Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-27


,Snv,,lss TIA, Il sha!, Ne lawful fsr any o.
H. ccro,oses,orcr~ who were elected IL the
lasf session 10 quality by taking The proper
oaths al office. and to 80 into oi!ice af any
time v ilhln sixty DAYS after the passage OF
shix act II makes the official acts OF any
s,om,piss.oocr eho may have taken the oasn
n Office after the LIST OF April, 1883. iesai
ana valid The General Assembly can elect
schocl commissioners by Joint resolution
sor that ,prpose, and at an extra session or
vrvnlar session On vacancies which may
hsyc oecsrrcd or may hereafter occur.
Anv commissioner taking tie oath pre-
srril.-d ns aforesaid within sixty DAYS after
hss election shall hold his ofice for The I'M
expired term for which he was elected.
TIE nil was passed TO its third reading aud
sngrossmcnt
MORE yoSEy FOR LuSArics.
Houc joint resolution arpropriating
Sie.sJ0 for current expenses OF the West
ern Lunatic Asylum was passed to i's third
reading and cngrossment.
COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION.
Under the senate Joint resolution, con-
CURED In by the House, relative TO an In
vestigntion % the Affairs OF the Eastern
Asylum. the Chair appointed. on the part
Of the iousc, MeSsrS. Stfibling, Evans,
and Banks a. the committee.
MORE INVESTIGATION or TVS AsYLrxs.
In this connection Dir. Barton offered The
following joint resolution, which was
adopted
E,Soired. That committee. 70 be com
posed al two senators and three members
az The House OF Delegates. bc appointed,
who shall proceed to investigate, ascertain,
and rcport % follows: What money has
been appropriated 10 the various lunatlc
rsylums oi the State for the fiscal wear end
ing September 80, 1885,. what money re.
msiued 10 the credit Of the said several
lunalie asylams at the end o! the fiscal year
fSs3; how much thereof has been drawn
from tile public Treasury, and what portion
was drawn prior % April Is, 1891. and
what portion since that date; what amount
and value Of provisions and supplies were
on land at each lunstic asylum on April
rs 1854; how much money was turned
over by the old boards and authorities 10
The ncw management that took control OF
the yarions aSylums on April 10. 1881;
how much debt esch asylum owed 81 that
date. ard what debt has been created since;
what the average cost per capita has been
during The last ten years for each patent;
how mary pay patients. and what revenue
per annum is derived thereirom; bow many
empioyfs are in the service OF each asylum,
ard what proportion they bear TO the num-
her Of patienis: whs, has been tIe expenses
of the Board Of Visitors Of each asylum
for each year Of the past ten years. and OF
what items they consist. And they SHALL
report In detail the exact items OF the cx-
pendittfrc Of all moneys appropriated or
drawn out OF the public Treasury for TIE
rurposeS ~ Said aSyluDs.
The said committee NAV sit in tho vaea-
,iop Of the General Ass m6y, and shalt
have power to send for persons and pa
ptrs.
IKwis, or KING WILLIAM, SEATED.
The Committee on Privileges and Flee
tions in the special election ease from the
county ~ King William. the papers in
which were transmitted 20 the House Of
Delegates by the state Board OF Cauyassers
and referred b the committee, report that
n appears from the returns OF the commits
sioners Of election for the county Of King
william, and the certificate Of the clerk OF
the County Court OF said county thereto
annexed, that III. !. Lewis (DemOcraO had
received the greatest number OF votes east
nj The election held on the 18th OF August.
1884. for q member OF the House OF Dele
yates from said county; that II further APP
pears from the communication transmitted
10 the House by the State Board OF Cin.
vassers that SAID Board had directed the
Secretary OF the Commonwealth 10 issue
and forward TO II. I. Lewis his certificate
Of election as a member OF the House Of
Delegates from the county OF King Will
liam.
There is no contest in this case. No per-
son appears before the committee raising
N, aileffnn--qtthar ~
petition or otherwise. The only basis for
the action Of the committee Is the papers
above referred 10. which disclose pffUld
faoie right TO the seat on the part OF Lewis.
The committee, therefore, report that,
without prejudice TO the rights and claims
Of either party under contest that may
aT1se hereafter, ii. l. Lewis has n primd
fdcie right TO a seat In the House OF Delo-
gates as a member thereof from the county
OF King William.
Mr.. Marshall Democrat) said he would
submit minority report.
Adjourned.
Night Session.
The roll was called and quorum found
TO be present.
The payment Of the Virginia commits
sioner for work i'm establishing the bounda-
~ line between Virginia and Maryland
was discussed.
The resolution requested the Governor
TO fix the compensation Of the commission
sr, and IL was sent TO the Finance Commit
fee.
REDUCING TAXATION.
Mr.. Kelly moved to reconsider the mo-
tion by which bin he introduced reducing
taxes on real estate from 80 cents 10 Is
cents ON the S100 was passed by.
The ayes and noes were called, and the
House agreed TO reconsider, and the Clerk
read the bill.
A member moved TO dispense with the
reading OF the bill.
Mr.. smith "Mr. Speaker, | would like
10 have tue hill read twenty times, IN order
20 make the committee that reported
IL ashamed OF IL, aud the members who
voted for II also"
Mr.. smith spoke at length against acting
on the hill at the present time.
MIR. Evans opposed the consideration
al the bin and gave strong reasons for post
poning the question. He cited the fact that
the bill did not regulate taxation. The
merchants had not been named in the re-
duciion, and they surely ought not TO be
forgotten.
A motion TO postpone was lost, as WAS
motion 10 adjourn.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed
and read third time.
At $3.50 O'Clock the House adjourned.
without having accomplished anything by
The night session except 10 suffer severely
from the heated temperature OF the room.