Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-09
LEGISL ATIVE.

generals 10 SURRENDER, d SueSt VI plothSi7'A
law, Mai Selden, of the Metropolitan Hotel.
LEGISLATIVE.
10 the State Senate yesterday bills were
reported for the relief Of the sureties OF Jas.
L. Robinson, late treasurer of Orange CO.:
to transfer to the Sinking Fund stock held
by the Common wealth in the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad CIV
ing the consent of the State to the acqusi-
ton by the Government ofthe United States
of so much land as may be necessary for
public building in Abingdon: giving to the
United States sufficient land for public
building in Harrisonburg and to incorpor-
ate Supreme Fountain Grard United Order
of True Reformers.
The following bills were passed; To
abolish the office of General Agent and
Storekeeper of the Penitentiary for the
protection of sheep in the county of Page !:
providing for the compensation Of the judge
of the Chancery Court of the city of Rich
mond and for the expenses Of said court.
The bill directs that the salary be paid as
heretofore by the State.
The bill TO incorporate the Lynchburg,
Halifax and North Carolina Railroad Com
papy was twice read, and the rule requiring
its reference to a committee, on motion OF
Mr.. Edmunds, was suspended, and the bill
was taken up and passed.
In the House CT Delegates bills were in
troduced to exempt seconds ard surgeons
in a duel from prosecution and 10 make
them witnesses; and for the relief Of j.
Vance Bell, late treasurer Of Frederick
county.
After the election of Mr.. Swami as Judge
of Botetourt, the question Of the Public
Schools was taken up, and,
Mr.. Cardwell earnestly advocated the
substitute offered by himself, which provides
for adding the county clerk and the chair
man Of the Board Of Supervisors to the
school electoral board of each county, and
giving to the board thus constituted power
to remove district school trustees for good
cause, and to fill the vacancy thus created.
Mr.. Banks lMahoneitej said: Lam OPP
posed TO any further legislation on this mat
ter, but will vote for the substitute. Mr..
Banks then tried 10 show that the Malone
party had made the public schools
Mr.. Cardwell: Where did you get your
information as to the results of the public
schools of Virginia?
Mr.. Trigg democrat said he would dis
card every partisan view OF this matter, and
wanted to be above politics. In answer to
the gentleman from Norfolk Mr.. Banks l
undertake to say that the present Legisla-
ture of Virginia will do more for the main
tenance and advancement Of the free schools
of the Commonwealth than all the legisla-
lures that have preceded it. / do not want
this matter considered in any partisan view.
Believing that the substitute of the gentle
man from Hanover fosters and advances
the public schools, shall vote for it with
pleasure.
Harris (colored Mahoneite) also favored
| the adoption Of the substitute offered by Mr..
Cardwell.
Mr.. Stuart Mr. Graves in the chair made
q decidedly strong speech in refutipg the
false claims advanced by some of the Ma
honeite delegates who claimed that their
party was instrumental in bringing about
the success of the public schools in Virginia.
Mr.. Stuart said he would be false to his
duty did be not arise here and refer to the
action of the Malone party at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature, when there was
turned out of office one of the greatest pub
lie educators DR.. Ruffner) and mau put
at the head Of education who cannot spell
properly. Continuing, he said as he adj
addressed himself to the Mahoneite side Of
the House "Yourlove for the public schools
was shown when the man, whose duty it is
to select school books that our children are
to read, could not close that book and spell
| four words or write by dictation any SEN
fences that were put TO him." He alluded
to the change made in the public school
books at an expense OF one hundred thous-
and dollars, and in dwelling on this point
said, II want to know where is the great
blessing of Malone rule for it is Malone
rule" the speaker declared, that brought
| about this large and unnecessary expendi-
ture of money"
Dir. Stuart called attention TO the intro
duction in bis county in the public schools
of book which had come under his eye and
which he had examined. He would say, as
he had said upon the stump, the introduce
ton Of that book into the public schools Of
Virginia was IAN outrage upon the living
and an insult to the dead"
That was my view then, and it is my
view now" Again turning to the Malone.
ties, Mr.. Stuart said You can 90 quietly
to your homes and inquire how much of the
taxes paid to the public schools came from
the pocket of the last Legislature. I am
OppOSeu 10 tDla SUBSTITUTE Dut cannot Stand
here and hear the record of my party at
tackled by praising the action OF the Legs
lature of 1881 ?, which was the greatest blot
and stain ever put upon the fair name of the
Commonwealth of Virginia"
Pending consideration the House adj
journed.
COMBINATIONS AND REFLECTIONS.
In the executive session of the State