Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-19

= his bill to incorporate the Mount Vernon
. Avenue Association and asked that it be
:. passed, as the association could not ask
n Congress for an appropriation until O
charter had been obtained.
= The bill was passed.
Adjourned at 305 p. NJ.
: House or Delegates.
= The House met at noon-Mr Echols,
9 OF Augusta, in the chair No prayer.
BILLS REPo8TED.
, To amend the act to provide for the
working of public roads and bridges /;
prescribing qualifications of bank direc-
tors to provide for a Board OF Agricul-
ture OF Virginia, and making appropria-
tons therefor; to incorporate the Vir-
. glnla State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society to incorporate the Edgewood
Cemetery Company of Augusta county /;
to incorporate the Seaboard Water Com
pany /; for the protection and benefit OF
the owners and keepers of stations and
bulls in the State of Virginia; to incor-
porate the Midlothian Coal Company
to require proper proof Of disability in
order to obtain aid as a disabled soldier
or marine, with amendment.
WANTED THE LANGUAGE EXPLAINED.
Mr.. Starke rose to question OF privi-
lege, and said Mr. Speaker,-I
observe in the Dispatch OF
this morning the following Ian
gulge asctbed to the member from
King and Queen in the discussion
IN this House yesterday upon the bill to
compensate a special committee for ser
vices rendered under a Joint resolution
of the two houses of the General Assem-
| bly to investigate the basement Offices
OF the Capitol:
In the measure he (Mr. Pollard) saw
merely n scheme to increase the pay of
certain members of the Legislature.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, | desire to say for
myself that | repudiate in language as |
strong as is compatible with parliament
tary decoTum any and all imputations
that had any connection whatever, di-
rect or indirect, with such "scheme "
as that described in the language quoted,
or any other "scheme" not absolutely
above the suspicion of wrong and /
have no hesitaucy in asserting that, in
saying this for myself, but echo n senti-
ment equally true of every gentleman on
this floor who voted in favor of the bill
i'll question.
MR.. POLLARD REPLIES
Mr. Pollard said in reply: "Mr.
Speakcr,-I am not conscious of having
used the words imputed to me by the
papers and at which the honorable gen
tleman takes exception, but as human 3,
memory Is very defective, and rs we fire.
quently use in the heat of debate words
and phrases that our sober Judgment .
would not approve, | am not prepared :
to say tdat | did not make use OF the
language; but | am certain Of one thing.
and that is that | did not intend /
to impute improper motives to any
one who supported the measure
referred to, and least of all, if possible,
would believe the distinguished mem
Der from Norfolk city CMr. Starke) capa-
bic OF improper motives in his advocacy
)f the measure. most cheerfully make
his disclaimer, and regret that any one u
should have misconstrued my remarks {
If yesterday" O.
Mr. Starke Indicated his entire salts O
action at this stltement. Ii
BASEMENT OFFICES.
Mr.. Starke offered the following:
Whereas by the report of n special 4
of the two houses of the Cen rc
raj Assembly of Virginia who had been Y
ppOinted to examine the State securi- 81
les deposited in the basement Offices of
he Capitol. filed on the 22d day of III
larch, 1881 1t appears that large Ia
mounts of State bonds, &c. that have h,
cen paid by the State, amounting to the
normOus sum OF $1,09G, ,399.47. re- h,
lained uncancelled in one of the base C.,
lent Offices, all or nearly all of which if m
might have resulted IN great
'ss to the State; and whereas many fa
rave errors and omissions were dis nc
)yered and reported by said committee di
1d whereas ii also appears by said re- en-
ort that there have been various Trans stl
'tiOns which the books Of the office do
Dt explain therefore asI
RcsOlccd, That the Committee on an
nance Of this House be instructed to wi
quire what legislation, il any, is neces- an
ry to protect the interests OF the State lie
,ainst a recurrence of the evils and bil
myers aforesaid and TO report by bill
otherwise tbT
Adopted and sent to the Finance Com Ste
ittee.
AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. rul
Mr.. Crawford, of Augusta, offered a lie
Il "to establish the agricultural ex- Iud
efa of
aasnre provides that there shall be
tabllshed at or near the University of Ca,
rginia an agricultural experiment sta j
u, to be under the control and man
ement of the Board OF Control, which 7
all be known rs the agricultural ex- q
riment station Of Virginia further, IT,,
: the appointment of five citizens Of y" \
IS State who shall be practical farm Do
i-one from each Of the five I'll I'll
tural divisions OF the State-who 1''
al hold office for four years that said =
ard shall acquire a site for IA farm I
ereon to conduct original re- 6y Lyi
riches or verify experiments ON
the physiology of plants and y
mails, the diseases to which they are LAT
,ject the chemical composition of l.
ful plants at different stages of
with ; the adaptation and value of ,o
sses and forage plants; the compost ~
! and digestibility of the various kinds a. n
God for domestic animals the scien- G"' S,io
, and economic questions involved in Tuu Io"l
production of butter and cheese, &c. l Yei'
ir. Crawford also introduced supple To,1 Iiol
ltal bills-one "to authorize the ~ ~
nty of Albemarle TO borrow money 10 lvi
the use of the agricultural station OF a. r.,
ginia, and the other "to apply the f- w
icy appropriated by Congress for the nnI rro'r
blishment of agricultural experiment p' ptol
ions to the agricultural experiment ,,,,ra uO.i
ion Of Virginia" P"i'
II were referred. ~
'iNlA MILITARY INsrTUrE-PRoPosED to Fl
INVESTIGATION. n Z
he Committee on Schools and Col third
s offered a joint resolution for the near
Of a committee of two from is 81
Senate and three from the House,
shall visit the Virginia Military In
te and investigate and report upon q, IN