Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-02-19
The Legislature.


of salaries ofmembers and officers of the
Government came up.
Mr.. Echols said that as the scheme Of
the bill proposed a reduction of salaries
twenty per cent. he was authorized by
} the Governor to say, that he would re
quest the General Assembly to cut his
own salary down in like proportion.
He intimated that he. would make such
an amendment.
Mr.. Lacy said that he heard the Gov
ernor say that he would himself reduce
his salary in the same proportion as the
Legislature thought proper to reduce the
salary of other officers that although
the salary of Governor was fixed by
the Constitution, and the Legislature
could not reduce the salary of the Gov
ernor, he would himself volunta rily re-
duce his salary. He, Mr.. Lacy, oppos-
ed the amendment to the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that while we
could not touch the salary of the Cover
nor, yet if the Governor desired to re-
duce it they could cut off the pay of the
clerk-a private secretary. He there
fore moved that the salary of the secre-
tary of Governor be stricken out.
II Adopted-ayes ST. noes Al. All the
Augusta delegates voted againstit.
| I'LL C0HOC OuClCu LAC 1OllOWluR DIS
an amendment: Che Governor shall
assign to the Acknowledgement a room
in the Capitol for his office il that be
practicable but nothing shall be al
lowed hereafter for the rent of any of
flee for the Attorney General.
Adopted, ayes Il; noes %. All the
Augusta delegates voted for it.
Mr.. Fauntleroy moved to amend the
report by striking out the assistant clerk
to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Pending its consideration the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on Tuesday the House
| bill to provide for reassessment of the
lands Of the Commonwe, nth that were
injured by the late (November) flood was
discussed at great length, amended, and
finally passed.
Messrs. Phlegar and Brooke said they
voted mo" because they believed the
bill unconstitutional.
In the House, Mr.. Hanger presented
the petitions of the principals of female
Summaries in Staunton asking that
their boarding-heuses be exempt from
| taxation.
AT O'Clock the House resumed the
consideration of the bill reported from
the Committee on Retrenchment and
Reform, of which Mr.. Edmunds is chair
many proposing to reduce salaries of Of
ficers of the General Assembly to about
the rates of 1860
| The pending question was an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Fauntleroy to strike
out the provision allowing the Secretary
of the Commonwealth first assistant
clerk DIR. Bagby). The vote resulted
on division-ayes, 54 noes, 40.
Van Lear voted for the amendment
and Echols and Hanger voted against
it.
Mr.. Taliaferro urged reconsider.
ton of the vote, claiming that the officer
was absolutely necessary.
The motion to reconsider was rejected
by the vote of 40 to Sc.
Echois and Hanger voted to reconsid-
er. Van Lears vote not reported.
Mr.. johnson, of Giles, proposed to
amend the bill by making the copying
clerk assistant librarian. Adopted.
| In the Senate on Wednesday, the
special order of the day was the Bar
bour taX-blll, which was taken up on
motion Of Mr.. Massey.
| The same bill, introduced by Mr..
| Fulkersan in the Senate, was then in
definitely postponed, and the bill from
the House of Delegates read.
| Mr.. Koiner moved to amend the LIST
section, wherein % cents is set apart for
the supporoOf the Government. and in
sert Is; and to strike out Is cents, set
apart for the payment of interest on.the
public debt, and insert 25 cents.
Mr. Massey addressed the Senate in
opposition to the amendment and in
advocacy of the bill.
At the conclusion of bis remarks, Mr.,
Massey thanked the Senate-those who
had renamed to hear him-for their at
tention.
Mr.. Koiner withdrew his amendments
having been under the impression
that the bill proposed to dispose of all
the revenue OF the State.
In the House, the Brooke bill came
up on the calendar, when Mr.. Henry
offered q substitute for it.
The substitute was being read by the
Clerk when the hour of l arrived, and
the salary bill came up.
The bill reducing salaries was resumed
and amended.
Mr.. Johnston of Giles, SO that the Gov
ernoF shall have no paid aid except in |
time of war or Instruction.
Section 3 was amended to limit the |
number of clerks in the Second Audi
tors office to three-the present num-
Der.
On motion of Mr. Echols (amended |
by Mr. Starke), the Superintendent of
Public Printing was allowed a porter |
only during the session Of the General |
Assembly and one month thereafter, at
the rate of $50 per month.
The bill cut down the reporter of the |
clerk of the Court of Appeals from 81 800
to ST ,2GG-more than twenty per cent
Mr.. Hanger stated. He offered an
amendment to place the pay at 81 ,500-l
what it was before the war |
The amendment Of Mr.. Hanger was
rejected on divison-ayes, "a noes, 81 |
The 81 200 salary stands.
Alr. hlch0ls moved to limit the mileage |
OF circuit ana Supreme Court Judges to |
ten cents Hnstead of twenty cents .per
mile OF necessary travel to and. from their |
respective courts. Adopted.
Amended so as to receive mileage on |
ly on the nearest practical route in use. |
70 section 10 Mr.. Harvey proposed |
an amendment prohibiting county |
judges from practicing law in other |
courts. Rejected.
in the Senate on Thursday, Mr.. Koin-
en- presented a resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Auditor of Pub
~ AAONSuhu0 " luAHloA IuG IOcLGLC al |
itemized statement of all special appro-
Epriations Of $1,000 and upwards and all |
less sums appropriated by the General |
Assembly since Both March, 1871, which !
has been paid, and balance in force |
which remains unpaid
The Barbour bill, coming up as unfin-
ished business, Mr.. Johnson spoke in
opposition to the bill. 4
Mr.. Fulkers0n, in ali argument of AMI
hours duration, replied to the remarks
OF Mr.. johnson, and in favor of the
bill.
In the House, the Brooke bill coming
up as unfinished business, Mr.. Henry
spoke for ten minutes in advocacy of his |
substitute. 1t was rejected-ayes, IA
noes, So.
A vote was then forced on the Brooke
bill, cutting off all debate, against the
protest OF General Taliaferro and others.
This vote on dismissing the Brooke bill
resulted-ayes, 10; noes, Al. Van Lear
voted aye, and Echols and Hanger voted