Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-05-03
The Staunton Senate.

Last Saturday night this moot 1egisla-
tive body born of the Stanton Debating
Society met in the association hall and
completed its organization. The officers
are 7. c. Morton, 1t. Governor; Chas.
Grattan, President pro tenn; W. P Tams,
Clerk, vice G. T. Nelson resigned; Joseph
Miller, Sergeant-at-arms; George Harlan,
Door Keeper, vice Frank West resigned
VIM. Hardy and Emmett Kenney, Pages.
The body consists of eighty members to
which there are accessions at every meet
ing. The members were according to the
constitution apportioned among the diff
ferent counties and cities of the State by
the President.
The standing committees appointed by
the chair are as follows:
Banks, Currency and Comnaerce.-Brook, Bed-
soc, Burke, Rollins and Patrick.
son, Woodward, of Westworeland, and McManus.
Courts Of Justice-stout, Nelson, Tucker, Fultz
Schools, and Characterization, Skinner, Stout,
Craig and Risk.
Bumgardner, Kinney Marquis and Bell.
Roads md Internal Nauigation. -IMcManus,
Warner sabett Mccqe Of Botet9ur and opie
Buckley, Peck, Crowder and Gibbs.
Asylun.s and Prisons.-Robertson, Euritt, fetch
or. Francisco and Cushing, of NOttaway.
Retrenchn,ent and Econonag. Ope, Rollins. Nc
Cue, of Nelson, Eakle,. and Cochran, Of smythe.
ran, of Pulaski Pitman, Waldron and Hoover
Counties, Cities and 1oUns.- Ker Ransom, Sub
lett YOSt, Surber, Pearman and Bell.
Fi71dace-HoOver, McChesney, White, Robertson
Federal Relations and Reso1utions-stuart Ech-
OILS, OF Pittsylvania. Mauzy, Hamilton and Craig.
IIhn11gfdtiOn.-YOst, Walker, Stout, Alexander.
Brooke, Woodward, Of Prince William and Fletcher.
Labor and the Poor Woodward, of Warren
Gushing. of Montgomery, Ayres, Hudson and Guy.
Militia and Potice-Crowder, Gooch Yost, Shew-
ey and Pitman.
Public property Of Nelson, Richardson,
of Prince Edward. Lghtner, Walker and Ker.
Clairns-Waldron, Mountjoy Ayres, Bumgardner
Enrolled Bills.-Tucker, Fauntleroy, Richardson,
of Russell Stout, Hudson and McCue, OF Botetourt
rison, OF Wythe, and President Pro Fem.
Senate Erpenses.-Kinney Craig, Eskrldge, Miller
and McGuffin.
On motion of Mr.. Grattan, of Alexan-
dria city, committee of three consisting
of Messrs. Grattan, Mauzy, of Frederick,
and Patrick of Gloucester, were appointed
to wait upon his eXcellency, Governor
Waddell, and inform him the Senate was
organized for business. Responding there
to, his excellency sent by his private Sec
Rotary, Mr.. Jamie Ker, his message which
was read by the Clerk and 5000 copies Or
dered to be printed. The message is an
admirable, statesmanlike document and
will repay perusal, we regret the Jack of
space to give it to our readers in full.
Among the resolutions offered and re-
ferred to appropriate committees, was one
by Mr.. Brooke of Fauquier, instructing
our representatives in Congress to vote
against the adoption of the Blair resolu-
lions and in case of their refusal, request
ing them to resign, another by Mr.. McCue
Of Botetourt, calling for a withdrawal Of
the States appropriation to the Universe
ty of Virginia, and another by Mr.. Yost of
Rockingham, proposing some constitu-
Jional amendments slightly affecting the
organization Of the body. These matters
will probably come before the body at it's
meeting tomorrow night.