Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-12
MEASURES BEFORE COMMITTEES.
Treasurcrs and school Funds-Important
Ellis Observation-Disclosures Tonight

,rhe Senate Committee on Public
Institutions and Education, at their meet
inc Yesterday. reported the following
bills:
TO amend the act incorporating the
blackstone Institute.
TO grant the right of way Tor pup
lie street through the prnitenuary
grounds and TO authorize the s"lc Vi q"
part OF said grounds.
TO regulate the bonds of the secretary
orJ tbn treasurer Of the Normal anu
collegiate Institute. at Petersburg
Hon John +. Massey, Superintendent
Of public Instruction, was before INC
committee. and incidentally urged the ne
rcesity Of the Legislatures passing an
act which would make treasureTs snow
-. much school money Is In their hands
- any time such showing IS demanded
,rnis hn urged is necessary I'm order 10
nreyent the trcasurers or thtH asen,S
cro,, dlscounting teachers warrants. lie
said ne knew Of cases in which treasureIs
had refused to pay warrants Wheh uisy
had funds In order 10 speculate at VIC
expense Of the teachers. ,,....,,
NJ Nuler agreed with Mr.. Massey,an
cit.5 a fragrant instance Of an attempt
IN sneculate on the school fund. a prupo-
eition was made to a man VINO hdu r'Ie
,,,Js Ca furnish money TO buy schooi
,,,,rrarts and when he asked now long
be would be out of his money, the reply
was "oniy few days; we VIII take care
Of that 60 a question.
~ "' .-,. Cvu n. had called the attention
% tbo committee to existed in hait the
counties OF the State ,-, =, IL, g.
s',h-conmittee was appointed to drait
a bill TO meet the evil ..,,,,..
no PREVENT ESCAPES
Tho committee also reported a Dill 10
,.rs,..nt the escape\of prisoners IN the
rustodv Of the Prison Association Oh VI"
,rh, committee agreed 10 recommend me
o,'nronriation of $1,000 to furnish the ne"
nu,l1lne at the Eastern Lunauc Asylum
FIND THE ASYLUM'S BONDS.
,,,e Finance Committee Of the House.
at their meeting yesterday morhlhs' re-
nortcd a number OF small oliIs among
Them being one TO place DaVld bIauioS'
OF Roanoke. an old Confederate soiul~I,
ON tne pension list. at "A per-ahluh Vi
si5. another to reimburse George r. i"iis-
ster Of Fairfax, for the expenditure w
80, Of ga I'm the capture OF a prisoner
me principal matter before the COM
,,i,tea was a Senate bill. Of which Mr..
+ ovenstein Is patron, directing the Sc
cond Auditor 10 refund 1910 bonds
belonging 10 ST Joseph's orphan Asy-
-, "a Richmond. The bill sets forth
,hst en- lSS5 d. H. Gregg. Of King William
corntv hs.oueathed 10 the asylum In trust
ss coo 81 10 10 bonds, the income OF which
he desired applied 10 the education ana
maintenance OF destitute females. NO IN
terest has been paid on the bonds since
they came into the hands OF the trustees,
and when the bonds were called In rom
| - eobonts and colleges for the purpose
| ~ refunding them the trustees Of this IN
e,,t,,tion neglected 10 send in their bonds.
| Major James H. Dooley. one OF the trus-
| tees az the association, appeared before
the committee, and argued the question
M some length The bill was reported
| fayoraby.
THE EXCISE LAW.
Mr.. Evans. OF Petersburg. appeared be-
fore the committee In behalf OF his bill
to repeal the Excise Law passed at the
| session OF 1880 Auditor MaIye Deihs
| asked for AN opinion OF the matter stated
| that the bill might as well be reported
| fnNorably, as the Supreme Court OF APP
| pealH had rendered an opinion that cou-
pens could not be received In payment OF
| hcense-taxes Upon this opinion the COM
mittee decided on favorable report
The Auditor was requested 10
| furn'th the committee with an estimate
as 10 the probable receipts and disburse-
met r. during the year 1894
The committee reported fayorably bill
presented by MIR. Edmondson for the re-
| lief OF Howard NJ. Harriscn. OF Rock
bridge,
NO CONNECTS OK ROADS
The bin introduced by Mr. Boiling pro-
vic.ng for furnishing thirty conyicts 70