Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-02-12
General Assembly.
overwhelmingly. Feb. 4th,

of election and registrars, and providing an
electoral board who will choose their sue
cessors. These boards are to be chosen by
the Legislature. The effect Of this MEASURE,
if it becomes law, will be to give the
Democrats control of all of the election ma
chinery in the State. The bill now goes to
the House Of Delegates for its concurrence.
It will become operative April 1 if it passes
the House in it's present form.
The Senate also concurred in the resolu-
ton passed by the House Saturday remov-
ing Judge W. B. G. Shumate, of Fauquier
county, from Office. The charges against
him are incompetency and violation of law
in issuing blank tax receipts in the con-
gressional campaign of 1882.
HoUsE.-A report made by Attorney
General Blair to the House states that the
total amount of delinquencies of county
treasurers amounts to $102, 552.sS.
SENATE.-Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
A number of Senate bills were passed.
A joint resolution was adopted providing
for the appointment of joint committee to
wait upon the committee of the Maryland
Legislature and invite them TO seats on the
floors of the two houses
This committee was composed of Chris
tian and Matthews of the Senate, and Law
son and Evans of the House.
AT 1907 Mr.. Christian presented the
Maryland delegation.
The Chair Mr.. Hurt] expressed the
pleasure the Senate felt at this visit of
neutrality-suspicious., and welcomed them to
privileged seats on the floor, provided in
accordance with the joint resolution.
Senator Gill responded on behalf of the
Marylanders, expressing their appreciation
of their hospitable reception, and hoping
that the object of their mission would be
accomplished.
On motion, the chair was vacated for fif-
teen minutes.
HoUsE.-Mr. Evans escorted the six
Maryland members to the House. On these
members being introduced, Speaker Stuart
said it was a pleasant duty for him to ten
der the gentlemen the most hearty welcome
both to the city and the floor of the House
OF Delegates. They came from State en-
deared to Virginia by many tender ties.
He trusted that they would in nowise feel
as strangers in strange land, but as
brothers in the house of their friends. He
hoped their stay in the city would be both
pleasant and satisfactory, and, in conclu-
sion, invited the guests to privileged seats
on the floor.
Mr.. Joseph B. Seth, in replying on be-
half Of the visitors, saH hs desired sincere
~ to thank the House for the cordial vel
co4ae extended them. He knew beforehand
that this would be done. If there were
two States more intimately connected than
any other two it was Maryland and Virgin
| la. It had taken more than a century to
establish the boundry between these two
States, and it would take more than an
earthly powsS to establish the boundry line
of friendship between these States. There
was only one one reason that the speaker
did not regret not being a native of Vir-
| ginia, and that was that he was native of
! Maryland.
MI Graves: 'Mr Speaker, move that
the chair be vacated aor ten minutes
| Mr.. Gibson; eff in order, Mr.. Speaker,
! move that the House now sing MARY
land, My Maryland. daughter
The chair was vacated, and general in
| PRODUCTION followed.
ANOTHER MESSAGE.
His Exeellency Governor William E.
Cameron sent to the House a communica.
ton enclosing the report OF the SECOND Au-
ditor in regard to the Miller fund, and re-
questieg, after it was printed, that copy
of tle same be transmitted to the Senate.
| AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Among tine bills passed were the follow
ing:
| Senate bill 10 REQUIRE the Auditor Of
Public Accounts TO institute proceedings
against collectors Of delinquent taxes ap-
pointed by the Auditor, and their sureties,
who have failed to pay over collections and
settle their Accounts.
Senate. Wednesday, Feb. 9th.
In the Senate the finance committee re-
ported bill to amend and re enact section
OF the act approved February IA, 1889,
entitled an act to ascertain and declare
Virginia's equitable sl,a.o Of the debt Great
ed and actually existing at the time of the
partition of her territory and lesources, and
TO provide for the issuance of bonds cover
ing the same, and the regular and prompt
payment of interest thereon, with amend
ments. The bill, as amended by the com
mittee, provides that all coupons maturing
between July /, 1882, and January l, 1885.
shall be funded, no money being paid for
any of them after the lst day of January,
1885, and no allowance in funding shall be
made for any interest acoruing after the
first day of January, 1884, on the bonds of.
fered for funding
INSULT TO THE SENATE.
Mr.. TONNES, MahoAeite, of Mecklenburg
county, introduced the following preamble.
which occasioned great deal OF indigna-
tiea among the Democrats:
"Whereas the General Assembly of Vir-
ginia is fully impressed with the impor
tance of establishing its supremacy over
the Judiciary and executive departments of
the Government by inspiring the former
with wholesome dread of the power which
the people have invested their representa-
tives, and by giving to the latter clear evil
dence that this General Assembly will brook
no opposition to its will; and whereas the.
press of public business makes it expedient
that there should be special joint commit
tee charged with the duty OF proposing such
further legislation as shall be requisite to
accomplish such desirable results etc.
The resolution which follows this pream-
ole proposes to appoint Il joint committee
to inquire and report what further legisla-
ton. if any, can be devised for more effect
ually convincing the Judiciary that thev
must conform their sentiments and ofsea,
actions to the political views of the major
ity Of the General Assembly, and the Gov
ernor that he is expec ed end reonired to