The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-02-21
Local Matters in the Legislature.

Local Matters in the Legislature.
/ During the past week, a number of bills
of local interest have been before the leg
| iSlature.
HOGELAW.
Mr.. Koiner introduced a bill authorizing
the Board of Supervisors of Augusta coun-
ty, on petition, to submit to the voters OF
the same, or amy district thereof, the ques-
ton OF making the owners OF hogs re-
sponsble for damages committed by them
when turned loose to range Oh any street
OF public road. where there is no public
common or forest on which to subsist.
AUDITOR ALLEN.
! The following joint resolution, which
passed the senate, was called up and passed:
RESOLVED with the concurrence of the
house OF delegates), That unless within
sixty days s. Brown Allen, late auditor, or
John E. Hamilton, do settle with the pre-
sent auditor of public accounts the balance
found due by the report of the committee
for courts OF justice, the auditor of public
accounts be and he is hereby instructed to
employ Messrs. William Writ Henry and
Holmes Conrad upon reasonable compen-
sati0l To be agreed on in advance, to insti-
tute -andprOsecute to Judgment in the prop
er court, HI action against S. Brown Allen.
late auditor OF public accounts, and the
sureties on his official bond, to recover the
sum OF sums Illegally paid by him to John
+. Hamilton by his warrant drawn upon the
treasury OF this commonweath and also to
institute I'LL action against said John L.
Hamilton personally oron his official bond
as the treasurer of the county of Augusta.
as such counsel may advise and deem
proper to recover from him, the said sums
so unlawfully paid him by the said late au-
ditor OF public accounts.
The house also passed the Senate joint
resolution. authorizing the employment of
counsel to prosecute S. Brown Allen, late
auditor OF public accounts. for receiving
money alleged to have been Illegally paid
to John II. Hamilton. treasurer of Augusta
county.
ELECTORAL BOARD, &C.
1t also passed senate bill. with house
amendment, providing for the election
of three citizens in each county and
city who shall constitute an electoral school
board whose duty it shall be to supply va
cancies in the offices of school superintend-
ents in towns, cities and counties also
passed to its third reading, the senate bill,
with amendments authorizing railroads in
corporated by this State to invest in, and
operate railroads and transportation lines,
of this or any other State.
GAME LAW.
The Senate bill to amend the act respect
ing wild game was passed. 1.-THE bill pro
vides that it shall not be lawful west of the
Blue Ridge Mountains to kill or capture
pheasants or wild turkeys between Feb
ruary LIST and October 1st, and partrdges
between january LIST and October 18th, or
deer between January 18th and August
LIST or elsewhere in the State partridges,
pheasants, or wild turkeys between Jan
uary 18th and October 18th, OF deer be-
tween January LIST and August 18th nor
shall it be lawful within the State to take
or destroy eggs of any such fowl, or to
catch any such wild fowl with traps or
nets, &c.. &c.l
AUDITOR ALLEN AGAIN.
On Friday, Senate joint resolution in re-
lation to the claim of the State against S.
Brown Allen and sureties, with House
amendments, was taken up and House
amendments agreed to. H
The Auditor is to select and appoint
counsel, and pay not over $500 therefor. 1t
was proposed bysa Coalition member that
resolution be passed making the pay of
the prosecuting attorneys contingent upon
a recovery, but .sthe majority would not
agree to it.
REGISTRATION.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of Mr.. Lovenstein's bill in relation to the
registration of voters, which as originally
drafted applied only to cities and towns of
over 1000 inhabitants, and was intended.
to prohibit the registration of voters at any
other time than the day when the books are
open, and to require that man once regis
tered shall not be registered again without
a transfer.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Koiner the one
day of registration is to be twenty days
mot ten) before election.
Mr. Keezell offered an amendment,
which was rejected, prohibiting the voting
of persons lin the county, on transfers not
previously recorded.
On motion of Mr...Warwick, the bill was
further amended to require that the date
Of the transfer shall be put on the certif-
cate of transfer.
Then, on motion of Mr.. Lovenstein, the
billlwas passed by,
VETO.
On Friday, in the House, the Governor
returned, with his veto, House bill No.
ZIG, removing from the Governor the power
of appointing officers of the lunatic asy-
lums, and transferring same to the Board
of Public Works.
The ayes and noes were called, and the
bill passed. notwithstanding the objections
of the Governor the vote standing ayes,
55 noes, %.
The message accompanying this bill
reads Z;
Through all political changes for more
than century the power of appointment
has been lodged in the Coy ernor. The
transfer of that authority to the Board of
Public Works as movement against par
tisan administration of the asylums does
not strike me favorably. The results would
be dependent upon the political formation
of the Board. 20 remove these institu-
tions from the arena of political strife
would be an end to which my sympathy
and approval would be given but do not
think it necessary to that end that all pre-
cedents should be disturbed, and the long
established powers of the Executive trans
ferred to another branch of government
MORE vEToEs.
Senate bill No. 235 was returned from
the Governor with his disapproval.
[See legislative proceedings for veto mes
sage.l
The roll was called and the bill passed,
notwithstanding the Governor IS objection,
the vote being sc ayes, "a noes.
YACHTING THE OFFICES.
House bill No. 2l3 was taken up with the
Governors objections, as follows:
1.-THE object of this bill is to vacate the
offices of the present directors, &C., of the
lunatie asyluIns. My signature is with
held because j know of no reason why the
present administration Of the Institutions
should be changed. Investigations have
been in progress; but nothing has come to
me officially as to the result of these inves-