Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-12-13
THE LEGISLA TUBE.

Our THANKS are Qu0 10 uou. JOuu ECuSf
and Senator Koiner for State documents.
THE LEGISLA TUBE.
ELECTION OF JUDGEs-THE SCHOOLS,
&C., &C., &C.
The past week 8 legislature has been a
creditable exhibition of a concentration
on the public debt question and has been
fruitful of plans and suggestions. We
make up summary Of the proceedings
since last week.
PROPOSITIONS CONCERNING TIE
STATE DEBT.
Speaker Allen has presented joint reso-
luton which was referred, inviting
meet of the States creditors in Rich
mond, in January, and appointing COM
mission to consist If the Governor. Treas
urer. First Auditor and five members of
the Senate and seven of the House, to con-
fer with them. Senator John w. Daniel
has introduced bill for refunding the
coupon debt dollar for dollar ard the pee
Ter debt at two-thirds of its face value,
and issuing new per cent. receivable cou-
| pom bonds, large proportion of which
shall be 800 and $50 bonds. The coupons
are not to be receivable for taxes until they
have been presented to the Treasurer for
payment when, if he cannot pay them he
| is to stamp them mo funds and then the
| holder can pay hem for taxes. MIR. Hen
KEEL, of Shenandoah has introduced bill
| allowing county school superintendent to
pay teachers in warrants which warrants
shall be receivable for taxes. MIR. Bar
bour, of Culpeper has followed this by in
| PRODUCING resolution to issue certificates
OF Indebtedness for the arrearageS due to
school funds TO be paid to teachers and to
be receivable for taxes, but the lolder
| shall not take less than go cents in the dol
lar for them Mr.. Taliaferro, of Glouces-
| ter, has introduced bill for funding the
| debt at per cent. Mr.. Hurt of Pittsylvanlia
offered al inquiry into the expediency OF
/ each county retaining and disbursing its
own school fund. .-G
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
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House to go into the election of Circuit
Judges of the State on Tuesday next, De-
cember 18th. The terms OF all the present
Judges expire this year.
JUDGE RIvEs' FOLLY. r
In the Senate joint resolution was Of
fered by Bradley T. Jphnsoa, appointing
| Joint committee of both houses to inquire
into what warrant there is for Judge Riv. s.
recent action in taking prisoners out of the
hands of the State authorities and what is
necessary to prevent d repetition of the
act. In the House resolution for inves-
tigating the same matter Was eferred to
the Committee on Federal Relations.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. Hurt presented a joint resolution
providing fol an amendment to the Con-
stitutlon so as to restore the old magis-
trate's court system and to abolish the
office of County Superintendent of schools.
Mr.. Massey introduced bill for taking
the sense of the voters on the question of
holding Constitutional Convention. Mr..
Paul introduced bill enabling boarding
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keep the property of debtors in their pos
session to secure the payment of charge S
due for keeping the same. A bill author
izing the James River and Kanawha Canal
Co., to sell it's works to the Richmond and
Allegheny r. r. Co., was read twice. Mr..
Griffin introduced bill to enable county
Supervisors to tax merchants. The Joint
} Committee of which Mr.. Koiner was chair
man. on the status of the leg islature repor-
} ted merely that it was legal and constitu.
} tional, but the Senate adopted by Is to IA
IA substitute offered by Mr.. Fulkerson de-
claring that this is the regular session.
Mr.. Koiner was appointed a member OF
the Joint Committee on proposed consti-
: tutional amendments. Mr.. Chiles offered
an inquiry into the propriety If substitu-
ting riua voce voting, for the secret ballot
HOUSE.
Mr.. Fauntleroy offered a resolution
looking to the calling of a State Conven.
ton. Mr.. Kyle offered resolutions inquir
!; ing into the expediency of abolishing the
; offices of Agricultural and Railroad Com.
missioners and second Auditor and the
, appropriations to the University Of Va.
the Military Institute and the Blacksburg
} College, inquiring into the expenses OF lu
: natc asy lums and the salaries of the off
? GERS of the same. When Mr.. Fulkerson'
resolution declaring tina a regular session
) came from the Senate to the House, Mr.
, Hanger offered as substitute the report
, of the Joint Committee that the session il
legal one and it is inexpedient to legis
t lature further On the subject and Mr.
l Hangers substitute was adopted, "a to so
Vanlear voting no and Echols being alb
sent. Hon. R. M. I. Hunter. State Treas
D urer, having failed to qualify in time was
f again elected TO the office by both houses
l., The Potomac " Ohio Ra ilroad, designed
: to run from Quantico on the Potomac, t.
. Charleston, W. Va, 1926 miles, and Of
three feet gauge, Is again reported as hav-
ing made start. This time, we hear OF
d "a contract having been given out to build
} 81 miles, east from Charleston, up the Elk
0 River.
y Judge John Z: Cochran, of Charlottes
vile. was among the passengers on thu
Pullman car which was burnt on the Bal
: timOrn & Ohio r.. r. near CuMbetla land