Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1891-12-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 2ND.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2ND.
The Virginia Legislature assembled IL
the Capitol at noon Wednesday, Dec. 2nd.
Both houses are almost solidly democratic.
In the Senate SO out Of the 40 members
answered the roll-call. In the House 50
of the 100 members were present at the
opening and were sworn in. Hon. John L..
Hurt, the President pro TEN. OF the Senate,
and Hon. r. 81. Cardwell, as Speaker of
the House, and the other officers chosen by
the democratic caucus Friday night were
elected to fill the respective places in the
two bodies. After receiving the Governors
message and come other formal matters the
Senate adjourned till Thursday and the
House to Friday at noon. The officers of
both houses were Reelected except Mr. W.
D. Haynes, the old Doorkeeper of the
Senate, who was defeated by Mr.. L. q.
Gunther, of Accomac
In the House there are only two republic
cans. Indeed, one of those, Mr.. Y Dung, of
Brunswick, claims his scat, he says, as an
independent. When asked to-day if he
proposed to adopt Judge Waddili's sug-
gestion for the republican members to re-
sign and leave the democrats unanimous he
said he did not.
THURSDAY, DEC. 3RD.
The House was not in session, having
adjourned from Wednesday to Friday.
The Senate held short session Thurs
day. Mr.. Fairfax, of Loudcun, introduced
a resolution expressing the sorrow of the
body at the death of Senator Heaton, of
that county. 1t was passed by and made q
special order for Wednesday at O'Clock
P. NJ.
Senator Echols introduced bill giving
the Federal Government the right to
erect the public building in Staunton on
the lot on the corner of Frederick and
Lewis streets, recently purchased for that
purpose from w. E. Craig, Esq.
FRIDAY, DEC. 4TH.
On motion of Senator Mcdonald, oil
Lyrchburg, the law requiring private bills
to be printed at the expense of those pre-
senting them was read.
By the joint vote of the swo Houses the
following State officers were Reelected =
| Col. Morton Mayre, Auditor of Public
Account; Col. Frank G. Rufiu, Second
Auditor; Henry w. Flournoy, Secretary Of
of Rockbridge, Treasurer; James Fl.
O'Bannon. Superintendent of Public Print.
ing; and Cen. j. q. Hill, Railroad Com.
missioner.
The first six county Judges were elected,
Judge John W. Stout, Of Augusta, being
one of them. The United States Senator
will be elected next Tuesday, when John
w. Daniel will be re~eleeted.
In the House, a concurrent esolution
adopted by the Senate which provided that
a committee be appointed consisting of four
senators and seven members of the House
to reapportion and redistrict the State for
congressional representation, was referred
to the committee on privileges and cleo
tiGns.
| Mr.. George W. Koinsr, Of Augusta,
moved to suspend the rules in order that
the following Senate bill might be placed
on the calendar
An act giving the consent of this State
to the requisition by the Government OF
the United States OF so much land as may
be necessary for public building in the
| city of Staunton.
| The motion was carried.
The clerk announced the pages appointed
by the Speaker, among them Lynn Shep.
perd.
A number of bills were introduced.
SATURDAY, DEC. 9TH.
The Senate received communication
from the House notifying the Senate that
the former BODY had passed Senate bill
giving tho consent of the State to the
acquisition by the United States of the
necessary property on which to erect pub.
lic building in Stanton.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following, which
was adopted
RESOLVED, That so much of the Gov.
ernor's message as refers the reapp0vtiOn-
ment of the State into congressional and
legislative districts be referred to the Com
mittee en- Privileges and Elections, with
instructions to report by bill or otherwise.
Senator Jones, of Highland, moved that
the Superintendent of Public Printing be
instructed to furnish the Senate with a
tabulated statement Of the population OF
the counties, cities, and towns of the Com
monweslth according to the last census
Agreed to.
Several local bills were introduced and
appropriately referred
In execution of the joint order for the
election of County Judges, in patches of
six, "a were elected. When the last six
were elected communication was received
from the House of Delegates stating that
as that body had passed joint resolution
postponing the joint order until 1890 P.
NJ. Monday, the Senate refused to concur,
and Mr.. Jones nominated E. D. Newman
for county judge of Shenandoah.
The Senate then copcurred in House
joint resolution postponing the order until
1920 P. NJ. Monday, aud the body ad-
journed.
In the House, a half a dozen bills we're
80 nd pIa tbo
Mr.. B. B. Munford, OF Richmond city,
presented bill to provide charter for the
Veteran Cavalry Association of the Army
of Northern Virginia. The organization
has for its object the cultivation of fra
ternal feeling among members, anc as far
as possible to aid those needing assistance,
to perpetuate the deeds Of fallen comrades
BY the publication of faithful history, and
to erect an equestrian statue of General j.
L. e. Stuart in or near the city OF Rich
mond. Fiz Lee Fresident, and Wade
Hampton, G. W. G. Lee, L. l.. Lomax, T.
L. R0sser and others Vice. Presidents, with
G. A, Taylor, Secretary, and E. A. Cattin,
Treasurer.
sIf the Board of Directors SO determine
says the bill, sit shall be lawful for said as
sociation to erect the monument to Gen.
eral J. E. B. Stuart on some public lot or
square belonging to the city of Richmond,
as may be agreed upon"
A number of bills were introduced and
referred to appropriate committees.
MONDAY, DEC, 7TH.
After the introduction of few bills the
the Senate proceeded under the pint order
to the election of county judges nominated
on Saturday. Among them we're W. P.
Houston, of Rockbridge; Gao. G. Grattan,
of Rockingham, and E. D. Newman, of
Shenandoah.
In the House, the Speaker announced
the various Standing Committees. g. w.
Koiner, of this county, is on the Committee
on Enrolled bills, and 81. J. Williams on
those of 81 ,bor aud the Poor" and "Of-
flcers and offices of the Capitol.
Mr.. Stratton, OF Richmond, introduced
bill to require the Richmopd and Danville
Railroad Company to keep its offices and
workshops within the State OF Virginia,
and also bill to present convict labor on
the Capitol Square.
A GASOLINE EXPLosIoN.-On Thursday
morning last, about nine o'clock, gasoline