The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-12

/ To give artificial arms, e.. TO the citi
Gems OF Virginia woun0ea ana manned
during the late war while serving as sol
diers or marines.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To establish Corporation Court for til,
city Of Roanoke.
To amend an act approved April %, 1882
In relation 10 the compensation OF clerks o.
Circuit Courts.
To incorporate the Builders Exchange
OF Richmond.
To amend and re.enact scctlon OF chap
ter 1872 OF the Code as amended by an ac
approved February II, 1914, as amended
by an act approved April 2, 1877, al
amended by an act approved February p
1878, as amended by an act approved
March 9th, 1880, in relation 10 Judgment
liens.
To amend and re-euact section 2 OF chap
ter II OF the Criminal Code OF 1878, In re
lation to grand jurors.
IMPEACHMENT.
A committee OF the House. consisting o.
Messrs. Munford, Barton, Smith, ant
Trigg, appeared at the bar OF the Senate
and having been presented by the Ser
geant-at. Arms, and recognized by the
Chair. Mr.. Munford said:
Mr.. President, In obedience to the order OF III,
House OF Delegates we appear before you, and n
the name of the House OF DELEGATES ana all tn'
people OF virginia we do fmpcach Jackson l.. Val
cntine. county superintendent OF public ires
schools of Hanover county. Of maladministra'
ton, neglect Of duty. and high crimes and mlsoe-
meanors while In Office: and we further INFORM
the Senate that The House OF Deiegates VIII III au,
him, and make good the same. Ana, IN tneil
name. we demand that the Senate shall take orde'
for the appearance Of the said Jackson l.. Nalen'
tine 20 answer said impeachment.
The Chair (sir. Hurt: Gentlemen. The
Senate will take order in the premises.
On motion it was
Resolved, That the message of the House Of
Delegates relating 10 the impeachment or ont
Jackson l.. Valentine, county superintendent O'
public free schools for Hanover county, be re-
ferred TO a select committee Of five senator's
Soon thereafter the Senate went into ex'
ecutive session on county school superin,
tendents, and when the doors were opened
adjourned.
Combinations.
The Senatetin secret session confirmed
the nominations by the Governor OF the fol-
lowing members Of the Board OF Visitors
OF the Virginia Agricultural and Mechani'
cal College: p. w. Mckinney Uice Bliss,
time expired; w. G. Mustard uice Pen.
dIeton. time expired; John OFT rice Green,
time expired.
They confirmed Mr.. John X. Dole as SUI
perintendent OF public schools for South
ampton county and General Daniel Rug
giles for the.city OF Fredericksburg, and
Rejected for superintendent public
schools Rev +. ID. Surface, for Montgom'
cry county; A. 7. Funkhouser, for Rock
ingham county.
House Of Delegates.
The House OF Delegates met at noon
Speaker Stuart in the chair. PRAYER by
Rev. j. Wiley Bledsoe, OF the Methodist
Church.
JACKSON l.. VALENTINE.
The Committee for Courts OF Justice
presented the following report in the case
OF Jackson l.. Valentine, superintendent
OF schools OF Hanover.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice having had
under consideration the resolution OF The House
directing Them TO prepare and report ARTICLES In
support Of the impeachment OF jackson IL Naicil-
tine, county superintendent Of public Tree SCHOOLS
of Hanover. county. for high crimes and lnisde-
meanors In ONCE, respectfully report the toiloWinE
articles and accompanying resolutions Tor the ac-
ton Of the House:
Resolced, That the following articles be adopted
and pre- eufed To The Senate In maintenance ana
support of the Impeachment for hlgh crimes and
county superintendent of public free schools OF
Article i. That from 3Oih day of September.
. . .ltl l.
entlne. the county superintendent Of Public
Schools Of Hanover county, virginia, and charged
with the duty of calling The first meeting OF the
trustees of each school district In the county ana
In assisting In the organizing thereof, did wilfully
and without just cause, during The period mem
TONED, neglect and refuse 70 call the irst mee.ng
land, a legally constituted scbo0l-diStrict In the
county, and wilfuy and without just cause, during
le Whole of such tin.e refuse to assist IN the Or
by law. whereby he was guilty OF neglect OF duty
AID maladmnistratiOn OF Office
Article 2. That on the 18Th November, 1872, III
his snswer filed in the of kean et ais. cS Val
entIne 81 ais. 10 petition for mdnddmus filed,
presented 90 the supreme Court OF Appeals by The
trustees OF the school district OF The town OF ASH
Iaud, the object of which petition was to compel
AS superintendent 10 perform the du-
ties of his Office by assisting in the organization OF
the trustees into board OF school trustees did
falsely, wilfuliy. aud corruptly swear that the
egally-inrorporated town OF Ashland had less
than 500 inliabi tants when the truth was that IL
appeared that by the United states census OF 1850
Tie town had more than 500 and less thar 5000,
The said false statement being material state
nent, whereby Valentine was guilty of maladnlln-
straiion and high crime and misdemeanor in his
Office.
Article 8. Charges that Valentine, as president
Of the school Board of Hanover county, was the
dishurser of the school fund OF the county, and
$3.50 OF the money Of the county
school funds to the payment OF fee of 500 to
Frank S. Blair for legal services rendered Nalen-
"a
In the Court Of Appeals In the Gaze OF
hean et ais. rs. Valentine Il ais.
Article 4. That Valentine did, on the 9th day OF
March, 1888, demand and allow the misappro-
pratiOn by the trustees of the Ashland School dis
trict of the sum OF $4,000 OF The moneys belong
ing TO the said school district by the payment Of
said SUN 10 d. L.Jones sheriff, in discharge Of an
execution from the Court of Appeals IN the man
ddmus proceedings Of kean e ais. rS. Valentine et
ais, which execution had been Issued by hun per-
sonally Il, pursuance of Judgment OF SAID Court Of
Appeals entered December IA, 1883. and which
execution had been levied on said Valentines in
diyidual property.
Article o. That Valentine did on March 8, 1883,
illegally demand and receive from the trustees
of the Ashland district out of the moneys Of said
district S26.40 for his personal expenses IN at
tending the Court of Appeals in the ease OF VAL
Article 6. That Valentine did on 17th July,
] SS3. while acting under color OF his Office as a
member OF the Board of District School Trustees
for. Asha and as clerk OF the Board, illegally
upon the district school fund for 1913,
money falsely alleged 10 he due him rs cleik pro
TEN. of the Board by means OF which warrant lie
afterwards collected the SUN. contrary TO law.
Article 7. That Valentine, while acting as trus-
tee by virtue and under color of his Office as SUI
of schools, wholly neglected ard re-
fused 10 pay Philip Is. Snead. late clerk OF the
Board, the compensation to which he was entitled
while acting as clerk of the Board during the year
ISs2-'S3, whereby Valentine was guilty of neglect
Of duty In Office
Article 8. That Valentine did fail and refuse to
apportion 10 the town of Ashland school district
any portion of the publlc-school fund for the year
loS2-'S3 until compelled 10 do so bya decree OF
the Circuit Court of Hanover in suit brought By
the school Board OF the district Of the Town of
Ashland 10 compel him TO make such apportion-
ment.
Article o. That Valentine did allow William Il.
illegally 10 hold the office OF and act as
school trustee OF the town of Ashland from the
DIST September, 1852, although the said Pun
phrey was not, and said Valentine knew he was
not, during anv portion OF the time a resident OF
tba A ohI Nd di.trPf