The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-11-20
Legislative Notes.
THE EXTRA SESSION. MATTERS OF LOCAL
INTEREST.

THE EXTRA SESSION. -AIATTERS OF LOCAL
INTEREST.
The extra session of the Legislature
promises to exceed in revolutionary action
If that were possible record of the
regular session. The Electoral Board bill
the design Of which is to place the entire
election machinery of the State in the
hands of Democratic partizans, will be
again passed and doubtless again meet
with the veto of the Governor. Whether
asufficient force can be mustered to pass
| it over that veto. remains to be seen.
This bill provides for the appointment
Of electoral boards, who will appoint elec-
ton officers in the various counties and
cities of the commonwealth. 1t evoked a
| spirited discussion, in which Messrs.
Banks (republican), Stuart, Barton and
Smith (democrats) participated
The following independent section was
added to the bill:
The said board shall provide for new
registration of voters whenever in their
opinion the same may have become neces-
sary by the loss or destruction of the regis
tration books, and in that case the registrar
shall give notice by printed handbills posted
in at least five places in the election dis
trict at least ten days before the day of
registration, OF the time and place Of reg
istration, and shall sit five days at the
voting place for the purpose of registering
all legally qualified voters who may apply
for registration and in any case in which
the registration books may become SO mu-
tilated as in the Judgment Of said board
to render it proper that the same should
be copied, the said board is authorized to
case the old books shall be filed and pre-
served in the office of the registrar as the
other books are kept.
On Friday, on motion Of Mr.. Nc
Cormick, his Electoral Board bill was
taken up, and thereupon Mr.. Causey said /:
"Of course we know that this bill is going
to pass, but we would like to ask, on the
part of the minority, to have spread upon
the record a protest showing the senti-
ments of the minority"
Mr.. Mccormick: 1.-The proper time for
action upon that is when such protest is
presented in writing to this body"
The Chair: There is no such written
protest before the House."
On motion Of Mr.. Causey, the ayes and
noes were called. The bill passed-ayes.
% noes, 4.
INVESTIGATING THE ATTORNEY-GEN-
ERAI..
Mr.. Barton offered the following
Resolved, That the Committee for Courts
of Justice be instructed to inquire and re-
port, whether, in their opinion, steps should
be taken to remove Hon. f. S. Blair from
the Office of Attorney General for malfea-
sance in the performance of the duties
thereof and if they are of opinion that
he should be removed, to report to this
House the necessary proceedings therefor.
The House refused to refer the resolu-
ton to committee and adopted it.
The friends of Attorney General Blair
are perfectly satisfied that hisinnocence of
the charge can be so clearly established
that even a partizan committee will be
bound to acquit.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
The house passed the bill to remove the
present board of visitors to the Virginia
Military Institute, and as soon as it passes
the Senate and becomes a.law, new board
will be appointed. This new board will
meet on the 18th day of December, 1884. :. =
DELINQUENT TREASURES.
The principal work of the extra session
seems to be the relieving of county treas
urers. On Friday, Mr.. Wickham, from
the Committee on Finance and Banks, re-
ported, with amendments, a bill to amend
and re.enact section rs of chapter So Of the
Code of 1878, so as to prescribe in what
banks the money of the State shall be
kept also, with an amendment, a bill for
the relief of D. w. Dunn, late treasurer
of Bland county. and his deputies also, a
bill for the relief of o. B. Thomas, late
treasurer of Fluvanna county; also sub
stitute for the bill for the relief of c. w.
Hill, late judge Of the Hastings Court of
the city of Portsmouth ; also, a bill to
amend section / of chapter 204 of the
Code of 1878, in regard to taxation and al
lowance of costs.
ANOTHER GRAB AT THE TREASURY.
On Friday, Speaker Stuart introduced
the following. 1t is simply another dodge
to put money in the pockets of members
BE it enacted by the general assembly
of Virginia, that when the senate shall sit
during the recess. of the general assembly,
for the trial Of impeachment cases, the
members thereof shall receive per diem
of S., to be paid out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
the expenses Of the senate during such
trial shall also be paid out of the treasury.
The committee.of the house prosecuting
any impeachment shall receive the same
per diem as members of the senate"
LOCAL MATTERS.
Mr.. Opie, on Thursday, introduced
petition of the citizens of Waynesboro,
relating to Local Option.
By Mr.. Echols: Bill authorizing the
Governor to loan to the Fishburne Mill
tary School at Waynesboro' arms also,
bill to repeal an act entitled an act to
amend and re-enact section 2, chapter 15S,
Code 1878, in reference to exemption Of
firemen from jury service. approved April
2, 1879, and to re-enact section 2, chapter
1853 of Code 1878.
By Mr.. Opie: Bill to make it lawful for
persons to net cartridges upon their own
lands in the county of Augusta.
vIRGINIA'S MINERALS.
The following resolution was adopted on
Eriday.