The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-14
TAx-BILL THROUGH.
CONVICT LABOR ON THE ROADS.
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senate.
THURSDAY, March IL, 1884.
The Senate was called to order ~ III
o'clock by Mr.. Hurt. President pro 'e"'
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. Ueqton. from the Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation, reported
the House ailroad-commissioner Dill,
with q substitute--which substitute was
ordered TO be printed--ayes, Il; noes, w.
II provides for the election OF one COM
missioner for four years at a salary oil
SO, 900 per annum.
CONVICT LABOR on ROADS.
The Senate was informed by Mr.. Opie
that the House had passed bill author
izing the employment OF convict labor on
roads and streets.
Referred to Committee on Public Insti-
tutios.
This bill proceeds upon the erroneous
idea that there is a large number OF unem-
Moved convicts In the penItentiary.
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
MIR. Wickham, from the Committee or
Finance and Banks. reported. without
amendment. Mr.. Wingfield's bill to eau
thorize banks or banking institutions To-
Gated and doing business in the State OF
Virginia TO deposit Virginia per cent.
bonds issued under act OF Assembly, APP
proved 14th of February, 1882, in the State
Treasury. and TO receive Treasury certiti-
Gates upon such deposit
PER DIEM FOR EXTRA SESSION.
MIR. Powell introduced resolution to
allow a per diem for the extended session.
Passed by.
DIsAGREEING VOTE.
The conierrees on the tax bill reported,
but the two houses did not confirm same
in all respects, and new committee was
appointed.
1t subsequently reported, and both
houses confirmed same.
The tax bill now goes to the Governor.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
House bill appropriating $4,000 to pay
off the de0tS OF the Virginia Military In
stitute was taken up.
Mr.. HeatOn'S amendment TO clear the
Board OF Visitors OF otlice-hOlders was
reiected-ayes. 6; noes, Is.
The bill was opposed by Messrs. Wing
field and Lybrook, because they feared the
State Treasury could not stand such de-
mands upon it. Messrs. Koncr, McCor-
mick, Warwick, and Glasgow spoke in IA
yOr OF the appropriation.
In addition to this $4,000 the Institute
gets S60,000-two years annuities-in the
regular appropriation bill.
IA I,N
to the University $4,000 for two years
annuities, and $4,000 for water-works,
Sc.-was iustifiable, this was infinitely
more so, since the University gives only
tuition to free students, while the Virginia
Military Institute gives both tuition and
board to free students.
The bill was passed
AYEs.-"essrs. BoiIfy, Bdrhgm. Bliss, Gala
han, Christian. Crumpter, Diges, Fletcher
COrmici;, Meredith, NewberTy. Norton, Rogers,
Trout, Twymau, Warwick, and Wickham-22.
NoES.-Messrs. Edmunds, Flanary, HeatOn. Kee-
Ztll, LybrOOk. Nc Donald, POiceH, and Wing
fields.
Coalltionists in italics.
Goes to the Governor now.
SCHOOL TAXATION.
Senate bill " to authorize district school
boards TO use district school funds for the
pay OF teachers " was returned from the
House, with substitute allowing Boards
Of Supervisors to levy taxation OF five
cents more OH the 800 than they do now
for school purposes. &c, &c.
The substitute was reiected-Messrs.
Bliss, Keezell, and Warwick only voting
for it.
In the course of remarks on this bill
Mr.. LybroOk said that the present school
system. rs carried out, is total failure. 1t
Is political machine, with incompetent
teachers, incompetent superintendents, in
trustees, and incompetent eve
rybody. 1t destroys education instead OF
helping it, and at the present time it is run
in the interest Of party. So many men
know this but haven't the courage to say
it. laughter In my county we have
these schools. We have a superintendent
that cannot write al intelligent letter to
save his life, or spell correctly. He never
visits the schools except to draw salary.
lie knows no more about what is going on
than if he didn't live in the county. The
teachers are selected for political reasons or
from personal friendship, and the location
Of the school-houses are fixed exactly to
suit the convenience OF one or the other OF
he trustees; the convenience OF the peo-
pie, who pay the taxes, is never consulted.
SYSTEM OF SEWERAGE.
On motion OF Mr.. Rogers, the bill to al
low the city of Petersburg to adopt sys-
tenn OF sewerage was passed.
CIRCUIT COURT FOR ROANOKE CITY.
This Senate bill was called up by Mr..
Trout aud passed, though there was some
opposition TO having the Circuit Court held
IN two places in the same cOunty-Salem
lnd Roanoke.
SEABOARD AND ROANOKE.
House bill "to authorize the Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad Company to invest
in and operate railroads and transpOrta-
ion lines in this and other States was taken
up"
Mr. Gaines. in view OF the fact that this
company pays no taxation, moved to dis
miss the bill.
Mr.. Bailey said it was another Norfolk
and Western Extension bin.
Mr.. Callahan said the liability OF the
company for taxation is now before the
courts, ant II it is decided that they are
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