Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-02-08
LEGISLATURE.
PLEURo-PNEUMoNIA.

LEGISLATURE.
PLEURo-PNEUMONIA.
In the Senate Tuesday, Jan. 31st, House
Joint resolution requesting the Senators
and Representatives from Virginia in the
Congress of the United States to use all
proper means to secure the passage of bill
for the suppression of pleuro-pneumonla.
known as the Palmer bill, communicated
in Clerk Bigger's morning message, was
placed on the calendar. 1t was subsequent
ly taken up, on motion of Mr.. Williams,
and concurred in.
NO UNDERTAKERs ON JURIEs.
House bill to exempt undertakers from
jury service came up on its passage, and
was passed.
THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
The consideration of the report of the
Library Committee in regard to new Ii
brary building came up as special order at
O'Clock.
MIR. Ellyson and Mr.. Wickham advocated
its passages.
Mr.. Koiner was in favor of its reference
to the Finance Committee. With prob.
able deficiency in the revenue, he hoped
that no appropriation would be made for a
library building. He thought we could af-
| ford to wait until better times.
The report was referred to the Finance
Committee.
INVESTIGATION.
| In the House Tuesday, Jan. 3lst, Mr..
| Starke offered the following:
Whereas rumors have been current in the
public press and otherwise gravely affecting
| the character of one or more members of
the House in connection with alleged abuses
| in the use of free passes over some OF the
railroads of this State: therefore
| ReS0IUed, That committee of five be
appointed by the Speaker to inquire into
and report upon the facts and circum-
stances Of the case.
Before this was acted on Mr.. Parr, the
member from Patrick, rose and frankly
confessed that he had borrowed two passes
He said it had been the custem to do this.
These gentlemen were under no pledges
not to lend their passes. 81 am here, she
said, ''in the hands of the House. am re-
sponsible for what did, and I hope the
resolution will be acted on at once"
1t was adopted.
| SPECIAL ORDERS.
In the Senate Thursday, on motion of
Mr.. Koiner, the Senate Joint resolution
limiting the time to Jan. /, 1889, within
which claims against the State may be
funded under existing laws of the State,
was taken up and made the special order
for to-day at o'clock.
Mr.. Stubs called up out of its order the
bill to pay teachers in the public schools of
Virginia without requiring average attend
ance of pupils, and it was made the special
order for Saturday next at l o'clock.
| EXPOSITION BILL.
| Mr.. Heaton moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Senate on Tuesday passed
House bill to incorporate the Virginia State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society, popu-
| larry known as the Exposition" bill. He
did this because Colonel Beverley desired
to examine the measure. He had read by
the Clerk letter from Colonel Beverley
asking that the passage of the bill be delay
ed until next week, when he will be able to
come to Richmond. Mr.. Heaton said he
was favorably inclined to the bill and only
made the motion through Difference to Col.
| Beverley.
| Messrs. Lovenstein and Wickham both
| opposed the motion. The bill had been
agreed upon by the Executive Committee
of the Agricultural Society and unless this
| course was taken the continuance of the
society was doubtful.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
CoNvICTs ON COUNTY ROADS.
In the House Wednesday, Mr.. Elan in
| troduced bill to provide State convicts
free to counties to work on public roads; to
provide further employment to said con-
Victs, and to repeal the act employing con-
vict labor on county roads and other works
of internal improvement.
| Referred to Committee.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The bill providing for the establishment
of a Board of Agriculture came up on its
engrossment.
| After Several proposed amendments were
offered and rejected. Mr.. Carter offered a
couple of perfecting amendments, which
were accepted and agreed to.
The House then adjourned.
| PARIS PASS.
| Speaker Cardwell, in accordance with the
resolution of Mr.. Starke, has appointed
Messrs. starke, Watkins, Huffman, Bris-
tow, and Roane committee to investigate
the alleged abuses of railroad passes by Ger
tain members of the House of Delegates.
| PAYING THE DOCTORS.
| In the Senate Thursday, House bill to
pay every doctor summoned to testify be-
fore a commission of lunacy the sum of
$3.50 per case, not more than ta0o doctors
to be paid in any one case, was passed.
| On Thursday. the House passed the Sen
ate Bill to allow the Charlottesville and
| University of Virginia Electric Light Com
pany to eject poles and run wires in the
streets and alleys of Charlottesville.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
The hour of 1 O'Clock having arrived the
House proceeded to the consideration of
the special order-to provide for the estab-
lishment of board of agriculture, SC.
| Several amendments were offered and re-
jected, among them one by MIR. Anderson
which provided that the board of agricul-
ture, after it's appointment and qualifca-
ton, should proceed to select site for the
establishment of an experimental station.
| Afterwards, Mr. Buford offered as an in
dependent section the amendment submit
| ted by Mr.. Anderson, of Rockbridge, which
had been defeated. 1t was agreed to-
ayes, ~; noes Al.
| The motion to reconsider was passed by,
after which the House adjourned.
| DYNAMITE.
In the Senate Friday, Senator Berry in
troduced bill which provides if any per-
son in the night, by the use of dynamite,
nitro glycerine, or other explosive SUBJ
stance, malciously destroy, in while or in
part, the dwelling house Of another, hotel
or asylum in which persons usually dwell
or lodge, or any boat or vessel or river
craft IN which persons usually dwell or
lodge, or any jail or prison, he shall be
punished with death, or, in the discretion
of the jury, by confinement in the penitsn-
tiary not less than ten nor more than eigh-
teen yesrs. For the destruction of any pub
lie building, storehouse, &C., valued at
1000 and over, the penalty is imprison-
ment at not less than three years nor more
than fifteen years.
| The bill also provides for punishment of
persons for destroying barns, stables, and
other buildings, bridges, dam locks, Sc. 1t
was referred to committee.
sUPERINTENDENTs OF SCHOOLS.
The Committee for Courts of Justice, IN
response to inquiries made by the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, to day re-
ported that after carefully considering the
subject they are of opinion that under the
Constitution and laws of this State the
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