Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-18
THEY WERE HELD UP.
CONFIRMING
OPPOSITION TO C"Nf
SCHOOL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS PASSED BY.
They VIII he Considered IN HNec"
,,xe session To-Dny-Resoiution
- Adjournment I'm Honor of DIR.
xcbIetfs Memory.

u,on with closed doors consioeTihs '"'
,,ooormo,,on OF school superintendehts'
.ra the House, Immediately after the
evening prayer. adopted resolutions
,o,,chtne the death of Or. Neblett OF
Innenburg. and as n further mark OF
,csnect adjourned. The upper branch
subsequently concurred in this acton
ard a ioint committee was appointed 10
accompany the remains to Lunenburg 10
day.
The Senate confirmed all Of the ap-
pointments OF school superintehoen'''
except in the counties OF Amhere"
Franklin, Henrico, PittsylvaIna' an"
SMITH. and the city Of Richmond. hen-
rico and Richmond were passed ~ De-
cause of the absence OF Messrs. Nun
ford and Sands, and the others FOR other
reasons. Almost the first county taken
up was Amherst. and Mr.. Massie' 'ne
Amherst and Nelson senator, strongly
opnosed the confirmation Of the appoiu'-
mon, of Mr.. Scott He alleged as his
yround for doing so that Mr.. scott was
y very ukewarm Democrat. II he couio
No called a Democrat at all, ana hau
fought the regular party nominees ne
said that DR.. Scott and Judge Brown Oh
Amherst. had done much TO hlnder 'he
election of Delegate Campbell
Mr.. Morris. of Albemarle, an adjoining
county contended for Mr.. Scotts con-
6rmation. alleging that he was most
efficient officer. and he believed him 10 pe
q loyal Democrat.
The result OF the discussion was a mo-
ton. which was adopted, providing tnit
an counties where there was opposluoii
10 the confirmation OF the NOMINATIONS
should be passed over until to-day, wneh
another executive session Will be held.
LIST OF SUPERINTENDENT.
The following is a list Of the appoint
ments sent in:
Accomac. John f. Mapp; Albemarle'
Isaac r. Barksdale; Alexandra CITY, ~
Kemper; Alexandria county, James n
Clements; Allegheny, w. w. Pendletoh
Amelia, II. Meade; Amherst, {. H. Scout
Appomattox, j. X. Hannah; Augusta, r.
o. Peale; Bath, +. l.. LaRue; Beuloro'
John s. Riley; Bland, D. n. Munseyi
Botetourt, Cary Breckinridge; Brlstol'
y. III. Russell; Brunswick. George X.
Ruck. buchanan. c. T. Watkins; Buck
ingham. James c. Hanes; Buena vista,
j p. McCluer; Campbell, w. c. Rosser;
Caroline. A. G. Smith; Carroll W. H.
Mitchell; Charles City, Samuel d. Null
ford; Charlotte, Charles c. Paris; Char
lottesville. Frank A. Massie; Chesterfield
w. A. Blankingship Clarke, c. q. Mas
sey; Craig, +. II. Huffman; Culpeper'
James NJ. Beckham; Cumberland. II. L.
Blanton; Danville. Abner Anderson: DICK
enson. j. II. Long; Dinwiddie, E. G.
Powell; Elizabeth City. John NJ. Wills
Essex. Ed. r. Baird; Fairfax, Nj. ID. Hail
Fauouier, william C. Marshall; Floyd, T.
+. Shelton; Fluvanna, r. j. Faris; Frank
lin. w. O. Firth; Frederick, M. NJ. Lynch
Fredericksburg, b. p. Willis; Giles. John
8 Dovdy: Gloucester. William f. Hogg
Goochland, II. ID. Ragland; Grayson
]. X. Fulton; Greene, George b. Jennings
Creenesvine, Henry Maclin; Halifax
Thomas e. Barksdale: Hanover, w. ii
Campbell; Henrico, John X. Fussen
Henry, w. w. Morris; Highland, Il. II
Hansel; Isle of Wight, Gavin Rawls
James City, James II. Allen; King anc
Queen. John Temple; King George, q. w
Grigsby; King William, Joseph H. Gwath'
mey: Lancaster, Frank w. Lewis; Lee
William NJ. Davidson; Loudoun. l.. NJ
shumate; Louisa. Frank I. West; Lunen
burg. George w. Hardy; Lynchburg, r
Manchester. d. L. Puiliam; Mathews, l.
S. Foster: Mecklenburg. Thomas w
Smith; Middlesex, William S. Christian
Montgomery, j. II. stephens; Nansemond
Lee Britt: Nelson, w. G. Fitzpatrick
New Kent. George r. Fisher; Newpor
News, Thomas T. Powell; Norfolk city
r. A. Dobie; Norfolk county, John L
West; Northampton, 5. S. wilkins; North
CUMBERLAND Giles +. Eubank; Nottoway
Thomas r. Royal; Orange, William c
Williams; Page, Charles h. Graves
Patrick, j. f. Foster; Petersburg, ID. NJ
Brown; Pittsylvania, +. Il. Watson
Portsmouth. John c. Ashton Powhatan
w. H. Hening; Prince Edward, Thoma
j. Garden; Prince George. Benjamin Fen
ner; Princess Anne, o. Il. Mears; Prime
william, II. NJ. Garrison; Pulaski, o.
Jordan Radford. w. p. Gunni Kappa
hammock, II. NJ. Miller; Richmond city
William F. Fox; Richmond county, Rober
Williamson; Roanoke city, b. Rust; Roa
noko county r. c. Stearnes; Rockbridge
!. Sidney Sayille; Rockingham. Georg
II. Hulvey: Russell, NJ. c. Clark; Scott
w. d. Smith; Shenandoah, j. b. Mcln
. turn Smyth. c. f. Anderson; SouthamI
ton, J. +. Bryant; Spotsylvania, Chan
cellor Bailey; Stafford G.. NJ. Weedor
stanton, j. III. Bader: Surry. George 2
Clarke; Sussex Alexander King; TaZC
we'll p. H. Williams; Warren, Gibson i
Roy: Warwick, j. II. Crafford; Wash
ington, r. A. Preston; Westmoreland, 2
Hunter, Jr.; Williamsburg. Robert
Armistead; Wise w. II. Wampler; Wyth
George r. Huffard; York, William ,
Stores.
A PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Before going into executive session
Senator Barksdale, rising to n questio
OF personal privilege said that he wish
ed 20 correct a statement which he mad
In his speech in support of the anti-foo
ball bill Thursday, 10 the effect that h
had seen a hundred students of the Tn
veresity of Virginia drunk upon raj
way train. Mr.. Barksdale said this
when he first read the published repol
ne though he had not said 1t. but {
many OF his brother senators had a!
sured him that he was correctly reporte
that he felt sure such was the case. II
desired to state that he had been guilt
OF a slip OF the tongue, as he had nev'
seen any University students drunk
his life. For obvious reason. he decline
20 mention the institution TO which II
students he alluded to were attached.
TWO BILLS PASSED.
Mr.. Maynard secured the passage, ui
der suspension OF the rules. of his bil
authorizing farmers and manufacture
TO manufacture and sell fertilizer by u
payment of a tax OF $40 per 100 tons.
Mr. Morris had called up and passe
under suspension of the rules. bill 81
thorlzing the election OF officers of Cha
lottesville 20 purge the registration-bool
OF that county.
A RETRENCHMENT RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Mason's resolution relating 10 I