Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-02-24
Legislation Of Local
Interest.

INCORPORATING A CEMETERY AND A
| WATER COMPANY-AMENDING THE
| TO GET ALL THE STATE MONEY IN THE
LOCAL BANKS TRANSFERRED TO THE
| RICHMOND BANKS--CHAsING DEER
! WITH DOGs-THE TEACHERS AVERAGE
BILL RE-COMMITTED.
| &C., &C., sc.
J There has been considerable legislation
= at Richmond, the past week, of local in
terest to Augusta and Staunton.
| In the Senate, Mr.. Koiner presented a
bill to incorporate the Edgewood Gene
terry Company in Augusta; to incorporate
the West End Water Company; to amend
the act creating the Baldwin District Fair
| Association.
The Senate passed the bill to relieve the
estate of Lillias u. Womack, an inmate
| Of the Western Lunatic Asylum from
| Pittsylvania county, from suit now
| pending against it In the Plttsylvania
| court, for ST., 500 board as pay patient.
| and to make Womack free patient the
remainder of bis life. Womack has been
| patient there for twenty seven years and
| In that time paid over 900 to the insti-
| tuition for board.
The bill to amend the charter of Sher-
wood Female Seminary Of Staunton has
| passed both houses.
The bill for a new registration in Staun-
ton, introduced by Mr.. Echols, has passed
both houses; and the bill to incorporate
the Augusta Telephone Go. has also passed
both houses.
Mr.. Figgatt has introduced bill to
amend the charter of the Valley Railroad
Company.
Mr.. Koiner presented petition of citi-
zsns of Augusta county and city of Staun-
ton, asking for a repeal of compulsory
pilotage.
HUNTING DEER WITH DOGS IN BATH
AND ALLEGHANY.
Mr.. Jones has presented in the Senate
the petition of Joseph A. Carson and POI
other citizens Of Allegheny county, pray
ing the enactment of a law prohibiting the
chasing of deer with dogs in that county,
for ten years; also, a petition of George
F. Ealsle and 81 other citizens of Bath
county restricting the time within which
deer may be killed and prohibiting the
chasing of deer with dogs.
THE "AvERAGE' BILL IN BAD WAY.
The Senate bill to pay teachers in the
public schools regardless Of the average
attendance Of scholars, upon getting to
the House has been warmly assailed and
recommitted to the committee.
HOW THE DISBURSEMENTS TO THE EDU-
CATIONAL AND CHARITABLE INsTI-
TUTIONs SHALL BE MADE.
The bill regulating the mode Of disburs-
ing the moneys given to the asylums, D.,
D. & B. I. and colleges was up in the Sem
ate this week. The main proposition Of
the bill is to keep all the moneys in the
State Treasury and have it drawn from
there by order of the proper officers. IN
stead of paying the money over co them as
is now the custom and having it deposited
in the local banks and drawn upon by the
authorities of the asylums, SC. The eff
feet of the bill If it becomes law will be
simply to gather all the State money out
of the country banks and into the Rich
mond banks.
Mr.. Koiner, who opposed the impracti-
cable scheme, had read prior to his re-
marks, long letter from the Steward Of
the Stanton Insane Asylum. giving de-
tailed statement Of the present system,
claiming that it was the BEST Mr.. Koi-
ner favored the continuance of the pres
emit system.
The advocates of the bill claimed that
,, it would bring the expenditures more
strictly under surveillance of headquarters
(Richmond) and it would be known there
where every cent went.
The bill was passed.
MONEY FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Mr. Herbert has introduced bill that
Ia each city or town. agents of Fire Insur-
ance Companies shall pay to the city two
per cent. of the gross amount of the pre-
miums they get in that city, to be used for
the support of the Fire Department.
STATIONERY ENGINEERS CERTIFICATES.
A bill is perfected and about to be re-
ported in the Senate authorizing the Gov
ern0r to appoint State Board of Inspec-
tors of boilers and examiners of practical
steam engineers. and without certificate
from such board of having passed a salts
factory examination, no person shall opo-
rate any steam boiler under pressure OF
more than twenty pounds or use any
steam engine of more than twenty horse
power. except for heating purposes in pri-