Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-15

STATE CHARITIFs-THE SUIT AGAINST
EX-AUDIToR ALLEN.
sc, &C. &C.
We give below some Interesting extracts
from the legislative proceedings of the
past week. 1t will be seen that the bill
vacatlng the Boards of the Lunatlc Asy-
lums and the D. ID. & B. Institution have
been passed and are now in the hands of
the Governor. They take effect April
18th, and vacate the Asylum offices on
that day.
REoRGANIZING THE INSTITUTION FOR
THE DEAF, DUMB AND THE BLIND.
The House last week passed bill 2l7 for
removing the Board of Visitors of the D.
d. & B. Institution to take effect on
April 18th. On reaching the Senate the
following amendments (which were also
put on the Asylum bill were added
l. 1.-The Board of Public Works shall Sc
lect and appoint members of said Board of
Visitors with reference solely to fitness
and qualifications without regard to party
utilization.
q Any member of said Board of Visi-
tors may be- removed at any time by order
of the Board of Public Works, which shall
cause to be entered upon its minutes the
order of removal and the cause of removal.
The question being on agreeing to the
amendments proposed by the committee,
Mr.. Bailey moved to pass by. Rejected.
Mr.. Bailey moved to recommit the bill.
and a recorded vote was called for. The
Senate refused to commit, and the bill, as
dod
by the operations of the bill the change
takes effect on the 18Th of April next. I
The following was the vote:
AYEs-Messrs Atkinson, Berry, Brown,
Flanary, Fletcher. Glasgow, Heaton,
Keezell, Koiner, Meredith, Newberry,
Petit, Trout, Twyman, Warwick, and
Wickham-16.
NoEs.-Messers. Bailey. Barhama, Bliss.
Crunpler, Gaines, North, Powell, and
Rogers-8.
Coalitionists in italics.
Several senators said they were paired
off.
The bill on returning to the house was
taken up-the question being on agreeing
w puO CCuato ducuunoutos
Mr.. Munford called the previous ques-
ton.
Mr.. Ross called the ayes and noes.
The previous question was ordered.
Ayes, 81 noes, IS.
Mr.. Green moved to adjourn and called
the ayes and noes. Lost Ayes, 9; noes,
81.
After flbusteripg on the part of the
Coalitionists, the amendments were final
ly agreed to and the bill was passed.
REMOVAL OF THE W. L. ASYLUM BOARD
AND OFFICERS, APRIL 18TH.
The House bill which was passed, re-
moving the Board and Officers of the W.
l.. Asylum, was amended when it got to
the Senate, so as to take effect on April
18th. 1t then came up again. as amended.
in the House. the question being on agree
ing to the Senate's amendments.
Mr.. Green called for the ayes and noes
and the first amendment was agreed to.
Ayes, As; noes, IL.
Mr.. Green moved to adjourn and asked
for the ayes and noes. Lost-Ayes, 12;
noes. Sc
The second Senate amendment was then
adopted-Mr Ellis calling for the ayes and
noes-Ayes. SIS; noes, 0.
- consequential amendment of the Sem
ate was likewise passed-Mr. Green
asking for a recorded vote-Ayes, 6S;
noes, 0.
Mr.. Ross moved to adjourn and called
the ayes and noes.
The next special order, by party vote.
was passed by.
Mr.. Green moved to adjourn, and called
for the ayes and noes. Lost-Ayes, Is !;
noes, as.
COALITIONISTs FILIBUSTERING ON THE
ASYLUM BILL.
Mr.. Green moved to reconsider the vote
by which the last amendment to the Asy-
lum bill was agreed to. and called for the
ayes and noes. Lost-Ayes, Z; noes, SO.
Mr.. Ross moved to adjourn and asked
for the ayes and noes. resulting-Ayes,
2; noes 4S (no quorum).
Several members were designated as not
voting and recorded in the negative.
Mr.. Lakewood moved that the chair
be vacated until s o'clock and called
the ayes and noes. Lost-Ayes, IL; noes.
46.
Mr.. Green moved to adjourn and called
for the ayes and noes. The House refused
TO adjourn. Ayes, 8; noes, 46.
The second Asylum btll-empoweripg
the Board of Public Works to appoint
the asylum directors-was then reported, ,
the question being on adopting the Senate
amendment.
Mr.. Munford called the pending ques-
ton, and Mr.. Green called for the ayes
and noes. Ordered-Ayes, so; noes. s.
Mr.. Green moved to reconsider and call
ed for the ayes and noes. Lost-Ayes, 8 :;
noes, 48.
Mr.. Green moved to adjourn and called
noes, AZ.
The Senate amendment was then agreed
to.
Mr.. MunfOrd moved to reconsider, and
Mr.. Green called for the ayes and Noes
The House refused to reconsider. Ayes,
II; noes, 81.
A consequential amendment was then
adopted without division, and, at 4:30 P.
M, the House adjourned.
MORE FILIBUSTERING.
On Saturday, in the House, Mr.. Nun
ford moved to reconsider the vote by
which two amendments to the Asylum
bills had been on Friday adopted, and on
each Mr.. Green called for the ayes and
noes. The House refused to reconsider.
Mr.. Munford moved to reconsider the
third amendment; which motion Mr..
Ross moved to pass by.
Mr. MunfOrd called the pendino nnes.