The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-27
CHARGES AGAINST MIR. FARR
Railroad Commissioners Bill Sent TO a
Committee in the Senate.
PAY FOR THE BLUES ANDHowITzERs
senate.

GOi htNPtbE thC PdbtN Act'Uo III OAVNa ~
the county OF Amelia.
To incorporate the Lynchburg ant
Southwest Railroad Company.
To incorporate the Virginia Western
Railroad Company.
To provide for the sale OF certain lands
in the town OF Buchanan and city OF Rich
mond.
To provide for working OF roads in th,
counties Of Chesterfield, Powhatan, anC
! Goochand.
All OF above now go to the Governor.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
House bill TO create board OF three rail.
road commissioners was received.
Mr.. Thurman moved to suspend the
rules and place the bill on the calendar.
Mr.. Heaton opposed the motion. The
importance of the subject demanded refer.
ence, he thought.
Mr.. Wickham said the bill should be
printed. 1t has been greatly changed since
it was first printed.
Mr.. Thurman was Of the opinion that to
refer and print meant the death of the
measure.
A vote on suspension OF The rules re-
sulted-ayes, II noes, 10.
Roads and Internal Navigation.
REGISTRARS ELECTORAL BOARDS.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered Joint resolution
electing certain parties (whose names have
heretofore been pubiished) members OF the
electoral boards who are to choose regis
trars. judges of election, &c. Laid on the
tale and ordered to be printed.
NORMAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Mr.. Lovensten asked that the bill to es-
tablisb normal school for girls be taken
up. Agreed TO without a dissenting voice.
The substitute was adopted, naming
Farmyille as the place on certain condi-
tions.
1t was then ordered to engrossment.
The town gives the buildings. The State
appropriates $4,000, and the Peabody
Fund gives $1,000 more to carry on the
school. The bill names the trustees.
The bill was passed under a suspension
OF the rules, Messrs. Coltrane and Glasgow
only voting against it.
The school will be under the superyi-
sion, management, and government Of w.
II. Ruffner, j. l.. NJ. Curry, John b. Nj
nor. Z. NJ. Manly, L. r. Holland, John J.
Buchanan, l.. A. Niche, L. n. Watkins,
j. c. Armstrong, w. b. Taiinferro, George
o. Conrad, W. Il. Gaines. and ID. A. Wind
sor, as a Board OF Trustees. In case of
any vacancy, caused by death, resignation.
or otherwise, the successor will be appoint
ed by the Governor. The Superintendent
of Public Instruction will be, e1-OficiO, a
member Of the Board OF Trustees.
Each city OF 5000 inhabitants, and each
county in the State, will be entitled to one
pupil, and one for each additional repre-.
sentative in the House of Delegates above
one, who will receive gratuitous instruc-
ton. The trustees will prescribe rules for
the selection OF such pupils and for their
examination, and must require each pupil
selected to give satisfactory evidence OF IN
intention to teach in the public schools of
the State for at least two years after leaving
the said normal school.
There Is to be appropriated annually out
OF the Treasury OF the State the sum OF
$4,000 to pay incidental expenses, the sal
aries OF officers and teachers. and to main
tam the efficiency Of the school, said sum
to be paid out OF the public free-school
fund.
THE SUIT AGAINST MIR. GREENHOw.
The House sent back Senate joint reso-
ibtiOh NubbOil[ifiE luf huullOl W tillDlON
counsel TO appear for the State in the suit
against Mr.. GreenhOw, with amendments,
which practically require the Attorney
General TO do the work.
The amendments were concurred in.
ADDITIONAL COUNSEL.
Mr.. WIckham asked to take up Senate
bill authorizing the Auditor to procure
counsel to assist the Attorney-General in
the coupon cases.
Mr.. Mccormick stated that the PROPOSE
ton met the approval Of the Attorney-Gen-
eral. In the Hastings Court OF the city of
Richmond great number of cases have
TO be passed upon. The COmmonwealth's
attorney here represents that he is so fully
occupied with the criminal business Of his
court that it is impossible for him to give
due attention TO the coupon cases.
Mr.. Wickham said that he had full faith
in the Attorney-General, IN his fidelity in
these cases, but no one lawyer could attend
20 all. The State has sometimes been treat
ed badly. 1t has occurred that the Attor-
ney-General has been refused permission
TO appear in some cases. 1t Is proposed TO
spend $4,000 in this way, and the counsel
will be able to save the State five times that
money.
Mr.. Bailey insisted that the Attorney
General could do Ill the work, and really
needed no help. He moved to dismiss the
bill.
The motion to dismiss was defeated.
Mr.. Bailey moved TO reeommit. Reject
ed-ayes, 10: noes, Is.
The bill goes on the calendar.
HOUSE BILLS.
In view Of the fact that the Senate, being
a body small in numbers, is able TO proceed
much faster than the House, a great many
printed bills are now being brought over
from the House and introduced in the
Senate. They have all been noticed once
in the House-and il would be n waste OF
space to repeat them In the Senate reports
until passed.
The eXpedient Of bringing these bills
over is one quite often resorted to as the
end OF the session draws nigh.
WEST VIRGINIA.
When the special order was called Mr..
Mccormick moved to pass by-inasmuch
as Mr.. Berry, the patron, was unwell and
not in his seat.
Mr.. Bailey asked that 1t be postponed
until Thursday.
Agreed to.
GIRLS NORMAL SCHOOL.
Mr.. Diggs, who was not present when
the bill passed, having been detained by
DELAYED train. asked TO have the bill re-
called from the House. He wished to al
low Lynchburg and other places to CON-
pete. His idea was to allow the board 10
select the place.
MIR. Keezel opposed the motion. The
school ought TO be put in operation at
once, which can be done at Farmville.
Other normal schools will be established
hereafter, and Lynchburg viii have a
chance.