The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-04
WORKING WITHOUT PAY.
POINT
The West Virginia Debt Bill Again tnuer
Discussion in the Senate
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THE UNIVERSITY.
The bin appropriating $4,000 for the
University OF Virginia was received from
the House. r..
MIR. Loyenstein moved that the bill be
placed upon the calendar.
MIR. Wickham hoped the bill would take
the usual course. lie did not mean TO IN
dictate any opposition to ii, but he thought
Il was of q character demanding consldera-
ton OF committee.
| Mr.. Lovenstein pressed his motion, ana
| il was rejected.
The bill was referred TO the Committee
OF Finance.
PERSONAL.
MIR. Wickham arose TO question OF per-
sonal privilege and said:
MIR. President,-ln the wing OF Satllr-
| day find, under the heading OF WICK
ham on the Constitution" what purpofts
TO be report OF some remarks MADE by
the Senator from Nottoway and myself
upon bill introduced by myself to define
vacancies In the offices OF school superin-
tendents and to make it unlawful for the
Board OF Education to appoint during the
recess of the General Assembly as school
superintendents any one who has been
previously nominated TO and rejected by
the Senate. [ am generally indifferent rs
to what that paper may have to say about
me, but rs the Senate has IN official re-
porter and as the report referred TO mas
all the ear-marks OF an official report, and
as il is the evident object OF the pubica-
ton TO convey the impression that an
Inounced unqualifiedly my purpose TO vote
for what / regarded as an unconstitutional
measure-viZ., Dir. Berry's bill to take
from the Board OF Education the power
Of appointing superintendent OF schools
during the recess OF the General Assem-
BLY, deem 1t proper to state that the re-
port in the Wig is a garbled version OF
my remarks with those OF the Senator
from Nottoway have no concern). The
official reporter informs me that he was
not present, having been excused from al
tendance on the ground that the session
was to be held for he consideration OF prl-
yate bills. The report, therefore, Is rs I'M
official as il is inaccurate.
In response to the criticism upon my
course in regard to Mr.. Berry'S bill by The
Senator from Nottoway | stated distinctly
and emphatically that whilst doubted the
constitutionaity Of Mr.. Berry's bill my OBJ
jections to if on the score OF policy were
very much more weighty in causing me to
oppose it; that very many OF The best
legal minds i'm the State were most
decided in the opinion that Mr..
Berry's bill was entirely cOnstitu'
tional, and that in view OF that
fact VS. very ready to foregC
nv own views upon the question and vote
TO override the Governors veto OF Mr.
Berry's bill. unless | could by the passage
OF mine put some check upon the appoint
ment Of unfit and improper school super
intendents, which had grown into @rea,
evil and was working great injury to Tho
pubIic-School system. That by prohibit
! ing the appointment during the recess o.
: the General Assembly OF persons who ba(
been previously rejected by the Senate, WI
would to that extent check the appoint
ment OF improper school uperintendents
and that rs the Senate had an equal voice
and an equal responsibility with The Boart
of Education in the premises it was IL
duty to pass my bill and prevent the ap'
pointment during the recess OF those whom
they had previously rejected.
Mr.. Gaines (CoaIitionist), in reply, said
Mr.. President, II should pay no attention
, to the remarks OF the Senator from Hano
yer had he not alluded to me in his eXpla
nation. will state, Mr.. President, tia
, the report as contained in the Wing il
essentially correct. II was submitted L
me before published. Senators presen
who heard the discussion or "cOlloquy
, between the Senator and myself agree tina
the report as made by the Wing is sub
stantiaIly correct. While that report ma.
not contain all that was said by the Sena
! tor from Hanover Il do remember that h
alluded to the fact that he had beef
informed that the bill was CONSTITUTIONAL
in substance the report is correct. | hav
no objection, Mr.. President, to any eXpla
nation that the Senator may now make
; but, SIR, he certainly said in in the remark
referred TO "that the bill to yacate schoo
G superintendents in certain cases was
c subs itute or compromise for the schoC
q bill vetoed by the Executive" and SHOULD
this bill be defeated by my party that h
would call up the bill vetoed by the Gov
ernor and vote for It's passage, which bill
: you will remember. the Senator had dC
- clored unconstitutional upon this fool
: While | shall not attempt to defend IN
Y newspaper reporter, deem it my right
speak so far as his remarks are applicab
] TO me, OF TO what was actually--spoken o
: that occasion.
THE TAX BILL.
; This bill from the House was referred
! the Finance Committee.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
/ MIR. KeezeIl, from the Committee q
Education and Public Institutions, SUI
: mitted report as to the examination
Tho CaptraI Iupafip ASvlti,O nrdprp1
: be printed.
n ALBEMAl,LE AND NELSON RAILROAD.
Mr.. Lovenstein, from the Committee G
" Public Institutions. reported, with 9
!. amendment, House bill ''to authorize Il
y Governor TO furnish convict labor to a
= in constructing the Albemarle and NelsC
:" railroad"
g SOUTH BOSTON.
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds, Senate b
i. "to amend the charter Of the town Of Sou
" Boston - was taken up and passed. NJ
" Edmunds was requested TO inform Il
House.
u ROAD LAW.
DC Tie House bill providing a general ro
al law for the counties of the Commonweal
which have no special road laws was d
10 cussed at great length.
III 1t was finally made a special order for
day.
LIBRARY BUILDING.
70 Senate bill proposing to appropria
~ $125,00O from the sale Of useless pub
D property to erect fre-proof building
re the Capitol Square for the Library and t
ic Court of Appeals was taken up.
ed The portion Of the Capitol Square nc
the Wing bui ding was regarded as [
most suitable site by the committee viii
reported the bill; but they left the whC
matter TO the board OF five State Office