Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-08-28
Superintendent Farr.

In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Mccormick
presented resolution setting forth that as
the Senate had twice by resolution request
ed the State Board of Education to inform
them how many vacancies existed in the Of
lice of superintendent of free schools in the
State, and up to this date the request had
been ignored: therefore be it
Rcsoitcd, That the Board Of Education
he requested to indicate to this body if it is
its purpose to give the information asked
for or not.
Pending the discussion the Chair laid be-
fore the Scnate a communication from Geo.
". Aawxhurst, secretary of the Board of
Education, stating that he was directed by
Hon. Il. X. tarr, superintendent of Public
rngnlar met 'n state al that there has been no
since the receipt by me of your 1 IuuoaGion
tons Of August 18th and 25th, respetuu
| The duties of the Executive have been sGSS
As TO prevent his attending called meeting
Of the Board, and the absence and pressing
engagements of the Attorney General has
rendered it impossible to get quorum"
Mr.. Mccormick said: 1t seems to me
that that report is very equivocal, and
further, sir, | would say that it appears
that the Attorney. Generals onerous
duties are the attendance at polit.
cal meetings in various parts of the State;
and II That Is all that he has been doing, !
move that Il committee be appointed to find
ont whether hn bias been attending to his
duties or not and if he has not, then let
some body be appointed who will attend to
those duties.
Mr.. Turner: 1t is too late in the session
| now, when we are about to take recess,
TO commence this little war. The gentle
man Is getting little sharp and severe,
and l think he had better let the matter lie
over until we come here in October.
Mr.. Mccormick: | announced that if the
newspaper reports of the onerous duties be.
ing performed by the Attorney General
We're true, they were as / have said, and in
proof Of this will read from that newspa.
per that these gentlemen believe in more
Than in their Bible--it is the Richmond
Why
The republicans of Wythe held mass.
meeting here to day. d. II. Porter pre-
sided. Attorney. General Blair explained
the object of the meeting in vigorous,
rousing speech, and offered resolutions en-.
dorsing Blaine, Logan, Malone, Riddle
berger, Cameron, and Bowen. The meet
ing was good one.
delegates to the Congressional Conven-
ton were appointed. The motion was made
to instruct them for Blair, but he declined
the nomination in words of eloquence, and
said he was not an aspirant. The party was
reorganized. Porter was elected chairman
and Robert Sayers secretary, and committee
men for the county. All arrangements for
the grand mass meeting for the Sth of Sep
TENDER were perfected. Malone and Ogles-
by will be here and an immense crowd is
expected"
Now, if the Attorney. General had been
attending to the duties of his office we
would not have had that report; and it fur
Their appears that this same Attorney Gene
raj has ten other political appointments
this Attorney General who has 30 many du
ties. The gentleman from Norfolk has said
about going home in peace.
want to go home in peace, but could not
have gone home in peace if had not called
he attention of the people to the dereliction |
IF duty ON the part Of the Attorney Gene
"al.
The resolution was amended to become
IN inquiry Of Mr. Farr, and then adopted.