Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-03-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18th.
monr other Senate bills passed by the

county to carry forward certain unprOduc-
tive balances on county ievies, &c.
To allow the District School Board of
Millboro' district, ia the county of Bath, to
use portion of the district school fund for
the purpose of paying taxes.
FEE FOR SERVICES RENDERED..
Senate bill paying $3.50 to E. C. Burks
for services rendered the Commonwealth
a. counsel in behalf of the State in the case
of Thomas Branch & Co. against the Com
missioner of the Sinking Fund came up.
The pending question was ordered and
the bill passvd-ayes, 81; noes, 20.
LIMITING SPEECHES.
Mr.. Figgatt offered the following:
Res0lued, That hereafter no member be
allowed to speak On any subject more than
ten minutes, and that no member be allow
ed to speak more than twice on the same
subject unless by consent of the House.
Agreed to.
SCHOOL BOOKS AT COST.
The bill providing school books at cost to
to pupils of the public free schools came
up as special order on its passage.
Mr.. Figgat explained the merits of his
bill, showing its benefit to the schools,
and as measure of economy to the chill
dren he believed it would be a success.
The bill then passed-as follows:
Ayes A; noes 43.
Echols and Lightner voted "no."
The bill provides that the Board of Edu-
cation shall adopt uniform system oftext-
books as soon as it can be conveniently and
economically done, but no change to take
effect before July 1, 1888, and no change
afterwards to be made for eight years.
2. The Board of Education shall contract
with responsible parties, at the lowest posi-
BILE price, to supply sufficient number of
each class of books and all stationery for all
the children who attend the public schools.
giving prefer ence to contractors doing bust
ness in this State. The terms of the con-
tracts shall be communicated to the county
boards
g. The publishers. stationers, and con-
tractors shall place or deposit said books and
stationery in each county and corporation
with such agent or agents as may be de-
signated by the School Board for that pur-
pose in quantities sufficient to supply all the
children Of the county Or corporation upon
order from the county superintendent.
The agent is required to give bond and
account to the publisher at the end of each
month for the money received, or the same
4. The books, &C., shall be delivered to
the scholars upon payment of the original
contract price and per cent. added thereto,
compensation to the agent, but all children
cause their parents are unable to pay for
them, shall be furnished with the necessary
books by the district school boards.
SPECIAL COURT OF APPEALS.
The bill providing for the appointment of
a special court of appeals was passed-ayes
So; noes So
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The hour of II o'clock having arrived
Mr. Korcr called for the order of the day
the appropriation bill.
After various amendments, the bill was
passed.
The hill as passed makes few changes in
the last law. 1t appropriates 500. 600 an
nually to tie Central Lunatic Asylum in
stead of $50, 900 as heretofore; it decreases,
s. 600 each the Western and Eastern Luna
tic asylums, and apprOpriates $50 900 for the
support IF the Southwestern Asylum for
1887. 1t also appropriates $25, 900 for the
p yment of d. bis due by the Central Asy-
ium and for its ompIetiOn. 1t appropriates
$50 600 for the completion of the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute (colored)
at Petersburg. Among other changes the
bill provides for an expert in the Office of
fthe Auditor of Public accounts for two
years.
STATE FEMALE NORMAL SCHOOL.
In the House the House bill to provide
for the erection of additional buildings &c
for the Safe Female Normal School, and
to make IN appropriation therefor, which
was rejected Thursday, and stood on a
motion to reconsider. came up, and the
House agl eed to reconsider, and the bill
passed by the following vote:
Ayes so; noes 10.
Lightner voted aye-Echols is not recorded
as voting.
PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS.
amend tho act entitled an act to pay to the
public free schools the money [arrearages]
set apart by the Constitution and laws fol-
their benefit, SC, which came up On its
passage. The bill psssed-ayes, 70; noes,
10. 1t appropriates out Of the license taxes
5000, 0C0 per annum to pay up the arrear.
ages
SATURDAY, FEB. 9th.
KENDALL BANK-NoTE BILL.
In the Senate the hour of o'clock hav.
in arrived, Mr.. Wickham called for the old
est special order-the bill to provide for the
payment of Judgment recovered by the
Kendall Bank-Note Company, of New
York, against the Board of Commissioners
of the Striking Fund of Virginia.
Mr. Wickham said the matter bad been
fully discussed, and he hoped the vote
would be taken without further discussion.
This was done, and the vote resulted as
follows:
Ayes IS; noes IA.
The bill failed for the want of a constitu-
tional majority.
Mr.. Causey subsequently, moved to re-
consider the vote by which the bill was de-
feated. and Mr.. Blackstone moved to pass
by this motion. He was opposed to rail-
reading such Till through at this stage of
the session.
Mr. Causey said the judgment had been
sustained by all the higher courts. and he,
thinking the bill just one. hoped it would
pass.
The motion to pass by prevailed.
The Senate passed the House bill to
authorize the treasurer OF Augusta
county to carry forward certain unproduc-
tive balances on county levies.
SCRIP BILL.
In the House, Mr.. A Fukerson's bill to
allow the Auditor to borrow money Sc ,000,-
O00) to meet a casual deficit in the Treas
ury, &c, came up as the special order at
II o'clock.
Ii was ordered to its engrossment and
third reading by the following vote:
AYES As; noes so
In the afternoon, the appropriation bill
was COZ sidered.
Mr. Echols moved to strike out Se5, 900
and substitute 800 for the Western
Lunatc Asylum. Agreed to.
ADJUTANT-GFNERAL.
Mr.. Mayo moved to amen nd by allowing
the Adjutanfe General $1,5oO instead Of
5000. Agreed TO
EXPERT IN AUDITORS OFFICE.
Mr.. Poll ud mosed that the approximation.
providing for an e1tpert in the Auditors
Office, of s., 900 be stricken out. Agreed
to.
AUDITORS OFFICE.
The house agreed with the Senate in fix
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