The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-02-07

w. Crump for $3.50 for iesssd services rem
dered to the school board before the SUI
preme court, and a reeeipted bill of the
State newspaper for $50 for publishing he
opinion of Judge French in the case of
Manchester school board.
Gen. Wickham offered an amendment
that the said committee be directed to in
quire into the matter of the payment of a
fee of two hundred and fifty dollars to F.
S. Blair, Attorney General by J. L. Valen-
tine, superintendent of schools of Han
over county, out Of the common school
funds of that county. Agreed to.
Mr.. Mccormick moved to amend by add
ing: ''And information also being before
the General Assembly that r. r. FAIR, SUI
perintendent of public instruction, who is
paid large salary for performance of SER
vice, did, during the late campaign, aban-
don his said Office and failed to perform the
duties devolving on him, the said commit
tee will inquire if said FAIR, while engaged
in campaign service and absent from his
post of duty, drew his salary, and who in
| his absence performed the duties Of his
office and also insert the names of AttOr-
ney-G General f. S. Blair, and S. Brown Al
len, auditor Of public accounts"
| This was agreed to, and the resolution
as amended was adopted.
Saturday ate.-The Governor sent
| in special message recommending an APP
preparation of $4,000 annually to be ex-
pended in holding Teachers Institutes
during the vacation recommending addi-
| ton appropriation for the State militia
more stringent regulations in regard to
the oyster interest and opposing charters
to railroads for other than as carriers and
making some minor recommendations.
| Mr.. Wickham's Senate bill 233 to. amend
| the act for the assessment of taxes in
creasing the license tax on lawyers and
brokers under certain circumstances to
81, 900, and Senate bill 234 to prevent frauds
upon the Commonwealth by persons deal
| ing in forged or stolen coupons were
| passed.
House. Mr.. Grattan introduced bill
to incorporate the Virginia Normal School
at Bridgewater, Rockingham county.
The committee reported in favor of re-
moving w. b. G. Shumate from the coun-
ty judgeship of Fauquier, and the report
was adopted.
House bill to provide for the working
and keeping in repair the public roads in
the counties Of Bath, Highland and ALE
! ghany, was passed.
Senate Monday bill to authorize
the Virginia Female Institute to borrow
money and secure the same by mortgage
or trust deed, was taken up and passed.
A bill to regulate the working Of roads
in Shenandoah, Rockingham and Page, was
ordered to engrossment and third reading.
MI. Glasgow offered resolution pro
viding for the payment Of 1850 to Geo. b.
Keezen and the same to p. Petit, mem
bers seated by action of the Senate. This
is full pay for the term. Referred to the
Finance Committee.
House.-The special order of the day,
bill to appropriate sixty thousand dollars
for the benefit of wounded and manned
Confederate soldiers, came up, and was
discussed by Messrs. Munford, Barton
Gibson, Keen, Grattan, and Smith, the
lpoint involved in the discussion being
whether the bill, as reported, allowed
soldiers who had heretofore received Meth
Ell artificial limbs nor communication would
be placed upon an equal footing with those
who had.
Mr.. Graves subsequently offered a sub
stitute which removed all such objections
Mr.. HazleWood moved to include al
those who had been permanently disabled
by disease contracted in the war, which
was advocated by Mr.. Duff Green. Lost
MI. Graves substitute was adopted and
the bill ordered to it's engrossment.
The proceedings of Tuesday were without
any special interest.