Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-03-07
CAPITOL MOI ES-STAT AND
Ma TTONAL

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A caucus of the Democratic mem bers,
Wednesday night, resolved to close the
present session March 18th, and apply to
The Governor to call an extra session, in
view of the large amount of business yet
pending. They have, with the Straight
out Republicans, two-thirds in the Sen
ate, but lack in the House two of a snffi-
cient number to make the call mandatory
on the Executive.
The New York Herald publishes inter-
views With large number of representa-
tives of both parties in the Virginia leg
islature in regard to the next presidency
to these interviews the choice
of the Democrats for a presidential nomi-
nee is varied, and embraces the entire list
of candidates in the field; the Readjuster
or Malone followers genpr.
ally favor Arthur as first choice, and
the nominee. whoever he may be. after
ward, willis the straightout Republicans
seem to be unanimous for Blaine. Among
the Democrats only few tariff reformers
were discovered, and even those confessed
they were forced by the present condition
of Vlrgin1a's interests and by the senti.
ments of their constituents to favor, GER.
tanly, moderate protection. A large ma
jority of the Democrats were outspoken
in behalf of protective tariff. All the
Readjuster Republicans and the straight
outs are strong protectionists; and nearly
all who gave opinions on the subject of the
internal revenue, of whatever political
creed, favored it's out-and-out abolition
TIE House of Delegates was wise enough
last week after adopting an amendment
TO the tax bill reducing the tax from 40 tt
50 cents, to reconsider their action an(
let the old tax stand, The vote stood 40 tt
~.
The appropriation bill which pass ed thu
Sanate appropriating the revenues TO
1915 gives the office of Commissioner o
Agriculture. SIS 600; criminal charges
$40 900; Central Lunatic Asylum, s62,
600; Fish Culture 81 900; Printing, $45,
900; Virginia Military Institute and Uni
ver5ity of Virginia, $40, 900 each par an
mum; Western Llnatic Asylum $1,000
for an Improvement fund; Artificial limb
for manned soldiers. $50 900. The bill i
now in the House.
The House Committee of Elections il
the case of the seat now occupied by X
Il. Griffin, the colored postmaster o.
yorktown, reported the occupant ineligi
BILE and the seat vacant. The followinf
extract from the report shows that thu
Washington government was. if less &C
tive, not less successful in violating tn
State constitution than it was when
assisted with It's navy yard to elect M. P
Rue
1.-THE developments In this case iustif
the impression that such unwarranted, i'm
moral, and illegal indirection was contem
plated by the United States Government
in this Instance, with the knowledge an,
approval of the party to be benefi ed. Y u
committee can but be of the impression
that the Government Of the United States
through It's Post Office Department. ha
deliberately cOnspired to disregard th
laws of Virginia for the unworthy ant
dlscreditable pui pose to ST. bserve party
and we feel that the duty and self-respec
of the House IF Delegates demand that i
should enter It's indignant protest agaias
such an infraction of the laws of our Stat
tor any object, but. above all, for he petit
advantage of making one member of tn
legislature"
The committee which investigated tn
Eastern Lunatic Asylum at WILLIAMSBURG
made Its report, concurred IN by all th
members except Senator Bailey, Coalition
ist. in which they say that the asylum
in excellent condition; that the books an
accounts are correct and we'll kept; tina
the present administration were liberall
supplied with means to make improve
ments which the former adminlstratio
knew were necessary, but did not hav
the means to carry out. That when tn
present administration came in, none {
the male employees who we're Democrat
and Stralght-out Republicans were retain
ed. That in the purchase of local supple
it was understood none but those in syu
patty with the Coaltionists could sell
the Institution. as the public and privat
utterances of the Superintendent an
and other officials were to the effect thi
the patronage of the asylum would
welded IN the interest of their part,
That the Superintendent was an actlS
politician, and during the whole admin
tration was superintendent of his party
the county, and that his public and pr
vate speeches were such as to inflame tt
community against him and the instit1
ton.
A very important till has been adopte
in the Senate and which it is hoped wi
will pass the House. 1t was offered
Senator Atkinson and provides tn;
judges of election, if arrested on electiC
dav. may either close the polls at once {
themselves s1 ear in other judges to CO
duct it. This bill is the outcome of Il
arrest of the Democratic judges i'll Ricl
mond on election day.
TIE Senate has passed, without disseD
a bill which provides for an elght-Week'
course of instruction for the colore
teachers in the State, the same to be give
by the faculty and president Of the Vii
ginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.
A till to submit to the voters of An
herst the question of sale of liquors the
in, the result to be decided by majoril
OF the registered voters voting tor
proposition, has passed the Senate. Strang
to say an amendment prohibiting tt
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