Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-01-22
General Assembly.
SENATE.-Monday, Jan. 18th.


SYSTEMATICALLY, Jan. 14th.
The committees were called through for
reports. and then Mr.. Rogers said thatih
desired to present Mr.. W. Fl. Turner to be
sworn in as senator from the Norfolk city
district.
Mr.. Heaton said that he wished to offer
a resolution, which he sent to the Clerks
desk and had read, as follows:
Resolred, That the certificate of election
of W. H. Turner, this day presented,
claiming his seat as senator from the Thir-
ty-frst senatorial district, be referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections,
with instructions to inquire into and report
in connection with the protest of certain
citizens Of Norfolk, and William E. Scott,
commissioner Of election, presented on Sat
urday last, whether the vacancy heretofore
existing has been legally and properly ELL
ed under the writ of election issued by order
of the Senate, and whether said Turner is
entitled to be sworn in as senator or not,
with power to send for persons and papers,
and to make report without delay.
After some discussion, tho resolution was
adopted by a strictly party vote-ayes IS;
noes 5.
Mr. Lovenstein introduced the following
Whereas by a decision of the Circuit
Court of the City of Richmond rendered
on January 12, 1884, damages have been
assessed against the State of Virginia for
the sum Of $50, 900 and interest in favor Of
the Kendall Company Of New York.. for
the printing of certain bonds contracted for
by the Sinking-Fund Commissioners; and
whereas the rendition of such yer lie.
raises the presumption Of gross sieglect OF
the public interest. % alaiI0asance IN Office
on the ~ Vi said officers: therefore be il
1lesolned by the Senate, (the House Of
Delegates concurring), That committee,
consisting Of three on part Of the Senate
and five on part of the House, be appointed
to Investigate the matter and report such
action as may be necessary. The commit.
tee is authorized to send for persons and
papers.
Adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Koiner introduced a bill to re-
apportion the representation in Congress
Under there apprtionmentp proposed Orange
| is added to this, the 7th, district, and Flu
wanna is taken from it and put into the 9Th
district.
In the districts thus re-apportioned, the
majorities for Cameron and Daniel, respec
lively, were as follows
In the First distric., Daniel 232; Second
Cameron, 5,36s; Third, I(new) Daniel, 1912
Fourth, Cameron, $3.50; Fifth, Cameron
25e; Sixth, Daniel, 1,417; Seventh, Daniel
$780, Eighth, Daniel, 8, 667; Ninth, Cameron
$500; Tenth, Daniel, l, Asa.
This bill was referred to special com
mittee.
| HoUsE.-A number of bills were intro
duced and referred to committees, and a
number passed.
The report recommending that the cleo
ton to fR the vacancies caused by the res
iguation Of Judges Claiborne Of Franklin,
and Goodwin of Norfolk, take place on the
Oath inst, was agreed to.
Mr.. Mofett offered the following resolu.
ton, which was adopted:
| Iaesolced, That the Committee for Courts
of Justice be directed tie inquire and report
to the House what transactions were hac
by the Board of Public Works with the
Kendall Bank-Note Company with regaro
the printing of the Riddleberger bonds, ano
whether or not said Board of Public Works
were guilty of any improper conduct with
regard to this matter, and what stops should
be taken to ascertain why the State should
be called upon second time to pay large
sums of money unnecessarily for printing
| bonds for funding the State debt untN,
what is known as the Riddleberger bill; anc
said co,nmittee shall have power to send fol
| persons and papers.
1.-THE Board of Public Works had moth
ing to do with the matter. Board Of Com
missioners OF the Sinking Fund is meant.
SENATE Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
The Senate agreed to the House amend
ment to the dissection bill and it was sem
| to the Governor.
Mr.. Thurman presented the petition O.
John Callahan contesting the election O.
Matthew P. Rue and charging fraud, bride
ny, and intimidation. Read at length ano
referred to the Committee on Privileges arc
Elections, with paper from Callahan.
Among the bills introduced and referred
we're the following
| By Mr.. Lovenstein: Bill to repeal section
7 of chapter 70 of the Code of 1878, and tx
regulate the appointment of school-trustees
| in cities and incorporated towns Of 8, 900 in
| habitants and over.
By Mr.. Wickham: Bill! to amend the ac
approved January IS, 1882, entitled an ac'
to provide for the more efficient collection
of its revenues, &c. Meets the decision
of the Supreme Court Of the United State!
by providing that there shall be no faction
of trespass against the officer making the
| levy; also fills loophole i'll Coupon-Killel
| No. as to turning over for cancella ioi
| the coupons received for taxes.]
By Mr.. Keezell (by request): Bill to au-
| thorize the trustees Of the Mount Clinton
church, United Brethren in Christ, to sell
lot of land and convey the title of the
same.
The Committee on Finance reported Mr.
Giasgow's bill to allow any one to have his
dog listed for taxation fat not less than s.,
thereby making the same personal proper
ty.
This is an amendment to the existing
law.
HousE.-The Portsmouth bill was reach
ed AMI passed by.
The bill abolishing the 18th judicial cir
cult came up. The amendment providing
additi nal pay was rejected, the vote being
ayes SO, noes 80. The bill was then or
dercd to its third reading by vote of Al
ayes to 40 noes.
Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, moved to
take up out of its order joint resolution
from the Committee of Finance authoriz
ing the Auditor to pay the Eastern Lunatie
Asylum $40, 900.
The rules were suspended and the bill re.
ported and amended by including the
Western Lunatic Asylum for the same pur-
pose.
The bill was ordered to its engrossment
and third reading.
SENATE. Wednesday, Jan. 10Th.
On. motion Of Mr.. Thurman the Finance
Committee was instructed to prepare bill
directing the Auditor of Public Accounts
to take such steps as may be necessary to