The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-02

s.natc Committee on General LAVE Son''"'
ers Tia Provisions.

crs Ifs Provisionss
The Senate Committee on General La"'
met Yesterday afternoon at the fAcnnns'
Hotel with Senator Stubs in the CHAIR n'
first bill under discussion was the . hhnno
Roller bill. providing for certain sa.e'f IN In
ances on steam boilers. Mr.. Pilcner. Va a..
ouier. appeared in opposition 20 SUM- VI
conditions Of the bill and asked 'he i,os la
ion as 10 steam gauges aud wate, lied the
stricken out. Mr Chambers adVoSraTso" en-
massage Of the bill as 1t stood. 4 ~ no 00"
mittee finally agreed 10 report the on; r,,;5o,,
The next measure taken up was tho ilDi'o 80
bill making Labor day legal noi.u~J s"ch
making all notes drafts ETC.. que Oh "ny .
dav PAYABLE on the next preceding nI'al 10
day. The bill had been recomih'leeu - 1ov
senate. including May Goth Memorial u",,.
in the humber OF holidays. This amendWeh'
was agreed to- There were two otne' IA hi 1taoJ
ments to be considered. one 10 incuue poo,1
Friday in the number Of legal noiluays So aua
the other making notes, NC. tla' ue0O H.
due on legal holidays payay.e y" ros;aH
rayt succeeding business day. Judge 1osI'n
Ieoke anpearei before the committee as tne
ranresertstive of the eleven banzs III Wis
CITY. and declared that these ln5Il1uuIviho 49,.
oppOsed 20 the two last nhmeu n-,r,od
After some discussion the comni11'eo 80
10 report the bill. but WITH tIe Ii a,and
tion 10 disrniss the two last nameu AihvH"-
menIs.
ADS r4Nr-CENEEAL.
THE rext bill discussed was tho House Dill
,alatinc, IN the auuointment OF the Adju'hH1,
General and tho duties OF ms Office. winch hai
Icen intrn,I,ired bv Nj Stratton by request.
Mr. Stratton submitted letter from Gener"
anderson. commander OF the ifst nii-AAe'
~,ho e.nressed himself in favor ~ the meas-
ure inasmuch as IL enceaVored 10 comb'he Iiie
Offices of Adjutanl-t ienoral ana assistant III
snaotor-C,eueral tie suggested, however.
fLaf the present Adj utaHt-t General De
permitted 20 detail n stan otiiceT 70 70
The INSPECTIONS. Another letter was submit
mitted from Colonel Jones OF the first ie-l-
mcnt. explaining ms sosence' III " G,..,a
communication the members OK ti.e 'eials
/ Committee on General Laws and OF the house
Committee on Militia and Police were invited
I bv Colonel Jones TO he present ~ the lnSl'ec-
/ ton Of the First regiment on luesCS even
inc By Il previous arrangeueht tlo MIN
/ iers o. the House Committee on Ni.''.tn "-r
} Police were present 90 listen 10 the testimony
/ That might be submitted IN favor and against
! the measure.
u,s DUTIES.
Mr. Stratton also submitted document
/ confninC the duties pertaining 70 Jne ONCE ol
! Admtant General. lie explained his posit'Du
bv stating that he had been requested y
-, GERS OF the regiment 20 ihltVuuco VIC 80, 80
ard that the same request hat been mace 10
Mr. Stubs. in the Senate. DE thought tnH1
tine bill was q good thing, inasmuch rs IL Ie..
. ferred 20 the fixing of tie tenure OF ohcg %
I Acknowledgement for the same period rs thA0
. of the appointing officer
Colone Percy HAYES. OF the flrsi 1,5alfy
REGIMENT thought II was a capital .ii ana
( advocated it, passage although IL mlSA' Do
improved by some amendment
HE EXPLAINS.
General Mcdonald. the Adiutant-Genera'.
said that the prevailing military system was
in direct opposition l. the limitation oI the
term OF office. however. II the commitIee
deemed il wise 10 recommend the change ne
would not seriously object. He did oppose
the provision that those who served Aye
wears in the volunteers or part OF that time III
ths Confederate army should be eligible 20
the Office. IL this was adopted about nine-
teuths would be barred out. tor 10 one had
served longer than four years III the Confede-
rate army. and very few OF them nad after
wards served in the volunteers. tie also Cd eel
/ ed 10 the provision stating that the incumbent
could only be reelected Tor another term II
this WAS recommended by a majority OF me
4 reueral and field officers. Furthermore. tie
pr0gision would subordinate the Governor.
who has the appointing power. to his inferior
/ officers II the dIutant-Heneral was also 10
I'm the position of Assistant inspectOr-6en-
eral. who is an officer on the stan OF the
Bugader-G eneral. an incongraity nisA1
occur bv making the Adlutant-Gen-
eral who ranks the Brigadier-Gen-
eral. being the highest officer next
20 the Governor. the commander-in-cnlei III
his capacitv as assistant nspectOr-Geueral'
the interior u the Brigadier-General IL tins
combination WAS 10 be made 1t would DO
necessary 10 lire q clerk for tue Adlut.nt-
General which certainly would not cause .
saving. General Mcdonald then explained
the duties of his office ut Soma length
COLONEL STERN STEAKS.
Colonel 10. Lane Stern the assistant lnspec-
tor-General Was the next speaker lie stated
that he had held the Office since 10 creation
i'm 1s-t but WAS ready 10 ielnuul-h ~ % any
one who wanted IL md could FIJI u. Tie IN
/ come connected th IL wa, about 5000 year,
| of which 5000 was used IN actual travelling eN-
penses. The Acknowledgement received d
salary of $500 and according o. the pro
vision of the bill he WAS allowed IN addi-
ton mileage and compensation for IA
tious lie thought IL was very unIor-
tunate that such biii mao geeh
introduced and 1t showed q want OF disclpiihe
on the part Of the officers. 10 was certainty
breach of discipline 20 oher DiA "hlch nAa
the intention of limiting the power OF tno
/ Governor IL so happened that While inc
General officers m the city equaied IA number
those in the county. being 10 n ana II Ino
majority of these officers was necessary lor
tbe reappointment of the AdIutant General. 10
MIGHT become necessary TO cali ia the TWO COL
ored majors.
Lotion POSTPONED
ON motion Of Mr.. Stratt0n the committee
decided I'd postpone tho lurtner consldera-
tionof the measure until next Thursday az ;
= NJ IN the Senate chamber when colonei
Zones aud Major Dinneen, Of the First regl-
meut and other officers will he heard AS
matter stand the passage OF the bill IS by no
means secured. and quite q number OF the
officers are opposed 10 t.
In the meantime the committee Will secure
the views OF the Governor on that subject.
Contracts Awarded.
The Committee on Grounds and Buildings
of the CITY Council met IN the City Engineer 5
office last evening. Chairman W. IA. Curts
and Messrs Ferguson. lurpln, Hardwlcke,
Houston and Seay were present. The pay
roll for the week amounting TO >2iaoO' was
approyed. Colonel Cutshaw suggested to the
committee 10 make up their estimate as 10 the
auproD ration for the next year 70 be asked
for from the Finance Committee. Mr.. Seay
representing TIE Babcock a Wilcox boiler.
was present and allowed to make statement
in regard 10 this boiler as compared with
other makes VI boilers.
Colonel Cutshaw made a statement as to the
details of bids submitted at the last meeting
for the furnishing OF steam heating apparatus
10 the New City Hall. He read communlca