Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-15

the public institutions of learning ale the
property Of all the people of all political
parties in this State; and whereas it IS of
the highest Importance to the welfare and
prosperity of said institutions that they
should be placed beyond the reach OF par
tlsan politics and political spolismen !;
therefore
Resolued 1.-THE Senate concurrlngl. Fhat
from and after the passage OF this joint
resolution. the making of political SPEECH
es. the presiding or officiating IN political
meetings. and the use of patronage or
State property for partisan purposes by
anv president, superintendent. member of
the Faculty, or employee of any of the
asylums for the insane, the institution for
the deaf. dumb and blind, or any of the
public institutions oflearning in this State,
shall be deemed sufficient ground for the
removal from Office of any such officer or
employe; and the boards of visitors and
boards of directors of any Of said institu-
tions, upon satisfactory evidence of guilt,
shall proceed to remove any ff1cer or en-
plove so offending. and shall fill the vacan-
cy thereby created, with suitable and com
petent persons.
I'd Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed to abridge or in anyway to affect
the right of any citizen of this Common
wealth to exercise his political rights at
the polls or to express his political convlc-
tions.
The resolution was referred.
THE BILL MAKING THE PARKERsBURG
TURNPIKE COUNTY ROAD.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Jones of
Highland, releasing the States interest in
the Stanton and Parkersburg turnpike
and giving it to the counties of Highland
and Augusta, provides that the Boards of
Supervisors of the two counties shall take
charge of and have the road kept in law
full repair. They shall appoint, in each
county, a superintendent. whose term of
office shall be two years, commenc ng
April 1st, 1884, and whose duty it shall
be to let to contract, annually, the work
of keeping the road in repair, the letting
to be as whole or in sections. TIE su-
perintendent shall give personal supervls-
ION to the road, seeing that the contract
is faithfully performed, &c and his COM
pensation shall not exceed ST. so per day
while actually engaged.
The road will continue to be operated
as toll road. all the rights and powers
for the collection of tolls being vested in
the counties. The bill further provides
that the tolls be collecte by and accoun-
ted for by the county treasurer, and paid
out on the order of the boaId of superyi-
sors: provided that said tolls shall not
be used for any other purpose than keep
ing said roads in repair: and provided
further, that the tolls on that portion of
said road lying in the county of Augusta
from the forks of the road near James
Cross's house to the top of Shenandoah
mountain, shall be applied exclusively to
that portion of the road.''
The state has right at any time here
after to revoke the transfer hereby made.
The act to be in force after March 1st,
1884
HOUSE BILLS PASSED IN THE HOUSE.
To Incorporate the town of Greenville,
in the county of Augusta.
To make Middle river. in the county of
Augusta, between certain points, law
full fence.
To authorize the Board of Supervisors
to increase the salary of the superinten-
dedt of the poor for the county of Au-
usta.
EX-AUDITOR ALLEN.
The following joint resolution, VIII ich
passed the Senate. was called up in the
House:
RESOLVED with the concurrence of the
House OF Delegates), That unless within
sixty days s. Brown Allen, late Auditor,
or John E. Hamilton. do settle with the
present Auditor of Public Accounts the
balance found due by the report of the
Committee of Courts of Justice, the
Auditor of Public Accounts be and he is
hereby instr ucted to employ Messrs. Viii
liam Writ Henry and Holmes Conrad
upon reasonable Compensation, to b.
agreed on in advance, to institute and
prosecute to judgment in the proper court,
an action against S. Brown Allen, late
Auditor of Public Accounts, and the sure
ti-s on his official bond, to recover the
sum or sums illegally paid by him to John
E. Hami ltOn by his warrant drawn upon
the treasury OF this g. mmonwealth, and
also to institute an action against said
John X. Hamilton personally or on his
official bond as treasurer of the county OF
Augusta. as such counsel may advise ard
deem proper TO recover from him, the SAID
sums 80 unlawfuly paid him by the said
late Auditor of Public Accounts.
The Mahoneites flibustered till few
minutes to O'Clock to stave off vote on
the S. Brown Allen resolution. The res.
olutlon. however, passed at 3 O'Clock,
when the chair was vacated.
MISCELLANEOUS LEGISLATION.
The bill to release the East Augusta
Mutual Fire Insurance Company from
the payment of taxes assessed against
them for the year 1883 has passed the
Senate.
by Mr.. Opie: Bill to increase the COM
pensation of the sheriff of Augusta
county.
By Mr.. Koiner: That the Committee
of Privileges and Elections are her eby re-
quested to report bill at an early day on
the registration of voters, 80 as to secure
against fraudulent and improper voting
by non-residents of the State, of counties,
municipalities, or others not entitled to
vote by law.