Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-04
General Assembly.
SENATE.-Monday, Feb. 25th.

SENATE.-Monday,F Feb. goth.
The following, offered by Mr.. DINER,
was agreed to:
Whereas the future prosperity and rapid
development of Virginia cay be greatly
promoted by fostering MANI featuring and
the mechanic arts; and whereas there is a
great lack of facilities for the instruction of
the young men of our State in the higher
departments of the mechanic arts, in con-
nection with applied sciences: therefore
Resolued. That the Committee on Pub
lie Institutions and Education inquire in
to the mechanical department of the Agri-
cultural and Mocha meal College at Blacks
burg and report whether school of tech
nology may not be fully developed in con-
nection with that institution, and the legis-
lation necessary to accomplish that object.
Ii inexpealentS in connection with that in
stitution, to report on the feasibility of
establishing school or schools of technol-
ogy In connection with any of the other
State institutions of learning, and report by
bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Lybrook's bill, in effect to allow the
county of Patrick to impose license-texes
within the discretion of the Board of Su-
pervisors, was passed.
The Senate concuried in the House
amendment to Senate bill providing for the
election of school trustees in cities and
towns.
1t vacates the offices of school trustees in
all the cities and towns, with few excep-
tom, thirty days after the passage of the
pct, and provides for new elections by city
councils.
Mr.. Koiner presented tbe petition of Ea-
kle & Jones and others, of Staunton,
against reduction of license-tax on foreign
travelling merchants, to the injury of mer.
chants of the State, who pay a large tax,
sc.
Among tho bills passed was the one max
ing Middle river, in the county Of Augusta,
between certain points, lawful fence.
HoUsE.-The House took up and passed
House bill No. 1924, substituting board of
railroad commissioners of the State, and
defining the duties and powers of such
board, and repeating the act of March 81,
1877, in reference to the said Commission
| er.
The report of the minority of the Com
mittee for Courts of Justice in the matter
of the investigation of the charges against
Judge Newman was presented in the House
to-day. The report makes twenty-seven
pages of foolscap, and reviews all the evil
dence and sustains all the charges of the
memorialists.
1t favors the removal of Judge Newman
on the ground of incompetency, unftness
for the office, improper conduct in the re-
moval of judges of election without notice
and without cause for partisan purposes,
improper conduct in the removal of COM
petent commissioner of accounts and the
appointment of one utterly incompetent
and known as such to the Judge, in allow
ing such incompetent commissioner to farm
out the Office in violation of law without
removing him; also, improper conduct in
failing to appoint school trustees in Ash
land magisterial district, and in combining
with Jackson L. Valentine in the appoint
ment of ignorant and incompetent men as
school trustees of Hanover for partisan
purposes, all Of whom are Coalitionists,
and all the teachers elected by these trus-
tees are members of the same party. The
seport declares that the efficiency of the
schools in Hanover has almost been des-
troyed by such action. Numerous specific
instances of the incompetency and igr o.
rance of the Judge are recited in the rep ort.
which is signed by Messrs. Nun '.ord,
Smith, and Moon. The report was filed.
and the members ofthe minority coz .nmittee
intend to make vigorous fight OH it, and
they hope to secure Judge ,Sewynan's re-
moval despite the fact that. the majority of
the committee reported in Judge New
mans favor.
SENATE.-Tuesday, Feb. 26th.
MIR. Lovenstein asked that the bill to es-
tablish normal school for girls be taken
up. Agreed to without Dissenting voice.
The substitute was adopted, naming
Farmville as the place ON certain condi-
tioas.
! 1t was then ordered co engrossment.
The town gives the buildings. tn e
State appcopriates SO, and the Pc a
body Fund gives $4,000 more to ca RI,
on the school. The bill names the rms
tees.
The bill was passed under a susper sior
of the rules, Messrs. Coltray .e and ella sgov
only voting against it.
The school will be una er the So peryi sion
management, and government of W. H
Ruffner, J. L. NJ. Curry, John B. Minor
K. M. Manly, L. R. Holland, John J Buch
AMMAN, l.. Az Mich e, F. N. Watkins J. C
Armstrong, W. B. Taliaferro, Geo rye O
Conrad, W. f. g aines, and D. A. Wind
sor, as Board of Trustees. In case o
any vacancy, aused by death, resignation
or otherwise, the successors will be ap point
ed ny the Governor. The Superinte nden
OF Public obstruction will be, er-of, clio,
mem Der of the Board of Trustees.
Each city of ., 900 Inhabitants, and each
county in the State, will be entitled to or,
pupil and one for each additional rep e
sentative in the House of Delegate abb W
one, who will receive gratuitous inst ,ut
ton. The trustees will prescribe rules fo
} the selection of such pupils and for tbei
examination, and must require each nun
selected to give satisfactory evidence of a
intention to teach in the public sch0 ,ls {
the State for at least two years after 10 avin
the said normal school.
There is to be appropriated annual w OF
of the Treasury of the State the sum {
1000 to pay incidental expenses. the ga
aries of officers and teachers, and n, mai,
tain the efficiency of the school ssss, su,
to be paid out Of the public. fr.e..s.,h o,
fund.
| Mr.. Keezell introduced II Ie Nernor;o, .,
the Independent Order of Good Temn,, ~
of the county of Rocking, ham, PRAYING that
the question of liquor-l' .cense or no ,;ouo.
license be submitted t., the qualified votsrs
of the county of Rockingham and each &c
the magisterial districts thereof