Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-14
DISCUSS THE TOURS.
Naalen Spsak q the Trips as Elpsn.
size Junksdns Expeditions.
THE DANYILLE BILL PASSES.
ner~i omccs. Though, Must Bc brought
/" Nirstnss-Nr. wickhsm on west
Strginia's Debt New Measures.


talking one.
Inc BODY was called to order at noon by
'"e ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and after prayer
os 'ne Rev. Dr. Cannon. the following
oi'is were introduced and REFEREED
sy AIR. Hay: To provide for the time
OF holding terms OF courts in the Sixth
judicial Circuit
by MIR. Parrish For the relief Of J. L.
Moore a disabled Confederate soldier.
Nv same: For the relief Of j. W. Raw
sone
ny MIR. Watson: To protect game In
Not'oway county.
ny Mr. Lovehstein: To incorporate the
richmond and Manassas railroad (rhis
Is The same bill already reported by the
House committee)
10y same; To authorize the sale OF the
states interest In the Richmond. Frede-
Hcksbnrg and Potomac railroad.
hS MT. Miller: To amend the Code in
relation 10 the States bank repositories.
TOURS OF INSPECTION.
MT Loveustein asked permission for n
subcommittee OF the Committee on Pub
lie Institutions and Education TO visit the
University OF Virginia, the Western State
Hospital at stanton, and the Virginia
Military Institute.
Before the question was put on grant
ing permission Mr.. Watson offered the
Following.
Resolved by the Senate uhe House Of
lfclefatCs concurungl. Innt n IN the
judgment OF the Committee Of Public
Institutions OF the Senate and Of Schools
and Colleges of the House IL is essential
20 inspect ihe public institutions OF the
state, said inspection shall be made by
joint committee OF one from the Senate
and two from the House Of Delegates.
Mr. Watson, IN speaking 10 the resolu-
ton. acknowledged the courtesy OF the
otacers OF the institutions. VINO entertained
the committee on their tours and the
courtesy OF the chairman OF the commit
tee, but he did not. he said. think that
one single valuable item OF Information
bad been obtained 10y one of these visits.
They take away a number of senator's
that are needed to make M quorum.
ard always take up valuable time that
should be devoted to legislation The com
mittee. ne proposed, could, he thought.
do the work better than forty or nifty
men.
Mr. Hay asked who entertained the
committees when they visited the state
institutions. and who paid for the enter
tainments.
UNDERSTOOD THE PEOPLE PAID.
Mr. Watson said he understood that the
people OF the state paid for them, ana
that some of these junketing tours cost
Mr.. I.ovenstein said it had been the Gus
tom To make these tours ever since ne
had been member OF the General AS
sembly. The gentleman from Noitoway
had spoken OF 'Junketng eNp. ions.
Early in the session BE had %. ~ H.
Structcd TO make arranr,n ...' i'i' WIS.,.
ing the institutions, The tp--iAl.tee Weh'
TO Williamsburg on day when the lees'
lature was not In session MT. loNth'
stein challenged the statement that th'
tours were made at great cost 10 IN state
and said II there were any 500 DIS n,
haG not approved them. He claimed thal
the inspections were producVNt OF e ICa
good In furnishing the Finance commit
tee and the Legislature generally WIZ
information. and in ascertaining Wha'
was needed at the institutions. TO,
SIR Watson asked II IL was not fact
that all these Inspections cost the state
something. 3d.,
Mr. Lovenstein replied that they DID,
but the cos. was comparatively small
Mr.. Hay wanted 10 know II the state
did not pay for entertaining the com
Inittecs, for champagne. etc.
no CHAMPAGNE.
Nj Bovengein said there was no
Champagne lie had given orders that
there should not be any. lie UNDERSTOOD
the entertainments were paid for by the
officers Of the institutions.
Mr. Herbert expressed the view thaI
these inspections were good things for
the state.
that the committee AT their meeting early
in the session had directed that the tours
be made by full committees Contihuins
MIR Watson said he believed the erect
of such visits was that the committees
were so well entertained that they cams
hack pledged to grant the institutions
anything they asked.
MR.. wATSON's PROMISE.
MIR. Stubs asked Mr.. Watson II he
the Senator from Nottoway, did not IN
a sreech at Williamsburg. promise the
William and Mary boys anything they
wanted.
ct,r,a nj and said that his case proved
his proposition He was victim OF
the influences he was then criticisin8;.
MIR. EchcIs took the moor. ana mace maze.
vigorous speech against the resolutions
and what he construed to be a reflector
upon the worthy chairman OF the Senate
Committee on Public lns, NV Iong a anC
valuable service Mr.. LOvensten had rem
uered to the state as chairman OF th'
COMMITTEES. and in his legislative capacity
generally, and showed that in whatever
AR. I.ovcnstein had done. he had acted
under a resolution OF the Senate Mr.
Echols said he had been on these tours
himself. and had never seen any evidence
OF the sumptuous feastng referred 10
He ciaimed that great good resulted from
the committees visits to the pubhc IN
sttutions. and that 1t was always Way, an d1
not know whereof they spoke. Mr.. Ecnoi
expressed his belief that Mr.. Lovensteii
had done more hard work Tor the Slal
of virginia than any man ever IN IN
Legislature, and expressed great surpris
that he should have been subjected Il
criticism. =,
committee 10 prove that they did gathe
10 and transmit to the General AssemDl!
valuable Information. and defended IN
custom of making the tours ana the chalr
man in n strong speech. He cited figure
10 show how the Inspections had save
money TO the Commonwealth:
MIR J,oyenstein defended his course a
chairman OF the committee. and asserte
positiycly that the joint completes or IN
two houses nad instructed MIN TO max
arrangements for the tours lie nad aske'
for smaller committees at the time. an
he thought the number now asked Tor
f,ye--was sufficient IL, after his Ion
service on the committee; II was que
toned that he had acted for the bee
interests OF the State. he was ready I
ask TO be relieved from service on IN
committee ,., =
rejecting on the chairman of the comml'
tee IL was the custom, not the com
mittee that he was criticising $50
Mr.. Watson's resolution was N 'sio
down--ayes. 8: noes l6--and permissalo
Was given for a subcommittee OF nv
10 20 on the tour Thursday.
THE wICKHAM RESOLUTIONS.
At 30 O'Clock the special orueI ,,,,,; "a
Wickham's West Virginia debt resoiutioi
came up as the special ana eohuhuih
o Mr.. wickham explained the purpose Q
ans resolutions reviewed the history -
shc commonwealth In respect OF tne oep
snd the efforts 10 arbitrate II, and REFER
ring 10 the distribution OF the west vi
gfnia certificates claimed that ths sin p
me Fund Commissioners OF virginia an
ma literary Fund held nearly S.VUU
which were an asset of the states 49,
Mr.. Jones challenged tie contention Una
Ar Wickham. In reply. held that y wa
an asset under the declaration OF IN
Wheens SonysntiSS a is1, the c6 geRGas
s asserted that there was moral obi
rst;on upon Virginia 70 assist The cred
Tors IA Collecting the West Virginia MIA ee Z
1eSS.Ss.T ,hsf the resolutions were :
Snarded as TO protect fully the interes
~ the State. As TO any danger from IN
sntt feature o: the resolutions. that, n
$40. WAS Impossible. Virginia held III
education OF West Virginia witnesses
by the United States. II was absurd 7
suppose that in the case a judgmen
vo,,id he entered against Virginia
az General CONSENT Il was decided tina