Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-10-02


For $50 $23S G
For 1852 s3i s
For nine months of 1884, ooo q
So 800 9
Extravagant and unlawful as were thes'
expenditures. yet as the statute (annua
appropriation bills) gives to The Attorney
General 5000 per annum to ever ofhce
rent and all contingent and travelling ex
penses, and as it seems to leave this eX
penditure to the honesty Of The Attorne.
General, the committee did not pass upoi
the items of this account but simply al
lowed $500 Of the 81, 36S.01 drawn in 1882
asx all of that drawn in 1883 and 1884, a.
in neither year did the sum exceed $500
This brought the expense account from
S. 800 90 down to So $500.
Mr.. Allen described Attorney-Genera
Blair as ga man more familiar with thu
financial complications of the State thar
any man in it, because he has taken youi
cause and mine up through all the courts
up to the Supreme Court of Appeals and
secured to us our interests"
Has he Let Us look at it Mr.. Allen
It is our Interest" 20 defeat by all lega
means the assistance given by the two U
S. Republican Judges of Virginia to The
bondholders IN their attempt to destroy
the Riddleberger settlement. Here is the
sort of aid Mr.. Blair gave to the decision
of one Of those Judges intended to render
that bill impotent and fill the Treasury
of Virginia with coupons:
RICHMOND, VA, August 81, 1885.
81 have to state that I have taken coupons
for license tax under an order of the United
States Circuit Court dated Norfolk, February
IL, 1885, in the case of Parson vs. Marye, and
this after full consultation and advice of the
Attorney-General. ----r--s--s---a
TSigned7, IS G. T1NsLEY,
Assist Treasurer City Richmond Y.
The Democratic Sinking Fund Com
missioners, in spite Of the Attorney
Generals "advice," got the Parson Us
Marye decision reversed by the u. s. SUI
preme Court. But perhaps it was the
Virginia Court of Appeals Mr.. Allen
meant. If so, here is case in point
81 concur fully in the within opinion, and
will add that gave a verbal opinion to the
same effect to the last State Treasurer, Hon.
D. R. Reveley, upon the facts stated.
Tsigned ''F. S. BLAIR,
attorney General.
january 26, 1885,"
The Democratic Commissioners Of the
Sinking Fund, however, took an app cal
from the Attorney Generals ''opinion'
and the Court of Appeals reversed him.
THE STATE DEBT.
Mr.. Allen announced that the Rep ubli-
can legislature of 1872, settled the State
debt. Did it? On the first dag Of The
meeting OF the Democratic legislature
which followed it, Gov. Cameron sent ii
his message saying the acts of the Repub
lican legislature ''5n no sense constitute Q
settlement of the debt" and added:
'sAgain the Riddleberger bill and accompa
nying acts are seriously threatened by re
cent decision Of the Federal Court for this
circuit 4 Federal .jatdge has delj6erateIy pro
qaoa11csd an opinion which asserts jurisdiction
for his court of suitor against the Common
wealth of Virginia. should the case involve
certain amount of money"
Mr.. Allen claimed that the amendments
made BY the Democrats to reinforce The
Riddleberger bill was what the u. S. Su
pIeme Court decided against few months
ago. On the contrary, the court.i in its de
cision rendered April Goth 1885. (opinior
of Stanley Mathews, J.,) said it was the
act of the Republican legislature Jan. q
+ 1897 which was unconstitutional. Here
is the extract from the official report OF
JiN~ NJ athews' opinion, page Is:
THE ratio decidendt in this class of cases is very
plain. defendant sued as wrong-doer, wht
tify by the authority of the State, TO defend or
the ground that the State has adopted his act and
OF his defence. He is bound TO estaD fish it. The
State is a political corporate body, can act Onll
through agents, and can command only oy laws
1t is necessary, therefore for such defendant, il
order to complete his defence, to produce law o.
the State which constitutes HIS commission as its
agent, and warrant for his act This the jefen
dant, i'll the present case, undertook to do. He re
lted on the of January 26th 1892 requiring hi'i
to collect taxes in gold, silver United States treas
ury notes, national bank currency, and nothing
else, and thus forbidding his receipt OF COUPONS
Lieu Of THAI f. Sua M ho az
OF the State OF Virginia. The State has passed NJ
such loC for 1t cannot; and chdt At cannot 40
certainly. IN contemplation OF tGl has not done
Mr.. Allen asserted that the Democrat
had 'sturned loose again the cut worm O
the Treasury to consume our revenues
On the contrary the Democratic Stat
officers have obstinately resisted the ecu
worm," Notwithstanding the advice il
favor Of receiving it given by Attorne
General Blair, and have kept it from con
Stunning the revenue and have treasur
with over 100000 surplus money In it.
Mr. Allen then started out with q list
he said. OF sixteen Republican members o
the legislature that had been unseated b
the Democrats. He only got half way hi
alleged list before he took some other sub
ject. SIS
MIR. YosT.
Mr.. Jacob Yost followed with ar. appea
for the Republican ticket on the groun
Of ssproteclion'', and closed by chargin
the hard times TO tie Democratic party
He neglected to charge the presen
drought to it, but simply, we believe, be
> cause be forgot it. E
A VOICE FEOM THE TOMBs.
just before the meeting adjourned MI
Heber Kerr for many years the Deput
Postmaster was called for and appeare
on the stand. After adjusting his offieia
head on more securely, in order that MS
voice might be heard, he proceeded tx
wander through the fields of "Referu.
He brought from official Shadow Land tn
FIRST news of how the lamented C0liec5o
of the Revenue. Craig, CAGE to his untlmf
Nv death. It appeared that Mr.. Craig los
his official life for merely helping to con
troll lis State" This viii be good news
she friends and relatives CT Mr.. Craig, fo
the enemies OF that gentleman haye bee
gndustriously seeking to tarnish his psi