The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-24
SENATOR MALONE DISCUSSED
Speech Of Mr.. Ncwbcry on the Resolution
Requesting Malone to Resign.
BLACKsBURG COLLEGE BILL
The Appomattox Election Case Under
Consideration in the House.
PENITENTIARY CHAR GES
Senate.

WEDNESDAY, January 81. 1884.
Mr.. Hurt IN the chair. Prayer Dy heV.
Mr.. Landrum.
Mr.. Heaton stated that had he been pre-
sent Yesterday when the vote was takeA on
the House license-tax bill coupon scrip
pler"] he would have voted AYE"
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Meredith: Bill for the RELIEF OF
John T.. woodward and others OF the
county OF Halifax.
BY Mr.. Diggs: Bill allowing sureties on
official bonds to specify and limit The
amount OF their liability.
CAROLINE.
Mr.. Wickbam called up the bill to estab-
Iish thirteen yoting-precncts in the county
Of Caroline and to provide a new registra-
ton OF voters therein, and 1t was ordered
10 be engrossed.
SUFFOLK.
Mr.. Atkinson moved to take up Senate
bill 1S9, to provide new charter for the
town OF Suffolk, which was agreed to, and
he then offered some amendments intended
TO cover inaccuracies and to perfect fne bill.
These were adopted.
The bill was passed.
WHERE ARE THE RAILROADS:
Mr.. Ueaton offered the following (Which
was adopted), which, he said, he regarded
"in the light of search-warrant for the
Railroad Commissioner
Resolred, That the Railroad Commissioner be
and Is hereby. requested 20 report to the senate
what railroad companies chartered AZ the last scs-
sion Of The General Assembly have begun work
and TO what extent the work of construction has
been prosecuted.
BLACKsBURG COLLEGE.
Mr.. Lybrook offered the following
which was referred:
Reselred tthe House Of Delegates concuTinglr
That all the Offices of all the members OF the pres
ent Board of Visitors OF the Virginia Agricultural
and Mechanical College at Blacksburg are hereby
declared vacant, and tnat the Senate shall duri Z
the present session appoint by majority M t9te OI
the members present, nine persons, who shall con-
stitute Board Of Visitors OF said college tnree OF
whom 10 be designated as frst-class' ana shali
continue in office until the lst cay OF january;
1886: three To be designated as second-class. anu
TO continue in office until 1888, and the remain,
ing three To continue in Office uptil 1880, anu sid
appointments 10 be made hereafter on the lst diiy
OF January. Ss6. or as soon thereafter as practi
cable. The Senate bicnnuilly shall elect tire mem
bes 10 I'LL the vacancies occurring, who shall hold
their offices for the term of three years, or until
the appointment or acceptance of their success
sors. This selection of said Board shall De as
nearly as NAV be equally divided among the grand
divisions of the State the Tldewa.er. Piejmf nj
the Valley, aud trans-Alleghany. II a vacancy
shall occur from any cause other than the expir;-
ton of the Term OF Office as herein provided the
said Board, at It's next meeting ihereaitef, M ss'i
bers present at said meeting. The Board snaii
meet a, Glacksburg on on the day Of - 1854;
The said Board shall be charged with. the care
and preservation of the property belonging TO the
college. They shall appoint as many professors .
as they deem proper. and with the assent OF TWO
thirds of the members OF the Board may remove
the president and professor or other Ohcer oi tne
college. They shall prescribe the duties OF each
professor and The course and mode OF Instruction;
They shall aproint IA president of the college. ana
NAV employ such agents or servants as may De
necessary; shall regulate the government and dis
cipline Of Students and generally in respect 10 the
government OF the college may make such regli-
latiens rs they deem eXpedicnt, not contrary 10
law. Such reasonable expenses as the visitors NAV
incur In The discharge oil their dulles sail De phiu
out OF the funds Of the college. All acts ana paris
Of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
yealed.
This act shall be in force from its passage.
PRINCE WILLIAM.
On melton OF Mr.. Meredith it was
Resolved rhc House concurrinPl. That The
General Assembly Will, on Thursday tue 3lst
January. 1854. at l p. NJ, proceed TO elect q
Judge OF the cogpty court of Price William. and
This shall be the continung order until completed.
IHE fl.AIES Of SIAM buNDNs
On motion OF Mr.. Koiner it was
Resolred, That the Treasurer and Second Audi
Tor each be respectfully requested to report to
the Senate whether in their opinion. the state
bonds printed for the pun pose of executing lhe
provisions of the funding acts OF lS1 ana 1873,
which have not been used and are siLl ON hand,
and the plates on which they have been printed,
may be destroyed without prejudice TO the puhilc
Interest. Also 10 make other recommendations m
relation Ia the subject which they or either oi
them may think expedient.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES IN CITIES.
On motion of Mr.. Lovenstein, Senate
bill III was taken up. lt provides that
the places OF all trustees now in office in
towns and cities OF 5000 inhabitants and
over be and become vacant on the eXpira-
ton OF thirty days from the passage OF this
act that the councils OF such cities and
towns shall. as soon as may be after the
passage OF this act, elect trustees, not eX-
ceeding three for each school district Of
their respective corporations, and shall de-
signate which OF such trustees shall go out
office in one year, which in two, and which
in three wears. The term of all trustees so
elected shall begin on the thirty-tirst day
after the passage of this act. All vacancies
in the School Board. arising from what
eyer cause, shall be filled by the councils
OF such cities and towns. This act shall
be in force from its passage, and all acts
and parts OF acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Mr.. Bailey moved to strike out the first
section-aiming at the life OF the bill.
Mr.. Atkinson called the pending ques-
ton. Ordered by party vote. and by a
like vote the amendment was rejected and
the bill ordered to be engrossed.
SAFE.
(AIr. Atkinson In the chair.)
On motion OF Mr.. Wickham the Second
Auditor was authorized to buy for his
office an iron safe at price not exceeding
5000.
W. II. TURNER.
This election case was the order for
o'clock, but was, on motion, passed by,
the apprehension being, from dilatory mo-
tions made during the day by Coalition
lists. that il it was gone into 1t would eX-
clude the consideration OF the Newberry-
Malone resolutions fixed for hearing at >
O'Clock.
JUDGE CRUNPLER.
Mr.. Meredith's resolution allowing the
Board OF Supervisors OF Nanselnond TO
make special allowance TO ex-Judge
for services rendered. &C., was
passed.
NANSEM0kD.
Mr.. Crumpler's resolution allowing the
BOARD OF Supervisors OF Isle OF Wight to
make similar allowance to, Judge Rawles
was passed.
AR. GREEN, TREASURER.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill to allow
A. r. Green, treasurer OF Halifax, further
line 10 return lists OF insolvents and de-
inmlents. which was referred to the Com
njftee for Courts OF Justice.