Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-28
THE CLOSING DAY.
LEGISLATIVE RECESS BEGUN.

The Senate had twice by resolution request.
ed the State Board Of Education 10 inform
them bow many vacancies existed in the Of.
fce Of supcrintendents OF free schools in
the State, and IN to this date the request
had been ignored; therefore bc Il
Resolved. That the Board OF Education
be requested to indicate 20 this body u Il IL
i,s purpose TO give the Information asked
for or not.
Pending the discussion the Chair laid be-
fore The Senate a communication from
GEORGE ". Hawkhurst secretary OF the
Board 81 Education, stating that he was
directed by Hon. r. Y. FAIR, Superintend-
ant OF Public obstruction. 10 state that
there BIS. been no regular meeting OF the
Board Of Education since the receipt by
me Of your COMMUNICATIONS OF August 18th
snd aSih, respectively. The duties Of the
Executive have been such ~ 10 prevent his
attending a called meeting OF the Board.
snd Tho absence and pressing engagements
I'd the Acknowledgement has rendered it
impossible 20 get quorum
MIR. Mccormick said: IL seems TO me
that that report is very eQuiyocal. and fur
thcr. sir. I would SAY that l, appears that
Tie Attorney Generals onerous duties ara
TIE attendance a. political meetings in va
-iouS parts ui the State; Snd IL that il sll
thsi he bias been doing. 1 move that com.
miilco Dc appointed TO find out whether ne
hsS been attending 10 his duties or rot.
and u be has not. then let somebody be APP
pointed who viii sttend to those duties.
Mr.. Turner: IL is too laic in the session
now. when we are about 10 take a recess,
10 commence this little war. The gentle
man is getting : little sharp and severe. and
| think he had better let the matter lsy
over Until We come here IN October.
Mr.. Mccormick: | announced that II the
pcwspaper repCrtS OF the OnerOuS duties
heinc performed by the Attorney General
were tue. hey were as ] have said, aud
iurroo, 81 This will read from that new
Vsner thot these gentlemen believe in more
Than in their Bih.c-it is the Richmond
HhiQ:
The Republicans Of Wythe held $
"msS~IncciIns here to-day. II. III. Porter
.'uresidcd. Attorney. General Blair cx-
"plaincd the object OF the meeting In 4
"Vigorou.. rousing speech. and offered
"rtsolutionS endorsing Blaine, Logan,
"Mahons. RiddleherSer. Cameron, and
"Howeu. The meeting was = good one.
"pce.stes 10 the Congressional ConVen-
.uop were APPOINTED The motion was
- nlfNt 10 " NAfG ufNl tNt iiAtAs itaf w
declined The domination in words Of clO-
"cuencc. srd said b. was not an aSDirant.
.. The party vas reOrgspized. Porter was
"e'est5d chairman aud Robert savers See.
"r,isrv. aud committeeman FOR the coun-
CIV. All arrangements for the grand
..lnas~ntviins for TIE Sth Of September
..werc perfected. Malone and Os'esDy
"wiil le h-re and an immense crowd Is
"eXIrct.c.'
Now. II The Attorney. General had been
attending o. the duties OF his olice We
would rot have had that report: aud IL
further spVtarS lhai this same Attorney
G,uGal rs Ten other political appoint
wrYis-ihis Acknowledgement who has -
m@vy duties. The gentleman from Nor
foih has ssid something about going home
in peace. want 10 20 home in peace. but
| could not have gone home IN peace II /
had not called the attention OF the people
90 the dcI,iction Of duty on the part OF
the AtiorneV-GeneTI.
The resolution WAS smended 10 become
an inquiry Of Mir. FAR. and then adopted.
LUsIrIC AsYIUNS.
Mr.. Hcston offered the following:
Efsoirsd. That the Committee on Public
Institution. be requested n inquire into
he prOpricty Of so amending the lsws In
regard g. the asylums s. To separips The
financial aud business relations from the
curative and medical departments, so
That The employees in the latter shall only
have charge Of the patients aud nothing 10
30 with the financial department, and r.
port ly bill or otherwise.
4 good deal % discussion followed. The
resolution Was taken - referring TO the fact
that asylum superintendents had been
here e, lobbying for" 81 some called IL,
soliciting a. others said, appropriations
q money for their institutions, while the
ins,ne were lcii in the csre OF subordi-
mates.
Mr.. Koiner. speaking generally. said OF
lste there had been great abuse by super.
inlendents undertaking To transcend their
legitimate duties, and be wanted 10 see the
rel.tire duties Of the superintendent and
q the board and the other officers better
defined.
Mr.. GsincS thought the law as al present
sufficient. He had heard charges Of drunk
e4ncs, and fraud made agains, people con
nccted with The asylums Of late, and be
thought such men ought 10 be removed.
Mr.. Berry wished 10 see a perpetual
divorce between the medical and finan-
cial otseers Of the aSylums. When these
Institutions were established. Il was sup
posed that the psy patients would cou-
tribute lsrgcly ~ the maintenance of them,
hut gentlemen would be astonishel 10 sec
into What utter inslgniIcsace the pay pa
ticnt, had sunk N the past ten wears.
Nj. llcsion, replying 90 Mr.. Gaines, said
that iaeTe were no such limitations as
Nh. Cane supposed in the resolution
!: va, not defence. nor yet ~ attack upon
ne asylum officers. There We're no re-
fcciion. upon elmer The old or the new
.upornicsG,nts or boards. Il was simply
~ inquiry whether the organization o.
'hesc Institution, could not be- improve,
IS better division 81 lator,.
Nr. Came. from personal service on ;
hoard. knew that DOW The l.w reIUlr
he cheeks 90 te drawn by the president
d tie tosrd.
IL, resolution was agreed 10.
House joint resolution appointing = JON
committee TO investigate The expenditure
o. To- matte a,ylUms OF the State was takel
up and sxreed to.
4TToETET-GENERAL'S TERs.
Mr. Meredith offered the following:
HseClJSd That the Auditor OF Publ
Account, De- instructed 10 furnish this bod
With q detail. statement Of all sums pal,
to TIE At'oUey-General on account 81 hi
salary, and IA other sums or fees paid hin
out 81 The ! TflSuTY, ana the authority an
statute under which the same has beol
IaId.
Agreed 20.
EAsJEES ASYLUM.
The joint committee appointed 10 max
certain inQuiric- IN regard TO the manage
ueni o. the Eastern Lunatic Asylum sine
tie 18Th Of April, 1874. reported that To
limited time given for the discharge OF IN
duty did rot permit a, thorough an exam
nation g. ihev desired, but from the exam
nation made 81 the books and papers OF II
s.vium they felt justified in reporting Tx
Tie management of The affairs Of the asylui
during the time specified IN the re,olduo
lad been proper. honest, and according
isw.
wESTFRN ASYLUM.
The senate passed the bill providing y
~ ~ rOpristion 81 slG,je0 20 the Wesier
Luna.'c Asylum TO meet the deficiency
tie oA .ensc account for the year 1884.
SWORN N.
MY. II. Causey. the new member frOl
Nsn-,1 ord, Wa sworn IN ana seated.
OYSTERS.
UMse bill amending oyster law ",
smenl3d and sent back TO the House.
PASSED.