The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-13

O'Clock, and must be returned by him at
not Il later day than next Monday.
| Pending the consideration OF motion
TO suspend the rules for the purpose OF
taking up Senate bill 321. which provides
for the vacating OF the Offices OF county SUI
perintendents OF public schools and filing
| the same by county electoral boards, the
hour for yacating the chair % o'clock ar
rived, and the chair was vacated until 8
O'Clock.
Night Session.
| The House came TO order at 8 O'clock
! Speaker Stuart In the chair.
Senate bill No. 267, regarding the vaca-
ting OF certain Offices OF superintendent OF
public schools, and providing for their be-
| ing filed, was the order OF business an
| nounced.
The following substitute was reported
from the Committee on Schools and Col
leges:
| The Office OF county superintendent OF
public free schools and the Office Of city
superintendent Of schools in any OF the
cities OF the Commonwealth shall be deem
ed to be vacant In the following Cases and
upon the happening OF any one Of the fol-
lowing events The death, resignation, or
| removal from the county or city for which
he was appointed OF such superintendent,
the expiration OF his term OF Office, or the
removal from Office by competent authority.
| 80. Any vacancy. occurring in the office
OF county or city superintendent Of schools
as defined by the first section shall be
| filed by the School Trustee Electoral Board
Of the county and by the School Board of
any city wherein any such vacancy may
occur, and such Board shall be convened
upon the request OF any member thereof as
soon rs convenient after the vacancy shall
have occurred, and shall selec: a citizen
OF such city or county, who Is a compe-
tent person, as superintendent OF sch ools
for such city or county dd interim, and
such appointee shall bold said Office until
a school superintendent for such county
and city shall have been regularly ap-
pointed by the Board OF Education and
been confirmed by the Senate, and quail
ned according to law. II there shall be q
tie vote in the Board upon the question
OF making such appointment OF q county
or city superintendent Of schools dd inte-
rim. the same shall be determined by lot
"3. No person appointed county or city
superintendent OF schools for any county
or city OF this State except such as may be
appointed under the provisions OF this act
shall act or be entitled to act as such city
or county superintendent OF schools, or to
discharge any OF the duties. or TO receive
any OF the emouments OF such office unless
and except bis appointment shall have
been confirmed by the Senate.
"a. This act shall be in force fromits pas
sage, and all acts or parts OF acts In con-
flict with this act are hereby repealed"
Messrs. Anderson, Pollard, Barton. and
Smith made eloquent speeches in the course
OF the debate.
The Coalitionists flibustered all they
could, but the Dill was ordered to its third
reading.
SCHOOL sUPERINTENDENTs.
House bill No. G6, with Senate amend.
ments, on motion OF Mr.. Pollard, and un-
der 4 suspension of the rules, was taken
up out OF its order. This bill provides for
the appointment of school trustees, and
also the election oi a school electoral board,
which shall appoint the trustees. This
board in the House bill was to consist Of
the superintendent OF schools. the Com
monwealth's attorney, and the clerk Of
the county court. The Senate amendment
provided that the Legislature elect
three citizens OF each county to compose
the board, and in some other slight par
ticulars differed from the House bill. The
Senate amendment was referred to the
Committee OH Schools and Colleges, and
came back with 4 recommendation that
the House insist on it, original bill, but,
after much filibustering, the House arrived
at vote and did concur i'm the Senate
amendment.
Mr.. Munford offered a resolution, which
was adopted, and which provided that
when the House adjourned it adjourn to
meet to-day at II O'Clock \. NJ.
Pending the consideration OF a bill to
recover certain sums OF money alleged to
be illegally paid by 5. Brown Allen, when
Auditor of the state, to John T.. Hamilton,
treasurer OF Augusta county, the House
adjourned.