The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-12-13
Legislative Notes

'ohaVe' d resolution was offered
wing TO committee the appointment of
le regular committees of the Senate and
50 the appointment of pages, thus fax.
y OUT OF the hands of the President of
le Senate, Lieut-Gov. Lewis, this power
MI NeWDerry introduced resolution
lueSClhg Gen. Malone to resign his seat =
the United States Senate, inasmuct
mlsrepresented the people of v. as
cording to Mr.. Newberry's~r ,o;n;a
ten. Wickham offered o.;on
lend the Constitn+. -ios ,''4;an "a
'ctiye franchi~ lesoi".io tno
'rds ''petj+ lion conceihins ~
sing .,e by striking out the
larceny from the disfran-
clause. lie thinks the punishment
100 severe.
Cen. Wickham also offered a resolution
To amend the Constitution so as to make
all taxes levied under the constitution lof
public school purposes payable in com OF
legal money.
DR.. Webb offered a resolution giving 10
fine United States the necessary land Tor
public building in the town of Harrison
burg.
The Senate, on Thursday, adopted a
Joint resolution providing fora committee,
consisting of five from that body and nine
from the House of Delegates, to draft q
bill apportioning the State for members OF
Congress. The resolution requires that
the new districts shall be composed OF
contiguous counties. and that they shall
contain as nearly as possible the same pop
ulation. The Coalitionists opposed the
SUSPENSION of the rules for the purpose OF
passing the resolution out of its order.
In accordance with the resolution OF the
Democratic caucus recommending mem
hers of Senate Committees, Gen. Wick
ham was made chairman Of the Finance
Committee of that body.
| Mr.. Loyenstein offered q bill ito regu.
late the practice of pharmacy in the State
which was referred. Among the druggists
named as charter members Of the Phar
tmaceutical Association, to be organized
under the bill, is Mr.. Geo. w. May, of this
city.
Mr.. Mccormick (Democrat) sent to thu
Clerks desk and had read an interview
with ThomasS s. Davis. published in the
Staunton Vmdicator in November. ant
making grave charges OF mismanagemen1
and useless and extravaganza expenditures
against the managers Of the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Institution since it has beer
under the control of the Coalition party
Mr.. Cormick offered the following:
Whereas it has come to the noticsof thu
General Assembly through the public prin
that grave charges are made touching TIT
administration of the present Board O
Management of the Deaf. Dumb ant
Blind Asylum. which. in the judgment O
the General Assembly should be inyesti
gated therefore be it
Res0laYd lthe House cOncurrlng), Tina
a committee of eight. consisting OF thre
Senators and five members OF the House
be, and is hereby appointed to make
thorough investigation into the manage
ment by the present Board of the affairs o
the said Deaf. Dumb and Blind Asylum
with full power and authority to send TO
persons and papers, and If necessary, t.
visit said institution.
: Mr.. Grim said that as a member of tn
Board of Visitors of the Institution h
hoped the resolution would be adopted
II have nothing to say about q man VIII
would thus advertise his infamy." he con
Guided.
The resolution was agreed taayes. ga
noes, 0.
Mai. Koiner introduced the resolution
providing for the appointment of the pei
manent Senate Committees. Maj. Koine
was placed on the following committees
: General Laws. Roads and Navigation
Finance and Banks, Public Institution
and Education, Examination of Treasu
rer'S Office.
: Mai. Koiner was elected Permanen
:, Chairman of the Democratic caucus.
Mr.. Opie was made a member OF TIL
, Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr.. Echols introduced bill TO incoi
porate the town of Greenville.
In the Senate, Monday. Gen. sWickhar
introduced the following resolution
Resolred 1.-THE House of Delegates con
eurYing), That the State Treasurer be All
| he is hereby instructed not to refund an
, money that may hereafter he paid into TN
Treasury for taxes under and in purSu
ance of an act of the General Assembly @
2 Virginia approved 18th January, 1882, EN-
| titled an act to prevent frauds upon tn
Commonwealth and the holders of her sc
eurities in the collection and disburs
ment of revenues until al appropratio
} has been made by the General Assembly
L Virginia for the purpose OF paying cou
pons rendered for taxes under said act.
The COMMITTEES on Elections reporte
vacancies in the DISTRICTS formerly repre-
scented by Messrs. Martin, Rue, Jones pm
Stevens, and recommended thatthe Pres
J dent pro tenn OF the Senate issue writs
election in those districts. 1t will be re
, membered that the late Senators for thes
districts recently resigned and the Gov
ernor ordered an election. The Senat,
holds that the Governor had no right t
GEder such election, and with view to oil
tanning twc-thirds majority in the Ser
ate have inauguraSea this move as a pre-
liminary to the general revolgti Qnar
measures.
In the House on Monday resolutio
was referred requesting the Virginia dele
, gates in Congress to endeayor to see4F
:. the abolition of the Internal Reyenu
System.
Q A resolution was introduced by Nj
| Opie, as follows:
n Whereas number of deaths have OF
/; CURED within the last year at the West
!, ern Iunatic Asylum. at Staunton, by pois
: on. and fQp that and other reasons til
members of this body believe that ther
has been gross mismanagement Oh th
part of the present officers of said Asy
s lum; therefore be it
e Resolued (the Senate concerning), Tha
/ q committee, consisting of two from tn
O Senate and five from the House, be az
!, pointed ly the President pro TEN of til
Senate and Speaker at the House. VIII
! shall at once visit said asylum and make
2 thorough examination of the management
: and conduct Of it's present officers and re
port whether OF not any legislation is ne
cessary or advisable in regard to the same
: The object of this resolution needs n
explanation.
OF the House Committees, Mr.. Echol
is q member Of the following Asylum
and Prisons Cities and Towns Publi
Property. Mr.. Opie of Manufactures an
Mechanic Arts PropOSitiOns and Griey