 4th, 1SS7, shall be tUoined an unjust dls cniintnnclon under section 2 of said act, and shall he punished as 'provided in sect ton 10 of sntd act; ami in addition to the penalties upon Individuals pro? vided in section 10. the corporations which may be guilty of any such of f use shall be punished by fine as in said s Vtlon pro vidi d, "Thai: ail free passes Issued 'by or in hi half of any railr ad corporation sub? ject to the previsions of said act shall be signed by some of^'cr of the cor? poration authorized by vote of direc? tors to sign the same, and very such railroad corporation whall Keep a re? cord showing the date of every free pass, the name ?>( the person to whom M is issued, the points bet we n which tihe passage is granted, and whether a single trip or lime pass, and. if the flatter, the time for which it is issued; and ibis record shall at all times be op-n to the Interstate Commerce Com? missioners, or to their representatives, who may be duly authorized In writing t'b examine the same." SUITS AGAINST GRAHLE. Olri tha. Neb., Feb. 3.?Sui;s were started to-day n:id attachments issued against the properly of Francis C. arable. The house and stable with tholr furnishings and equipments are listed at Jlio.OOf). Marcus L. Pa rotte, of Omaha, Cirable's resident agent, sties for JR.?O?; Francis G. I lamer, of Kear? ney, an attorney, sues for $4,700, and George H. Scrtpps sues for $10.000 on a note. The mill brought deeds from New York transferring some of Orable'3 local property to J. H. c. Walker, of Scott City, Kansas. RdOPQRT LACKS VERIFICATION. Salem. Mass.. Feb. 3.?a careful In? vestigation of the report yesterday by Pilot Perk+ns, to che effort, that 12 bodies had been picked up by small boats off Magnolia and taken to .the island, has failed to verify t.he story. The scho'iner Nat. ..M-ader, which went ashore at Sab in Willows is fast going to pieces, ibwi all oho other vessels which were stranded at this point Have either been pulled off, or iVs in comfortable positions. To <'uro ii ?'oltl In One I>ny. Take Laxative Hromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if It falls to cure. 25 cents. Sold by J. Al. F. Trotter, Main street Doc Tanner Si He Gjessed II was Ell Right 10 ft] Hi. m SORRY HE KILLED ORLY 1HO Hit IIiul Hihi Wlio Hoi Micro lor Ititnlucits ?Didn't Witnf 10 it? Tantallaed til tiic i.usi iionr-Mlnlns l'ro.sppo* Ioi-h Jlnd nTo-.iyrli Customer to Ocnl Willi. Seattle, Wash., Fell. 3, 1S0S. "Hoys, string nie up it you like, but remember, you are hanging the stead? iest man with a six-shcoter that ever came out of Montana. You .--ay it's all right to hang me, and 1 guess it is. I'm only sorry 1 did not get the rest of them." ' With there words Cowboy Doc Tan? ner faced his exocutiom ra on the morn? ing of January 2. at Vahles Pass. The men who passed sentence on him were \ the members of a party of Massachu? setts pro?pecto:s bound for the Copper River country, Alaska, and the crime for which Tanner paid the penalty was the killing of N. A. Call, of Worthlng totl; Miliri., and AYilliani A. Dec, of Lowell, Mass. Tlie expedition consisted of -10 men, and M. A. Tanner had Joined them in Seattle on their way north, lie was supplied with an outfit anil taken into membership, but, unmindful of that fact, lie was quarrelsome, and so over? bearing that his companions decided that he must leave the party. On the evening of January 1 a meeting was held in Call's lent, and during the con- ] ference the statement was made. "We must get rid of Tanner; let Ulm take his share of the outfit and shift for | himself. We are up hero for business, and we mean what we say." There were four men at the meeting, and no sooner had the remark been made than the Hy of the little tent was pulled nside. The cowboy stood there, six shooter in hand. ''Boys, I overheard your talk about me," he said, deliberately. "I'm here for business." Defore his victime realized what bad happened Tanner had shot twice and the bullets pierced Call and Lee through the chest. Tanner tired again, lint his preceding shot had extinguished Ihe candle and the bullet did no: take ef? fect. One of the remaining members crouched '1)01111111 some baggage, and the other, cutting his way out of the tent, gave the. alarm. Tanner, sup? posing .he.three men to be dead, took a station In some brush and waited. It was not long before he was sur rounded. "You'd better surrender your gun." was called out to him. "If you say so, boys, I'll do It," was his response, and then be handed over his weapon. The miners at once convened, and by an overwhelming majority decided that Tanner .