The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-01
LEGISLATIVE SESSION EXTENDED.
The Democrats viii Stay and Finish Their
Work Without Extra Pay.
THE SHUMATE CASE.
Two Years. appropriation Bill Passed th'
Senate Yesterday.
REPORT ON KENDALL CLAIM.
Senate.

MIR. Wickham, from the Committee on
Finance, reported bill "for the relief Of
William VI. McGruder, late treasurer Of
Henrico county," without amendment.
A TREASURE TROvE.
Mr.. Meredith offered the following,
which was adopted under q suspension OF
the rules:
Whereas John johnson is now confined
in the State penitentiary undergoing term
OF Imprisonment upon a conviction of
grand larceny before the County Court OF
Culpeper, and has lately confessed that on
or about the day Of August, 1882, he
robbed Benjamin NJ. Yancey Of the sum OF
about 1000 In currency, and has hidden
the same IN secret hiding-place in the
county OF Orange, and is now willing to
deliver the same to the owner thereof !:
therefore be it
Resolved Qhe House Of Delegates con-
curring), That William r. Terry, the Su-
perintendent Of the Virginia Penitentiary,
be authorized and empowered to deliver
unto p. Pulliam, the sheriff OF Culpeper
county, the said John johnson, to be by
hun taken to a place in the county Of
Orange, at the cost and expense OF the said
Benjamin NJ. Yancey. and returned to the
like cost Of said Yancey within six days
from the day the said convict is delivered
unto the SAID sheriff.
KENDALL BANK-NOTE COMPANY.
Mr.. Lovenstein, from the special joint
committee on the bOnd-printing business,
submitted a report.
The committee sis OF opinion that the
action Of the Board in refusing TO receive
the bonds, coupons, and certificates printed
and engraved by the Kendall Company,
and in attempting to annul the contract
and award it to another company, is with
out shadow OF Justification" "Your COM
mittee is OF opinion that the evidence
savors very strongly Of undue influence
brought TO bear upon members OF the
Board to procure the contract to be an
nuled. They propose the following reso-
luton:
"ReSolred by the Senate Ghe House Of
Delegates concurring). That the Kendall
Bank-Note Company OF New York be, and
Il is hereby, authorized and empowered to
institute suits, in the name OF the Common
wealth OF Virginia, for the benefit and at
the cost of said company. against 5. Brown
Allen, late Auditor. and ID. X. Reveley, late
Il
officers, to recover the amount OF the iudg-
ment recovered IN favor OF said company
as. The Board OF Sinking-Fund Commits
sioners in the Cncuit Court OF the city OF
Richmond on the 18th day OF January,
1884, for $50, 900 and interest and costs"
APPROPRIATION BILL FOR TWO YEARS.
This being the unfinished business, Mr..
Keezell moved 10 amend by increasing the
item for the Agricultural Department for
1SS3-'S4 from S3, 600 to $500.
Discussed at some length and agreed to
AYEs.-Messrs. Bdrham, Bliss, Coltrane
Gaines, Grim, Keezell, Mcdonald, Newberry'
Norton, Petit, Rogers, Thurman, Trout War
NoFs'-Messrs. Atkinson. Perry, Callahan,
DIggs Flanary, Glasgow. IleatOn, Hurt. koiner'
Lovensteln, Mccormick, Meredith, ana WICK
ham-l3.
Coalti0nlsts in italics.
The appropriation for the department
last year was $4,000,
Virginia Medical College got the usual
$1,000 year. ~
Mr. Gaines moved to strike out 800 Tor
the Adjutant-General and insert $1,000.
Favored by Mr.. Wickham, chairman OF
the Finance Committee.
Al this point. on motion OF Mr.. Atkn-
son, the bill was passed by and the reSolu-
ton extending the session was taken up
and agreed to-ayes, %; noes, (all Co.
alltionists). Mr. Atkinson was asked TO
inform the House.
Mr. Digs offered Joint resolution pro-
viding that the Governor cause the device
OF the Great Seal of the Commonwealth to
he put upon the Virginia block in the
Washington national monument. Agreed
TO.
The Senate went back to the approprla-
ton bill. On the question OF raising the
salary Of the Adjutant- General from SlOO
TO 81 200 the vote resulted:
AYFs-Ne,srs. Barnes Digs, Gaines, GLASGOW.
Grim, Loyenstein, Norton Rogers ana WICK
ham-9. ~ c,t.t.., 70,
trane, Edmtnds. FlanaTy. Fletcher, lieaton, Nee
zell, kolner. Mccormick, Meredith lhurman'
and TrOut-l4.
Mr.. Atkinson moved to make the salary
5000. Agreed to-ayes %; noes 5-(Messrs..
Berry, Keezell, Komer, Mccormick, and
Thurman.)
For the year 1SS4Jj Mr.. Keezell moved
to make the appropriation for the Agricul-
turaI Department same as 1SS3-'5-S7,5 100.
Rejected. Five thousand dollars was then
voted.
on motion OF MIR. Thurman the $500
for 1894 was recOnsidered and $4,000
inserted there too. That is the sum the
department gets now.
The Adjutaut-General was given $500
for 1sS4-'j. ooo
for new buildings. IL has already getten
Printing gets $4,000 this year and
st5. 600 for the next. The asylums each
Get $1,000 increase for 1894 and for
ISSi-'5, too. Criminal charges get Sl4O,OO0
a wear. They spent $4,000 last year.
Pisciculture gets $4,000 instead OF s2,5Oo
for each year. All the colleges get U per
cent. on their Virginia bonds. The 'r-
cinia Military Institute and UNIVERSITY OF
Virginia get the usual amount 90V'9VV
each per annunl. ,o...,
For engraving new seal S'cO was Noeeo'
Also, $4,000 TO the Western Lunalic
Asylum for an improvement fund.,
The other items in the bill are aDout tne
same rs usual.
The bill was ordered 10 engrossment.
1t was then passed.
JUDGE sHUMAFE.
Tho Senate WIS informed that the House
had passed = resolution removing '"use
Sbumate, OF Fauquier, from otflee.
Mr.. Mccormick moved that the resoIu-
ton he made the special order for te-day al
| O'Clock. .,
Agreed to, though Mr. Koiner proSested
AGAINST this manner Of proceeding against
Judges. He thought ,hat judges should De
proceeded against by impeachment
BILLS INrRODUcRD.
BY Mr.. Thurman: Bill 70 meor pOrase S.
the Roanoke and Mineral LUMBER COM
pany. nan e.. tho ro,;o, .,
By Mr.. Flanary: Bill Tor the rellel VI VI
the sureties Of z. T. Cecil. late treasurer oi
Lee county. ,, d.,
town of Timberyille, in Rockingham ooun-