The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-01-31

The Committee on Privileges and Elections
in the matter Of William III. Turner
right to seat in the Senate from the
Thirty-first District under an election
held therein on the Tth of January.
The matter was debated until O'Clock,
! when the chair announced that the houl
! had arrived for the consideration of the
special order, which was the report of the
| Committee for Courts of Justice recon-
mending that S. Brown Allen. late audi
tor, be required to refund to the Common
wealth certain sum of money illegally
paid to John Il. Hamilton, treasurer of
Augusta county.
The special order was postponed until
Monday at o'clock.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the Turner case, and after a lengthy
debate a vote was taken on the report of
the committee recommending a new cleo
tion for Senator from the Norfolk District.
and the report was adopted by a strict
party vote.
House.-The contested election case of
Robertson against Franklin, from Apo
mattox county. came up shortly before l
o'clock as unfinished business.
The substitute offered by Mr. Opie to
the majority report was that Franklin was
not entitled to a seat in the House, but
that Robertson was. The substitute was
adopted by the following recorded vote
YEAs.-Messrs. r. J. Anderson, VIM.
A. Anderson, Bailey, Baker Bolen, Card
well, Christian, Crockett, Darst, Dunn,
Dunlop, Ellis, Thomas j. Evans, Gibson,
Gordon, Hobson, Keen, Kelly, Lawson,
Leftwich, Leigh. Loving, Luttrell, Mays,
David Meade. Moffett, Morefield, Moon,
Munford. Opie, Paxton, Pollard, Porter,
Powell, Pretlow, Ryan, Seay. Smith, Soule,
Stribling, Tabb. r. E.sVaughn, West tt,
Wilkins, Whitehead and Mr.. Speaker 46.
NAYs.-Messrs. Hansford Ander on,
Banks. Barton, Bishop, Brockwell, Camper,
Curtis, Dodson, A. Broaene Evaaas. Garnett,
Gose, Grandstaff, Grafton, Duff Green,
Armistead Green. Griffin. Griggs, Harri-
son, Lakewood. Kilgore. Nice andlish, Mar
shall, Mauck, Charles G. Meade, S. P. Mus
tard, w. G.. Mustard. Nance. Parker,
Peters, Richardson, Roster. Ross, Saunders.
Scott, Tfigg, John w. Vaughn, and White
-37 N
Democrats voting nay italicised.
Saturday -Senate.-A bill was passed to
require the Auditor of Public Accounts
to institute proceedings against collectors
of delinquent taxes appointed by the Audi
tor, and their sureties who have failed to
pay OfCl tiiC1A COllCCoioiio Uiltt oCooio IiSlA
accounts.
The following message was sent to both
Houses
1t is my melancholy duty to commune
cate to your bodies the death of John
Letcher formerly Governor of the Com
monwealth), which occurred this morn
ing at Lexington. The long life so ended
was full of high and honorable service to
the State. All departments of the Gov
eminent and all classes of our people should
unite in mourning for the loss, and in rev.
erent tribute to the memory of a wise,
honest. and patriotic son of Virginia.
WILLIAM E. CAMERON.
House. A bill was introduced by Mr..
Striblipg to provide for submitting the
question of liuuor-licenses or no LIQUOR
licenses to the Qualified voters of Fauuuier
county. and to the qualified voters of each
maoisterial district in said county.
nv Mr.. Pollard Petition of the Little
Plymonth Lodge of the Independent Or
der Of Good Templars praying the adoption
of a locaI-option law.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of
Gov Ietcher offered i IN Wy the he II Hons.
by Mr.. Anderson. of Rockbridge. were
aaontad an5 unanimously concnrrad in Nv
the Senat e. $3.50 - - = :, =
A hilI was introduced nv Mr. Atcbinson
nrov;ding for tho annointmant of Rag;s,
trars nv eircnit iudoes insiaad of citv and
on,,n+T ;,,doos &c noyIr '
rho Hi Tenorta1 from the Comm;tt.a
on Asyl,ln,s and Prisons nroviIinn th,t
Inc directors Of the Central Eastern md
Western 4 mnatin a svlnms resnectivelv
shall ha elected Nv thp Roard IF Pnhlic
Worl,s IF Virginia every three Years and
ali vacancies n flat shah ocrur IN said boards
On elected DURING any farm If office sIall
81 eltcIeu uuilHS ouy W VI VillCe Hiist'i
fine ropy,,;r.,i t,.rn, w,,s nnss,.d 10 It's
third rpadi,,u and enurossme,t =
M onie under susn,., sion, If ,be rules
ca1led M The lin which nrovides Than he
Hoard of Publjc Works shall evprv fo,r
wears elect seven visitors Of ID. d. 81 Il. IN
Stitntion who shall be n hoard for Tile g,W.
ernment thereof their term Of Office to
commence on the 1st dav of Julv authority
to III vacancies for any uneypired term.
The bill further provided that the offices
Of ali the members of the present hoard
of Visitors shall be vacated on the 3Oth
lime 1891 Made the sneciaI order for
Mondav-Tbe State Senate passed, the
bill making highly important changes in
the appointment of school trustees. This
bill provides for the election by the Gen
eral Assembly this session. and every sue
ceeding four wears. of three citizens of
each county in tie. State who are not
oficeholders. These boards are to have
AUTHORITY to appoint all school trustees.
In other words, the bill takes the manage
ment of the public schools out of the
hands of present officials and places them
in the custody of these boards, composed
of three citizens in each county. The bill
goes now to the House for it's concur
fe NE 11o,so oo,o,,rroa - ~ ;o,nt -
lutions passed NV the Senate rennestino
the United States Senate. The vote was
43 in favor of the resolution and IA against.
The proceedings incident to the vote We're
very SHolI, no speeches DeinS llldue ny |