-'hould be hanged. When noti? fied of Ihe decision, Tanner observed that be hoped they would no: tantalize him by'stringing him up and letting him down again before he was dead. He was led out on the snow during tho early morning. He fearlessly allowed the rope to be tied about his neck nnd so met his doom. Tanner was buried face downward. A. C. Lobbe, of San Francisco, who witnessed the execution, said he never saw such an exhibition of nerve. Tin j ner declined to make a Statement other than to say that at 0 years of age he I was loft an orphan. Call and Lee had families. IME'ORTAJCT ItUl.l.Mi. .Iiidtfc llngner HoldH 'Iliat Congress Citmiol (?Ivo Honey In Sectarian j Institution!!, Washington, Feb. 3.?Judge Hagncr, In the liquily Court to-day made a rul? ing of far-reaching importance, hold? ing in effect that it Is unconstitutional I for Congress to appropriate money for sectarian institutions. The eour: grant? ed an Injunction restraining the T ehs urer of the United state? from paying to the directors nf the Providence Hos? pital any money belonging to the United States or District of Columbia, in accordance with an ngreemcnl he two. n ihe Commissioners of th-' District and the hospital direct irs. The agree? ment In question was that the Com? missioners should crcci on the ground of the hospital a building for the treat? ment of minor contagious diseases without expense to the hospital, but ? should be paid out of an appropriation for that purpose contained In the DIs i trlct appropriation bill, approved March 3, 1807, and that when the building j should l?e completed. It should be turn I ed over to the officers of the Providence Hospital. The application for the Injunction was made by Joseph Rradfleld, win maintained that the question arising :i connection with the payment of money Involved a ptinolple and a precedent for the appropriation of United States funds fiir the use and support of re? ligious societies contrary to the consti? tution. The case will be, taken to the Court <>f Appeals. Children and adults tortured by burns, scalds'. Injurie?, eczema, or skin diseases may .?'eure Instant relief by using De Witt'.? Witch Hazel Solve. It Is the gleit Pilo remedy. J. M. Trotter. Norfolk; It. L. Walker, Hrnm bleton; Trultt & Smith. Uerkley. Gl? lo Ihe Bei lor nie Monier oi Striking Cool Moers. WITNESSES DESCRIBE IDE KILLING Teacher nnd nu Assistant Nnw th(< Tragedy rram Their school-tiers gynieu Nsy Men Wore Mimt in Uio Illicit-Morles Told by Men Wli?i Escaped with Tfcelr Uvo.s. Wllkesb.irre, Pa., Feb. 3, isns. Taking of leBttmony in the trial of Sheriff Martin and Iiis deputies began this morning in the Luzerne County Court. When court opened District Attorney Martin made a motion that the Jury be taken to Lattlmcr, to view the scene of the shooting, but a.-.< this would occu? py the entire day, Ihe court denied lite motion, saying the Jury should be abb; to get an Idea of the situation from maps. Attorney McGaliren then presented the case for the Commonwealth, after which Andrew Slvcr was called, lie is i Hungarian, but speak-- excellent English. He proved the death or Mike Cexlak, saying that he saw him lying dead on tiie road at Lattlmcr with a bullet in hi.* head. Witness said he saw the sheriff draw his revolver and heard it snap, and then the shooting commenced, and the Witness dropped to the ground to avoid being shot. ?Witness said there was llrst one shot, then two and then a volley. The second witnss was John Mahpla, who was at the time of the strike the president of the Harwood local union of the United Mine Workers of Amer? ica. 'He told of the meeting where It was agreed to march to Lattlmcr at the Invitation of the miners there; his counsels of peace; and tho start the next day, all the men TValng unarmed. Witness was the flag bearer. At West Hazleton they were stopped by the sheirff. who ordered them, to disperse. Mahala protested that they wire breeiking no law, whereupon one of the deputies grabbed the American Hag from him and tore it in halves. Con? tinuing, the witness said: "The sheriff pointed his revolver, and threatened to shoot. The deputies pushed us around with the muzzles of their guns and swore at us, anil one struck John F.ustls twice with his gun, cutting his head and breaking his arm In two