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By Mr.. Smith: To prevent and punish
the misuse or misappropriation Of public
funds by public officers.
TAx-CoLIECToRs.
The following bin was reported from
! the Finance Committee and recommended
for passage:
That the Auditor OF Public Accounts be in
structed to furnish to this House information as
follows:
First In what counties and corporations Of
thls Commonwealth collectors Of property and
capitation-taXes delinquent for the wears 1880
and 1881 were appointed.
second. The names OF such collectors and of
their securities respectively. an1 the penalty of
the bend executed By each.
Third. The amount paid into the treasury by
- Fourth. Whether any Of such collectors have
failed 10 settle with The treasury for the amount
collected by them; and II 80. which,
The resolution was adopted.
REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Mr.. Camper offered memorial which set
forth the causes why Judge MAYS, Of Bote-
tourt, should be removed from Office. The
charges made against Judge Mays are very
grave ones, and are supported by very
strong preSumptiye eylderce.
The charges are that his general charac-
ter units him for the duties OF said Office;
that his conduct has been such that the
people OF the county have no confidence
in his integrity or veraclty; that his char
acter IN these respects Is bad: that he has
abused his position for partisan political
purposes, and that his judicial career has
been marked by passion, prejudice, abuse,
corruption, and male;easance in office.
The specifications show that Mays packed
the grand jury at the February, 1888, term
OF his cOuIt; that he sought out persons
against whom 4 magistrate and the Board
OF Supervisors had decided adversely, and
advised them TO appeal to him, when he
would sustain them; that he reduced the
assessment on the land OF q citizen in or
der. as be himself stated. 10 keep the
p~rsOn whose assessment was so reduced
in the Readiuster party that be attempted
to bribe Democrat with Office to induce
him to become ReSdjuster; that he vio-
lated the plain mandates OF the law TO sub
serve party ends; that he attempted by
trickery and sharp practice to prevent the
people from electing a clerk OF the County
Court 10 i'll vacancy i'm that office in the
election in May, 1888; that his action on the
bench is VIGOROUSLY partisan; and evil
dence, il is said. will be furnished TO prove
the charges made.
STENOGRAPHER.
Mr.. Smith introduced a resolution look
ipg TO the employment OF a StenOgrapher
at a compensation OF - per day. It was
referred 10 the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
ON motion the House adjourned.
The Organization OF the General
Assembly.
SENATE.
President: John f. Lewis, OF Rocking
ham.
President pro tem.: John L. Hurt, of
Pittsylyania.
Clerk: DR.. j. ID. Pendeton, OF Orange.
First Assistant: }. FOote johnson, Of
Bedford.
Second Assistant: Hugh VI. Patton, OF
Culpeper.
Committee Clerks a. +. King, OF Flu
wanna; Judge Isaac Christian, Of Charles
City; ;. \. Smyth, OF Scott; J. \. Phil
lips. OF Halifax; J. ;. Deiarnette, Of Caro-
line.
Sergeant-at-Arms: L. T. Weaver, Of
Giles.
Doorkeeper: Il. B. Wilson, Of Roanoke.
Pages: George Anderson, Of Richmond
(appointed at the request OF Lieutenant
Governor Lewis; Lloyd Digs. Of Ches-
terticld: Henry Meanley, OF Richmond
city; William =. Drewry. OF Fluyanna.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Speaker: Charles T.. stuart, Alexandria
city.
Clerk: J. Bell Bigger, Spotsylyania.
Assistant Clerk: Thomas W. Waller,
Spotsylyania.
Sergeant-at-Arm J. c. Hill, Albemarle.
First Doorkceper: \. o. Sullivan, Mont
gomery.
Second Doorkeeper: \. Il. Cottrell,
Hcnrico.
Committee Clerks =. .. Hoffman, Bed
ford; - Davenport, Washington coun-
ty: j. f. Lawiess, Portsmouth; Judge
William p. Dabncy, Powhatan; G. NJ.
Zrkle, Madison; II. Tate Evans, Rich
mond city.
Pages: 7. ;. Powers, AlLemarle; Geo.
d. Winfield, Bedford; James Stewart.
Rockbridge; +. II. Meanlcv, Richmond;
J. W. Ratclif', Hanover; Willie Peters,
Culpeper.
The Caucus.
The Democrats held a caucus last night
in the hall OF the House OF Delegates for
the purpose OF nominating basement Off
GERS. 1t was well aitcndod-abOut eighty
six members OF the Legislature being pre-
sent. II was numerOusly looked after on
the outside also. numbers OF candidates and
swarms OF friends being in attendance in
the lobby. The crowd was 80 great that
the Senate chamber was thrown open and
occupied by the crowd.
Speeches were limited to ten minutes,
but il was nearly 10 o'clock before the bal
loting commenced for Auditor. The re-
suit stood: Morton Marye, OF Alexandra.
So; ID. ). Ienkel, Of Shenandoah, 80 and
cN-Judge j. II. G. Jones, OF King and
Queen, was dropped after the first ballot.
Mr.. Narye was elected.
For second Auditor, Colonel Frank e..
Rufiin was nominated by accIamltion.
For Secretary Of the Commonwealth. the
vote on the third ballot stood Judge II.
W. Flounoy, of Washington county, 40;
II. Shepherd, of Warrenton, Withdrawn;
II. y. Berkeley, OF Farmyille, 81; and
judge FlournOv was elected. James Nc
Donald and X. A. BOhannon were dropped
before this ballot was taken.
For Treasurer the vote stood: Isaac Il. +
Barksdale. Albemarle. Is; A ". Harman,
A. The McGruder and Jones men ,
changed their votes 10 BarksGale. Only /.
one ballot was taken. Barksdale was :
elected.
The caucus adjourned to meet to-day at
1:30 O'Clock +. VI.
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