The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-02-14
I.arislatiua Nntnr

and declare Virginia's equitable share O
the debt created and actually existing Il
the time Of the partition Of her territor,
and resources, and to provide for the issu
ance OF bonds covering the same, and tin
regular and prompt payment Of interes
thereon, with amendments. The bill, a
amended, provides that all coupons matur
| ing between July l, 1882, and January
1885, shall be funded, no money being pait
for any OF them after the 1st day OF Janl
airy, 1885, and no allowance shall be made
for any interest accruing after the 1st da,
! Of January, 1855, on the bonds offered fol
| funding.
| Mr.. TONNES introduced a resolution
providing that the judiciary and Governor
should conform to the views of the ma
jority in the Legislature.
This the members denounced as an in
suit to the Senate, Whereupon Mr.. ToWnel
stated that he had not so intended it, ant
that the paper had been handed bin bN
some one else. He then offered to with
draw it, and after good deal of Senatorial
Indignation had been expressed and the
wrath OF the majority sufficiently explod
| ed, Mr.. TONNES was permitted to with
draw it.
House.-Mr. Pollard introduced a bill tC
prohibit the active participation in poll.
! tics by certain officers under the state gov
eminent. This bill provides that it shall
| not be lawful for any judge of any court
| the superintendent OF public instruction
any superintendent of schools, the super.
| intendent, manager OF any employee OF
any asylum or state institution Of learn
| ing either publicly OF privately to advise
counsel, induce OF procure, either directly
or Indirectly, OF to attempt either directly
E0,,. 10 o1xric ind n,
procure any qualified electOr to vote in
any election for any particular candidate
Oh in favor of any particular political par.
| ty, OF to vote against any particular candi.
date OF against any particular political
party.
| 1t shall not be lawful for any of the Ofli-
GERS OF employees mentioned in the forego-
| ing section to participate actively in poll
tics. Making political speeches or the
active OF official participation in political
meetings shall be deemed to be an active
participation in politics within the mean
ing Of this section. The penalty is fine
of not less than $50 OF more than $500.
Any person convicted under this act shall
forfeit the Office or appointment held by
him, and it shall be the duty OF the court
wherein such party is convicted to declare
the office or appointment so held by such
person vacated, and such vacancy shall be
filled in the mode prescribed by law for
filling vacancies occurring in such office.
MI. Evans, of MiddleSeX, from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, pre-
scented reports in the case of Gilman
against Lawson, democrat, from Isle
Of Wight, and Of Newberrry, against
Mustard, democrat. from Smythe and
Bland. The committee reported in favor
Of Lawson and Mustard, the sitting mem
bers.
Thursday-The Senate passed bill di-
recting the sale of the old State Armory,
public warehouse, old penitentiary spring
lot, ropewalk and other llnoccupied prop
erty OF the Commonwealth in this city,
and authorizing the use of the money real
lied therefr0m in the construction OF a
fire-proof building on the capitol square
for a library, Court of Appeals conference
room. and repository for State bonds and
valuable archives
House-Mr Barton offered bill pro-
posing to amend the law relating to sue
cessiOn in the Office Of Governor. 1t pro-
vides that when q vacancy occurs in the
Office Of Lieutenant-Goyernor the presi-
dent pro TEN. of the State shall succeed to
said office. When q vacancy occurs in the
Office of Governor and Lieutenant-Gover-
nor, the president pro tenn. OF the Senate
shall succeed to the office of Governor. If
at the time these vacancies occur the
Senate be not in session, the person who
was the president pro tenn. thereof at the
adjournment Of the last preceding session
shall succeed to the vacant office.
Friday-Senate.- Senate cOncurred
in the House amendments to (Mr. Cor
mick 81 Senate bill vacating the Offices of
all registrars, clerks, judges, and commits
CiOnprC of nlnntIOn n thnIr
sOrs in office are appointed and qualified.
These new officers are to be elected by a
county OF city electoral board. The cleo
toral board is to be elected by joint resolu
tion of the General Assembly. Duties and
responsibilities and pay of all election Of
licers are left unchanged. Norfolk city
is exceptedfrom the operations OF the act.
A special act was recently passed for it.
Senate bill to authorize Messrs. e. G.
Burks, Jas. M. Mathews, and A. II. Blakey
to revise and digest the Code was passed
and sent to the House.
The total pay of these three gentlemen
is to be 81 800.
House bill entitled IN act for the pro-
lection of purchasers at and other persons
interested in judicial sales was taken up on
motion Of Mccormick, and advocated by
him and Mr.. Thurman and passed with
amendments.
House bill No. 81 provides that when
ever n decree for the sale Of land also pro-
vides for the collection of the purchase
money the commissioner to make such sale
shall append to his advertisement of the
land the certificate of the clerk that the re-
quired bond has been given, and no sale
shall be valid unless such certificate is APP
pended to the advertisement. Heavy pen
alties are also provided against the clerk
and commissioner to enforce this provision
The bill also provides that If any COM
missioner or receiver required to give bond
before collecting money collects the money
and fails to account for and pay over the
same, he shall be deemed guilty Of the lar
ceny of the money so collected.
Mr.. Berry's bill declaring vacant the Of
fees of Superintendent of Schools, except
where the appointments have been con-
firmed by the Senate, came up. The bill
provides that School superintendent in
the cases above, shall be elected by the
School Trustee Electoral Board. The bill
was declared by Mr.. Koiner and others to
be Il fragrant violation of the Constitution,
but it passed nevertheless, by the follow
ing vote:
AYEs.-Messrs. Berry, Christian, Diggs,
Flanary, Fletcher, IIeaton, Keezell, Ly-
BROOK, Mccormick. Meredith, Newberry,
Petit, Thurman, Twyman, Warwick and |
Wingfield-16.
oES.-Messrs. Barham. Barnes, Bliss, |
Gaines, Koiner, Norton, Powell, Rogers,
and Wickham-9.
Charges were preferred against Judge
Meade of Alexandria.
HOuse.-After more than two hours of |
by the Coalitionists the House |
in the Senate amendments to |
the following bills, which now only await |
the action Of the Governor to become a |
law:
House bill No. 213, to amend and re-en-
act sections 3 and 6 of chapter 80, as
by an act approved February Is,
1882. This act provides for the removal |
Of all the directors and officials at the East
arn, Western, and Central Lunatic Asy-
lums. and the D. ID. & B. Institution, and /
the election of their successors.
House bill No. PIG, to amend and re-
enact section of chapter 81 of the Code of |
Virginia, empowering the Board of Pub
lie Works to appoint the Board of Direc-
5ors to the above-named institutions.
The amendment adopted provides that
the Directors elected shall be non-partizans
chosen with special reference to their bust
ness qualifications.
Saturday-In the House, the Committee
reported in favor OF removing Judge Wool
ok of Louisa, and that the charges
against Judge Newman, Of Hanover, were
not sustained.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Meredith intro
luced q bill PROMISING to amend the nreS-