places. "Then RurgCSS Jones, of West Hazle? ton, remonstrated with the sheriff, say? ing that he could keep the peace with? out using any weapons; that he had confidence In us, and would let us march through the streets of his bor? ough as much as we liked. The sheriff and Iiis deputies then boarded the cara and we marched on toward Lattlmcr." Witness was In the rear of the crowd when the shooting commenced. By tho time be reached the froni the shooting had ended. He saw ten dead men and a number of wounded ones lying In the road. Rev. Father Richard Aust, pastor of the St. Stanislaus Polish Catholic Church, chairman ef the prosecuting committee, was called to prove that many of the strikers were shot In the back. He had buried thirteen of the dead ami looked after a number of thL wounded. Roy. Carl Hauser. pastor of the Lu? theran Church at Freeland, said he had examined several and found all of them were shot In the side or the back. "I boarded a car," he said, "which brought ten of the dead and a lot of the wounded from Wie seme of lite Bhooting. There was a pile of rifles in a corner. I said to one of the deputies, Krank Clark: 'I aim afraid if -eine of them falling and exploding.' 'You need n< t be afraid." he said, 'thoy are all ?. unity now.' " Charles Ouscotit, principal of the Lnt timer school, a frame building aliottii six hundred yards 'rom th scene of the shooting and in full view of ail that took plaice on the eventful tenth of September .at l/aittlmer, said he was reaching sche'd. when bo he-nd an un? usual noise, and going to the window; be found that a number of m n. about eighty, were alighting from an electric car. They were denutl is. Miss Coyle, his assistant, also watch? ed ithem, and walle thoi-" attention was Ubtls riveted, she pupi's rash d for the door and got outsil;. Hi* saw the deputies, line up utvnss the road and. ' then, not satisfied with the position, itQtey moved ov r :o tie- side of r.e road and formed b re with riflea ready. The strikers \ycro by this time roinii g ov- r tin.- btv-'iv of the hill two or irhrce hundred yards away. They w*ere max hing live or six abreast and were quiet nnd orderly. Wilu-ss could nbt sei; that 'they carried any wedpQT<s. They approached slowly, and as they drew near the sneflff advanced to ????? t them. As he reach-d th- llrst man, a dozen or so formed a sort of half cir? cle around Mm. He did nvtt lu'nr the Sheriff say anything, nor did he see him read any paper. A tni'itr.e after ithe line llrst stopped those- b< hind push? ed ahead to see what was going on and igo-t ahead Of the sheriff. .V; that mo? ment one of t'he d<?>uti.<s stoned out of the line and advanced t -n >v tw Iv < paces, as If he was going :?> brave the oilier deputies, whereupon vne shouted: "If you do nut; come hock we will shoot yon. too." The fellow Jumped bask into th line, and almost Immediately after tho witness heard u shot. It came from i.'iie left of the line of deputies. A mo ?incut latter two more shots were llred, and then came the volley. As s./in as tUic volley was fired the strikers ?an in till d'i reel Ions. Between the vend and the schoi hejuse Ufte- n 'men fell, struck down by shuts llred after Die volley. He saw one .man slu i: and billed while running at a distance of one hundred yards from the road. The shooUng continued ?for two or three minutes. The wlthe:>s did not ? v any of the ds'iU'tles leave the line and run after the strikers Do rtiool them. His nttontimt was wholly 1stItiMi with the wounded man, BOrri-? if .whom he took Into the school h rise. Quscoln 'will continue to-inorr?'v. <>.m; ??nsTA<;i,K hemovmi. .liipan no l.ougnr oiijcets to Annexas (fon of llnivali?Stums of,,lit|iancMi? iu flie Hulled Stales iiimI Hie Ih? InikIm. ?Washington, 1). C, Feb. 3.-?Jniiun lias been removed as an element in the opposition to the consummation of Hie annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by Hie United Stales. This result has been attained by .the conclusion of an agreement between our Government and that of Japan, as represented by .Minister Torn Hoslll, which, by prac? tically .settling the status of the Japa? nese in Hawaii, removes the only sub? stantial difference that has existed be? tween tiie iwo Governments. The exact basis of this agreement has not yet been made public, but tin: general scope of it Is understood to he a recognition of the rights of Japa? nese In Hawaii to claim equal rights With Japanese In the United