Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-18
MR.. MASSEY'S CASE.
A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THREE AP-
POINTED TO MAKE A REPORT.
In Favor Of unsxstion-Incrsasing state
Dspositories-Ths Prison Association
Reform schoeI-worid's Fsis Bill.

The Senate Committee on Public Insti-
tutiors and Education were In session
nearly three hours, yesterday afternoon
considering the charges Of Senator Flood
against Hon. John 4. Massey. The ses-
sion was o secret one. The committee
decided to take no further testimony ana
appointed q subcommittee. consisting OF
Messrs. Lovenstein, Tyler, and Mcdonald
TO draft q report to be submitted to the
full committee next Friday.
The Senate Committee on Counties.
Cities and Towns met yesterday afternoon
and considered the bill annexing certain
portion of Lee District to the city OF Rich
mopd. Senator Loyensteln and Delegate
Stratton and Captain John A. Coke
spoke IN favor of the bill, and Senator
Sand and Mr.. William II. Sands opposed 1t.
these last named contendlng that 1t was un-
constitutional in that 1t imposed greater
burden for street Improvements on tno
people of the section annexed than IS now
imposed on the residents Of the city. The
committee decided on o favorable report.
STATE pEPosIIoRrEs.
The Senate Finance COMMITTEES met yes
terday afternoon and decided 10 report
fayorably the bill increasing the num-
ber of repositories for State funds. The
bill makes any bank in the State eligible
as a depository which shall deposit with
the State Treasurer Riddleberger or Olcott
bonds TO the amount OF 10 per cent. OF the
{ a eyalue of such bonds. The bill further Z
provides that no exchange shall be charged
in the treasurer's drafts for money to the
credit of the State IN said banks. Major
p. j. Otey. of Lynchburg, and Messrs. ..
G.. Wallace, w. j. Johnson, and John ..
Elicit appeared before the committee In
advocacy OF the bill.
yorably the bill to appropriate &l0.OOO 10
the Prison Association OF Virginia tor the
purpose Of equipping workshops and other
buildings for use Of the school at Laurel.
woRLD's-FAIR APPROPRIATION.
Yesterday morning the COMMITTEES had
before them the bill to appropriate $4,000
for the proper representation OF the State
at the Worlds Fair. Lieutenant Governor
TYLER, Captain j. II. II. FIggatt, Dir. Samuel
Woods. Mayor of Charlottesville, and Hon.
]. TAYLOR Elyson appeared before the CON-
mittee and advocated the bill. Mr.. w. u.
Chesterman, representing the. Virginia
Press Association, was unable to be present
in person, but Mr.. Lovensteln on his behalf
stated that the association. in which there
are eighty papers, yoted UNANIMOUSLY "
urge the Appropriation. ,
Tho House Finance Committee reported
the bill favorablv yesterday with an
amendment reducing the amount to $685.
900.
TO SURVEY THE OYSTER GROUND.
The House Committee on Chesapeake
and its Tributaries yesterday reported
Mr.. Cnambers's bill providing for the sur
veying of the oyster grounds. The mea-
sure was amended in several particulars,
but the most important change is that
which places the work under the super
vision of the Shell-Fish Commissioner.
who is to receive salary Of $3.50 per
month. The bill provides that the work
shall be completed in twelve calendar
months.
Last night the Senate Committee on Fish
and Game took up the Washington bill,
which has the same object IN view and is
identical with the Chambers measure.
The amendments regarding the Shell-Fish
Commission and the time of completing
the survey were grated upon the bill, as
was also an amendment that when natu-
raj rock, bed. or shoal is left out, of the
survey it shall not be used for planting
purposes, but shall be subject to the gene
raj oyster laws of the State.