The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-14

am with him. want to make 1t odious to
the people,"
Mr.. wickham called attention to the
verbiage OF the bill--that no school shall
be closed during such meetings" He
thought the idea was thaf the meetings
should be held I'M the vacation OF the
schools.
Mr.. Heaton said that be didn't deem It
necessary to reply to Mr.. Powell. His
personal status might be s misfortune; It
might he fault. That was no matter for
discussion here. In favoring this bill he
did il as the friend. not as the enemy, OF
the schools. Last year the schools Of his
county were closed for a week and the
teachers taken of to q distant part OF the
county. He was willing TO appropriate
money for Institutes, but the teachers
should be taught by TEACHERS.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Wickham, Mr..
Heatou amended his bill to read that the
teachers Institutes should not be held
when the schools are or should be open.
The bill was passed.
AYES aMessrs. Berry, Bfown, Golsrape, , I'd
Koiner, Mccormick Newberry. Petit, Warwick,
wlckham, and winggeld.l0; ~.
crnmpier, Grfm, Lo5enstsiis sortsS, Rogers,
and T6soncs-l0.
| Coalitionists In italics.
Mr.. Lovenstein voted against the bill,
believing the present law sufficient II en-
forced, and further believing that the
pending bin might be worked dctriment-
ally TO the public free schools.
Mr.. Powell said that he was paired off
with Mr.. Diggs.
The bill as it passed the Senate Is as fol-
lows:
BILL TO AMEND AND aE-ESASr sEcTIoS ,s9s AZ
RELATION TO TEACHERS INSTITUTES.
/. Be Il enacted by the General Assembly Of
Virginia. Thai section AZ of chapter 7S Of the
Code Of 1873 be amended and reeGacted, so as TO
read rs follows:
SAT-. The Board of Education shall have power
at It's dlscreton 10 invite and encourage meetings
OF teachers at convenient places, and 10 provide
addresses TO be made before such meetings tSnch'
pline, ana Instruction.: Pr0Uide2 thar no public
money shall be expended for the purposes Of this
ss heG dTing % 81 he sI perfod year sas soSe tie
schools are or should be open that no teacher
shall be compelled TO attend such meetings.. nor
be paid for attendance.
During this discussion the Chair re-
minded the Senate Of the rule requiring
members TO arise from their seats when
they address the Chair.
REGISTRATION.
On motion OF Mr.. Koiner the vote by
which Senate bill No. 249 was ordered to
be eDgrossed was reconsidered. Then, at
the suggestion OF Messrs. Koiner and Mer-
edith, Mr.. Lovenstein moved TO amend so
as to require the registration TO take
place twenty mot ten) days prior to
the November election, after which day
no new names can be added to the list.
Amendment intended to make more diff
cult the c0loniZing OF voters.
Mr.. Wickham said the greatest opening
for fraud was the voting on transfers on
the day OF election.
Mr.. Koiner thought the amendment pro-
posed cured one evil certain. and he
hoped it weuld be adopted. Agreed to.
The books will be open for one day twenty
days previous to the regular day OF cleo
ton.
Mr.. Keezel asked that the bill be
passed by.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Warwick the
bill was amended TO require certificates of
transfer to be dated.
On motion OF Mr.. Keezell the bill was
passed by for half an hour, as he wished to
propose an amendment.
DANyILLE AND NEw-K1vER RAILROAD.
Mr.. Hurt (Mr. Mccormick in the chair
moved to suspend the rules to take up the
Senate bill TO allow the Danyille and New
River Railroad Company TO hire convicts
to complete their road. Mr.. Hurt said
that Major Sutherlin. who feels the deep
est interest in this matter, is on bed OF
sickness.
Mr.. Heaton protested against the sus-
pension OF the rules to take up bills OF
private character. 1t was great hindrance
to public business, and an injustice to sem
ators who do not press their claims for
such advantage.
Mr.. Powell took the same position.
Mr.. Wickham did not regard this as a
private bill. II is a bill affecting a large
section Of the State, and there are peculiar
reasons-wbich he did not care to mention
here-why the bill should be considered
to-day.
Mr.. Powell declared against this policy
Of suspending the rules.
The rules were suspended.
AYEs.-Messrs. Bailey, Barham, Barnes, Bliss,
Brown, COltrane, Crumpler Edmunds, FlanaFv.
Grim, Hurt, Koiner, Lovensten, Mccormick,
Newberry, Norton, Rogers, Thurman, and Wick
ham-l9.
NOEs.-bTessrs. Berry, Heaton, Keezell. McDo-
nald. Petit, Powell, TOwnes, Warwick, and Wing
leld-9.
Mr.. Hurt said that the bill contemplated
giving some little aid 10 a section Of the
State that had received no aid from the
State IN building railroads. 1t was pro-
posed that the cOnvicts should be paid for
IN the first mortgage per cent. bonds OF
the company at their market value.
Mr.. Wingtield moved to pass by-inas-
much as the whole subject of hiring out
conyicts and penitentiary affairs is now be-
fore special joint committee, which in its
investigations has ascertained that the peni-
tentiary Is not seli-sustaining, and that the
death-rate OF conyicts on public works is
several times larger than OF those confined
in the penitentiary.
MIR. Wingtield was willing to help the
people OF the country through which this
road runs, but he thought the bill should |
be passed by until the committee reports |
what can and ought to be done for the bet |
ter protection OF the health Of the convicts |
on public works. He thought that, under
proper regulations, convicts on public !
works ought to be healthier than those |
kept in the prison walls.
Mr.. Atkinson had no objection to the |
bill OF itself. He favored the employment |
OF conyicts on public works rather than
putting them in competition with honest |
labor; but II the Senate shall pass this bill |
now the committee will take it as an evil
dence that the Senate does not wish them
to proceed with their present line Of in
quiry.
Mr.. Berry thought the bill one eminently
appealing to the support OF the Senate, and
but justice to q section OF the State which
has received few favors OF this sort.
Mr.. Bailey elected the fact that the COM
pany proposed to give the State bonds
which are first mortgage on the part OF
the road proposed to be constructed, and
which are also second mortgage on the