Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-11
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After come further discussion the cen
Ate adjourned without taking any ue-
csive action upon the Dhi'
eIf,Is PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Nv Mr.. Little; To amend an act IN
COOPERATING the trustees of the Female
Char SCHOOL OF Fredericksburg.
nv Mr.. Jones: TO pay district SCHOOL
trustees OF Rockbrfdge county.
nv Air buchanan: To authorize the
Council OF the city OF Bristol to issue
bonds
NV MFR. Mason To allow Lawson VIM
sterd to erect a wharf or pier-nead IN
Rapppahannock river.
BY Mr.. Tredway: To quiet the titles OF
claimants under inclusive grants issued
under act OF June 1883. and to relinquish
the title of the Commonwealth 10 certaih
lands inside OF said grants to those claim
ing under such.
BY Mr. Maynard: To authorize the IN
crease OF the capital stock OF the Ports
mouth Street-Raiway Company.
BY Mr.. Barnes: To incorporate the
Young Mems Christian Association Oh
Newport News.
Nv the same: To provide for an ADJUST
ment and division of Liabilities. property,
and assets between the county OF war
wick and the city of Newport news ana
to provide for the occupation OF certain
property.
nv Mr. Southall: To relieve Robert II.
Armistead. a disabled Confederate soldier
Ry MIR. Echols: To incorporate the
Waynesboro' and Basic City Railway
Company.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend section 2l6i Of the Code In
reference TO license 10 dredge oysters.
To amend section 30if Of the Code IN
relation 10 the counties and districts OF
county courts.
To amend the charter of the town OF
Waverly. -.
Providing for the transfer TO the credit
of TIE Commonwealth VI tile DalaEce oi
direct-tax fund.
For the relief Of William Mayo
For the relief of w. j. SDroles.
Prescribing the pay Of the haioor mas
ter NJ Carter's creek, In Lancaster ccrn-
ty. =, - o,,,r
For the protection OF game In the couh-
ties OF New Kent and ,harles City.
To repeal an act for the protection OF
game I'm the county OF Charles City.
To amend the charter Of the town OF
Martinsville
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend an act INCORPORATING the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
The Joint resolution providirE fcr the
annointment of committee t. Golfer
with a similar one from Maryland IN re-
gard to enacting legislation for the pro
lection OF the fishing rights on the Poto-
mac river and Pocomoke sound was
adopted
House of Delegates.
The bill TO change the complexion OF the
Military Board by removing the AaJu-
tant-Genera., Assistant lnspector-ocne-
raj. and Secretary of the Commonwealth
therefrom came up at 1870 o'clock under
the head of unfinished business, and as
soon as It was called Mr. Maupin offered
an amendment leaving the Adjutant-Gene-
raj and Assistant Jnspector-General on
the board, and adding thereto the senior
officer of cavalry, the senior oincer Vi
infantry, and the senior officer OF artii-
lery in the State.
Mr.. Lewis accepted this amendment,
and said that in view Of the fight osing
made against the removal of the Acyutant
and Inspector Generals from the poaru'
he thought 1t wou d be proper for him TO
make some concession.
WHERE IT COMES FROM.
Mr.. McRae spoke to the measure, and
said:
1t is alleged, Mr. Speaker. that there
Is dissatisfaction with the presen; tcard.
Let us see what is the locality and the
extent of this dissatisfaction. II IS spe-
cially charged that the board, as at
present constituted, is not in touch and
sympathy with the line of the military,
and that the senior officers of Infantry
| artillery, and cavalry are to be put on
| TO give the line more representation IN
] the management of military affairs ana
in the distribution of military funds. L
| have taken some pains TO learn the SEN
| t:ments of the line officers upon the
| changes in the board. l had no pre-
! conceived ideas either for or against the
bill, and l came to the inquiry with a
mind devoid of existing impression ana
anxious only to ascertain the facts.
There are seventeen field officers OF
| the line in active service. OF this total
Of seventeen, eleven are opposed to any
change in the board. Four are said to be
In favor of this bill, and one is not OPP
posed TO some change, but says that the
! Acknowledgement should certainly be a
member of the board, and the views OF
! one are unknown to me. OF the four
who are said to unqualitedly favor this
bill, two live in Culpeper. Outside OF
| Culpeper | know of only two officers
who are claimed TO be unqualiedly In
| favor of this bill. and one of those lives
| in Richmond. 1T would seem, therefore,
that this dissatisfaction so far as 1t can
be Judged from the expressions Of the
| officers, cannot be very widespread
The eleven field officers who are OPP
posed to any change In the board come
from Richmond. Norfolk, Portsmouth
Woodstock Harrlsonburg. and Abingdon
| Out of total of eleven. four live In
| Richmond, and seven do not. Elimina
| ting, therefore, Richmond as a factor
| entirely. and taking count only of those
field officers outside of Richmond, We
| find that they are ten in number, and
that OF those ten seven are opposed &c
any change in the board, while three
one of whom would be placed on the
board by this bill-are in favor OF the
bill.
/ think you may take this as fai
index of the sentiment in regard 10 tn,
change in this bill
A VERY SMALL FUND.
Now. Mr.. Speaker in our present finan
cial condition, the meagre and insufficient
sum of about $1,000 Is all that tn
State OF Virginia annually appropriate
for the maintenance of her military es
Establishment. | am In favor OF increas
ing the appropriation. but L am boun,
TO say that i do not believe 1t will b.
done. Out of this pittance come severa
salaries and charges fixed by law, AM
several other expenses incident TO tn
maintenance of any military organiza
ton. The residue is divided among tn
troops-some 5000 in number They lie
ceived last year about $40 70
infantry and about $40 for cavalr,
and artillery per man per year. 1t 4
plain to any one that the expenses o
the new board would be considerable.
larger than the expenses of the old board
or present board. The present boar,
can be called together and act withou