Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-24

ed thereby, either in her health, or
even In her feelings
He would say 10 he members on the
other side that -hs could not wish for 3
better handle against them among the
people of the Stale than the passage Of
this Bill would give but he most assu-
redly wished for no such political ad-
vantage at such ex pense to the innocent
and suffering, he would rather confine
them not to perpeaate the grievous In
Justice and wron Involved in this mea-
sure.
THE BILL AS REPORTED.
The following is copy of the Bill as
reported and it WAS then ordered to be
engrossed and re "a third time:
l. Be it enacted by the General as
seznbly Of Virginia, That the directors
of the Central, Eastern, and Western
lunatic asylums. and the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Institution, shall consist of
seven members each. The term of office
shall be for th1se years, commencing
on the 18th day Il February, 1882. -Four
directors shall CT ssliute court for the
transaction of business.
2. The Offices "a: all directors to said
asylums, and thu said Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institutio shall be and the same
are hereby decia. e.! vacant upon the
10Th day of February, 1882, and all
offices therein filled by said board of
directors, as at present constituted, shall
be and the same are hereby declared va
cant upon the Is day Of March, 1882.
8. The Governor shall, Immediately
after the passage OF this act, proceed to
appoint new boards of directors, as pro-
vided in the first section of this act, and
section our, cha pter eighty.two, Code
of Virginia, 1873. i
4. Said boards nf directors shall as
semble upon the 18th day of February,
1882, at the asylums and institution for
which they are appointed, respectively,
and shall elect superintendents, who.
shall be physicis MS, and may appoint
executive committees and officers, nurs-
es, and other attendants for their asy-
lums. respectively. and officers for the
said Deaf. Dumb and Blind Institution,
and prescribe thsjr compensation aud
| generally reorgalizs said asylums and
said institution las to said boards may
seem right and proper.
s. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent herewith are repealed.
6. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
The Bill was afaended so as to make
the Boards of the Asylums consist Of
eleven each, and six to be quorum of
Asylum Boards, and four quorum of
the Institution Board.
COL. sKINNER's PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Col. Skinner moved to amend the
second section by striking out all after
words February. eighty-two," TO the
end of section, and inserting in lieu
thereof the follow ing:
"And any Office therein. filled by said
Board of Directors as at present cOLSti-
tuted shall be, an.i the same is hereby,
declared vacant, aud shall be abolished
upon the 1st day .: March, 1882 if the
Board thereof appointed under this act
shall be of opinion that said office is not
necessary to the proper management
and wei! being ti,efeof; but no officer
in ans of said as. isiils, or in said insti-
tuti0D, shall be ,s',noved during the
term of Office for ~h;ci. he may have
been elected by t.>A existing Board, un
less ia the Judgment of the judgment of
the Board which shall be appointed I'M
der this act said tiicer shall be lacking
!, III proper qualifications for the Office he
fills, or shall have prs'een or shall prove.
unfaithful INF the ~ charge of his duties,
or shall haYe become disqualified by
reason of Sickness or some bodily or
mental inf unity likely 10 be OF long
, continuance; ano BET re removing any
!, officer for tie reasons aforestated the
Board shall give lin ten days noticein
ii Writing Of their contemplated action,
isetttng forth the grounds on Whieh,it is
81 proposed to remove him, and shall hear
u him In his defence, together with suct
n testimony, properly bearing on bis case,
[ as he may Offer" sssS IL
Upon this amendment the ayes and
noes were ordered, aud IT was lost, the
onservative- Democrat voting u,adn :
imousIy for it, and the Readjusters
unanimously against it.
So, as the Dispatch says, the Read
Ijusters ouldn't agree to allow to re-
main in their places even those officers
OF the various State Institutions who
have always performed their duty, and
against whom 40 charges can be
, brought. GoverAor Holiday appointed
the directors of the lunatic esylums In
November last, ss required by law
These directors as perfectly willing to
surrender their places. All that the
i friends Of the institutions ask is that the
, faith full, experienced, and competent
officers shall be allowed to remain. osf
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