Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-12-11


serious attack OF sickness.
Mrs. DR.. Benz. Blackford is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Local interests IN State Legislation.
In the appointment of Committees III the
legislature, Senator Echols of Augusta has
been placed on the following committees
General Laws; Roads and Internal Navlga-
tiOns: Public Institutions and Education;
To Examine Bonds of Public Officers; Del
egate Williams of Augusta on the Commit
tees of Finance; Labor and the Poor; Of1l-
GERS and Offices at the capitol; and Delegate
Koiner of Augusta, on the Committees on
Asylums and Prisons, and Enrolled Bills
The election of County Judges has made
good progress, and among those already
reelected are Judge Jno. W. Stout of All
gusta, Judge George e. Grattan of Rock
ingham, Judge w. 2. Houston OF Rock
bridge, and Judge E. d. Newman of Shen-
andoah.
Mr.. Echols got the usual bill passed in
the Senate giving the United States rights
in the new post Office ground at Staunton,
and the bill was sent to the House. MI.
Koiner moved suspension OF the rules and
got it on the calendar.
In tie Senate, MI Echols introduced a
bill to close the hunting season for partridg-
es in Augusta and the counties adjoining
it, Allegheny, Bath, Highland, Rockbridge
and Rockingham, on December Goth, 1891.
This bill is only temporary law to protect
the birds from shooting during the Christ
mas and New Year holidays, when the
birds are literally slaughtered. The birds
were so thinned out by the bad weather last
winter that if they are hunted much this
season there will be none at all next year.
The bill will be repealed later on in the
| winter.
MI. Echols introduced bill for the re-
| lief of John M. Kinney of Staunton. When
the occurrence took place some years ago
in which several patients died by poison,
the legislature sent an investigating COM
mlttee to Staunton. 1t engaged the servi-
ces of Mr.. Kinney as clerk, and for these
services the Commonwealth has never paid.
| 1t is to make payment now, that the bill is
| introduced.
MI. Echols also introduced bill to raise
the salary OF the Hastings Court judge Of
Staunton from $500 to 81 200 per annum,
and another bill to amend the charter of
Basic City.
| Mr.. Koiner introduced bill III the House
to require the appointment of at least one
woman physician at each asylum where
there are female insane, and to require that
female assistant physicians in asylums
shall be on precisely the same footing as to
authority and responsibility to the Super
intendent. that male assistant physicians
are.
A conference of Alliance and other men,
hers of the legislature, and members OF the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce. was held
on Monday night to consider Il railroad bill.
The chief speakers at the meeting were
Delegates Koiner and Williams of Angus
ia, and White Of Accomac, and they and
the other speakers heartily endorsed the
Kent Railroad bill. 1t is modelled after
the Georgia Railroad law with some modi-
fication. 1t provides for three Railroad
Commissioners at salaries of $4,000, the
salaries to be paid by State assessment on
the railroad companies. These Commits
sioners are authorized to make rates and
schedules for the railroads, but the compa-
MES can appeal from their decision to the
courts.
"A bill has been introduced in the House
by Mr.. Stubs OF Gloucester. to incorporate
the Chesapeake, Shendun and Western Ry.
! to run from point on the Y ork OF Poto-
mac rivers to the West Va. State line, by
way of Shendun. The corporators are Jed.
Hotchkiss, II. M. Bell, M. Erskine Miller
and J. n. Stubs.
Those in Augusta and Staunton interes-
ted in recovering the direct land tax they
paid the U. S. Collectors over twenty years
| ago, will be glad to know that the Virginia
Senate has passed land the House will pass
today a joint resolution accepting the
money from the Federal government, and
providing that it be deposited by the Gov
ernor in the various State depositaries to
be paid out to all who present proof of
having paid the tax named. The State
under this acceptance will receive the
money in few days for distribution.
Delegate Williams Of Augusta introduced
a bill for separate railroad cars for whites
and blacks.
| Delegate Koiner Of augusta presented
petition signed by prominent citizens OF
Richmond for women physicians III insane
asylums.