The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-07
GROSS MISST AT. EMENT
!. Made blythe State Treasurer That the Pen
ltentlaTY is 0yerIun With Debt.
,suPr. LEAzAR FLA1LY CONTRADlc1ED
Ghe Institution DAD Not Cost tho
state 4 Penny in 1890 ana Could
I iSSs3s Be aAntle 10 a1nskc 81 oney John II.
sysa smith Takes Chnrgc--E.cg islnturc
$Will probably Adjourn Monday.

ass Raleigh, N. c., March 6-(Special). -
Ry5s1'he stat cement was made last night on
SSssths floor OF the House BY the chairman
SofSthe Finance Committee that the State
ATreasurers said the $penitentinry was In
Ssdebt, and would need S45 900 appropria-
ssttonS to carry 1t through. The Virginian
OF once went to the re-
SSftrlng superintendent, Mr.. Leazar ana
TOLD him Of this gross error. The chair
ssSsman or the committee was brought up
and said plainly that the pententiary
ESdtG mot cost the State a cent In 1896,
3 Ands had Ia fine supply Of provisions and
sSloSaEe Son hand, grown on Its farms.
81 Mr. eazar said that he had not recon-
Smended q cut Of appropriation for this
q year Or next, and that II the Legisla-
isssture We're to take its hands Off the
s&peniten tlary he would give bond to
aeSc6rryait on for; ten years without a cent
iisspf cost to the State,fand OF the same
Mime Would make money. In view Of
4 char ter and Information, sE the state
4 i aasesntsfo Of the treasurer are strange.
3Ss sj TIL Es NEW SUPERINTENDENT
iIsssSs ohm r. Smith, Republican. took
II charge Of the penitentiary to-day. He
n says he will make no changes In the
Sspersonnel of the force until lie thor
pushly learns his duties and the man
fragment OF the 1850 convicts.
HISS So far as can be learned. not one Of
ss4heS boiling Populists will fail to get
some kind Of an office. AIcCaskey, the
4 potter chairman, gets the place Of man
SeEsrSp Of 50ne of the State farms on the
s5S9anoke: Reinhart gets the State
,ss3aTmNa at " dsboro s5
;ssSSS55 The members Of the House are angry
the Senate for tabling the bill to
local school taxation by the
sSglft Of 100000 from the public fund.
was q desperate effort in the
SsHenate last night to save the three in
q fro
ssstSra bbers.5 and a colored member. Pier
ssEan, was g leader in this.-;But, the vote
NJ t,sing "a tie the Lieut.
eeat his vote TO let the asylnms go.
s sss.f FOR SENATORIAL GRABBING.
hen q bill was voted on In the SEN
81 ate last night that no Senator should
Il. sS slssk e any place in the asylums or the
!ss.l the vote was tie. Again
Isl Observation-Disclosures voted, so as
sssk osscarry$ tn measure. He said that to
Il 90 otherwise would be reflection on the
which contained some of the
men In the State. The boiling
fop0ltsts voted Esolid!y to grab the asy-
~ ~ and against the bill to prohibit
saas is!n " senator from taking position as
s@Rhoye stated. a. #5s:( 1 a
saiSss: . ne II! Republican members OF the
s5a g odse cancussed last night on Dockery' S
5s 81 TO- amend the constitution by en-
Ss nI1oaying the election law as one Of It's
s$sSs icle9:a The caucus, in a rather in
Iii S1orma1 way agreed to support It.
sssassS PERSONS from other States who saw
esterday's scene OF disorder and riot
s :ssli the ouse say they never even In
ssss ss'sSnthsk carolina In the reconstruction
3D. ays, saw anything like 1t. .
80: :, soYernor Russell remains In his Of
sxS!eee ntil midnight these nights, work
ss5sanss ana INC, planning. He has had his way
SIS SIS apout the penitentiary and the insane
2 power. tx 7,l5t3 & 1 MI" II
Y WILL. ADJ OURN MONDAY.
ss Isne general belief here is that the
sSssa teg ssia ture will .Tnot adjourn sine
1ntil Monday next. There was
erday Just after the riot that
might leave to-day to
aKs5 ~ g auoi:um. r was the last
ne ski d ays including Sundays,