Stale.; after the taking effect or the treaty with Japan proclaimed In 18115. This document, which has not been gene? rally taken into account in the con? sideration of means for adjusting the questions that have arisen over lite status of Japanese in Hawaii, goes Into effect In July next year, and among other things It confers lipon Japanese within tins territory or the United.:(mates nil the rights accorded to the citizens of the most favored na? tion, which, of course, curries with It lights of naturalization and the ex? ercise of the rights of franchise. Pre? suming that annexation is effected, the Japanese in Hawaii will In 1809 have the same rights as those In the pies ent limits of the Unite.I States. All that remain.! to be llxed Is tin status of the Japanese dining the tiu,v that ? mur.t elapse between the ratification of the treaty and the beginning p.f the operation of the Japanese treaty or 189?. Inasmuch as the pending an? nexation treaty provides for the ap? pointment of a commission to visit Ihe islands and prepare such legislation as may be necessary to consummate the amalgamation of Hie territories, this last question can easily bo adjusted along with other details In the bill I to be reportei to Congress. ,\o it.\< u nowiv. I _ j Ktitrlmiil PerNlMtN In Ilcr I>einnii<l lor Opening Die I'ort Of Tu?l.i en* Vt nil. I London, Feb. it.?on incontrovertible authority the Associated Press learns that Great Britain has not backed down on the question of making Tn Llen-Wan n free port. The Marquis of Salisbury, Mr. Curzon, the Parliamen? tary Secretary of the Foreign Olllce; the Russian Ambassador and the Chi? nese Minister each said yesterday, in conversation, that they had not heard of any hack down. The opening of Ta-Hien-Wan, it is pointed out, was. never made a condi? tion, in uny sine qua nun sense, in conn.cct.lon with the loan .to Chltia. In the preliminary negotiations on that subject the opening of Ta-Uicn-Wan was "sketched in neutral tints," Great Uiitain only suggesting it as one con? dition favoring a speedy completion of "the loan. Site never demanded it and, therefore, in no sense can be said to have backed down, if the desire was not persisted In. The question of Ta L-lcn-Wan is, however, with other sug? gested condition:! of the loan, still negotiating. The he.it of the Russian press on the subject is In no sense shown by the Russian Government in Its communi? cations which have reached' the For? eign Olllce. Though Russia has pro? tested and means to continue to pro? test in the stoutest manner against Ta bion-Wan being opened by British in? fluence, She will not curry her protest to the point of making it n casus belli. Further, it Is by no means Russia's intent:..n to close Chinn to other na? tions, in any concessions made to Rus? sia by China. The irritation in Great Britain and ihe disappointment In the United Stat.s over the so-called back? ing down of the Marquis of Salisbury is, therefore, not yet .instilled. Great Britain Is acting strenuously in favor of free ports in China and hopes Sin? ei rely to have tho moral support of ehe Untied States in tills policy. If events should push Greri| Britain ^rrim this position with the prospect of de? feat therein she will ask for the sup? port of Washington iikitimii sum's ix t ii e hast. Powerful St eel Ztenily for I've in Case nf na Kin it rare it ry. Shanghai, Feb. 3.?The Chinese Ga? zette says Ihe British Indian, Aus? tralian and Pacific squadrons have been ordered to be ready to reinforce the fleet in the far Easti thus giving tlie British Admiral a fleet capable of coning witli any combination opposing British policy. "In the meanwhile," udds the China Gazette, "the British claims In the Yang-Tse-K:ang will be supported by it strong squadron stationed at Chusan, to which place two other warships are en route. In the event of Russia hoist? ing tier (lag over the fort at Port Arthur, .the British Admiral has been ordered to hoist the English flag over Ohusan, and the- Japanese lleet will ascend the Yang-Tse-Kiang so soon as the river rises. Albout 7,r,00 Russian artillery and cavalry and quantities of stores and munitions have arrived at Klrln, tho Capital of tho Manchuiian province of Khun. Kilieril mir RgGommenfls free Use ol me Pruning Knife. CM SAVE EIGHTY THOUSANO DOLLARS Heimle Unfavorable ?.