Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-06

tudt Cohtuillto 10 lufcntiBatc NhS
will have elapsed. We will have been
brought so near the close Of this Gene
raj Assembly that the twenty days
required by the Constitution as notice
to that Judge cannot be given, and al
though it may be sscertained that he is
a man Of gross ignorance of law and
a man who decides cases not according
to their merits, but with partiality, this
General Assembly will adjourn without
taking action to relieve the Common
wealth Of such travesty upon justice
therefore ] think the resolution should
be adopted as presented, as a whole,
and without striking out the clause Civ
ing notice"
Mr.. Petit think the whole trou-
bic can be avoided by simply inserting
the proper name, so as TO read :
O." Whereas certain statements have
been made over the name Of Mr.. Frank
q. Ruilin."
Mr.. WiDgfeld I accept.
Mr.. Petit did not propose to have
anything to do with the matter. lie
only suggested this way Of putting the
matter in shape to be acted upon.
Mr.. WiDgfeld then proposed the
amendment suggested by Mr.. Petit.
and it was adopted.
Mr.. Diggs offered a substitute for the
Sd section, which was adopted, pro
yiding in effect that the committee
shall make an investigation Of the
matter and shall have the power to
send for persons and papers.
The resolution was rejected by the
following vote
AYFs.-Messrs Berry Bibb Heaton. Hurt
keezell. Iovenstein. Mccormick, Meredith,
Pcttt. Staples. Thurman. and Warwick
NoEs.-Messrs. Blackstone. Bliss. Causey.
CollIane. fdmmds Ellysou, Flanary. Gee,
Hodges. Jones Mcdonald. Norton. Read,
~tubhs, Trout. and Wingheld-l6.
Mr.. Wingfeld moved to reconsider,
which was passed by, on motion Of Mr..
Meredith, to await the return OF Mr..
Rhea.
COUNTY-COURT EXPENSES.
Mr.. Heaton presented the following ::
Reyolrcd, That the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts be requested to furnish
the Senate with an itemized account of
the biennial expenses paid by him for
the courts Of Frederick, Loudoun,
Prince William. Dickinson, Buchanan,
Wise, Rappahannock, Matthews, Clarke,
Orange, AppomattOX, Spotsylyania,
Madison, Rockingham, Augusta, She
nandoah, Scott, Carroll, Henry, Pat
rick. Elizabeth City, Montgomery,
Bland, Highland, Russell, and Frank
lin, showing in said account the per-
sons 10 whom paid and the amounts
ard character Of service for which paid.
Messrs. Koiner, Meredith, and others
favored the resolution.
Mr.. Blackstone wanted the resolution
so amended as to include the counties
Of Accomack and Northampton. lie
thought all Of the counties in the State
should be included, 1t is unfair to
show up to the public the thirteen coun.
ties which have the highest and as many
which have the lowest percentage and
leave the seyenty-odd intermediate
ones buried in the basement of the
Capitol.
The amendment was agreed to, and
the resolution as amended adopted.
CoNMoNWEALTH's ATTORNEYS
FEES.
On motion OF Mr.. Berry,
ReSolrcd, That the COEmttee fOl
Courts of Justice inquire into the mod,
by which can be prevented trials of Of
fences in courts of which justices Of the
peace have jurisdiction, and of the pro-
priety Of providing by law that attor-
neys for the Commonwealth shall be
allowed fees only in cases Of conviction,
and report by bill or otherwise.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend and re-enact an act ap-
proved March l.. 1884, entitled an act
to incorE crate the Iron-Mountain Com
pany.
To amend the charter Of the town Of
Jefiersonville, in the county Of Taze-
well.
To incorporate the Virginia Mineral
Belt Railroad Company.
To prescribe the penalty Of the bond
of the Treasurer of Lynchburg, to Sc
cure the State revenue, and to require
weekly settlements Of such treasurer.
To provide compensation to a. II.
Garland and Martin F. Morris, the
representatives. of Richard T. Merrick,
deceased, for services rendered by Gar
lsnd and Merrick as counsel in behalf
of the State Of Virginia in the cases Of
Poindexter rS. Greenhow, &c.
QUARTERLY REPORTS.
At2IO p. NJ. the bill requiring the
heads of departments and other State
agencies to make quarterly reports to
the Governor, which was the special
order for +. NJ, was taken up.
Mr.. Koiner strongly opposed the bill.
The only good feature he could see in
it was the requirement that these re-
ports shall be sworn to.
Mr.. Thurman advocated the bill. lie
had opposed the bill which was de-
feated, having for its object the appoint
ment of an Inspector of accounts, on the
ground that it would create new Of
tcc. This bill would accomplish the
desired purpose without in any way in
creasing the expenses of the State
government.
Mr.. LovenStein said that the bill re.
ferred to by Mr.. Thurman had been
opposed and defeated on the ground Of
its creating new office. He contended
that the passage of this bill would
necessitate the employment by the
Governor OF Secretary of the Com
mOnwealth Of clerical aid, the cost of
which would exceed that of the Office
of inspector Of accounts.
Mr. Wipgield advocated his bill at
length. lie thought the
inspector-of.accounts bill, if it had
passed, would have created new office,
giving to one man too much patronage,
and would have inaugurated system
that would have cast reflection on the
States officers. He further believed the
bill would not have accomplished its
desired object.
Mr.. Causey opposed the measure, be-
shn In - ba SnlHntant