Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-22
SENATE BILLS PASSED.

| TlarstA>ltDl Oh the llUuS Oh lnt lOIlinOn-
wealth in 1885 was rassed after long dis.
cussion. Boards OF supervisors in the
counties and councils in the cities appoint
the assessors.
Adjourned.
House OF Delegates.
| The Clerk laid before the House CON-
mJnicatlon from the Governor announcing
the resignation Of Judge John G. Weldon,
OF Prince William county. Referred 10
Committee for Courts Of Justice.
morrow at | O'Clock 4 successor will
be elected.
| SOUTHWESTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The following communication from the
Board OF Public Works was read:
To the General assembly:
Pursuant 10 an act approved March Is.
1884. entitled can act 10 establish a
lunatic asylum in Southwestern Virginia."
am directed by the Board OF Public Works
to forward you the report OF the Board OF
| Commissioners 10 select site for another
asylum, to be known rs the Southwestern
Asylum, for the accommodation Of white
lunatics. Included in these papers will be
found a survey and plat Of the grounds Sc
lected and deeds to the property, and, it Is
believed, all other information for the pre-
| curement Of which the commission was
| formed.
The second section Of the act makes il
| the duty Of the Board Of Public Works,
when the commissioners shall have re-
ported TO the Governor, d" TO take the neces-
ssry steps to procure from competent archi-
tects plans, designs, and specifications Cor
buildings TO he erected upon the site Sc
lected as aforesaid" but this provision
seems TO the Board to be impossible OF
execution In the absence OF any suggestion
by the General Assembly OF the amount
proposed to be appropriated. The report
Of the commissioners il therefore trans
mitted for the Information OF the General
Assembly, 30 that such action may be taken
rs will indicate TO the Board Of Public
Works the sum OF money which your body
proposes TO cxpend in the construction OF
said asylum. WILLIAM f.. CAMERON.
Governor, and President OF the Board OF
Public Works.
The report OF the commissioners named
Slntey's Creek, in Smyth county, as the
site.
TINE OF MEETING.
Dir. Opie offered resolution that when
the House adjourn it do so to meet at II
O'Clock.
Mr.. Marshall moved that 10 O'Clock be
named as the hour.
Mr.. Duff Green moved to amend by max
ing the hour 6 o'clock A. N.
This was adopted, after which the resO-
luton as amended was defeated.
BANKS AND STATE OFFICIALS.
This resolution from the Finance Com
mittee was adopted:
That the Committee on Finance be in.
structed TO ascertain and report to this
House whether any OF the banks which are
repositories Of State funds have made any
loans to officers OF the State government.
and IL so, what was the amount OF such
loan, what security was given therefor,
under what circumstances any such loan |
was made, together with any matter deemed |
pertinent thereto by the committee TO be |
reported in this connection, and that the |
committee be empowered TO send for per. |
sons and papers and employ stenog- |
rapher.
AFTER ASYLUM OFFICIALS.
Mr.. Gibson offered the following, which |
was adopted: That the Committee on Pri- |
tens and Asylums be Instructed TO ascer-
tain snd report the number OF the patients |
and employees in each OF the asylums Of the |
State, and whether the number OF employees |
therein can be reduced without detriment |
10 the best interest Of these institutions.
and il so, the best mode and means OF
making such proposed reduction.
TIE ELECTION LAW.
When the report Of the Joint committee
and the Committee for Courts Of Justice
came up, Mr.. Barton explained the reasons
for enactIDg the old election law.
Mr.. Porter then moved TO dismiss the
bill, citing as reason that the Legislature
would stultiiy Itself to enact a law that wa,
in existence. Mr.. Porter also took occa-
SION 10 LAY that the reason which caused
Speaker stuart and President pro tenn. Hurt
10 sign pledge with General Wickham
not to 20 into certain legislation was I'M
necC sssry. The court had decided that the
:. apportionment bin was legal, and there
Yves no need OF n pledge here, and II the
new election law was wrong, the old was
{ mpeled 10 be right, and even in case OF
tie in the electoral college the Demo-
ratio House 81 Representatives would elect
Democrat President, and there was no
allse for alarm here.
Nr. Barton, in reply. said the Legislature
va, not stullIfying itself, but was simply
making certain what the Court OF Appeals
lad left in doubt. II was for the peace and
prosperity OF the Commonwealth that this
hing was necessary.
Mr.. Gibson thought 1t unnecessary to re-
nact the old election law, and to do so
Tould make the Legislature guilty OF an in
consistency. To reenact the old law would
G to say that when the new one was passed
here was no need OF IL. To pass the old law
las pandering to political prejudice and
Dwsrdice. lie voted for the new law be-
ause he thought 1t gave 10 the Democratic
arty an honest political benefit. Another
rason for his vote was that he wanted to