The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-16

SONAI, dC.
The following Senate bill. intended to
nave the way for the removal Of many il
not all of the subordinate officials OF the
penitentiary, is before the House Commit
tee on Asylums and Prisons, IL proposes
10 take from Governor Holiday authority
which has been vested in the Executive Tor
bali a century at least. The directors OF
the peniteutiary are now appointed by the
Governor. SO is the surgeon. The seven
assistant keepers are appointed by the Gov
ernor unon the recommendation OF the SUI
ncrintendent Removals OF assistant keep
efs for iucapacty, neglect OF duty. or mis-
behavior are made in the sgme way. The
clerk OF the penitentiary is appointed by
the Governor upon the recommendation OF
the Board. All OF this is TO be changed,
and-if Governor Holiday approye-the
following Is to be the law:
Be IL enacted Gy the General assembly Of
Viro;oia. That sections II and 13 Of chap
ter Il OF the Code Of 1873 be amended and
reenacted so as to read as follows:
$40. There shall be annually appointed
by the Governor on the first Monday In
January, or as soon thereafter a. may be,
by and with the consent Of the senate,
,hree Dcrsons as directors OF the renlten-
tiary, who shall be qualified to act as soon
as they have taken The oath prescribed Dy
| law and delivered ceriifclte Thereon, or a
transcript. rs directed by the 4'h section OF
the 10Th chapter Of the Code OF 1878. Their
Term Of office shall be until the first Mon
day in January OF the year when the Gen
eral Assembly shall be in regular session,
and afterwards until their successors are
qualified. Vacancies occurring IN either
OF said offices may be filed by the Governor
| from time 10 time.
Sl3. There shall be appointed by the SUI
perintendent OF the PenitentlarY surgeon
OF the penientiary and public guard, seven
assistant keepers and one clerk, "hose teI III
of Office shall be for two years, beginning
with the term for which the Superintendent
OF the Penitentiary is elected. The appoint
ment q n surgeon shall be by The approval
and consent Of the Senate; but yacan-
cies i'm either Of the Offices provided by TINS
section may be filed by the superintendent
from time 10 time.
=. This act shall be in force from the lst
OF January, 1880.
THE CITY CHARTEI-READJCSTERs' ACTION
THEREON.
At the ReaijustcI caucus Friday night II
was informally decided that the party would
suppoIt the bill recently introduced by Mr.
Loycnstein (by Iequest), proposing so to
amend the charter Of this city that some
nine or ten officers now chosen by the
Council shall hereafter be elected by the
neople. Ii was represented that the change
was demanded "by large majority" OF
the people, including all the ReadlusterS
here.
The bill will be considered by the House
Committee on Counties, Cities, and Towns
tomorrow morning.
Hundreds of our most prominent and m
fluentiaI citizens have signed petition
praving that the charter be left as it IS.
The Readiuster caucus have also deter
mined TO support rs party measure Tue
nronosjtion to amend the Constitution so as
. to strike out that provision IN relation 10 Tue
poll.taX. They are also talking about re-
ducing the tax, for their immediate pur'
noses. from 81 to some nominal amount
sav five cents, The difficulty Is TO make UP
IN the schools in some other way the feVe-
nue. now derived from the pol-taX.
THE ROTUNDA FIGHT.
) The special committee Of the House (Nf,
= Gibson chairman) appointed 10 inquire alo
D repoit the names OF the parties ana tht
D character Of the disturbance by which the
. body was interrupted one day last weeR
y concluded their labOrs Saturday. Their re-
. mort will he made to-day.
y II is understood that Mr.. Carter Harrison
0 will be discharged What he did was TO In
terfere between Messrs. Archer and Frazer
q with the view OF stopping the fight. lh'
. committee will recommend that Mr.. Archel
y he oxpclled from bis privileged reporter ;
0 seat in the Uonse: that Mr. Frazier, senior
o member from RockbridSe, be brought UP Il
y MAKE certain explanations to the House
. and that Justice Crutchfeld be summoned
~ to answer for contempt.
10 The complaint against Acting Pohce
Justice Crutcbfcld is based upon MS re
~ Iusal to surrender the prisoners TO tn
70 DoOrkeeper tMr. Southwark, and, NOR
- than that, upon conversation oetWeei
70 him and Mr.. Southwark in the haii OF I'd
70 House. C....,
% According to Mr., .,Southward, Mr. Crutcli
~ 6eId commenced talking about the trial o
70 the nrisoners and what happened IN ID
10 police Court. and asked him (SCuthward)
70 he had not been put up to The Job by III
10 chairman OF the committee, or some on
~ eIse. referring 10 Soutbwards having dC
20 manded Messrs. Archer, Harrison, ana fr'
70 zirr at the Police Court as his prisoners
~ MIR. southwark answered, No; 1t was nC
% true. <,,,,, ~
~ chairman of the committee, or any one ei>
10 had said ANYTHING more about the malt'
10 down there | should have sent you all |
% jail" hin, ava
% would not have sent us-it was only
OF threat: - TO which Mr.. Crutch1eld repheo
nc Eyes, the last damned one OF you woui
to have gone inside the wall"
le Question by committee: was VI
ne Crutchfeld in the House when ne was 'ai'
NC ingY ,
e Mir. Southwark said he was, and that II
n further remarked he did not intend
to allow this machine tC run his court" j
:, Serring TO the House OF Delegates. u
Il ICrutchfeld) wanted the committee TO sen
to for him and they would find that theY IA
as hung the wrong mar, &C., &c.
be The information above in regard 10 III
al forthcoming report Of the committee WI
n derived from what was believed 10 De
G. authentic source. But Saturday night, ait'
IN il was IN type, it was learned that tue II
G. mort was likely TO be considerably more $
n. we're than is Indicated -
"a II Mr.. Frazier Is required 10 make {.
planations TO the House, it Will proDaoiy |
ed in regard to comments on members ol l,
he House in his letter 10 the Rocktrtd9e r.
ee terDrise, which letter, as a awhole, went
pit os evidence. Mr.. Chamberlayne, In MS pc
he sonal explanation, only quoted paragral
o. which be supposed was INTENDED ior ID,
ny hut which Mr.. Frazier said. In reply 10 Nj
OF Chamberlayne, was meant for the report'
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