Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-03-11
General Assembly.

SENATE.-Monday, March 3rd.
On motion of Mr.. Mccormick the mill
tia bill was taken up.
The engrossment was reconsidered.
On motion of Mr.. Mccormick the limita-
ton of the appropriation to 5000 per an
mum was discarded and another amend
ment was put in making the appropriation
one-half of one per cent. of current reve-
nues, which sum (between $1,000 and $40,
900 per annum) is to cover all expenses
including payroll, transportation, &C.,
when the troops are called out to suppress
riots.
The bill was again ordered to engross-
ment: Ayes %; noes 4.
Koiner voted in the negative.
The bill to incorporate the town of Tim
berville in Rockingham county was pass
ed.
Pending the consideration Of the question
of the settlement of the debt with West
Virginia, the Senate adjourned.
House.-Mr. Opie claimed personal
privilege, and stated that the reporter of
the Richmond Whig had misrepresented
him. The reporter took his hat and went
out of the House. Presently he came back
with paper, and Mr.. Opie read something
in 1t. Then Mr.. Opie rose second time
to personal privilege to say that the re-
porter was right, and had not misrepre-
sented him. He had been misinfOrmed.
Then the reporter smiled sweetly. He had
the dead-wood on the delegate.
Mr.. Gibson got the floor and said:
"Mr. Speaker,-The Wing has misrepre-
sented me two or three times when re-
porting my eloquent speeches, and don't
care continental if it did," Laughter. ]
Mr.. Echols's bill giving the consent of
the State to the acquisition by the United
States Government of so much land as may
be necessary for public building in Staun-
ton was reported from the Judiciary Com
mlttee and placed on the calendar.
House bill No. 1859, appropriated $780,
900 for the benefit of the Virginia Military
Institute, was taken up and discussed by
Messrs. Banks, Anderson of Rockbridge,
Moffett, Porter, and Gibson. The latter
gentleman was very earnest in the support
of an amendment which proposed to lessen
the amount appropriated by striking out
$35, 900 per annum and insert $4,000, and
this was agreed to.
At the night session, the consideration
of the bill for the relief Of the Virginia Mil
itary Institute, as amended, was passed te
it's third reading and engrossment.
Under the amendm ents the Institute vii
receive $40, 900 besides the annuity.
Mr.. Harris called up Senate bill No. 1872
which provides for an eight-weeks' course
of instruction for the colored teachers il
the State, the same to be given by thu
faculty and president of the Virginia Nor
NAL and Collegiate Institute. The roll wa
called and the bill passed without dis
senting vote.
SENATE.-Tuesday March 4th.
Senate bill to prevent Federal interfer
ence in elections was taken up and passed
by the following recorded vote: Ayes 10
noes 10.
| Senate bill to provide for the organiza
| ton, maintenance and government of thu
Virginia volunteer militia was taken up
read the third time and passed.
Senate bill to provide for adjusting will
West Virginia the proportion OF the publi
debt proper to be borne by that State wa
taken up, and postponed indefinitely.
HoysE.-Mr. Cardwell called up Senat
bill No. $50, incorporating the Richmon
Dry-Dock Company, which was variousl
amended.
After discussion, it was finally orderd
its engrossment and third reading-ayes 81
noes %.
At half past one o'clock the bill to g!
tablish the Southwestern Lunatic Asylul
came up as the special order Of the day an
was read by the clerk. An amendmer
was adopted providing that the location {
the proposed asylum should be west {
New River.
SENATE.-Wednesday, March 5th.
House bill providing general road la
for the State was called up by Mr.: New
berry as unfinished business.
After being amended in several respects
it was adopted.
These are the most important sections:
IS. The Board of Supervisors of eac
county shall annually levy and fix, alon
with the county levy, tax upon the PROV
erty, real and personal, assessed for tax;
ton in the several magisterial districts {
their county, which shall be applied to til
working, keeping in order, and repairin
the public roads and bridges in such di.
tricts, and the payment of salaries an
compensation therefor, pursuant to th
provisions of this act, including the CON
pensation hereinbefore provided for the ST
pervisors. Such tax shall be not less tina
nor more than Is cents upon every $40
in value Of such property, and the sam
shall be collected, accounted for, and pal
out upon the warrant of the Board in a
respects as if it were a county levy fxe
by said Board, except that the fund collec
ed from each magisterial district shall b
kept separate by the county treasurer, an
a different rate of tax may DO prescribe
for different districts in the same count,
The amount collected in each district sha
be expended in that district.
II. All male persons in each count
shall be compelled, under the SUPERVISE
and direction of the road surveyor of the
respective precincts, or his deputy or agen,
to work Two days in every year upon som
public road in their respective precincts
&c.
| The Senate agreed to House amendment
to Senate bill ON the Female Norma
School
| HoUsE.-On motion of Mr.. Banks. {
Norfolk. the rules were suspended an
Senate bill to incorporate the Nationa
Compress Association of Norfolk wa
taken up and passed.
Among the bills passed were:-
| The Senate bill for the establishment
OF Female Normal School at Farm
ville
Senate bill to amend the charter Of til
town OF Mines, in the county of Page.
[ House bin to limit the time with