Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-01-25
CAPITOL MOI ES-ST1 TIE AND
Ma IIONAL.

CAPITOL MOI ES-ST1 TIE AND
Ma IIONAL.
The Joint committee of both House of
the legislature on the Encouragement of
the congressional districts has OF yet re-
ported. Mr.. Koiner of Augusta, on his
own responsibility, however, has intro
duced Till on which the speculative poll
ticians may Lunch until they get the regu-
lar and official meal IRON the committee
in whose charge the matter is. Mr..
Koiner's bill proposes to put Bath in the
10th district, and Fluvanna and Gooch
land in the 9th district. To the remain
ing counties of the 7th district it is pro-
posed to add Orange, making the 9TH
consist Of Highland, Augusta, Rocking
ham, Shenandoah, Page, Albemarle,
Green and Orange-counties which in the
Cameron-Danlel election . ave an aggre-
gate majority of 1870 for Daniel. The
congressional aspirants over the State are
so numerous that it is not likely the bill
Of any one man, however adroitly cooked,
would lie likely to satisfy them all. and
there will be warm time in the joint
committee before even that august body
will be able to make up its mind to a def
mite solution of the puzzle. The Richmond
correspondent of the Norfolk Ledger writ
ing on the subject says:
A hundred or more schemes have ST.
ready been prepared by members. The
Joint committee charged vii h the duty OF
formulating bill for this object have no
.ad nj. II II,
understood that Mr.. fuckers district will
be altered some, but not in such a way as
to affect that gentleman's chances fol-
being returned TO Congress. 1t is the wis.,
of some Of the n rfolk people. it is said. To
be assigned to What is now the First Dis
srict. 1t is probable that the Petersburg
District will remain unchanged. The
Ninth may be slightly altered, but not
much. The Eighth, with its immense
Democratic majority. can easily spare one
nr two counties to O'Ferrall's. Under any
plan likely to be adopted, the Democrats
will be mighty apt to secure seven of the
ten Representatives to which this State is
entitled. The Mahoneitps manifest littl-
interest in this matter. They appreciate
the fact that he people have repudiated
them for all time TO come, ard their states
men, except in the two black belt districts.
have no special hankering after Congress
ional nominations of their party.
Senator Wickham has also introduced
bill for the aspirants to chew on. Ii it,
Augusta is in the following district:
Tenth ct.-Frederick. Clarke
Warren. Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham
Augusta. Hieiila d, Bath. Allegheny,
and cities of Winchester. Harrison burg
and stanton.
The Legislature has passed the bill
abolishing the 18th judicial circuit and
putting Shenandoah and Page in Judge
Tuners circuit, and Rockingham in
Judge McLaughlin's circuit. Under the
b Il. Ju 'ge McLaughln's increase of salary
is $50 az Judge Turner's 5000. Why
the able bars of the three COUNTIES of the
tate circuit could not furnish a judge. OF
why they were not all wed to do 80, will
always be matter of curiosity to those
who only read the history Of the abolition
in the proceedings Of the legislature SEN
afor KeeZle ard Delegate Grattan of
Rockingham both spoke against the abo-
lition.
On Saturday some changes in strength
were made in each house, In
tie Senate HUBBARD, (Coalitionist), of
Buckingham, was unseated. and Petit,
[Dem. seated. liz the House the seats
for Cum berland, AppomattoX, and the two
for Norfolk city we're declared vacant,
and the election sent back to the people.
w. FL. Turner. (Lealitionist). Senator,
was not admit ed from Norfolk city, and
new election will be held there. Townes,
lCoalitinnist), Senator for Mecklenburg,
was admitted and qualified. On unseat-
ing Hubbard, Messrs. Trout, Edmoads,
Thurman, and Christian, all Democrats,
voted in the negative.
The House has passed the joint resolu-
ion prohibiting the receipt of 'upons in
payment OF license tax. The vote stood
IS to 10:
,Resolped 1.-THE House of Delegates concurrng),
hereby, instructed not to issue until otherwise d.
rected. anv license to any person whomsoever un-
less the person or persons applying therefor shall
pay the license tax in lawful money, and he will in
no way recognize any tender of coupons for such
tax: AMI he will instruct the various treasures
Go likewise.
In the case of the contested seat in the
House of Delegates for Buckingham and
Cumberland there were three reports-the
majority sending the election back to the
people. the minority retaining Boiling
tCoalltion) in his seat, and third by Mr..
Opie. of Augusta, seating Reynolds
(Dem.) Mr.. Opie's report was defeated
70 to Is, and the majority report unseat-
Ing Boiling and sending the elecJion to
the people was adopted.
Following the verdict for $50. 900 against
the State for the Kendall Bank Note Co..
for breach Of contract By the Malone
Board of Public Works, comes another
verdict against the State for Sc. 159 so
damages to Flanagan for breach # con-
tract by the Malone Board of Directors
Of the Central Lnnatlc Asylum. THIS, ill.,
Guiding Sc 600 lost by the State penitenti-
airy building, foots up SAL 900 lost for the
State in two years by Malone agents.
Prof. Conrad, President of Blacksburg
College. who spent portion of the fall
away from his duties, actively stumping
the State for Malone. is about to be in
vestigated and will doubtless go. It
would be we'll if similar political activity
by superintendent of Education, r. r.
Farr, could receive similar ties. imonial
of appreciation.
The Democrats in the legislature are
keeping their pledge to the colored people
In he House. the committee on schools
and colleges on Wednesday reported a bill
providing that the countv boards of trns-