Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-27

this proceeding the eighty-seven bills
passed by the House on Monday and Tues
day were placed on the calendar.
AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
Tho Senate concurrcd in the amend
msnis proposed by the House TO the fol-
lowing bills originating in the former
hodv To incorporate the Rlver-Nlew
Railway Company; authorizing the Board
~ Supervisors Of MiddlcseX county to
keep in order the public roads OF said
comfy: TO amend and reenact section OF
an act 10 incorporate the Staiey s-Creek
Manganese and Iron Company. approved
Nav n. 1887 to incorporate the Appa-
lachian Club.
CRIMINAL CRARdEs.
Mr.. Blackstone offered the following:
Resolped, That committee OF i've be APP
pointed to ascertain and report TO the Gen
eral Assembly at its next session what
LEGISLATION should be adopted TO effect re-
duction of the criminal charges paid out
of the Treasury. -,
The committee is authorized 10 make all
proper Investigations and send for persons
and papers. The members OF the com
mittee shall receive no compensation Tor
their services except their actual personal
expenses. LIE .oh -,
favor of the resolution and said so far rs
he was informed all of the most merlto-
rious bills that had originated IN this
branch looking to a reduction OF the crlmi-
nal expenses of the State had been Killed
in the other branch, and only the less I'M
portant Of the series of bills winch 1t wac
thought would decrease these expenses
from $4,000 to 100000 had been con-
CURED IN. .
The resolution was adopted and the
Chair appointed Messrs. Blackstone. Jones,
Moore. johnson, and Little.
PRESENTED AND PUT on THE CALENDAR.
BY Mr. Turner: To provide for re-
assessment of the lands in Admittedly
Ward. in the city of Norfolk.
BY Mr.. Barnes (by reques): 10 increase
the compensation Of the supervisors OF
Nansemond county.
BY Mr.. Echols: Toincorporate the Staun-
ton Military Academy.
BY Mr.. Hurt To incorporate the Clover
dale stock-farm, in Halifax county.
BY Mr.. Turner In relation to Wild fowl
In the county of Princess Anne.
By Jones To incorporate the Allegheny
Land Improvement and Loan Company.
THE TREAsURER's OFFICE.
Mr.. Wickham. from the special commit
tee appointed 10 investigate the condition
of the 1reasurer's Office. reported that they
found the Office in proper CONDITION so far
rs they could ascertain. The books and ac
counts are accurately kept, and the system
seems perfectly adapted 10 the prevention
of frauds and the detection of errors.
small expenditure of money would render
the Office practically fiTe-prO0f. and IN view
of the valuable character of what IS kept
there the committee recommended that tine
present wooden Trainings and findings be
replaced with iron.
Laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
CONTROL OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Mr.. Heaton introduced resolution.
looking to a change of government OF the
public institutions of the State by boards
of visitors and directors. and placing them
under the control of board of governors.
Mr.. Heaton said that the boards Of visit
ors cost the State considerable amount
on their visits and stay at the institutions
one day only. They could not possibly
find out much in that time. 1t was almost
impossible to get an authenticated account
of these expenditures. When they were
sent in they were not clear, and IN some
cases showed the most glaring mlsappro-
priation of public funds, IN his opinion,
that he had ever seen. At one institution
there had been paid $500 10 pay preachers
TO preach TO lunatics at another, over
81 900 TO buy whiskey. Ia other cases It
was seen that toothpicks ana other small
things of that character were bought at
the retail stores IN the places where the IN
situations were located. In some cases
there were charges for cigars. He did not
know whether the visitors used the cigars
or the lunatics. but he supposed the
former. lie had never been visitor. but
he did think they should not take meat or
drink in addition TO the legal allowances
while attending to the States business.
1t seemed TO him that the action of the
General Assembly had been detied. In the
case of the Petersburg aSylsm no senator
ON the floor could understand the account
returned. 1t seemed TO him that these
mysterious reports might be made lnten-
tionally, and that indicated that there was
something tagging behind. He thought a
paid board of managers, to consist OF three.
should 90 the institutions. and see that
there was no misappropriation OF the funds.
Let these report directly to the Governor,
by whom they should be appointed. This
board would save large amount OF money
20 the State.
A SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Lovenstein offered as a substitute a
resolution providing for the appointment
of o committee to inquire into ana report
as to the management of the institutions,
and with the understanding that the COM
mittee report at the next meeting OF the
Legislature.
MIR. Echols moved to amend by placing
the number of the committee at hve IN
stead of three. This was agreed TO, and
the substitute as amended was then
adopted.
TIE Chair appointed Messrs. Lovenstein,
Heaton Berry, Turner, aud Peters to con-
stitute this committee.
HAD BEEN MIsREPBEsENTED.
Mr.. Harrison. arising TO question of
personal privilege, sent TO the Clerks desk
and had read a special dispatch from Rich
mond to the Philadelphia Press headed
Disloyalty to the UniOn," in which the
correspondent represented the Senator rs
having in his speech on the militia bill adj
vocated the Appropriation of money TO
support State troops 70 fight United
States troops at the polls III case the
national election-law was passed, and
charging Mr.. Harrison with making other
violent utterances.
Mr. Harrison said:
Mr.. President, My attention was first
called on yesterday 10 this special dispatch
in the Philadelphia Press which places me
in such false and erroneous hight that
feel il nv duty 10 the Senate and myself
90 deny emphatically the position attri-
buted me.
In advocating proper appropriation to
the militia spoke of the fact that seven
times during the past year the state militia
had been summoned TO the aid of the civil
authority. and having in mind a distress
ing political riot that followed fast and fu-
rious upon political speech in neigh
boring city, and the prompt and effective
service rendered 10y the militia IN restoring
order, spoke of the possible riots which
might be melted by partisan judges of
election appointed by q partisan President
under national election-law bent on car
nj
and then urged the importance of having
State troops 20 preserve order and law in
stead Of forcing the Governor 70 call upon
the President for Federal troops.
said nothing as to any conflict between
State and national troops, but did not de-
sire 10 see Federal troops substituted in
the place Of our State troops 10 preserve
law within the States.
yield TO nobenator in my devotion 10
the Union, and see no possible combina-
ton OF circumstances that would shake
my fealty 10 its flag