Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-01-10
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE


clared entitled tC the seat.
The ground npOn which the ne
gro legislator VS. declared not en-
titled to his seat is that at the pre-.
cincts of BoydtOn ana Haygood's
the negro Republicans we're reqoir-
ed by their party managers TO vote
open ballots; that at HaygoOd's
store the Republicans marked
their tickets so that they could be
Unidentified in whichever way they
were folded. This was deemed by
the committee as y violation of the
Law regarding the secret ballot.
They recommended that the III
votes marked at HaygOodPs store
be thrown out which elected Hut
Crimson by III majority.
Messrs. S. f. Coleman and E.
w. Saunders spoke IN favor of the
report and Ross Hamilton and Mr..
Jones, of Brunswick, opposed it..
The vote to seat Hutchinson was
almost unanimous.
Hon. B. b. Gordon was in his
seat in the senate today for the
first time. He was warmly wei
coined. He looks pale and ENACT.
ated and uses crutches to get
about.
In the house today Mr.. Downing,
of Clarke, offered a bill to punish
persons found guilty Of petit lar
ceny by stripes. 1t gives the tight
to the Judge, jury or magistrate
trying such persons to punish
them by not more than twenty
stripes in one day and not more
than 80 for one Offense.
In the house today Mr.. Arnold
introduced a bill to regulate freight
aud passenger tariffs. A copy OF
the bill was presented to the sen
ate by Mr.. Yarrell. 1t was pre-
p red, 1t is understood, by direc'
ton of the Democratic caucus and
at the instance of the Farmers
Assembly. One of the three COM
mlssloners is to be practical farm
er, one a lawyer and the third shall
have a knowledge OF railroads.
The com nlssioners are TO hold Of
fee six years and the term Of one
of them shall expire every two
years. They are required to make
a schedule of just and reasonable
rates, and these Will be legal evil
dence in contests in the courts
and shall be located at all stations.
The bill permits the free carriage
of officers and employees aud also
of freight and passengers for char
liable purposes. If it becomes a
law, the bill Will 90 into effect
July LIST mex"
The house committee on priyi-
leges and elections made their re.
port today In the contested cleo
ton case of Ta;e, Democrat, VS..
Hobbs, Republican, from Lee
county. They recommended that
Hobbs the sitting member he de
clared entitled to his seat. The
report was unanimously adopted.
The bill to pay teachers in the.
public schools of Virginia without
requiring average attendance of
pupils came up in the senate this
morning as unfinished business,
and, after being discussed for an
hour, was defeated by the vote OF
20 to Is. A motion to reconsider
was passed by, and an effort will
be made to 80 perfect the bill as
to make it acceptable. Mr. Stubbs
made a very long plea for the
teachers and the schools.
1t was expected that there would
be a lively discussion this morn.
ing over Senator MOOrcs resolu-
ton directing the proper commit
tee to take into consideration that
part Of the auditors report refer
RIG to the criminal expense OF
the state which are SHOWN to ha'e
been enormous in some sec ions OF
the understanding the taxes
paid in some cOuntieS-but the
matter was passed by without dis.
cussion and made the special or
der for Monday at o'clock. The
report shows the cllmln'
al expenses of the year 10 have
been 7S,799.59, or more than
one tenth the states income.
GOV. M'KINNEY'S FIRST MESSAGE.
Gov. Mckinney sent the follow.
ing message to the Senate to-
day:
COMEoNwEALTH OF VIRGINIA, J
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, January 1, 1890 )
To the General Assembly Of TU-
ginid
I have the honor to cOmmuni
cate to you the resignation Of the
Hon. John L. Buchanan, SupeTin-
tendent of Public Instruction, and
would call your attention specially
to some suggestions therein con-
tanned, and ask that action may be
taken as speedily as possible.
p. w. Mckinney, Governor.
DIR. BUCHANAN'S LETTER.
To His Ercellency, p. W. Mckinney,
Governor Of Virginia.:
Dear Sir,-I have the honor to
tender my resignation as Superiu.
of Public Instruction, %
take effect from the 1st of January, |
1890, and To request that your Elk
will transmit this com
TO the General AS
,embIy. My term of Office does
lot expire till the 18Th Of March
leIt. But for manifest reasons
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