The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-01
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Attorney-General Blair was in Washington city
few days ago in attendance upon the OF Tnsley
Us. The Commonwealth, which was heard in the Su
preme Court of the United States, where he ascer
tanned definitely that the appeal of Messrs. Royal
and Gannt The Board of Education from the
State Court OF Virginia to the Supreme Court of
United States, did not and was not intended to op
crate Supersedeas to the judgment of the State
Court, and that the $500,U00 involved in that sui
was now1se tied up restrained. He telegraphed
this fact to Governor Cameron, who, with his
toned energy and attention, had an application
made, Though Mr.. John S. Wise, to the Su preme
Court of the State in session. for order turn
Ing over this large fund to the State Board of Ed
ucation.
The case was called up Wednesday, when Mr.
Wise and the Attorney General, who had returned
in time TO attend to the same, asked the court to
enter the order that hereafter follows.
The motion was based upon the ground that the
final Judgment in the case OF Gannt and Royal
against the Board of Public Works. and which dis
posed of ali the merits Of the case, rendered on
the 18th of December 1882, which reversed the udg
ment of the Circuit Court of Richmond; that thirty
days was allowed Messrs. Gannt and Royal within
which to apply for an appeal from and supersedeos
to the judgment of the supreme Court of Virginia;
that application was made to the Supreme Court OF
the United States for appeal and superSedeas. Chief
Justice Waite, who ordered the appeal express "
directed that 1t should not operate as superSededS
This being the case the Attorney General and Mr.
Wise insisted that the supreme Courtwas in no wise
prohibited from dealing with the funds,as the Gen
eral Assembly OF the State had appropriated it, Mr.
s. Stringfelow, of counsel for Messrs. Royal and
Gannt resisted the entry OF the ORDER but
concluded that as a mere appeal had been granted
dispose of the said fund and they proceeded make
the order below, which Is merely execution OF
the Judgment of the court rendered December 16,
1882, by Judges Burks, Lewis and Staples, major
1ty Of the old court composed Of themselves, and
Judges Christian and Anderson, who dissented.
Upon the entry of the order, the Governor very
promptly proceeded to draw his warrants or checks
upon the banks in which the fund was deposited by
virtue of his position as president e1 ecio Of the
Board Of Education and had $4,000 Of the same
placed to the credit of the Normal Colored School,
and the other 100000 to the public free school fund
of the State for general education.
The State Board Of Education met Wednesday
evening, and by their orders they have proceeded
to dispose OF the said fund as the several acts of the
General Assembly have directed. The Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction will now proceed to ap.
portion the 100000 ratably among the free schools
of the cities and counties Of the SJateand
Of Visitors of the Normal School will be called to
meet the 300 900 that has been turned
over to them for the building of the Normal Col
ored School. ALI the transfers have been made on
the books Of the banks in which the money was de-
posted and the State Board of Education have made
all proper and necessary orders in accordance with
the judgment of the Supreme Court Of the State.
Thus ends the fasco that has troubled the friends
of free education very much in this State, and has
given to the cause of education the large sum of
$500, 900 for the education Of both races
Mr.. Royal can now prosecute the appeal in the
Supreme Court Of the United States to his hearts
content but it will occur to the legal mind that his
victory, If won, will be barren one. Truly the
people should congratulate themselves upon this
renewed assurance on the part of our Readjusler
State officials, who have these matters in charge,
that their interests will not be neglected. Bourbon
ism would have given this five hundred thousand
dollars to the brokers; the Readjuster party gives
it to the children.
THE ORDER.
The following is a copy of the order
In tie Supreme court Of .appeaks, Aela at Tie
S2ute Courthouse in Tie CITY Of z2ichmona, on
IhWrsdQr, The 25ih day of January, 1883.
''The Board of Public Works, the Board of Educa-
ton, the Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
and the Directors Of the Normal and Collegiate
Institute, Appellants;
Against
Harry B. Gannt, william L. RoyalI William E. Cam
eron individually and as one of the Board of Pub
lie Works of Virginia and one of the Board of
Education of Vtrg1nia,R. X. Farr individually and
as one OF the Board of Education, and others APP
pellees:
This day came again the parties to these causes
by their COUNSEL and appearing the court that
the decree herein entered December 10TH 1882 by
this court disposing of this cause upon its merits
and directing dismissal Of the bills Of the plaintiffs
In the court below, this court failed to make any,
order disposition of the funds held by the Plant
ers National Bank, of Richmond, and the First
National Bank, of Richmond, under the decree O.
this court at Staunton on the 14th day of September
1882; 1t is therefore decreed and ordered that the
order herein entered by this court at Staunton on
the l4th day of September 1882 which directed that
the Planters National Bank, Of Richmond should
execute bonds to the Commonwealth to keen safely
and pay over according to any future order OF this
court the said sum OF five hundred thousand dol
lars, with any interest that may due thereon and
directing the manner in which said fund should be
held by said banks, be and the same is hereby va
Gated ana annulled In so Tar as it requires said
banks to longer hold said funds the credit this
court.
sand the said Planters National Bank Is ordered
and directed to pay the sum Of 100000 now held by
1t under the order aforesaid, and any interest
which has accrued thereon to the Board of Educa-
ton of Virginia upon the check Of william E. Cam
eron, Governor OF Virginia, and president of said
Board of Education.
Sand the said First National Bank of Richmond
Is ordered and directed to pay the sum of 100000
now held by 1t under the order aforesaid, and any
interest which has accrued thereon the Board of
OF Virginia upon the check of William
E. Cameron, Governor of Virginia and president Of
said Board Of Education.
"And the clerk of this court Is hereby ordered and
directed, when said Planters National Bank has
paid said 100000 to said Board Of Education
herein above directed, to surrender and deliver to
said Planters National BANK the bond fled with
him in this cause by said bank under the order
aforesaid OF September 18th. 1882
"Ordered that copy of this order be made and
delivered by the clerk of this forthwith any
party Interested.