Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-22

LEGISLATIVE MATTERS INTER
ESTING AUGUSTA PEOPLE.

| PASSED OVER THE GOVERNOR 8 VETO
COPIES OF THE BILLs-THE ELECTION
BILL-THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
THE ALLEN. HAMILTON SUITS SEN A
TOR KoINER's PLAN FOR PEACE-GEN-
/ ERAL LEGISLATION.
&C, &C., &C.
The legislation for the past week has
been of more than usual local interest to
our people. The bills vacating the Boards
and f1ices of the State institutions here
w. L. Asylum and D., D. & B. 1nstitu'
tiou-have been pas sed over the veto or
the Governor and haye become la VS.. They
go into effect Oh April 18th. We give IN
another column Gov. Cameron's reasons
for his vetoes. The following is the text
of the two Asylum bills:
An Act to amend and re-epact secti"n4 of Chapter
81 OF the Code of 1873 in regard 10 the appoint
ment of Directors of Lunatic Asylums
1. BE ii enacted by The Gerterdt Assembly
of Tarqinio, That section 4 of chapter 81
of the 4 de of Virginia of 1873 be amended
and re-enacted SO as 10 read al. follow:
IA The directors of the Central. East
earn, and Western Lu' attic Asylums, re-
spectively, shall be Gle CT d by the Board
| L
years and all vacancies that shall occur
in sad Board SO elected during any term
nf off e shall be- filled by the Board OF
| Pubnc w 0rks for the uneXpired term.
The Board of Public Works stall select
and appoint me III bers of said Boa rdS of
Directors with reference solely to fitness
and business qualifications without regard
to party utilization. Any member of said
Board of Directors may be removed at
r. hn nf rd f,f
Public Works, which shall cause to be en-
tered upon its n'inures the order of 49,
mnval and ike cause of removal
2 All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent herewith are hereby repealed.
5. This act shall be in force fiOm date
OF its passage.
An Act to amend and re-enact Sections and g.
| Chapter 81 Code If virginia. 1873 as amended
| by an Act entitled an Act to amend and re-
enact Sections and OF Cnce of Virginia.
1873 regulating I.unaiic sylums and the care
| OF insane persons and their estates and to add
| additional sections hereto app owed February
| Is, and Sections SO and 6O of said ct
| l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
| of Vargiqid. That sections 3 and OF
chapter 50 Code of Virginia of 1873, as
amended by an act entitled an act to
amend and re-enact sections and 6. chap
ter 80 of Code of Virginia, 1878, regulating
luuatIc aSylums and the care of insane
persons and their estates, and to add ad-
ditIOnal sections thereto. approved Feb
ruary Is 1882 and sections SO and 60 of
Said act be amended and re-enacted So as
to read as folio, S:
% The Board of Directors of the Cen
trial, Eastern and Western Lunatic Asy-
lums shall consist OF eleven members each.
TIE term of office shall bH tor three years,
commencing on the Is dav of April.
1884, and continue until their successors
are elected and qualified. Six directors
shall Constitute court for the transaction
of business.
26. Said Boards Of Directors shall assem-
BILE On the 18th day OF April, 1854 or as
soon thereafter as possible. at the asylum
+ n VIII CHI they are appointed respectively
| Each Board shall app lint a sup.rinten-
dent who shall BE- physician, and may
appoint an executive COMMITTEES and o
| GERS. nurses. aud attendants, and prescribe
heir compensation. ANY three or more
of ouch directors may examine persons
| brought to the asyiums as lmnatics, and
order those touEd to be such To he recelv
ed. In making appointments of superin
tendents, Ulcers. nurses, and other atten-
d4Bts for the respective asylums the said
| Board of Directors shall make such ap-
pointment solely with reference to fitness
| and business qualifications, without regard
to party affiliations and each of said
time any appnintee, causing to be entered
upon their minutes the order of removal.
| together with the cause of removal.
SO. The offices of all directors of said
asylums as at present constituted shall be-,
and the same are hereby, decla' ed vacant
upon the 18Th day of April, 1854; and all
offices therein & led by said boards of di-
rtctors as at present constituted sha be,
and the same are hereby. declared vacant
on the Is h day of April. 1884
| 60. All acts and parts of acts incons,s-
| tent herewith are herebv repealed.
2. This act shall be in force from its
| passage.
The Deaf, Dumb and Bill, Institute
bill, also passed over the veto, vas of the
same character.
| THE ELECTION BILL BECOMES LAW
DESPITE THE GOV RNoR.
The Mccormick election hill was passed
on Thursday last by both houses over the
6 'vernnr's veto. The bill goes into opa-
ration on the 1st of April next. It pro-
vides that in every county and city of she
Commonwealth there shall be local
electoral board composed of three persons.
whose pay shall not exceed SIS each, per
annum. These boards shall appoint all
the registrars. clerks and judges of cleo
tion in their respective counties and cities
The members Of these boards are to be
elected by the legislature by joint resolu-
ton. The leglsla' ure has appointed SEN
ators Mccormick and Lovenstein, and
Delegates EchOls, Porter and Trigg, a
committee to recommend to 1T names Of
suitable persons to be elected members of
these local boards. All the municipal
elections to be held in May, as well as the
Presidential and Congressional crntes s
this fall, will be conducted by officers
chosen under this act.
THE-BROWN ALLEN-HAMILTON SUIT.
In the House, Mr.. Daff Green made the
following letter "A part of his speech:
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. IA 1854.
Hon. Duff Green, House of Delegates
Dear Sir In the discussion in the
House of Delegates on yesterday, 18th in
stant on the Senate resolution for pro-
ceedings against S Brown Allen, late
Auditor of Public Accounts. and John
Hamilton, of A ugusta the press of this
morning reports Mr.. Gard we'll, of Hano.
yer. az stating that the Attorney General
said before the Committee at he
wished to be excused from having any,
thing to do with the matter" | desire
through you to correct this statement.
and to say that Mr.. Card vel. is certainly
in error in that regard. as no r. ference
was made at all by either the committee
or myself to any contemplated proceed
ings against either MIR. Allen or Treasur-
er Hamilton. and had no knowledge that
sucn proceedings were contemplated at
the time of my examination. | stated to
the committee, as | now repeat, ''that my
only knowledge of Mr.. namilton's ap-
pointment as collector, or of his proceed
i1gs as such. was derived from my pres
ence in court as the Attorney General