Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-17

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public roads OF Hsnrlco county to keep
the same trimmed. was placed on the
calendar under a suspension OF the rules.
The rules were suspended, and a bill
- authorize the transfer of certain real
estate In Wythe county to be used as the
site of a fish hatchery for the National
Government was placed on the calendar
PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
MIR. Barksdale stated as a matter OF
personal privilege that a Richmond paper
bad reported him as saying he knew of
no legislation more important than that
proposing to abolish or regulate football
playing
Mr.. Mushbach, arising to n question OF
personal privilege, said that he was
absent from the city when the Legisla-
ture elected United States senator, and
desired a statement to be put upon the
records to the effect that had he been
present he would have cast his vote for
Hon. John w. Daniel.
House of Delegates. d
The House was called to order by
Speaker Ryan at the usual hour, and
opened with prayer by the Rev. William
A. Barr.
Mr.. Mann. Of Nottoway, asked that the
action OF the body on the preceding day,
adopting a resolution providing for the
appointment of a committee OF twelve to
investigate the Brunswick judgeship, be
reconsidered. He asked this in order
that any action might be deferred until
the arrival OF Senator Turnbull. who
was at present out Of the city. The body
reconsidered its action. and the resolution
was passed by.
PRINTING OF TEXTBOOKS.
Mr.. Il. c. Folkes addressed the House
In regard to a joint resolution he had in
troduced some days ago, providing that
a committee of five be appointed, to
which should also be added the Supern-
tendent of Public Printing, to investi-
gate the feasibility of having the text
books of the State printed in Virginia.
The Richmond delegate quoted state
ment made by Mr.. Ivey in an afternoon
paper. in which the latter gentleman
rather opposed the idea Mr.. Folkes
held that If the State "a California could
print her own textbooks, and sell them at
a price greatly less then they could other
wise be secured, probably Virginia could
do likewise. Other motives induced him,
TO offer the resolution. II offered it,"
said he 'in the hope that perhaps 1t
would be an incentive to the public-school
teachers of Virginia to write books for
the public schools. Still another motive
actuated me in introducing this resolu-
ton. 1 thought it was about time to
end some OF the book scandals with
which we are now harassed. 1 thought
we might reach a point where we might
print the histories for the southern
school children. We could probably
then" continued Mr.. Folkes, force some
Of those generals. majors, and colonels
who have won their titles twenty-five
years after the war, to pull down their
signs and give honor to whom honor is
due"
In conclusion, the Richmond delegate
said 1.-THE people when they sent me
here knew that 1 was bigger fool than
some of the others who are here"
Mr.. Folkes took his seat amid hearty
applause, scoring his second hit i'm the
proceedings of the body.
SECOND AUDITOR ELECTED.
At 1890, the hour having arrived for the
election of a Second Auditor, Mr.. George
G. Bland placed i'm nomination for that
position the incumbent, Mr.. Josiah Ry-
land. Mr.. A. +. Withrow seconded the
nomination.
There was some little disposition to go
into the question as to the necessity for
such an officer, but this was declared
out of order. and the roll-call was pro-
ceeded with.
Messrs. Sayer and Minter were appoint
ed to count the vote, and in a few min
utes announced that the nominee had
received tho entire number of votes
cast-lOS
TO CORRECT THE LAWS.
Mr.. Embrey introduced a bill to correct
errors in the clearinghouse act and
make that act as passed last year ef-
fective. Also, an act amending an act
passed at the last session providing for
the better assessment of personal pro-
perty under the control of fiduciaries and
the several courts of the Commonw ealth.
Under this act, as passed last session, a
special commissioner was appointed TO
search the court records and make Ie-
turn of the personal property under the
control of fiduciaries and courts. Much
of the property returned was already on
the commissioners books and much had
passed from under the courts control and
was not liable to taxation under this act,
but the examiners under the law drew
their commissions for this useless work,
from which the State derived no benefit.
Under the amendment offered the eX-
aminers return only such property as has
not previously been reported, or which
has not been given to the commissioners
for taxation.
ROLL OF LIVING CONFEDERATES
Mr.. Wharton introduced a bill 10 pro-
vide a roster of all ex-Confederate SOL
diers living in the State of Virginia. The
measure provides that it shall be the
duty of the several commissioners OF the
revenue of the counties and cities OF the
Commonwealth, In the year 1898, upon
proper blanks to be furnished by the
Auditor of Public Accounts, to take a
list Of all Confederate soldiers and
sailors living I'm the several cities and
counties OF the Commonwealth, together
with their respective ages, ranks, to what
companies and regiments attached or in
which they served and shall return a full
report thereof to the respective clerks OF
the counties or corporations courts of this