> Combi nine i.ee anil JnekHon IlolitlnyH ? House Committee Considers Hurley's Jilt I to Itcguloto Liability or IiiNiiritnco Coni|iuulrN. (Special Dispatch to Tho Virginian.) Richmond, Vn., Feb. 3, 1898. The report <?f Ihe committee ap? pointed to Investigate the expenditures of appropriations to the public Insti? tut Inns was made to litt; General As? sembly to-day. It was brief and to the point. As will be seen be reading It. some radical changes are suggested and the saving, to the Stale, IT the re? commendations arc carried out, will amount, to about $80,000 per year. There is no doubt about the fact that a bitter war will be made oh the re? commendations. By to-morrow there will be a big . I.by here to oppose certc.ln chhngi i uggestcd. The re? port Is as follow : We recommend that the boards of I visitors of the Western, Eastern, Cen | iral and Southwestern Slate Hospitals ! he limited to live In number, with un executive committee from each board consisting of not more than two mem? bers of stiL'ii boards, to meet every two months, the full board of visitors not to moot oftenor than twice a year. The above recommendation Is lb be carried Into effect by amendments to the proper sections of the Code, legis? lating the present boards out of ofllce. We further recommend lb at the pres? ent Capitol and library police force be abolished, und that Instead thereof there ?hall be five pollcemcA .to be ap I pointer its at preser.l with salaries not exceeding 510 per month, with two uni? forms per year, hot to cost over $20 each, said policemen to i be selected; from veterans of the late civil war as long as such can be found who are ! competent and able to fill such posi? tions. Thtlt the superintendents of the re? spective State Hospitals, to-wlt: The (?ostern Hospital, the Central Hospi? tal, the Western Hospital and the Southwestern Hospital, receive a salary each of $2.150 with no perquisites, and that where they occupy buildings on the ground they shall pay therefor such amount as may be fixed by the boards of visitors of tho several hos? pitals named. That the first and second nssistant physicians at the several insane hos? pitals In the State shall not receive a salary exceeding $1,200 per year and no perquisites except board and lodging. That the third assistant physician shall nol receive a salary exceeding $000 ! per year with board and lodging, but no other perquisites, The stewards at each Slate hospital for the insane shall not receive a salary to exceed $800 per annum with no perquisites. That the clerks be allowed it salary not to ex? ceed $ii00 per year ami board at tho respective hospitals. Said slerks shall perform the duties of secretary to the board of visitors at the respective hos? pitals. That no engineer shall receive ! a salary to exceed $50 per month or S0?0 per year, with board at the hos? pital. The committee recommended .that the appropriation to the Western State Hospital be reduced from $100,000 to $85.000 per annum; that the appropria? tion to the Kastern Stalte Hospital be reduced from $70,000 to $(10.000 per an? num; thtit the appropriation to the Southwestern State Hospital bo reduc? ed from $50.000 to $45.000 per annum. Your committee respectfully recom? mends to the board of visitors and superintendents of each asylum that no ! spirituous liquors of any bind be per J milted to be used at any meeting of the board or of the executive committee. That no >person wh.il e an officer of any of the Statu hospitals shall hold any ot'her position of honor, .trust or profit. We redvimmend that the appropriation . to it toe Virginia Military Institute be r due tl from $25,000 to $25,000. I The committee recommend the fol j lowing reductions In 'the salaries of employes and oflicers of the Deaf, i >umb nnd Blind .Institute: W. A. Howies, from $1,200 to $1.000 , .per annum <;. D. Enrich, .from $75 to $C5 per month. II. M. C-hambcrUn, from $75 ito $65 per ?month. S. C. .I.oi s. from $75 lo $05 per monub. .Miss Chlstder, from $00 to $50 -per month; II. A. Hear, from $75 to $05 per month. Miss Clay Trout. fii>m $G0 to $50 per month. William Berkley, from $75 to $65 per ?month. T. .1. Willlama, m $75 to $65 per month. I.. Midas Poimts, from $100 to $75 per monuh ,T. W. McCambridae, from $65 to $60 per month. W. S. GVK>cb, frorn $60 .to $50 ner month. 10. Ij. Eide, from $100 to $75 per month. J. B. Miller, from $15 to $50 per mor.lb. S. S. Fe'.tbaus, from ?4G.25 to $35 per month. W. D. Jones. / ocri $16.25 to |35 }>ir month. ' It. F. Petcrflsh, from $16.25 to $35 per munch. (Continued on Sixth Page.)